Bearing the stamp of traditionJakarta Post, IndonesiaThe craft of making cap batik – copper stamps used to stamp batik designs on the cloth, rather than draw each motif individually – is such a part of his culture and identity that the 76-year-old insists he will keep on doing it until the …

Novinite.com Is eBay Finally Throwing in the Towel with Skype?Voxilla.com, CAAmidst the worst economic downturn in nearly a century eBay wants to unload its Skype subsidiary — either through an initial public stock offering next year, or by an outright sale — and the company will “maximize the value” of its …

Oxnard post office extends favor for late tax filersVentura County Star, CASince people still didn't get the message, the post office gave them a pass — the mail deposited before midnight in the lobby drop box and blue mail boxes at the 1961 North C St. was postmarked April 15. Comments …

Local United States Post Office patrons will soon have a new, more conveniently located building to conduct their business in Fernley. More: continued here

BBC News End of road for Scotland 's 'post bus'BBC News, UKRoyal Mail says five of the seven routes cost too much money to run. James Cook has followed one of the last journeys of the postbus, which runs from Torridon to Applecross, on the Wester Ross peninsula. More: continued here

Pos Malaysia Issues Engineering Excellence Stamp CollectionBernama, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) — Pos Malaysia Bhd will issue a special stamp collection and first day cover with the theme engineering excellence in national development on April 20. Business development and philately marketing manager Yasmin Ramli … More: continued here

FOXNews Debt bailouts fuel protestsCentre Daily Times, PABy Nick Malawskey Protestors take part in a Tax Day Tea Party near the Fraser Street Post Office on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The event was organized by We Surround Them Centre County, Pennsylvania and about 150 people attended. …Video: Anti-Tax Groups Gather In …

New Fernley post office to open in mid-summerLahontan Valley News, NVBy MARY JEAN KELSO Mary Jean Kelso/LVN photo Fernley's new post office, which will face onto Hardy Lane, is scheduled to open in either July or August. The building will consist of 8800 square feet. Local United States Post Office patrons …

Modern-day message in a bottle at Post Office BayUSA TodayPost Office Bay was named for the battered wooden barrel used by sailors to deposit letters for other whaling ships headed back to the senders' home ports. Today, its graffiti-covered descendent is crammed with postcards from visitors around the globe … …

Defying its plodding reputation, eBay went into overdrive this week to try to revive its slumping business. The moves, the most aggressive yet by chief executive John Donahoe since taking the reins a year ago, are intended to refocus the company on its e-… More: continued here