"Kataññuta, gratitude towards the grateful; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Serbian and Montenegro President; 2. Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Bangladeshi goodwill delegation; 3. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends felicitations to Israeli counterpart; 4. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends felicitations to Israeli counterpart; 5. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends message of felicitations to Serbian and Montenegro President; 6. Work coordination meeting on preparations for convening of National Convention held; 7. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects road and bridge construction tasks in Sagaing; 8. Aviation Courses for new generation youth open; 9. Six-storey Office of Myanmar Passport Issuing Board opens; 10. Courses opened at central training school of PBANRDA Ministry; 11. Basic Printing Course opened; 12. Cash donated to hail Third Literary Conference; 13. Minister U Win Aung sends message of felicitations to Israeli Foreign Minister; 14. Health Minister attends 7th ASEAN Health Ministers'Meeting; 15. Myanmar-Korea economic cooperation discussed; 16. Second Meeting of ASEAN Energy Policies and Management Network held; 17. Malaysia International Food & Beverages 2004 demonstrated; 18. Bangladeshi goodwill delegation on touer of downtown Yangon; 19. MMCWA's Annual General Conference concludes; 20. Myanmar Wushu team leaves for China... "PERSPECTIVES": "Towards speedy completion of projects that would fulfil immediate needs of the State and people" (Page 2)... ARTICLE: "Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve, a tiger habitat" - Part 1 (Page 11).