LOCAL NEWS: With human rights envoy?s visit, change is in the air; Quintana sees ?positives? but more progress needed on HR; Government proposes tax changes; Media transition takes another step in hluttaws; Awards judges must be independent: journalists; UEC approves new political party; UEC proposes to amend law; Quintana meets parliamentarians, speakers; UN-HABITAT to distribute landslide risk manuals; Flooding, landslides in Shan State; Members of two parties facing charges over road toll refusal; Yangon pavements get a makeover; Workers stranded in Saudi Arabia; Economic forum shows challenges for govt; MAS pilots farming project in NPT; Tourism counter, soldiers for airport; Obituary: Not Burmese, but a real Burmese; KOICA to fund $3m disease lab; NGO lobbies govt to act on gender rights; Shwekyin order prepares for 2012 conference in Hmawbi; Forgotten securities market eyeing revival; Loi Hein to go public within three years...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Dollar drops, gold rises on uncertainty: traders; Rice exports from Pathein to restart; Pathein jetty set for upgrade: official; Call to end ?unnecessary? fisheries tests; Myanmar seeks JVs for new onshore blocks; Rice production policy set for change: MRIA; Property market taking a breather: agents; Govt urges action at Thilawa-Kyauktan; Heavy monsoon boosts demand for broken bricks; Brand hijacking ?disgusting?, says developer... Business Brief: - Yangon Expo starts September 1; - Myanmar-Malaysia expo in mid-Sept; - Imports push trade deficit: Commerce...TIMEOUT: Publishers profit from Aung San books; Explore more Tagore; Writer honoured for helping lepers; Young directors sought for Mekong filmmaking contest; Mr & Ms Smart Contest scheduled; Haunted by the ghost of Tom Joad...Events Flash: - Japanese films; - Jewellery show; - Art exhibition; - Ye? Lay concert...TECHNOLOGY: Why mobile phone connection charges should cost nothing...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES...YANGON RESTAURANT REVIEW.....N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS