Dramatic rise in post office rate

Dramatic rise in post office rate

Through this letter, I would like to tell the Indonesian
postal service that in this era of reform, it is not considering
the people's interest.

A friend of mine told me that it cost her Rp 12,800 to send a
letter to Italy. I was shocked to learn of that fantastic postage
increase and phoned 161 immediately to find out if the news was
correct. Sadly, the woman confirmed the increase. A letter
weighing up to 20 grams posted to Australia costs Rp 6,800; Rp
15,900 to the U.S.; and Rp 12.800 to Europe. Indeed that's a
dramatic increase! There has been no change of price for local
postage. Yet the globalization era opens much wider opportunities
for everybody to correspond with people from other countries.

I have friends both here and abroad. As a high school graduate
how could I possibly afford to conduct correspondence with my
friends abroad. Consequently, I will lose contact with many of
them.

I wonder whether the profit the post office gains from its
philately business could reduce the cost of the postage service?
In reality, the post offices's drive Gerakan Nasional Gemar
Berkirim Surat (Write A Letter Campaign) is not reflected at all.
And it is very disappointing. The motto no longer serves a
purpose. You'd better do away with such empty idea.

DIAH ISTIANI K.

Bekasi, West Java