"Sippaañ ca, to acquire skill in sciences; this is the way to auspiciousness" ... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Prime Minister attends ceremony to hoist Shwehtidaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and Seinbudaw of ZabuOkshaung Myatphonekhaung Datpaungzone Pagoda 2. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives Thai Minister of Sports and Tourism 3. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives Japanese entrepreneurs 4. Secretary-2 inspects upgrading of Yangon-Mandalay Union highway, Yangon-Nyaunglaybin railroad section 5. MNAWork Committee for development of environs of Kandawgyi Garden and upgrading Yangon Zoological Gardens meets 6. Stake driven for building Youth Nurturing Unit in Muse 7. Htidaw hoisted atop Zeyatheikdi TadaU Pagoda in Myitnge 8. Nursery Market Festival continues 9. Wellwishers invited for sinking tube-wells 10. Thai delegation tours Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan-NyaungU 11. China's national revenue hit record high in 2003 12. Minister says energy investors back to Indonesia 13. Best stamps contest to begin in China 14. Chinese President reaffirms support for HK, Macao governments 15. Yangon North District women's team wins championship trophy in soccer ... "PERSPECTIVES": "Invaluable force on which the State can rely" (Page 2)... ARTICLE: "Myanmar pearl: a popular jewel around the world" (Page 7).