DOMESTIC NEWS: State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador of the Slovak Republic; Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon ASia Express Bus Lien launched; Respects to be paid to faculty members of YUM-1; MJWA's Central Executive Committee meets; Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects development tasks, irrigation facilities in Saw, Pauk Townships; Border areas enjoying significant increase in the living standard; Opening of station hospitals reflect fruits of peace and stability of the region; NLD on collision course harmful to the country and the people; Five schools benefited from USDA's donation; Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, accepts credentials of Ambassador of New Zeland; Government rendering assistance for extending cultication of promising crops in border regions for food sufficiency; Prime Minister sends congratulatory message to Poland..."PERSPECTIVES":"Chin State to become tea state of the nation"...FEATURE:"Discussion of pensioners(7)"