Thailand Post Expands Network to Boost Community Opportunities and Financial Inclusion
Thailand Post is leveraging its nationwide postal network to foster more inclusive development, extending beyond traditional mail and parcel delivery. The initiative, known as Praisanee Chueam Suk ('Postal service connecting happiness'), collaborates with community enterprises and partners to help local producers develop products, improve packaging, meet standards, and access new sales channels. An example is the Tha Kham Large-Scale Nile Tilapia Community Enterprise Group (NILKA), which has seen increased income and sales through this support. Additionally, Thailand Post launched ThailandPostMart in 2017, an e-commerce platform for farmers and small businesses, which was redesigned in 2023 to enhance customer experience and product diversity. The organization also focuses on improving access to financial and digital services in remote areas, for the elderly, and small entrepreneurs, offering banking agent services, digital identity solutions, and state welfare payment distribution. These efforts were reco...
