DOMESTIC NEWS: Secretary-1 meets officers and other ranks of Lashio Station; Peace and tranquillity and prevalence of law and order important for development of a region or a nation Secretary-1 tours Lashio, Hsenwi Townships; Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects Kaukkway Creek Dam Project,agricultural services in Lashio; New building of Myawady Bank Ltd (Bayintnaung) opened; Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein oversees construction of Yandaingaung Sutaungpyae MyoU Pagoda, cultivation of opium-substitute honey orange in Lashio; Foreign Minister arrives back; Shopkeepers of Zaycho Market presents USDA membership applications; Construction Minister inspects road and bridge construction tasks in Namti; CNG Filling Station No 001 opened in Mandalay; Mines Minister Brig-Gen Ohn Myint inspects salt mills in Ayeyawady Division; Tilapia Fish Festival 2005 continues; Deputy Energy Minister visits oil fields; Tilapia Fish Festival extended; Showroom of Gold Star ceramic tiles, granite, marble & sanitary wares opened; Annual General Meeting of MRMA on 7 May; Rules announced for Olympic Sports and Literary Competitions..."PERSPECTIVES":" Ward off machinitions of neo-colonialist with national outlook"...FEATURE:"A cup of cold green tea to resist intense heat"