DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador of Mexico; 2. Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic; 3. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than on inspection tour of Thayawady District in Bago Division (West); 4. Legislative power to enact laws for reclamation of vacant, fallow and virgin lands should be entrusted to the Union; 5. Most of the delegate groups suggested that a detailed basic principle be laid down in the Union Legislative List as third point ‘standardization and specification of manufactured commodities?; 6. Matters coordinated for observance of 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day; 7. Left thumb-substitute surgical operation performed successfully; 8. Minister inspects Fresh Water Fish Garden; 9. Parade columns practise drill; 10. Winners of short story, novel, article contests announced; 11. DMA Golden Jubilee; 12. Tatmadaw columns continue practising drills; 13. Workshop on medicines sale closed; 14. MWAF concludes annual general meeting successfully; 15. Press conference on Tiger-Myanmar Amateur Open held; 16. Myanmar maintains victory over Japan in volley friendly...POEM: "We remain unmoved" "What we do, our earth, our water with our people, proportionately Though things remain encouraging They blame us without fail..."(page 8)...FEATURE:"YCDC undertaking city housing development tasks"(page 7)