DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein visits thriving Palethwe special high-yield hybrid paddy plantations in modern farms in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area...49th Myanma Gems Emporium concludes...Union CPT Minister urges local people of Myaing Tsp to be united to realize rural development task...Kunchaung Hydropower Project nearing completion...New oil well in Nyaungdon Oilfield under trial extraction...Mandalay Region Chambers of Commerce and Industry meets...Ward administrator office opened in Taikkyi...Citizenship scrutiny cards issued in Seikkyi-khanaungto...Development of livestock breeding, meat and fish sector provided...Hmawby Township opens new rural health branch for health care services...Tea collecting season commences...SANITATION CARRIED OUT [photo]...Loans disbursed to cooperative societies...Loans disbursed to vendors in Ottwin...Midnight fire breaks out in Meiktila...MWEA to hold 17th AGM...[reproductive] HEALTH KNOWLEDGE TALKED [photo]...MLF invites cash, books...CITISENSHIP CARDS ISSUED [photo]...PRIZE AWARDED [photo]...Defence Services Commander-in-Chief attends opening of Defence Services Museum (Nay Pyi Taw)...Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe attend national press award presentation..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Friendship Car Rally 2012 flagged off...Belgian guests call on UMFCCI personnel...Talks on IT held...Two special postal stamps on sales..... "PERSPECTIVES": "CSOs"..... ARTICLES: "Higher educational infrastructures in Yangon Region nurturing promising young workforce for the Union"..."Towards media freedom in company with accountability and reasoning power" Hline Bwa (Parami)