LOCAL NEWS: Britain shows ?commitment? with massive aid pledge; Hluttaw speakers form committees; Bomb injures eight in Insein township; Call to build up local NGOs; Dredging set to start on Yangon River this month; Cervical cancer most common in Myanmar; Htoo Trading boss returns from Singapore hospital; Airline begins Guangzhou service... Two USDP MPs sacked from national parliaments; MRCS Giri relief distribution program to conclude this month; Environmental education programs making progress at Inle Lake, NGOs say; Govt plans crackdown on ivory trade; Library advocates grapple with rural reading malaise; Public Account Committee to examine budget: MP...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Transport industry says costs not being passed on; Gem auction set for March 10; Rice exports halted over Middle East fears: official; ERA Tech releases range of electronic books; Fisheries department looks to protect hilsa; New Chaungtha beach plots opened for sale...TIMEOUT: Miss Tourism ambassador wanted; Umbrellas that stand on ceremony; MPS photo contest winners announced...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS