NEWS TOPICS: Thai team offers free ear treatment » UK official urges donors to ‘scale up? aid to Myanmar » Communications leap as first phone cards go on sale » MSN distributes stoves in delta » Quiz tests youth AIDS knowledge » Big wheel offers S?pore view » Long-awaited ASEAN Charter comes to life in Jakarta this week » UN to issue U Thant stamp » MFF to introduce new fish » Pagoda under repair » Singapore promotes image as Asia?s premier education hub » Ngwe Saung to host Kayin fest » S?pore kicks off tropical Xmas » International airlines face holiday crunch » MNS to grow trees in coastal regions » India to supply tsunami info to Myanmar » Headphones and music a bad combination for hearing...BUSINESS: Generator sales spike upwards in Yangon » Betel nut prices plunge » Oil price falls not yet in evidence for consumers » Demand for downtown?s golden oldies still strong » Luxury property sales drop » Construction firms adopt low-risk strategies for now » Rice exports set to resume soon: official » Rewriting the checklist