EXECUTIVE: Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No. 52/2013 - Enforcement of the 2013-Minimum Wage Law..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Wells sunk, lakes dredged in Mandalay Region for better access to safe water...Indaw Tsp village taps stream...Data Entry Project launched for workers...Oxygen containers donated to Mandalay philanthropic group...Motor roads being upgraded in Kachin State...Two injured in Sagaing fire outbreak...Public notice of wheel tax forgery...Rural development tasks being undertaken in Letpadaungtaung Copper Mines Area...Post-primary school upgraded to BEMS (Branch) in Hsipaw...Basic Shan Literature Courses conclude in Hsipaw...Commercial teak saplings planted in Namma forest reserve...Rural library broadens horizons of people in Nyaunglebin Tsp...Bailey bridges replaced with RC type facilities on Pathein-Monywa Road...Fighters, helicopters commissioned into service [associated photo: "Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing sprinkles scented water on new fighter jet"]...Golden Jubilee Myanma Gems Emporium..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: "We are making constant efforts for standing as a credible, responsible country in the world community as both supporters and dissidents would bear the fruits of our reforms" - The following is the translation of President U Thein Sein?s speech through radio programmes to the entire people the length and breadth of the nation [broadcast speech on his visit to the USA]...PR [Permanent Residence - of foreigners] System aims at benefiting reforms...Union Foreign Affairs Minister meets UNFPA Representative...Myanmar ready to hold ASEAN chair: Ms Madeleine Albright...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann receives ROK Deputy National Defence Minister...Delegates to 22nd WEF on East Asia arrive...Myanmar youth golfers won prizes in 2013 European Championship...Golden Jubilee Myanma Gems Emporium...Press Release - Regarding the recent attacks on Myanmar citizens working and residing in Malaysia..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Stick to monogamous relationships".....ARTICLE: "THE TWO SCENES" U Maung Hlaing