"Panditanan ca sevana, to associate with the wise; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Mongolia; Prime Minister inspects construction of Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree College (Yangon), National Race Village; Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives guests from USA; New building for BEPS, hospital opened in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township; Lt-Gen Thein Sein cordially meets delegates prior to their departure for home at adjournment of National Convention; Lt-Gen Ye Myint attends opening of Kyaukhtu Airport in Magway Division; Commander, Minister attends ceremonies to hand over new school buildings; Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Myanaung and Laymyathna in Ayeyawady Division; Commander, Mayor inspect sanitation tasks in Yangon City; Health Minister leaves for Bangkok; Meeting of ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Services held; Facts about MWAF lectured at Ministry of Commerce... "PERSPECTIVES": "Regional development through united and collective efforts" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "Water supply tasks carried out for rural development"; "A milestone leading the nation to a new age—1" (Page 10) ... SLOGANS: "The National Convention is the concern of all our national races"; "With hands linked firm around the National Convention".