DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Ireland; 2. NC delegates, wellwishers donate K 14.3m hailing 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day; 3. Meetings of NC delegate groups held; 4. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win sends felicitations to his counterpart of Ireland; 5. Lt-Gen Maung Bo tours Myeik, Kyunsu Townships; 6. Alleged forced recruitment of soldiers especially child conscriptions are based on false information; 7. Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends opening of multimedia classrooms of BEMS in Myeik; 8. Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspects regional development tasks in Bokpyin, Taninthayi Division; 9. Foreign Minister sends felicitations to his counterpart of Ireland; 10. Minister meets Singaporean Sayadaw; 11. Government and KNU in direct contact Progress has been made in the discussions between officials concerned and KNU delegates; 12. An evidence of Ywet Sit?s SURA insurgent group on producing and trafficking narcotic drugs; 13. Commander, USDA Secretariat Member tour Kachin State; 14. Armed Forces Day comemmorative booths inspected; 15. Task for sufficient supply of drinking water inspected; 16. Tatmadawmen of parade columns entertained; 17. Cash and kind donated to MMCWA; 18. Prize winners announced; 19. Talks on general knowledge of MWAF held; 20. Exhibition booths inspected; 21. Myanmar youth win over host Brunei 6-0; 22. 27th Inter-State/Division Golf Championship continues; 23. Inter-State/Division Golf Championship 2005 opens..."PERSPETVIES": "Strive for earlier completion of irrigation projects"(page 2)...