DOMESTIC NEWS: Bounden duty - The entire people are duty-bound to safeguard the motherland through the might of national unity for ensuring non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty, while keeping a watchful eye on attempts of neocolonialists to harm the sovereignty of the country. Senior General Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (From the message sent on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary Independence Day)...8th Myanmar ICT Week Exhibition 2009 and Yatanarpon Cyber Hall opened...Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence attends opening of YCH's new building...Diamond City Hyper Mart offers special sales...Inter-School Cricket Challenge Shield of Yangon Division continues...Myanmar, Indonesia mark 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties...Construction Minister inspects Razudaing Bridges...Objectives of the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day (2010)...Opening of Defence Services C-in-C's Trophy Tennis Tourney held..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Upgrade old factories, produce household and industrial items"..... ARTICLES: Hailing the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day: "The whole nation has seen a network of roads and bridges due to cooperative efforts" Maung Maung Htwe (MNA)...Hailing the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day: "Protect Myanmar's independence forever" Theint (Institute of Economics)..."Lashio, famous town for hot spring camp" Byline and Photos: Tin Htwe (MNA).....POEM: "Myanmar's resolve" ["Independence, first Independence, second Independence, third Thundered with pride Our forefathers Sacrificing lives in thousands And restored independence in unity Truly valuable inheritance..."].....CARTOON: "Independence tree: ["...…cleanse yourself of ill will and misbehaviour, that are like weeds, with nationalism..."]