Pos Malaysia started almost 200 years ago, before Malaysia even existed

Opinion
12 Oct 2026 • 3:00 PM MYT
Pos Malaysia started almost 200 years ago, before Malaysia even existed

Back when Penang was a major trading port, sending a letter overseas meant relying on ships. We even used Indian postage stamps!

From colonial trading routes to the Pos Malaysia vans we see today, here’s how one of Malaysia’s oldest institutions began.

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