N.B. AS THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS.....LOCAL NEWS: Govt unveils election laws; Tanintharyi animal protection plan launched; Parami imports 100 Chinese cabs; DFID funding Kachin community forestry; Highest condo project to finish this year, says developer; Deadline for furniture design competition extended; Rock python arrives at Yadanarbon Zoo: official; Abhidhamma philosophy degrees planned; Mangrove rehabilitation project; Reproductive health hotline; Taxi drivers warned to use meters, or face fines: official; DPS distributes new tourist maps; Three new species of spiny eels identified; Eco Dev gauges awareness and interest in climate change; New training methods for agriculture experts...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Traditional drum makers wait for buyers; Vietnam set to grow rubber in Myanmar; Minister urges local firms to register; Govt orders mesh size increased on fishing nets; Cheap food imports concern trade body; India dumps Myanmar pulses deal; Commodity price wrap; Agents applaud sales tax break, eye August renewal; Myanmar Infotech set to construct new building at compound...TIMEOUT: Bagan to get the infrared treatment; Myanmar history book published; Consecrators battle it out; Pun Hlaing promotes lawn tennis; Singing contest; The cupcake has landed...SOCIALITE...SPORT...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Floorspace demand at IT expo down; Federation eyes ISOC membership; Launch of 3D televisions promise revolution in home entertainment; Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition...TRAVEL: Thingyan package deals unveiled; Historic Cambridge Uni becomes a ï ? ?hotelâ�?„?...CLASSIFIEDS...MEDIA ROUNDUP: 600,000 unregistered motorbikes the in firing line; Japanese investors put money into value-added pork...EVENTS FLASH: Japanese embassy film screening; Mr and Ms La Pyayt Wun competition; Music concert at Andaman Club Hotel; World Poetry Day events; Concert at Inya Lake Hotel; The Spy Next Door screening...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES