"Subhasita ca ya vaca, to have words well spoken; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Mayor inspects repair works on damage roads; 2. Rules on Armed Forces Day Commemorative Painting and Sculpture Contests announced; 3. Gem & Jade Sales conclude; 4. State-owned Rolar Wheat Mill to be sold through competitive bidding; 5. Myanmar Academy of Medical Science to hold meeting on 25 Aug; 6. Navigational stations launched for safety of vessels; 7. Advertising Division (Mandalay Branch) opens; 8. Arrangements of APT, Srilankan airlines explained; 9. Chinese goodwill delegation arrives; 10. ASEAN students, teachers tour Bago, Yangon; 11. Cash donations invited for Maha Ratthabhi Samaggi Pagoda in Panglong; 12. Mental Health Educative Instructors Course opened; 13. Talks on prevention against trafficking in Women and Children held; 14. Swimming Championship ends; 15. Sports gear presented to women football team... "PERSPECTIVES": "Make continued efforts for harmonious development of the Union" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "Ocean-going ships on the move" (Page 7); "Environmental conservation and Bago Yoma Greening project" (Page 10); "Progressive Zoning Approach to Foot and Mouth Disease Control in the Union of Myanmar" (Page 11).