Kuala Lumpur - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

DPO- takes 2 to 4 weeks. Stuff gets lost sometimes, but overall pretty good. - May 2022


DPO. - Aug 2018


Embassy KL has a DPO, so all shipping and receiving is done on site. Everyone has a UPS one-click ship account and the mail room sticks the flat-rate shipping boxes. - May 2018


We use APO/DPO and it usually takes 1 to 2 weeks for letters and packages to arrive from Amazon, etc. - Apr 2017


We have DPO and the diplomatic pouch through the embassy. - May 2016


Mail, Pos Laju. - Aug 2013


I have not used the local government post office, but have used private companies such as DHL and the Diplomatic Pouch without problems. - Aug 2011


APO - Mar 2011


APO currently. - May 2009


APO is best and the pouch is pretty good for the other stuff. - Mar 2009


There is FedEx, andDHL here. Postal service is ok hre as well. - Jul 2008


I do have access to the APO and it's great. Some of my friends say that the local mail system is horrid for having things stolen and pilfered. But for letter mail, I have heard it's fine. - May 2008


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