"Sippaañ ca, to acquire skill in sciences; this is the way to auspiciousness" ... DOMESTIC NEWS: University and colleges opened in Hpa-an to ensure education within reach of students in the region; Senior General Than Shwe tours Kayin State; Prime Minister attends opening of Mingun Tipitaka Jivitadana Traditional Medicine Hospital, Shwesin Tipitaka Kyaungdaw in Sagaing; Prime Minister tours Sagaing, TadaU Townships; Practising of drills by parade columns inspected; MWVO Central Organizing Committee meets; Paunglin Dam (Ngamoeyeik Supporting Dam) Project inspected; 69 tourists arrive by chartered plane; Measures for conducting Japanese language course coordinated ; Title recipient Sayadaws, nun, laity honoured; Poppy-substitute Crops Cultivation and Livestock Breeding Training School opened in Laukkai ... "PERSPECTIVES": "Strive with heart and soul for regional development" (Page 2) ... ARTICLE: "The developing transport sector of Rakhine State" (Page 7).