N.B. AS THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS.....LOCAL NEWS: WHO warns of malaria drug tolerance; Thazi tsp cement factory online; Credit needed in delta: report; Fuel stations to be privatised; Vocational training giving kids options; Remain wary of A(H1N1): expert; Villages see economic benefits of infrastructure projects; Shelter to receive more funding: TCG; Archaeologists to assist with Cambodia excavations; A glimpse of Kachin beauty in Myitkyina; Few but united, Myanmar forge a life in Siem Reap...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Mekong dues payable at Wanpone; Chinese New Year spurs market; Nay Pyi Taw taxi biz opens but customers prefer private cars; Htoo Trading begins work on Bogale hospital; DOF hikes export prices; Fisheries deal reached with Vietnam; Diamond prices climb, say traders; Exporters urged to check rice quality; Florists gear up for Valentine?s Day; Buddhist conference building complete; Cinema leaseholders say they will bid in state auction...TIMEOUT: A brief history of the Myanmar Academy Awards; Few foreign novels being translated; Word on the street; Chinese lion dance contest...SOCIALITE...SPORT...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Internet slows to a crawl in Yangon...MEDIA ROUNDUP: China agrees to upgrade and maintain cross-border road...State-owned ports to be privatised as soon as possible...EVENTS FLASH: New Yangon gallery opens; Lawn concert at Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel; ?Emotion 2010? exhibition; Book on monasteries published...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES (DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL)...TRAVEL: Travel association launches search for ?Miss Tourism?; Eclipse-watching in Rakhine State; Tourism directory released...CLASSIFIEDS......[Issue 508 seems to have been missed out -- perhaps for numerological reasons.]