KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s squash queen Datuk Nicol David showed why she is world Number One when she stamped her supremacy in front of home fans to claim her eighth Kuala Lumpur Open title here yesterday. More: continued here
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Read More »Neighborhood post offices could be closed across the country as the United … – Daily Home Online
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A trusted institution, part of our civic inheritance, is being forced into a price system that strips it of meaning and function Even Margaret Thatcher hesitated when confronted with the privatisation of the Post Office . She did not think that turning the concept of "royal" into a commodity was …
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Stamp rises could force firms to look for cheaper servicesThis is NottinghamTHE Royal Mail is one of the UK's truly great institutions, with a rich history and tradition that is recognised and admired around the world. It is an organisation that must be preserved and yet Ofcom's decision to allow …
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