"Pubbe ca katapuññata, to be endowed with merits accrued in the past; this is the way to auspiciousness"...DOMESTIC NEWS: It is incumbent upon all citizens to maintain national solidarity with Union Spirit; Delegates from various countries come to Myanmar to observe activities of National Sanitation Weeks - Seventh National Sanitation Week launched; Tar road opened to hail Union Day; Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to President of Iran; PM sends felicitations to Iran; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends felicitations to First Vice-President of Iran; UMFCCI President meets Ambassador; Non-existence of genocide among national races resulting from racial hatred and antagonism - Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt meets Union Day delegates; Information Minister meets local people in townships of Magway, Sagaing Divisions; Full-dress rehearsal of Union Day Flag-hoisting ceremony held; Union Day Exhibition booths inspected; Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects arrangements for hosting Union Day dinner; I&P Ministry holds 4-monthly meeting; Union Flag conveyed to Yangon North District; 41st Gem Emporium to be held; Final rites of Konlon Sayadawgyi held in Pindaya; "Soon" offered to members of the Sangha; Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe clarifies organizational set-up of MWAF in Kengtung; Victorious Myanmar soccer team recounts experience; Top International and Myanmar Golfers ready for Myanmar Open..."PERSPECTIVES": "Rural development tasks for ensuring development of the entire Union" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: "Development images of Bago Division in the time of the State Peace and Development Council" (Page 7); "Rural development in Myanmar" (Page 8, 9)...POEM: "The Positive sign of the Union" (Page 9).