DOMESTIC NEWS: Prime Minister General Thein Sein sends message of felicitations to Andorran Head of Government...Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence on inspection tour of Mandalay, Sagaing Divisions...Noteworthy amounts of rainfall...Industry-1 Minister inspects industries (Myingyan)...Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Andorran counterpart...Deputy Construction Minister inspects tar imported from Iran...Talks on ?Leading At The Edge”...Special criminal appeal cases heard...Special Refresher Course No. 69 for Basic Education Teachers opens...Dy minister inspects Uru bridge in Homalin...US and British diplomats visited NLD HQ 28 times in August...Local people return to Kokang as stability prevails in Shan State (North)...Ragged banknotes exchangeable at banks...Three patients infected with A (H1N1) discharged, remaining three on the mend..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Raise momentum of literacy activities as part of national education promotion plan"..... ARTICLES: "Growing media role in Shan State (South)" Byline: Naing Tun (Taunggyi); Photos: Maung Maung Than (IPRD)..."Momentum of Literacy Movement in Myanmar" Daw Si Si Aye (DMERB)..."Reflected glory to the government" Ko Myanmar ["I could breathe a sigh of relief after feeling uneasy about the recent Kokang Region issue which went away without much negative impact. In every country, the law is less effective in far-flung areas and such incidents are found sometimes. The root causes of the issue are historic events that date back to the colonial rule, and the lawless behaviours a regional powerhouse showed when overwhelmed by selfishness along with a sense of internal armed insurgency...]..... BUDDHIST TEACHINGS: "BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF METTA"