DOMESTIC NEWS: However powerful the forces instigating a handful of terrorists from behind are, constructive strength of the people will win over destructive groups Kayan Sluice Gate put into commission; Locals in Kengtung Township, Shan State (East) denounce announcement on secession of Shan State from Union by Sao Hkam Hpa and cohorts; Perpetrators working under colonialists? directives to break up Union; Should national solidarity break up, the nation will definitely lose sovereignty; Lt-Gen Maung Bo oversees Crumb Rubber Factory, Kataik Dam Project, Sittoung Paper Mill; MRTV Director-General arrives back; Pantapwinttaung Sayadaw to be honoured; Sao Hkam Hpa, cohorts declare parallel government but acting like bandits; Local people of Shan State (East) opposes and denounces the announcement on secession plan of renegade Sao Hkam Hpa and cohorts; All the national people in Kengtung unanimously condemn and oppose announcement of the secession of Shan State from the Union by renegade Sao Hkam Hpa and cohorts; Youth from State/Division USDA report regional developments; International Nurses Day 2005 observed; Kachin State WVO Preliminary Conference 2005 held; Billboard erected to hail Taninthayi Division WVO Preliminary Conference; Myanmar delegation attends Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on the Advancement of Women; Myanma Livestock & Fisheries Development Bank to hold 10th annual general meeting..."PERSPECTIVES":"Boost production through systematic use of water resources"...FEATURE:"World Hypertension Day"