"Pubbe ca katapuññata, to be endowed with merits accrued in the past; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Egypt; 2. PM tours Shenzhen, Hong Kong Further cooperation in hi-tech, industrial sector discussed; 3. Fruitful results of PM?s visit to China; 4. PM sends congratulations to Cambodian PM; 5. PM receives members of House of Representatives of Japan; 6. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives Laotian Deputy FM; 7. FM sends congratulations to Cambodian counterpart; 8. Myanmar-Lao border authorities meet; 9. Minister meets hoteliers; 10. Continuous torrential rains cause floods in Myitkyina; 11. National Basketball C'ship continues... "PERSPECTIVES": "Sino-Myanmar ties further strengthened" (Page 2)... FEATURE: "Pannandin shining like the pole star in northernmost Myanmar — 1" (Page 7).