Stamp machine now available

BANDUNG: The general post office has installed an coin- operated stamp machine in the hopes of shortening queues and stepping up efficiency.

Priced at Rp 20 million (US$9,000) per unit, the machine, which will operate 24 hours a day, can dispense Rp 100 to Rp 5,000 stamps and accept coins of Rp 50, Rp 100, Rp 500 and Rp 1,000.

Post office President Marsoedi said an evaluation of the effectiveness of the new machine is expected to give a description of the machine's ideal operational system to better serve both the post office and the public.

Two more machines will soon be operated on a trial basis in the Central Jakarta general post office.(pet/pwn)