DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Minister for Information and for Culture attends merit-sharing ceremony for 19 renovated Thudhamma Rest Houses in Mandalay...Respects paid to older persons in Taunggyi...Mine blast kills one in Muse...Self-reliant concrete roads commissioned in Mawlamyinegyun...Htao-Saisichauk Road put into service in Thantlang Township...Storm victims in Ywangan, Pindaya townships get cash assistance...WORLD TB DAY MARKED: [photo]...Cash assistance provided to bus line committees, owners, workers...Respects paid to the aged in Indaw Township...Fire breaks out in Shwelaung Village of Wakema...May I help You...Bridge on Mandalay-Myitkyina Road at Mawlu repaired...People educated to systematically throw garbage in Bago...Shwe Creek Bridge No 1 under construction...READING HABIT RAISED [photo]...South Okkalapa Township gets new library...Bridges on island ringroad inspected in Manaung Township...Plan under way to build suspension bridge across tributary of river...Crime reduction talk given in Htantabin Township...FISH RELEASED: [photo]...Respects paid to the aged in Sangyoung Township...Reforms of taxation clarified in Kawlin...GSM mobile phones worth K 200,000 on sales in Mandalay...Members of MCWSC, WAO donate blood...Respects paid to older persons, fish released in Hpa-an...Significant Day Temperatures (21-4-2012)...Exams to be held for IT development..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar energy delegation visits Belarus...U Tint Swe concurrently appointed as Ambassador to Romania...Myanmar weightlifting delegation leaves for ROK..... "PERSPECTIVES": "New Year?s resolution" [re peace] ARTICLE: "Value-added crops help farmers get increased income" Byline: Pe Htun Zaw (Yesagyo) Photos: Pe Htun Lu