NEWS TOPICS: NGO repairs shelters for delta elderly » Airline service varied during Bangkok crisis » India, Myanmar cut deal to trade in euros and Singaporean dollars » ASEAN summit postponed until March » Drug addicts find salvation in methadone » HIV patients find encouragement on World AIDS Day » Saudi Arabia helps local Hajj pilgrims » Airport debacle shows need for crisis centre » Prawn course opens in delta » Children of Japanese war dead donate » Japan provides $375,000 to Myanmar » Rubber products course scheduled for this month » Salt farmers battling to rebuild livelihoods » Mudfish king calls pilgrims » Guardian spirits and pickled scorpions...BUSINESS: Gold association takes up office to hammer out price » Shift of focus likely for fisheries » Financial winds and auctions drive car prices down in Mandalay » Ukrainian fertiliser on its way » Prepaid SIM cards out December 12 » Wireless internet for Mandalay » Developers forced onto the back foot by financial crisis » Retail rental space tight in the busy downtown area » Just a little bit different in Thingangyun