SARS disrupts mail delivery
By Saiful Rizal 

Delivery of mails, parcels and small packages by Air Mail and Express Mail to Singapore, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong will take more time than normal from April 14, 2003. The Postal Services Department, while announcing this yesterday in a press release, stated the delay is due to Royal Brunei Airlines' (RBA) rescheduling of some of its flights to these countries due to the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Delivery of mails to European countries (except for Great Britain), Japan, New Zealand, Korea and Canada will also be affected as the mail delivery service has to go through Singapore.

The department said it will continue to accept mails for delivery to the affected countries but the delivery will be delayed.

This interruption will go on until further announcement, it added.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin