LOCAL NEWS: In Yangon, voters wake to dawn of democracy; Democratic grouping splinters; Networks mull election cooperation; First election debate held in Mandalay; Despite illness, Wunthanu candidate launches campaign in Kyauktada tsp; Border to reopen, PM tells Abhisit; Broken structures, fractured alliances for political parties; Politicians pitch in to help flood victims; Candidate greets Pazundaung tsp voters; UNICEF hands over model schools to ministry; Think before consuming fish; Billboards unveiled in Yangon Region; Floodwater subsides but relief work continues; New low pressure system forming in Bay of Bengal; Rise in husband-to-wife HIV infections expected: NGOs; Northern Shan State hotspot for trafficking; Delegation to attend Indonesia ceremony; Longest bridge half finished: state media; Visually impaired compete in White Cane Day; UNDP hopes to bridge gender gap; Htoo takes over Kandawgyi Palace; India wants co-prosperity, senior govt official says; Several hotels to open in early 2011; Bus staff to get first aid training; Still looking for an answer; German specialists return for operations; Independents face battle to spread message...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: FDI jumps by more than half in July, says CSO; Lantern sellers hope for strong Thadingyut; Gold climbs to new record high; Shopping centres and customers prepare for festival of light; Building material price rebound delayed by late Thadingyut; Credit notes set to boost int trade; Container rental prices slip on reduced exports; Developers offer post-Lent deals; Foreign interest in construction ongoing: MCEA; Local gamers plan Mahabandoola epic...TIMEOUT: Hard times for English magazines; ?Trio Thaleia? visits Yangon; Aung Phyoe?s album gets official release; 13th Street cartoon exhibition revived...TRAVEL: In London, Savoy hotel reopens after $350m refit; Philippines pledges increased protection for tourists; Virgin Galactic tests commercial space ship...CLASSIFIEDS...MEDIA ROUNDUP: Beach hotels resort to solar panels for power; Nargis tree sculptures set to be exported...EVENTS FLASH: Hip-hop show at Yuzana Garden; Iron Cross 20th anniversary concert; ?Watercolour and Mandalay? exhibition; ?The Expendables? screening; Conference on prehistoric iron items...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS