"Dhammacariya ca, lawful-conduct; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends message of condolences to Indonesian President; 2. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message of condolences to Indonesian Vice-President; 3. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends message of condolences to Indonesian President; 4. U Win Aung sends message of condolences to Indonesian FM; 5. Senior General Than Shwe receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces and party; 6. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San welcome Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces and wife; 7. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces; 8. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife host dinner in honour of Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces and wife; 9. Wife of visiting Thai Supreme Commander and party visit Myanma Gems Emporium; 10. Chief of Armed Forces Training arrives back from Indonesia; 11. UMFCCI officials leave for Thailand; 12. Secretary-1 attends inauguration of multimedia classrooms of No 3 BEHS in Dagon Township; 13. Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspects boosting production of crude oil, natural gas at Yedagun Oil and Gas Project in Taninthayi Offshore; 14. Minister inspects workshops; 15. Coordination meeting on opening of self-reliant libraries in villages held; 16. Commander inspects industrial zones in Yangon East District; 17. Office for Orgainzing 4th World Buddhist Summit opened... "PERSPECTIVES": "Strive for completion of projects according to set standards" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "First Aid: a gesture of humanity which makes the difference" (Page 7); "Sanctions may be satisfying, but they do no good" (subtitled "How to influence Myanmar") by David Steinberg (Page 10).