LOCAL NEWS: Suu Kyi will be allowed to vote; Citizenship criteria trips up election candidates; Dreaming of a ?strong democratic force? for November 7; Q&A: A voice for Kungyangon; Something is rotten in the state of Singapore; Parties given permission to use state-run broadcasters; NLD ?null and void?: commission; Rakhine State parties keep campaign costs to a minimum; Voters facing information hurdles; Party forms alliance with eight independents; Nay Pyi Taw shapes up as two-way election contest; Foreign residents take up local language study; Bookshops turn the page on shop design; More investment needed to meet goals: UNICEF; In Paukkaung, a candidate pleads for public support; Weather expert to attend climate conference; La Ni?a could increase risk of natural disasters; Air Bagan to launch Phuket flights; Coffee Flight to open next month; Resorts optimistic for high season; Weather sites set to launch; Singapore to put pressure on PR holders...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Currency rate might hurt exporters; Traders seek other routes to bypass Myawaddy closure; Monywa wholesale centre hopes to boost Indian-Myanmar trade; Fisheries exports falling behind target; India eyes trade at border; Fisheries officials hatch sultan fish plan; Elections spur t-shirt demand; Amara Bank to grow; Agents hope for post-election sales bonanza; Buyers avoid early 1990s blocks...TIMEOUT: Singers play away: Rakhine vocalists look to surprise in Yangon; S Korean film festival to return; Celebrities join the workforce; Thazin to go it alone...SPORT...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Facebook-fed plant killed by kindness; E-readers yet to win mass market in China: retailers; Chinese let loose on govt ?feedback? website...TRAVEL: Bulgaria border town opens to one-time foe; Bhutan aims to triple tourism in two years; China Eastern plans on expansion...CLASSIFIEDS...MEDIA ROUNDUP: Earthen houses built in Mandalay Region; Age limit on pagoda trustees introduced...EVENTS FLASH: Monsoon book fair; Film screenings; Jazz concerts...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES......N.B. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NO INDEX PAGE, NAVIGATE FROM "LOCAL NEWS" TO THE OTHER SECTIONS