DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces; Minister for Mines inspects preparations for opening of Myanma Gems and Jewellery shop; Member of USDA (Central) Panel of Patrons, Secretariat-Member tour Kachin State; Workshop on "Growing Integration of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional ASEAN States in Asian Region" held; Lt-Gen Maung Bo urges local people, departmental personnel to step up regional development tasks; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts dinner in honour of Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces; Thai delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda; USDA Secretary-General meets ambassadors; Ministry of Culture donates books to MMCWA; Government placing emphasis on emergence of na education system of international standard - Kawkhame BEHS in Mawlamyine Township equipped with multimedia classrooms; Entries for 61st Anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative color photo contest; Government implementing three projects for all-round development in every sector; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes Thai Supreme Commander..."PERSPECTIVES":"Put energies into all nation-building work...FEATURES:"Pakokku District enjoying sufficient supply of clean water"