DOMESTIC NEWS: MYANMAR GAZETTE...Two-three digits illegal lottery documents seized...Kawhmu Township raises reading habit, organizes book donation...Thingangyun Township observes World TB Day...Tube-well launched in Htantabin Township...Vaccination of measles for children clarified...Insein Township raises reading habit...Citizenship scrutiny cards handed over...Medical checkups given to staff of MCDC...Fire destroys three houses, leaving 20 people homeless in Mogaung...Mandalay dwellers urged to systematically throw garbage...Quality of rice processing, storage talked...CSC ISSUED [photo]...Rowers take part in boat race in Kyonmange River...MLF invites donations of cash, books...Noteworthy amounts of rainfall (5-4-2012)...MLF donates books to village libraries..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein attends 20th ASEAN Summit (Retreat)...President U Thein Sein attends closing of 20th ASEAN Summit...Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan attends 7th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting...Financial, investment restrictions to be eased on Myanmar ("US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces the easing of sanctions.")...President U Thein Sein meets press in Cambodia...Union Construction Minister meets Thai Transport Minister...Production sharing contract signed...Dy Foreign Affairs Minister participates in ASEAN Awareness Forum in Rome...Yangon Region Chief Minister receives Vietnamese National Assembly Vice-Chairman...US Embassy officials call on Union Election Commission Chairman...Amyotha Hluttaw International Relations Committee Chairman receives UNDP official...Vice-Chairman of Vietnamese National Assembly arrives in Yangon...Hand-on training on reserve money targeting and liquidity forecasting for CBM concludes...President U Thein Sein attends dinner hosted by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni...President U Thein Sein arrives back Nay Pyi Taw after attending 20th ASEAN Summit..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Let?s bring down poverty rate!"..... ARTICLES: "Wahkadok water supporting dam and Yenwe diversion weir, helping boost agricultural production in Bago Region" Archives: Maung Nyein Aye..."Flower and football" by Nathan