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letter, no matter what the price may be at the time of mailing — without the addition of extra postage,” according to the USPS rules. That said, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, said that the executive leadership team has been working to address the last several months to fix the financial issues the USPS faces. “Our executive leadership team has been working on developing a comprehensive 10year strategy to address the serious but solvable challenges of the Postal Service that commits to six and seven days a week delivery service to every address in the nation as a vital public service,” he told reporters.
Hawking stamps in Singapore
Reported at https://www.channelnewsasia.com SingPost has unveiled a set of stamps commemorating Singapore’s hawker culture which is included on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The four stamps depict typical hawker centre scenes including hawkers preparing food and beverages, people dining at a hawker centre, common hawker dishes, as well as popular hawker centres around the country. “Singaporeans are incredibly familiar with the hawker culture, as it forms an integral part of life in Singapore,” SingPost said in a media release. “A melting pot and natural meeting point for residents across all walks of life, people gather at hawker centres to dine and bond over a diverse variety of local dishes. “Singapore’s famed hawker dishes originated
from the food cultures of different immigrant groups, and have over time evolved to become the distinctive local dishes loved by residents and tourists alike.” The UNESCO inscription on Dec 16 2020 – a first for the country – placed Singapore’s hawker culture alongside cultural practices and expressions of humanity such as French cuisine, Thai massage and yoga.
Hawking stamps in Australia Reported at https://www.abc.net.au
Two brothers from Pakistan who are accused of forging $3 million dollars’ worth of counterfeit stamps while on student visas have been granted bail. Obaid Khan, 21, and Shaheryer Khan, 22, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court where they are facing a string of deception charges. The brothers each face five charges including possessing, selling and distributing counterfeit stamps, and dealing in the proceeds of crime. The court heard that the men, who are studying at La Trobe University, were arrested after a raid at their home in Brunswick East led to the discovery of dozens of boxes of counterfeit stamps. They were released on bail with strict conditions, including that they surrender their passports, report daily to a police station and not leave Australia. “I find that time on remand may exceed a sentence,” the magistrate said. The court heard that Australia Post last year tipped-off detectives after discovering counterfeit stamps were allegedly being sold on e-commerce websites, including eBay.
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