DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein visits Kengtung Cultural Museum, Loimwe hill station...Bago brewery marks Carlsberg?s entry to Myanmar market...Performers show skills in dancing, music and song contests...Dr Sai Mauk Kham urges well-rounded youths to strive for international recognition...Vice President U Nyan Tun hails arts competition as vital to preserving culture...Training course aims to give administrators grasp on electoral process...Township officials disseminate knowledge about drug elimination to residents...Emerald Green Project gaining momentum in rural areas...Industrial Training School teaches local youths to become technicians...Women?s vocational courses aim to improve livelihoods...Contestants from Bago Region make preparations for Performing Arts Competition...Thai Chinlone team under training of Myanmar coaches in Mandalay...Activities mark UN Global Road Safety Week...Township Golfers Association compensates farmers for loss of land...Plan to hoist golden umbrella atop Jade Pagoda...MBED receives public digital library service machine...Men?s football tournament marks 700th anniversary of founding Sagaing City..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Peace in Myanmar must precede further investment, EU ambassador says...Union Industry Minister meets Malaysian, Thai delegations...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and party arrive at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad...United Overseas Bank provides its first onshore Yangon, 7 May — loan in Myanmar to finance hotel project...KDI discusses research on policies..... "PERSPECTIVES": "There is a first time for everything" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "Asia: Stabilizing and Outperforming" by Yu Ching Wong IMF Resident Representative to Myanmar