Captured moment wins a prize: IMAGES of Myanmar have won major prizes in a photographic competition held by a Canadian newspaper, the Toronto Star.The newspaper holds an annual competition for amateur photographers and pictures taken in Myanmar won first and second prizes in the Places category of this year?s competition.A photo taken during a visit to Inle Lake in January 2001 won second prize for Mr Kieron Nelson, a resident of Sarnia, Ontario... Yangon hosts drugs meet: OFFICIALS from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China discussed joint projects to combat the narcotics trade at a meeting in Yangon last week... Myanmar ‘satisfied? with summit: MYANMAR was ?satisfied” with the outcome of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit held in Indonesia earlier this month, the Deputy Foreign Minister, U Khin Maung Win, told a media conference in Yangon on October 13... Govt rejects over-logging claim: THE government has rejected a claim by a British forest conservation group that over-logging in Myan-mar has caused environmental degradation... Cruise liner visits, and sets record: THE biggest passenger liner to have visited Myanmar docked at the Thilawa deep water port south of Yangon last week as part of a three-nation regional cruise... Home for the aged prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary: HNINZIGONE Home for the Aged on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road marks a milestone on November 1 when it celebrates its 70th anniversary.The anniversary will coincide with two of the three main events on the home?s annual calendar ? its Flag Day, a fund raising event aimed at generating publicity, and a celebration of its residents, known as Boe Bwa Day... Hopes rise for peace deal with KNU: THE government would welcome a peace deal with the Kayin National Union, a senior military official said last week.The Vice Chief of Military Intelligence, Major-General Kyaw Win, made the comment at a media briefing last Monday amid reports suggesting that the KNU was planning a peace agreement with the government... Mandalay emerges as a major centre for industry growth: MANDALAY has emerged as a major industrial centre with the number of industries in the city increasing by 100 per cent during the last 12 years, says U Maung Soe, the chairman of the Mandalay Industrial Development Co. Ltd... Computer federation begins IT roadshow: AN information technology roadshow organised by the Myanmar Computer Federation with the assistance of the Japan-based Centre for International Cooperation in Computerisation begins a tour of Ayeyarwaddy Division this week... ‘Yangon will be totally transformed ? says industry leader: YANGON city will undergo a complete transformation over the next ten years if development plans and commitments from both public and private sectors are implemented, said a leading authority on Yangon?s construction industry.The president of the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs? Association, Dr Khin Shwe, said... Computer rental business soars as public awareness grows: WHILE increased internet usage has expanded the computer industry in Myanmar over the past year, the computer rental industry is also looking promising, industry sources said this month.Many companies in the computer industry have said that the rental service is providing a profitable sideline to their core business activities such as programming, networking and maintenance... Expat exodus sees rental market stagnate: YANGON?S property rental market has shrunk by about 40 per cent over the past six months, say industry sources, with many citing a big reduction in rental by the foreign community as the main cause.?For the time being, there are not many foreign business people in the city,” said one real estate agent.