Japan has launched an initiative to modernise Myanmar’s postal system by introducing its fast, efficient and precise services in the Southeast Asian country.
The initiative is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic revitalisation plans featuring exports of its advanced technologies and services to other countries, especially developing countries in Asia.
Japan and Myanmar have held three rounds of working-level talks so far, but Japanese officials believe it would take a lot of time to introduce the Japanese-style postal services in Myanmar where people are not even used to writing postal codes.
‘It takes a week or so in Myanmar to get mail and parcels delivered from the northernmost to the southernmost part of the country,’ said Masatoshi Kawano, a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications official involved in the initiative.
‘But media reports that postal items frequently get lost in Myanmar may be exaggerated,’ Kawano said.
‘We all know Myanmar’s economy will grow more, so better postal services will definitely be necessary to support growth.
The initiative is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic revitalisation plans featuring exports of its advanced technologies and services to other countries, especially developing countries in Asia.
Japan and Myanmar have held three rounds of working-level talks so far, but Japanese officials believe it would take a lot of time to introduce the Japanese-style postal services in Myanmar where people are not even used to writing postal codes.
‘It takes a week or so in Myanmar to get mail and parcels delivered from the northernmost to the southernmost part of the country,’ said Masatoshi Kawano, a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications official involved in the initiative.
‘But media reports that postal items frequently get lost in Myanmar may be exaggerated,’ Kawano said.
‘We all know Myanmar’s economy will grow more, so better postal services will definitely be necessary to support growth.