DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Brunei Ambassador; World No-Tobacco Day ceremony held in Yangon East District; Thitsa Yeiktha Road put into service in Yankin Township; Cash assistance, exercise books provided; Ceremony to share merits for second Shwethingan offering to Okkalapa Pagoda held; Cultivation of physic nut plants, irrigation facility inspected in Thaton; MEd, BEd, Teachership Courses open at UDNR; Shweli Hydel Power project inspected; Coord meeting opn Secure and Smooth Transport takes place; Physic nut plants growing ceremony held in NyaungU; Officials urged to well understand project aims; Basic English PRoficiency, Computer Courses open; Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassafdor of Singapore..."PERSPECTIVES":"Serve public interests through literature"...FEATURE:"Books...libraries...knowledge"