LOCAL NEWS: Politicians prepare for lengthy hluttaw sessions; As parliament prepares to sit, expectations high for ?solid? legal changes; Optimism after NPT meeting; Flooding hits outlying quarters of Mandalay; Package tour sales drop despite arrival growth; Cautious welcome for ?return home? offer; Human rights envoy to visit this week; Deforestation causing landslides, says expert; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi tours Bago; Govt, NGOs mark World Humanitarian Day; Migrant passport applications surge; Heart conference to be held in October; Diet pill demand high despite ban; Sangha hospital to open branch clinic; Philosophy writer Nandar Thein Zan dies, aged 65; Sitagu targets foreign students; Illegal wildlife trade on increase: govt; Shwe Parami Sayadaw establishes group to provide free healthcare; Lost and found at Kyaikhtiyo...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Finance Ministry widens tax cuts; Have FECs reached the end of the line? Tax cut muted by dollar: traders; CAEXPO coming soon; B&P industry expecting boost; Commerce officials aim to quadruple Bangladesh trade; Made in Myanmar expo in August; Business Brief: - Low-grade jade sale sells out; - Malaysian imports soar: Commerce Min; - Industrial zones at borders proposed...TIMEOUT: Filmmakers delve into lives of artists; Soft rock compilation released; Mini-theatres give Yangon moviegoers a new option; MMA hires help to monitor songs; DJ course opens; Young artist expresses yearnings in paintings; Lost and found at Kyaikhtiyo Mission accomplished! Events Flash: - Design show; - Wedding fair; - Ye? Lay show; - Photo contest...INFORMATION THECHNOLOGY: World?s hackers gather in Germany; GSM mobile prices fall, say brokers; Taiwan faces worst brain drain.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS