"Virati papa, to refrain from sin; this is the way to auspiciousness". DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe welcomes back Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt on return from Bangladesh; 2. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt arrives in Bangladesh; 3. Bangladesh supports Myanmar's democracy drive and nation-building tasks General Khin Nyunt and Begum Khaleda Zia hold talks; 4. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt calls on Bangladeshi President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed; 6. Chinese journalists delegation on tour; 5. Bangladeshi PM hosts banquet in honour of Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt; 7. Self-reliant roads and tube-well opened in Dagon Myothit (South) Township; 8. Traffic Rules Enforcement Committee meets; 9. Wellwishers honour MWJA third conference; 10. Measures coordinated for holding MWJA third conference; 11. Policewomen task force of MPF stage skill demonstration; 12. Participants in MWAF Plenary Meeting honoured; 13. Weallwishers invited for sinking tube-wells; 14. Effectiveness of traditional medicines discussed; 15. Hlawga Park to be closed during Thingyan; 16. Mails to be delivered during Thingyan... "PERSPECTIVES": "Try to become able technicians" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: "Democracy: A Hard Idea to Translate" (Page 7); "Traditional Rakhine Thingyan Festival" (Page 7)... POEM: "Guest Flower" (Page 11)'