LOCAL NEWS: Govt has ?political will? for reform, advisers tell Nambiar; ?Concrete steps? needed, says UN envoy after talks; Meet the press: hints of change as Yangon govt calls weekly conference; Accidents up 52pc in 2011: police; Request to withdraw charges accepted; Founder of ?Nwe Ni? magazine passes away, aged 78; Chaungtha hotels report bumper April; Thukha to open Pyay branch; Polio immunisation campaign targets 2.9 million children; Residents converge on Chaungtha for seminar; Manufacturers prepare for chemical safety law; MCC to establish research institute; US envoy can improve dialogue: U Htay Oo; Tarlay not built for quake: study; Kandawgyi Palace to close for renovation; New government, new relationship?...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Fisheries exports off to sound start: DOF; Pig farms in lockdown over virus; iPad 2 sales take off in Yangon: retailers; Commerce Ministry tips trade volume to rise 4pc in 2011-12; Palm oil shortages drive price up: traders...TIMEOUT: Myanmar literature lost in translation; Multimedia competition announced; Myanmar documentaries screened at Laos festival; Winners of kids? acting contest announced...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Social media shakes up Singapore political terrain, say observers; Facebook driving more traffic to news sites: study; Swiss solar aircraft lands in Brussels; Apple pays over iPad 2 brawl...EVENTS FLASH: Buddhist books; Art exhibition; Film screening; Wine tasting...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES......N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS