NEWS TOPICS: Colourful elephant parade attracts stampede of art fans » At last! Yangon taxies get meters » Yangon Zoo animal cages renovated » PM in Cambodia » Drug admin boosts manpower » Craft sales benefit the needy » New traditional medicine course opens » Animals to be surveyed in Tanintharyi » Malaysian ambassador to Myanmar approved » Myanmar joins FAO aquaculture discussion » Tsunami workshop held » Course helps farmers get more from their crops » Bago, Yangon host HIV education fairs » Festivals return to Pyin Oo Lwin » Course focuses on child soldiers » Exams rescheduled » Artist roams delta for scenes of beauty » Eelers must register » Nonprofit libraries survive on member fees, donations » Volunteers add artistic touch to pagoda » Lack of surnames a ‘time-honoured? tradition...BUSINESS: First Private Bank plans expansion » Cheap and versatile, plywood furniture builds a solid future » Bamboo blind workers face the machines » FPB sees deposits rise 56pc » Vague job titles creating confusion » Oil sector dominates Myanmar investments » Café banks on bold design.