DOMESTIC NEWS: Make sustained efforts for ensuring perpetuity of the motherland - It is required of the entire national people to remain vigilant at all times against dangers posed by neocolonialists, and to make sustained efforts, putting the national policy in the fore and exerting patriotism for ensuring perpetuity of the motherland. Now, many projects are ongoing simultaneously for ensuring equitable development of all parts of the Union, and improving the living conditions of the people. Pursuing the national goal of building a peaceful, modern and developed nation with might and main is, in fact, laying substantial foundations for a prosperous future of the nation. Senior General Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (from the message sent on the occasion of 62nd Anniversary Independence Day)...Foreign Heads of State felicitates Senior General Than Shwe...Foreign Heads of Government send messages of felicitations to Myanmar Prime Minister...Japan Cup Judo Bout ends...Information Minister attends concluding ceremony of multiplier course No 1/2009 of IPRD...Apple Cosmetic and Topsyne Medicated Cream open Lucky Draw...3rd junior swimming contest of Denk Pharma Cup held...Signing ceremony between Ministry of Mines and DELCO held..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Work together to constantly turn out students of high caliber"..... ARTICLES: Honouring the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day: "Emphasis placed on emergence of technocrat younger generations to be able to keep pace with international community MPT making endeavours to overcome challenges of IT Age" Byline: Win Naing...Honouring the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day: "Take strong resolution for perpetuity of independence" Khaing Thitsar (Psychology).....CARTOON; "Independence means ?".....POEM: "The independence of Myanmar"