Registered post will cease to exist in Thailand from the New Year

[webfact]

 

Daily News reported that an announcement in the Government Gazette yesterday by the Thai Post Office indicated that the registered post service would be discontinued from January 1st next year.

 

The service began nearly 49 years ago on February 1st 1973.

 

But with technological advances taking over the number of customers for the service has dwindled over the years resulting in its discontinuation from New Year. 

 

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[fangless]

Is that the same system that is used for the 90 day postal reporting?

if so that is going to have a major impact!

[Pravda]

This article tells me nothing. Is there a longer version? For example is it only for inside Thailand or also for overseas mail?

[KhunBENQ]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

Is that the same system that is used for the 90 day postal reporting?

if so that is going to have a major impact!

Domestically you can use EMS, affordable.

But for international letters this would be quite a hit.

Registered letter didn't cost a fortune compared to EMS.

[dddave]

Just now, fangless said:

Is that the same system that is used for the 90 day postal reporting?

if so that is going to have a major impact!

As copies are now accepted and sending the physical passport is no longer required, registered mail is no longer necessary for the 90 day report by post.

[cyril sneer]

drones instead?

[ezzra]

This is bad news to anyone who sends items of value or importance as the post office now can take your money for a service they do not guarantee any longer and can always says Bad luck buddy, it got lost... i just don't see how is this an improvement in their service, more like a cop out from responsibilities...

[John Drake]

8 minutes ago, dddave said:

As copies are now accepted and sending the physical passport is no longer required, registered mail is no longer necessary for the 90 day report by post.

You might want to tell that to immigration.

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• The above mentioned documents (1-5) must be sent by registered mail before the renewal date 15 days to Immigration Office in local area where the foreigner resides.

 

  https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/90days-report/

Edited November 19, 2021 by John Drake

[worgeordie]

Immigration needs to get to get the 90 day website working perfectly

before the Post stops the registered mail, can they not find a 12 -15

year old who could do it quickly for them , as the IT people they employ

now are useless.....

regards Worgeordie

[Gecko123]

My guess is that mailing 90 day reports just got more expensive.

[smedly]

There was enough stuff going missing without this 

 

This is a step backwards for sure, how can any postal service function without registered mail - they may as well close up shop

[Farmerslife]

The article talks about registered post not international registered post. Huge assumption on my part but I think international registered will remain an option..

[NativeBob]

Too many nails to screw the whole system )

[Andycoops]

I have recently started using Kerry instead of the PO, as it's registered and trackable and very efficient, especially from Isaan to BKK and Pattaya.

[bdenner]

15 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

My guess is that mailing 90 day reports just got more expensive.

I use EMS on the odd occasion the online option craps out.

34 Baht in no way is expensive! And beats the hell out of a 220 km round trip.

Registered mail and EMS are two different animals.

[KhunBENQ]

34 minutes ago, dddave said:

As copies are now accepted

Which decade was sending original passport necessary?

[bdenner]

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

Which decade was sending original passport necessary?

Not in the 18 years since I first used it, and I'm thinking that is when the option was introduced -from Nong Khai anyway.

[Gottfrid]

42 minutes ago, fangless said:

Is that the same system that is used for the 90 day postal reporting?

if so that is going to have a major impact!

So, that was the first thing you thought about, when living in Thailand. That you might have to pay 20 baht more for an EMS every 90 days. Horrible! I can feel your pain!

[Gecko123]

 

7 minutes ago, bdenner said:

I use EMS on the odd occasion the online option craps out.

34 Baht in no way is expensive! And beats the hell out of a 220 km round trip.

Registered mail and EMS are two different animals.

To be fair, I said it was probably going to become more expensive. It currently costs me 18 baht to send my 90 day report by registered mail. If EMS costs 34 baht, that's an 89% increase in the mailing costs.

[mikebike]

50 minutes ago, ezzra said:

This is bad news to anyone who sends items of value or importance as the post office now can take your money for a service they do not guarantee any longer and can always says Bad luck buddy, it got lost... i just don't see how is this an improvement in their service, more like a cop out from responsibilities...

It is not meant as an "improvement to their service", it is an acknowledgement that they no longer want to compete with those making money in the private sector. Too bad consumer, good news corporations.

[mikebike]

45 minutes ago, smedly said:

There was enough stuff going missing without this 

 

This is a step backwards for sure, how can any postal service function without registered mail - they may as well close up shop

Right, because obviously there are no private corporations offering this service.

[rabas]

I don't think this has anything to do with 'registered' mail.

 

The Thai article talks about "certified" mail, or 'rap rawg'.  Registered mail is 'long thabien'. Registered and certified mail are generally considered different services.  Certainly, registered mail is not under used.

 

There is an orange card you can send attached to your mail to get a recipient's signature.  I call it tawp-rap (receive an answer) at the post office, this may be what they mean.

 

"Certified mail provides a receipt for the sender and for an additional fee, will receive a copy of the recipient's signature upon his receipt of the mail, while registered mail provides the sender a receipt and detailed records of his mail's location."   L<link>

[fangless]

38 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

So, that was the first thing you thought about, when living in Thailand. That you might have to pay 20 baht more for an EMS every 90 days. Horrible! I can feel your pain!

I do not use the mail in option and as I did not know if they were talking about the sytem that others use for mailing in so I asked the question.  It appears from the answers that there is an alternative called EMS.   I am not aware of the costs therefore my question had nothing to do with me saving money.   

Edited November 19, 2021 by fangless

[mahtin]

Recently had to send a form quickly to Europe. Used EMS international express at the Post Office.

Cost over 1200 Baht. Wallet felt severe discomfort.

[Digitalbanana]

I wonder why it doesn't even get a mention on the Thailand Post web site? #rhetorical

 

https://www.thailandpost.co.th/un/article_detail/product/542/2005

[Gottfrid]

1 hour ago, fangless said:

It appears from the answers that there is an alternative called EMS.

You did not know that they have EMS? That´s strange as it has been available worldwide for over two decades, I think.

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

This is bad news to anyone who sends items of value or importance as the post office now can take your money for a service they do not guarantee any longer and can always says Bad luck buddy, it got lost... i just don't see how is this an improvement in their service, more like a cop out from responsibilities...

There are still be services like ems

[kingstonkid]

Going to be interesting a lot of laws are going to have to be changed.  There are a lot of legal processes that stated theperson must benotified by regietered letter.

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, rabas said:

The Thai article talks about "certified" mail, or 'rap rawg'.  Registered mail is 'long thabien'. Registered and certified mail are generally considered different services.  Certainly, registered mail is not under used.

Registered mail is also 'rap rong'. 'long tabien' is also certified mail. 

 

So in Thailand, they are interchangeable. To get the signature, you must use additional words. 

[fangless]

24 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

You did not know that they have EMS? That´s strange as it has been available worldwide for over two decades, I think.

Why should I know about them.  I have never had a need to send a letter in Thailand in over twenty years!