LOCAL NEWS: NUP expects to improve on 1990 election performance; Cyclone Giri crosses Rakhine coastline; CANDIDATE Q&A: ?Good economists? needed for parliament; Beach hotels offer package deals; No invites for outside election monitors or journalists: UEC; Myanmar Airways International tips rise in tourism; New government should prioritise ASEAN free trade, experts say; Independent impetus in Pazundaung; A modern vision for rural voters; UEC treats all parties equally: chairman; Hope rocked by expectation; Kids learn to wash their hands of grime; ELECTION VOX POP What is the best way for candidates to get their message out to voters?; Travel companies report rising interest in Myeik; New airline prepares for November launch; Buddhist park to feature Kyaikhtiyo replica; Public urged to help road accident injured; Taikkyi funeral service to expand; India?s free press a lesson for journalists; A unique industry: 62,000 newspapers, 1652 languages; With centenary approaching, repair work continues at Yangon cathedral...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Millers target Eastern Europe for parboiled rice; Agriculture forum touts export growth; Nanning trade office opened; Weather boosts pesticide sales; Trade volume gets agriculture boost; New bank branch to open in Kyaukpyu tsp; Watermelon exports in early boom; Property industry continues to rely on print for sales; Real estate market defies Lent trend; Annual MES product show set for January; ?Your vote can lead to change?: NDF...TIMEOUT: For bands, staying together harder than the second album; A day to meet old friends; Cultural centre to host ?Zat Pwe? dance...SPORT...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: PM attends web portal opening; Company to up phone coverage on highway; Mazda releases two new cutting-edge engines...TRAVEL: Garuda Indonesia ?back in business?; MMC to hold photography competition next month...CLASSIFIEDS...MEDIA ROUNDUP...EVENTS FLASH: Contemporary art exhibition; Beauty cosmos pageant; Mr and Ms Yankin Centre...YOUR STARS...TRAVEL SCHEDULES.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS