NEWS: Wait for free press set to continue; Parties call for fairer electoral system; Is Myanmar using the best voting system? Pro-poor land program unveiled; Reforming land laws will take time, says official; Airlines to expand connections; Child soldiers plan ?historic?: UN; UNICEF expects to visit all military sites; Loan network to get boost; Kachin State floods affects thousands; US Senate confirms Mitchell appointment; Ministry warns hotels to follow room rate cap; Hlaing Tharyar squatters plead guilty; ?Snap Shot? editor bailed over Rakhine coverage; MPs prepare questions, proposals on Rakhine State; Photo caused ?tension, fear?, says Yangon govt; Waste dump extension leaves 70 homeless; NGOs asked to help govt draft by-laws; France will help reform effort, says Hollande; Feted Daw Suu ends Euro tour in Paris; Activists defend role in strikes; U Aung San Oo gets share of family home; Unusual find during cemetery excavation; US senators press for oil investment; Pharmacists prepare for association launch; Refugees in Yunnan are ?desperate?, says HRW; With little outside assistance, refugees from Kachin State struggle in China; BRIEFS:UEC calls on NLD leader to stop using ?Burma?; - Daw Aung San Suu Kyi returns from European tour; - Sky Net to carry NHK...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Forex rates up, and tipped to keep rising; Central Bank tipped to gain independence; Tax cuts fail to aid overage car owners; Falling farm yields a concern for other industries: MFF; Govt seeks help for Bago airport; Laos ?halts new investment, land concessions?; Apple launches iTunes across Asia; CNOOC offshore auction illegal: VN; DICA opens a branch office in Yangon; ADB official visits; VN?s first half growth slows; Land prices deter investors; As tax deadline looms, agents worry about falling sales...TECHNOLOGY...TIMEOUT: Yangon ferrymen suffer monsoon blues; Thai artist shows wire sculptures in Yangon; Photo sales help Kachin refugees; Filmfest extends entry deadline; Hump day tickets; Remote Indian state becomes rock hub; Napa wineries tap into Chinese market...TRAVEL...SPORT: Vocal fans lift U-22 team; Water polo floats again...YOUR STARS