"Matapitu upatthanam, to serve thy parents; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Take part in border areas development undertakings; 2. Prime Minister inspects development projects in Bago Division; 3. Modern, developed nation can be reached only if education sees quantitative as well as qualitative development - Myanmar Education Committee holds meeting; 4. Prime Minister attends ceremony to present Ma Myat Lay Scholarship; 5. General Thura Shwe Mann inspects development of Pathein region; 6. Minister stresses cost-effective publishing of textbooks; 7. Jade lots fetch over 2m euro; 8. MAI launches new route to New Delhi; 9. Ziwaka Mobile Health Train launched; 10. 15th Century artifacts found in Myeik Township; 11. UMFCCI official leaves for Japan; 12. Medical equipment donated to DSOH; 13. Sitagu Sayadaw leaves for Lao PDR; 14. 26th ISD Golf Team C?ship opened; 15. MWAF meets Chin State Organization for Women?s Affairs... "PERSPECTIVES": "Inauguration of new runway at Pathein Airport" (Page 2)... ARTICLES:"Tatmadaw always striving for national development in the interest of the people (Page 7); "Victorious Tatmadaw" (Page 8+9)... POEM: "About Soldiers" (Page 9).