INTERNAL LINKS DEAD... Govt destroys $862m in drugs: NARCOTICS valued by the government at US$862 million were destroyed during a ceremony held in Yangon last Thursday to mark the United Nations Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The ceremony came just over a week after the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar this year was down 24 per cent on 2002... ICRC granted access to NLD detainees: THE government has granted the International Committee of the Red Cross access to some members of the National League for Democracy who were placed under protective custody following the May 30 incident in Sagaing Division. A six-member team led by the head of ICRC?s Yangon office, Mr Michel Ducraux, visited the detained NLD members during visits last week to Sagaing and Mandalay divisions... Work with us, urges govt: THE government has urged Western countries to put aside ‘politics? and work with Myanmar in combating narcotic drugs... Agreement nears for international carrier: A JOINT venture agreement for a second international carrier, United Myanmar Airlines, is expected to be signed in early July, the company?s chief executive officer, Mr Edward Tan, said last week... Yangon premiere for documentary on Naga: A DOCUMENTARY about one of Myanmar?s most fascinating ethnic groups, the Naga, had its Asian premiere in Yangon last week... Official assesses progress in ASEAN integration process; A monk with a big heart builds a haven of care for needy children; Mon State bear testimony to the determination of a revered monk to provide a better life... • Myanmar and Thailand to cooperate on labour issues • Anti-drug officials to survey Mekong • Farmers urged to increase production of ten key crops • Children and the tourism industry • Organic farmers chase export dollars • Jute exports hit by lower prices, floods Official assesses progress in ASEAN integration process; • AIDS workshops aim to spread awareness message to workers • Poison control centre the first in the nation; Public awareness increases demand for pure water; • Senior officials go back to school over e-government • Government spends K45 million on Macadamia plants from China.