Asia Times Lifestyle: The sound of stampsAsia TimesThe stamps, which are also the Thailand Post's way of marking the Princess' 60th birthday, feature each of the four instruments with which she is associated: the sor duang (treble fiddle), the sor sam sai (three-stringed fiddle), the ja khae (three … More: …

Hull Daily Mail Shopaholic benefits cheat who sold stolen goods on eBay spared jail a second timeHull Daily MailA SHOPAHOLIC who sold stolen goods on eBay while fraudulently claiming £16,000 in benefits has escaped jail for the second time. Kristina Roberts, 41, received a suspended sentence in June last year …

Redding Record Searchlight States rethink restrictions on food stamps, welfare for drug felonsRedding Record SearchlightAnd when his toddler son, Jordyn, was diagnosed with stomach cancer and needed full-time care, Waller's record disqualified him from receiving food stamps. “I really needed assistance there,” Waller said of the time in 2007 he …

The Indian Express Audience don't look for foreign stamps, says Richa ChadhaThe Indian ExpressActress Richa Chadha, who is being applauded for her strong role in internationally-acclaimed film “Masaan”, says 'foreign stamp' on a film is not needed to gain respect from Indian audience. “I don't think Indian audience give respect …

The intriguing politics of postage stampsBusiness StandardInstead, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance government wants to popularise postage stamps that depict several other prominent freedom fighters, including Sangh Parivar icons like Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Deen Dayal …and more » More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Post Office under fire over IT systemTelegraph.co.ukThe IT system is used to record financial transactions in post offices throughout the country. Concerns were raised by MPs in 2012 after complaints by sub-postmasters that they had been unfairly sacked as a result of flaws in the system, which recorded … …

Hays Daily News NBC stamps Frank Leo into Hall of FameHays Daily NewsLeo's induction puts him in the same company of Joe Maddon, Ron Gardenhire, Buck O'Neil, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds, and a host of other illustrious managers and players to have their name stamped into the NBC Hall of …

WPTZ The Champlain Valley Tattered flag flies at Vermont post officeWPTZ The Champlain ValleyNext Burlington superintendent having visa problems. 2: 25. post a comment. A tattered U.S. flag flying in front of the Huntington, Vt. post office this summer has sparked a series of complaints, which seemed to be ignored …

The Guardian Royal Mail sees red over spate of post box theftsThe GuardianRoyal Mail has unveiled plans to use forensic tagging to identify stolen post boxes and even electronic tracking to keep a close watch on the treasured landmarks. The company has warned of “a significant threat” to the boxes …

Statesman Journal Post office non-deliveries irk disabled veteranStatesman JournalIt's happened to all of us at one time or another. A courier rings the front doorbell or knocks on the door and we're not fleet of foot enough to swing open the door before the driver dashes away. Typically, it doesn't …