DOMESTIC NEWS: Union spirit is the source of building a democratic federal union...70th anniversary Union Day ceremony and Panglong peace talk to be broadcast live today...Fire destroys four homes, one shop in Sittway...State and Region Hluttaw staff expected to be separated from GA Department...Over 1,000 tonnes of illegal timbers seized in Yangon during past three weeks...Five suspects arrested in Maungtaw...State Counsellor arrives Taunggyi to attend 70th Union Day Ceremony...Rakhine traditional carriage pulling festival attracts people in Maungtaw...Road to Muse...Rumour of special goods tax for automobile market prompts car price rise... The price of fish paste doubles in Bago...Rubber testing laboratory in Hlegu expected to get global accreditation...Three-storey fruit & vegetable wholesale market to be built in Amarapura..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Investigation Commission launches probe into UN allegations of human rights violations in Maungtaw ...Rakhine chili to be exported to Sri Lanka..... "OPINION": "For lack of a nail!" - Dr. Nu Nu Win... ARTICLE: "Myanmar: A Land of Ethnic Affinity" - Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt