DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Protect the nation and its people; 2. State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Pakistan; 3. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye inspects dress rehearsal of Armed Forces Day Parade; 4. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win sends felicitations to Pakistan; 5. Plenary session of National Convention continues; 6. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Tiddim-Reed road section, Kalay-Thaingngin road section; 7. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe attends opening ceremony of Namtmeik Bridge in Momeik; 8. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects development projects in Ayeyawady Division; 9. Foreign Affairs Minister sends felicitations to Pakistan; 10. Minister leaves for 7th Min Con; 11. Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister arrives; 12. State Central Working Committee of Sangha concludes meeting; 13. Tele play to honour Armed Forces Day; 14. Coord meeting on holding of ASEAN photo contest and exhibition; 15. Ministry of L&F donates 5,000 cans of fish to parade columns; 16. Workshop on sale of medicine opened; 17. National culture and morals courses open in Bago Division..."PERSPECTIVES":"Implement hydelpower projects for higher living standard"(page 2)...FEATURE:" Joining forces to develop against TB: Together we must"(page 6)