LOCAL NEWS: Hluttaw passes labour rights bill; Tribunal to hear Bay of Bengal dispute this week; Prisoners represent test, and opportunity, for govt; Thai FM to visit Myanmar this month; CCTV, Fuji TV arrive in Nay Pyi Taw; Farm rights bill gets speaker nod; YA to restart flights from October 16; Lawmakers to debate election law changes; Poor line condition led to derailment: official; Shwe Than Lwin prepares to launch free-to-air TV channel; Govt to ensure compensation for rail project: minister; Community group establishes plastic bag-free zone at Inle; WWII bomb kills seven near Sittwe; Forever Group joins ABU network; Hotel bookings strong for peak season Expectations high for a record year; Trustees expect a new high for Shwedagon Pagoda; Ex-smokers start group to help others kick habit; Israel invites private sector trainees; Inle Lake restoration plan to be drafted by December; Subway plan for Nay Pyi Taw too expensive, says minister; Institute to advise govt, says founder; Government to submit new jail law: minister; Free funeral society founders celebrate wedding anniversary; Hluttaw to debate proposed tax reform; PACT welcomes microfinance bill approval; Business funds credit program; FDA to open offices at border checkpoints...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Illegally imported car fines set in dollars; ATMs and bank cards to return soon: AGD; Forex debate continues as kyat remains strong; Amyotha Hluttaw reps ponder the kyat; Pyithu Hluttaw discusses forex issue; State-owned firms to be sold off within 10 years: government; Elevators sales on the rise as downtown booms; Taw Win plans Insein low-cost development...TIMEOUT: Performers prepare for arts competition; Big Bag explore new dimensions of sound; New crop of artists graduates from NUAC; Inle Lake film to screen in France...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: MCPA hosts software conference; Power demand stresses water supply...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS