"Sippaañ ca, to acquire skill in sciences; this is the way to auspiciousness" ... DOMESTIC NEWS: Religious titles conferred on members of the Sangha, nuns and laity; State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Ghana; Thai Minister of Sports and Tourism arrives; Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives French publisher of Faits & Projets Magazine; Measures for assessing hotel grades coordinated; Prime Minister attends ceremony to drive stake for construction of Gandakuti of Tampalawha Maha Muni Buddha Image in Bago; Secretary-1 inspects Water Treatment Plant Project; Merits shared to mark success of rice and 'soon' offering ceremony; Htidaws hoisted atop MyoU pagodas at Mingaladon Garden City... "PERSPECTIVES": "Utilize the natural resources most effectively" (Page 2).