"Appamado ca dhammesu, to be diligent in Laws; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe enjoy Traditional Maha Thingyan Festival of PBANRDA Ministry; Thingyan festival in Mandalay attracts revellers; Yangon Mayor's Thingyan Pandal teeming with Thingyan lovers ; Minister inspects maintenance of press; Yangonites joyfully celebrate Water Festival on 2nd Akyat Day; Tourists, revellers take part in water festival in Mandalay; Water festival held at Family Maha Thingyan Pandal... "PERSPECTIVES": "For successful realization of the projects implemented by the State" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: "Drug — a boon or a curse" (Page 8); "MOHA pandal continues Maha Thingyan Festival" (Page 16).