Malaysian Post Office

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I've been trying to learn about the Malaysian Post Office.

The Post Office Guide is fulsome, but has me confused on the main issue I want to know about. 

On P 17 it refers to POSMEL service of "private letter box". 
On P 23 it refers to POSNIAGA service of "private post boxes". 
These appear to be different. 

In Bkk I have a "post office box" that I access with my own key, and that is what I would want in Penang.  Can anyone clarify?

As Midlands Condo is my intended location, is there a Post Office in/near Midlands One-Stop where a Post Office Box can be rented?

[[The nearest P.O. I have found so far is Belissa Row, but cannot find it on Google Maps; only Belissa Court, and PO Box status unknown.  There is also Komtar, though it's a bus-ride away.  Apparently the General/Head Post Office at Downing Street has full facilities, but obviously that is even further away.]]

Any advice welcomed.

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Feebee

Belissa Row is the row of shops, restaurants and offices set back from Burma Road - with the likes of Coffee Bean, Secret Recipe, Astro and CIMB. Belissa Court is behind it. There isn't a post office there but there might be a PO box for posting letters.

The nearest Post Office is in Jalan Cantonment, next to Maybank (between Burma Road and Kelawei Road) - maybe 5 minutes walk from Midlands Condo. It is quite small though and I doubt it has PO boxes.

Posniaga = business mail
Posmel - ordinary mail?

Bill

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The nearest Post Office is in Jalan Cantonment, next to Maybank  - maybe 5 minutes walk from Midlands Condo.

Thanks Bill.  I'll try Cantonment first, with Komtar next.  Komtar is easy enough by bus.

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I'm quite interested in PO Boxes too.  Found this page on the POS website.

http://www.pos.com.my/V1/main2.asp?C=/V1/PosMel/POServices/POBox.htm

Looks like it's RM 50 per year plus RM 30 for a key(?)  I've seen them in the Batu Ferringhi Post Office and that Post Office is not a very large one though I'd be more interested in T Tokong or T Bungah area.  I'll take a look around next visit.

It seems to me they're pretty useful if you're going to be changing addresses a couple of times - as in our case, as we'll be renting somewhere first, then into a bought place.  Also useful if you end up in one of those embarrassingly named condos and really can't bring yourself to tell your friends and family.  I think the worst one I ever saw was in Singapore - a condo called Poshville 

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http://www.pos.com.my/V1/main2.asp?C=/V1/PosMel/POServices/POBox.htm

This page is much better than the pdf Post Office Guide.  Note that it actually says PO Box rather than the other terms.  It seems a pity you have to apply by post to somewhere else though.  I wonder why the local Post Office can't arrange it?  Perhaps they can but aren't saying.