Pos Laju Johor records big increase in parcel volume

A worker sorting out parcels at Pos Laju Kulai, which has seen an increase in the number of parcels received, from 3,500 before the MCO to around 7,500 parcels per day. — Filepic

JOHOR BARU: Pos Malaysia received an average of 50,000 packages a day during the movement control order (MCO) period in Johor, a whopping 67% increase from pre-MCO days.

State health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyanathan said the volume of packages was recorded at nine Pos Laju offices throughout Johor, which are under the management of Pos Malaysia Bhd.

Prior to the MCO, which was implemented on March 18, Pos Laju handled an average of 30,000 packages per day.