DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe welcomes back Acting Prime Minister and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win on their arrival from Sri Lanka; Deputy FM arrives back from Brazil; Deputy Health Minister arrives back from Sri Lanka; NLD ignores nation-building endeavours of government - Seven NLD members lose trust and faith in NLD and party leaders, quit party; Sri Lankan Prime Minister hosts dinner in honour of Acting Prime Minister and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein; Acting Prime Minister and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win arrive in Colombo on goodwill visit to Sri Lanka; Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than supervises rural development tasks in Bago Division (West); Interdepartmental Workshop on Occupational Health: Hazardous Occupation (Lead) organized; Defending Champion Myanmar secures second prize in 39th Merdeka Cup; Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Sri Lankan Prime Minister hold talks - Agriculture, livestock breeding, forest, trade, tourism and air transport sectors are to be promoted and technical cooperation programmes are to be implemented - Any country should not attempt for political gains on pretext of human rights and terrorism... NATIONAL CONVENTION: The term of the Region or State Hluttaw comes into force on the day on which that of the Pyithu Hluttaw comes into force [text of the detailed basic principles regarding Region and State Hluttaw in the chapter ‘Legislature?]; The Executive Head of State is the President of the State [detailed basic principles regarding Formation of Executive in the chapter ‘Executive?]; The first regular session of the Pyithu Hluttaw shall be convened within 90 days after the general election commences [detailed basic principles regarding Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw in the chapter ‘Legislature?]... "PERSPECTIVES": "Extend cultivation of rubber"...ARTICLE: "Lest they may be left behind" by Banya Aung.