ACTIVITIES OF THE MYANMAR UNION GOVERNEMNT: Union Ministers take pleasure at Thingyan pandals in Nay Pyi Taw..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Merry-makers enjoy Maha Thingyan Festival on Akyat Day...Site chosen to build main power station (500KV)...Dy Construction Minister inspects roads, bridges in Ayeyawady Region...2011 Nay Pyi Taw Mayor Maha Thingyan Tour Gold Cup Golf Tournament goes on...Thingyan Festival celebrated in Myitkyina...Gangaw Township enjoys better telecommunication facility...Shwebo District hits 74.37% of summer paddy cultivation...Sanctuary given to old cows...Betel leaves fetch good prices...Mon traditional songs spread in Mon State Thingyan Festival...SSA (Ywet Sit) attack kills one, injures five innocent people...Rakhine State hosts Thingyan Trophy Golf Tourney...Thingyan songs float in air of Mandalay...Yangonites enjoy Maha Thingyan Water Festival on Akyat Day...Monywa of Sagaing Region celebrates Myanmar New Year Festival...Ayeyawady Region celebrates Thingyan Akyat Day...Model chick pea plot harvested..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Myanmar New Year ushers in peace and prosperity"..... ARTICLE: "Plum growers enjoying big harvest in Yamethin Township" Byline & photos: Reporter Nyunt Shwe