DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Kuwait; 2. Records should be kept to know relations between rainfall in nearby townships and inflow of water into Thaphanseik Dam Vice-Senior General Maung Aye tours Sagaing Division; 3. Prime Minister sends felicitations to Kuwait; 4. Panel of chairmen, delegates of national races discuss proposal; 5. National Convention Convening Commission, Work Committee and Management Committee meet; 6. Foreign Minister leaves for Bangladesh; 7. Culture Minister receives Japanese researchers; 8. FM sends felicitations to Kuwait; 9. Traffic Rules Enforcement Supervisory Committee meets; 10. Military Code of Conduct & Extempore Talks Contests continue; 11. Panel of chairmen, delegates of peasant discuss compilation of paper; 12. Representatives-elect delegate group, intellectuals and intelligentsia delegate group read papers; 13. Reserved forests inspected; 14. Legislative power should be vested in Pyidaungsu Hluttaw made up of the representatives from all over the country; 15. NC delegates entertained; 16. Myanmar B team secures first prize in Sepak Takraw men?s double event; 17. Thailand?s Thongchai, England?s Matthew share 67 in Myanmar Open..."PERSPECTIVES": "Improving ties between Myanmar and the Philippines"(page 2)...FEATURE: "Towards successful implementation of seven-point Road Map adopted in accord with Myanmar way of life"(page 6)