MOST INTERNAL LINKS DEAD... Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council, General Khin Nyunt, shares a warm greeting with a senior Chinese official, Mr Luo Gan, in Beijing last Tuesday during the visit by the SPDC Chairman, Senior General Than Shwe. Mr Luo was elected to the politburo of the Chinese Communist Party last November... Beijing steps up support, backs rise in investment: IN the latest demonstration of its support for development in Myanmar, China announced a US$200 million preferential loan during the visit last week by the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe... Production jump puts more fuel on market: A 42 per cent increase in domestic petrol production since early December has enabled more fuel to be made available for private and commercial vehicles, a senior government official said last week... Hundreds Of Application Lodged For New Print Industry Licences; American Writer Fills An Information For Naga New Year Festival; Big Increase In Fares For Trains, Domestic Carrier; AIDS Awareness Program Targets Ministry Employess; Silk - The Fabric of kings; Fiddling For Children?s Upper; Cruising At High Altitudes; Vital Points; Fashion; English As She Is (Sometimes) Spoke.