DOMESTIC NEWS: Secretary-1 inspects Vegetable and Fruit Research and Development Centre in Hlegu Township...Chief of Armed Forces Training receives Thai delegation...PBANRDA Minister arrives back after attending Ministerial Meeting of signatory countries to 1993 MoU on drug control...Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspects rural development work in Myeik region...Gardening Course opened...Cash and kind donated to mark International Day of Older Persons...Visiting Thai delegation tours Yangon and Bago...Ramadhan donations...Commander inspects regional development tasks in Hmawby...BIMST-EC Energy Sector, Fourth Meeting of Committee of Experts/Officials...Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister receives Indian Additional Secretary...National Seminar on Women and Sport concludes...6 kilos of heroin seized in Mandalay...Thai delegation of National Defence College arrives Yangon...Myanmar sports delegation leaves for Korea...New models of Panasonic TVs, electrical goods introduced...Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development tasks in Kachin State...Lt-Gen Maung Bo tours Myeik District, looks into pearl culture..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Strive for realization of national goal"..... ARTICLES: "The border area (Unconditional surrender of MTA)" Myint Soe (Na-Ta-La)...Yenwe Hydel Power Project to satisfy the rising electricity consumption Photos & Article by Maung Maung (Electric Power)..... POEM: "We express our wish thus"..... FEATURE: Implementation of projects for socio-economic development of all regions in the country [Yangon, Bago Divisions]