DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe inspects progress of Paunglaung Multi-purpose Dam Project...; Cash and kind and health care service given to 109 disabled children; USDA Joint Secretary-General receives Chairman of Nippon Foundation; Chinese delegation arrives; Transport sector witnesses sustained progress; The day the term of Region or State Hluttaw comes into force is that of the Pyithu Hluttaw; The Speaker of the Region or State Hluttaw shall convene the regular session of the Region or State Hluttaw at least once a year; Secretary-1 Adjutant-General Lt-Gen THein Sein presents trophy to Yangon Command team in Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament; Meeting of delegates troup of intellectuals and intelligentsia held; Prime Minister General Soe Win attends opening of High Heat Duty Fire Brick Factory (Kyaukse)..."PERSPECTIVES":"Bagan golden palace: the pride of posterity"...FEATURE:"Native town blending in with Mawlamyine Bridge"