Myanmar Post

Historical records trace Myanmar’s postal service to the opening of Sittwe Post Office in 1827. From the Pre-war to Post-war Period Under Myanmar’s monarchs, mounted, foot and boat couriers delivered royal messages by relay or direct transport. After the British arrived, records show post offices opening in Sittwe in 1827, Bago in 1852 and Yangon in 1854. Following the British annexation of the whole country in 1885, postal and telegraph operations were administered jointly. From 1885 to 31 March 1937, Burma’s Posts and Telegraph Department was under the Indian postal and telegraph administration. After Burma separated from India in 1937, a separate Director General’s Office for Posts and Telegraphs was established. From 1947, Posts and Telegraphs were organised as two separate departments. From the Post-war Period to March 1962 During preparation of the Simla Plan, the government in exile planned separate postal and telegraph departments, each headed by a qualified Myanmar official. From 8 June 1945, the postal department was placed under a postal administration officer and telegraphs under a Director of Telecommunications. From 24 December 1947, the posts of Postmaster General and Chief Engineer were established respectively. At independence on 4 January 1948, these became Director of Posts and Director of Telegraphs. Myanmar joined the Universal Postal Union on 4 October 1949. The Foreign Post Office was established on 5 May 1956. From 1959, plans were implemented to extend mail to villages and provide reliable, faster delivery and development. On 20 January 1960, the two departments were reunited as the Posts and Telegraph Department under a Director General. Under the Revolutionary Council, it was reorganised as the Telecommunications Corporation on 15 March 1972 to operate commercially. There had been 625 post offices before the war and 601 in 1959–1960. From 1962 to 1988 Following instructions of 1 October 1976 to conduct telecommunications on a commercial basis, postal services also began operating commercially. Post offices increased from 686 in March 1962 to 1,094 in March 1975 and 1,113 in March 1987. From 1 April 1982, the Telecommunications Corporation had 13,824 posts: 387 officers and 13,437 staff. It was reorganised as MPT on 1 April 1989 for more effective operations. On 3 February 1992, the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs was formed with these departments and economic organisations: 1. Department of Meteorology and Hydrology 2. Posts and Telecommunications Department 3. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications. Presidential Office Notification No. 83/2012 of 9 November 2012 renamed the ministry the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The number of post offices rose from 1,115 in 1988–1989 to 1,381 on 30 June 2017, comprising 782 full-service offices, 208 branch offices and 391 village agencies. In July 2026 there were 815 offices: 335 full-service offices, 449 limited-service offices and 31 agencies. Express money orders began on 3 June 1985 and now serve 784 towns, including Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay. Domestic express mail began on 1 April 1992 and now serves 398 towns, including Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay. International EMS began with Singapore on 2 January 1995 and has expanded to reciprocal services with 45 countries. Myanmar DHL Limited began international express operations on 1 January 1997 and connects with 233 countries. Under the minister’s guidance, the Domestic Express Mail Service (DEMS) Track and Trace System was introduced in participating towns on 1 April 2009. From 1 April 2010, the Postal Data Information System Project enabled each post office in the regions and states to submit its information and daily operations online, allowing regional managers and headquarters officials to review and supervise work. Union Government Meeting No. 2/2015 of 15 January 2015 and Minister’s Office Notification No. 9/2015 approved Myanmar Post’s new structure from 1 April 2015. From 1 January 2017, Myanmar Post worked with a technology company to introduce a Delivery Monitoring System (DMS) for real-time DEMS tracking and more reliable service. DMS supports supervision of the entire operation through information on each office’s accepted mail, revenue, postal workers’ locations and deliveries, dispatch and receipt of mailbags, individual staff activities and daily accounts. Systems also support information sharing with international postal partners, the International Air Transport Association and World Customs Organization. Myanmar Post participates in Electronic Advance Data (EAD) transmission and the Customs Declaration System (CDS) to speed up customs clearance.

myanmarpost.com.mm Myanmar Post was established on 1 April 2015 and implements these policies: 1. Enable people nationwide to use postal services at affordable rates. 2. Use IT in line with international standards to provide trusted, high-quality services. Its mail and parcel transport operations pursue the objective “Myanmar Post for Everyone”. 1. Provide good services at fair and affordable prices. 2. Develop easily accessible postal services at all points in the country. 3. Use modern IT systems to deliver quality-based postal services.

Organisation: Myanmar Post Division: Technology and Customer Service Names: Daw Sanda Aung; U Min Htet Aung Positions: Assistant General Manager; Manager Telephone: 09-450000093; 09-5240001 Office Email: mp.irelation@gmail.com; postalit677@gmail.com Address: Nay Pyi Taw Central Post Office