LOCAL NEWS: Founder of The Times freed but says he will appeal; Government set to reform foreign exchange policy; NPT Council issues security notice; Record rains damage Thandwe-Yangon road;p ?Myths? hurt uptake of contraceptive coil; Journalists mourn a mischievous colleague; Australian FM meets President U Thein Sein; Six parties to send members to Japan; Private banks will change old and torn money: Central Bank; Media Corners fall foul of YCDC; Press scrutiny official ?satisfied? with transition to self-censorship; Bahosi stops birthing services; Officials take part in SKorea seminar; For book lovers, history repeats itself in Kachin conflict; Irrawaddy dolphins triple in protected area: survey; MCC to cooperate with Thai institute on environment degrees; NUP to push for ?local? democracy, says party official; MRCS ends Nargis programs; Author takes library to rural readers...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Livestock dept aims to boost dairy production; Pig virus spreading, says LBVD; Thriving jade industry at the heart of Mandalay; Government reduces export taxes; Vietnam firms take tentative steps into building industry...TIMEOUT: Novelist overcomes anti-youth bias; Lay Phyu produces album of traditional instrumentals; Giving new meaning to old photographs; Yearlong festival planned for artist...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Sony chairman ?sorry? over security breach; Google takes on Facebook; S Korea showcases cost-cutting mobile harbour......N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS