"Puja ca pujaneyyanam, to honour those worthy of honour; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: Efforts being made to safeguard national solidarity and ensure non-disintegration of the Union; "Peace, tranquillity and development prevail in almost every part of the country due to national solidarity - Prime Minister attends opening of main building of Hpa-an University held in honour of 57th Anniversary Union Day; Prime Minister attends ceremony to hoist Shwehtidaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and Seinbudaw atop Kaungmudaw Pagoda in Hpa-an; Peace will prevail in Kayin State in near future - Prime Minister inspects development tasks in Hlaingbwe; Appointment of Ambassador of Hellenic Republic agreed on; Minister U Win Aung arrives back from Thailand; Union Flag arrives Dagon Myothit (South); Minister inspects Nyaungdon oil and gas field; Seminar on fish-culture held; Customs Department opens management course for officers; Deputy Minister inspects Union Day exhibitions and shops; Organizational set-up of MWAF clarified in Taunggyi; MWAF meets with Shan State (South) Organization for Women's Affairs; Computer courses at MICT Park; BIMSTEC champ Myanmar youth team receives hearty welcome; Myanmar wins bronze in Asia Karatedo Championship; Foreign golfers arrive in Yangon for Myanmar Open Golf Tournament; ISD tennis 13-19 Feb... "PERSPECTIVES": "Towards national development through mechanized farming" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: ""Development images of Magway Division in the time of the State Peace and Development Council" (Page 7); "National duties for development of national races" (Page 8)... POEM: "Myanmar's Pride" (Page 9)