DOMESTIC NEWS: Cooperation between nations, associations, businesses, needs much to overcome competition and challenges in highly competitive market -- Prime Minister addresses 18th AGM of UMFCCI -- Manufacture high quality items in industrial sector in accord with standard set -- Federation needs to lay down long-term plans to surmount with nationalistic fervour new challenges, sanctions intentionally put against nation...Lectures, exam for B.Ed correspondence courses announced...7th prize presentation ceremony of Dr Tin Shwe Literary Award held...MOC Chairman?s Cup National Hockey League 2009 goes on...U Thet Oo presents credentials to Nepali President...U Hla Myint presents credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand...Industry-2 Minister receives HMT officials...U Nyan Lynn presents credentials to ASEAN Secretary-General...Technical Meeting on Mainstreaming Ageing begins...Shwepyitha Industrial Zone-3 operating in high gear..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Strive for turning out educated human resources".....ARTICLES: "Buthidaung Township enjoys economic growth" Article: Singu Soe Win; Photo: Kyaw Myint Tun (Buthidaung GAD)...Boom in trade in 105th Mile Border Trade Zone Article: Htein Lin (Myanma Alin); Photo: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)