DOMESTIC NEWS: University of Nursing (Yangon) gets new lecture hall...Citizenship scrutiny cards issued in Thandaunggyi...Billboard put up in Myawady...TREES PLANTED; CSC ISSUED; SAPLINGS PLANTED; CASH DONATED; CARDS ISSUED [photos]...Farmer educative course conducted in Myawady...Volleyball umpire course opened at NIS-1 in Thuwunna...Trees grown in Thegon Township in rainy season...Cash assistance provided to students in Gyobingauk...Monsoon tree growing ceremony held in An...Agricultural knowledge shared to local farmers in Yekyi...Reading habit raised in Katha Township...Fire drill demonstrated at Myoma Market in Shwegu...PyinOoLwin cultivates saplings at golf course...Construction of Mandalay-Sagaing-Monywa- Shwebo link inspected...Dy L&F minister views sanitation tasks of the staff...Cash and kind donated to people in Rakhine State...Duties of annual Locals plant saplings at Thandwe GTI projects assigned to local authorities in Pyay...Kyaikto Township Cooperative Syndicate holds AGM...Nay Pyi Taw Sports Training Centre completes...With three-page supplement of Bill Revoking The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act and Securities Exchange Bill attached. [not included in online edition]..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: "To best serve interest of people and country, we have fervent desire to seek technical know-how, to set up economic engagement with other countries but sanctions are still restricting us from doing so" President U Thein Sein...President U Thein Sein holds meeting with US Secretary of State...Union Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin attends 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers? Meeting (AMM) and related meetings...Ambassador U Tint Swai concurrently accredited to Hellenic Republic...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham receives Member of British Parliament Mr Jeffery Donaldson and party...Myanmar, Japan to increase bilateral trade...Myanmar young golfer to take part in The Junior Open Championship 2012...President U Thein Sein leaves Cambodia...President U Thein Sein arrives in Cambodia to attend US-ASEAN Business Forum...Dy Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets member of British Parliament and party...Union electric power No. 2 minister attends ceremony for handing over of SICS and RTU...Japan Mizuho Corporate Bank opens its branch in Yangon...Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw receives US Under Secretary of Economic, Business and Agriculture Affairs...Union Information & Culture Minister receives Ambassador of ROK...President U Thein Sein meets Cambodian Prime Minister...President U Thein Sein holds discussions with Thai Prime Minister...President U Thein Sein arrives back in Nay Pyi Taw..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Social protection"