Yangon - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
DPO. Takes about three weeks. - Nov 2025
DPO and Pouch. DPO is best and surprisingly quick. Most shipments take about two weeks. No clue about local facilities but DHL is present. - Jan 2025
We use the US Postal Service through the Embassy. There are DHL kiosks in the city. - May 2019
DPO. We've used DHL and it worked, but it was $100 for an envelope. There is a courier service here for sending and receiving packages from abroad, as well. - Mar 2019
We have DPO and pouch here. Mail service typically adds 10-14 days delivery time for DPO items. - Sep 2018
We get all our mail through the embassy's mail services (APO/DPO and pouch), as local mail services are presumed to be unreliable and slow. - Mar 2017
APO although under pouch rules. - Feb 2017
Embassy. - Oct 2016
U.S. Embassy - May 2016
APO. - May 2016
Sent through the Embassy. I have received packages on occasion, but these must be picked up at the old GPO down town and are inspected before being released to you. - May 2016
APO. - Apr 2014
It's best to send out of Bangkok but I receive mail fine now. - Feb 2014
The local mail is like putting a message in a bottle and hoping nobody steals anything. We use pouch for everything. I think most of the other expats have PO Boxes in Bangkok. - Jul 2010
Hah. If you're not eligible for APO/Pouch, forget it, get yourself a box in Bangkok and plan frequent trips. - Apr 2009
We have limited APO. - Nov 2008
