NEWS TOPICS: After long illness PM passes away » Govt expresses regret at UN Security Council statement, vows to push ahead with roadmap » Travel companies optimistic about tourism » Work continues on gas pipeline » No ban on visas: govt » Northern Shan State thrives on industrial crops » New fish species named for local » MFF, DOF to survey flooded delta areas » Crikey! Crocodile farm plans expansion » Diesel locomotives handed over to MR » Pyin Oo Lwin bus launched » Myanmar researcher attends tree meeting » Mandalay aglow with lantern sales » Workshop explores HIV patterns among migrants » Beach gets bus service » Gambling on a typhoon holiday...BUSINESS: Pearl export earnings to jump 20pc this year: MPE » Traders plan banking alternatives » German giant Bosch eyes Myanmar market » Industrial dehumidifier sales on the rise » Crab dealers to assert control with Myawaddy trading zone » Beans and pulses prices fall as Indian harvests rebound » Developers cut prices to kickstart sales » Custom-made furniture building a bigger market » Govt warns sand suppliers.