"Panditanañ ca sevana, to associate with the wise; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: Prime Minister looks into development tasks in Mandalay Division; Prime Minister enjoys performance of the National Symphony Orchestra; Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects Yangon (West) University, Institute of Computer Science and Kandawgyi Gardens; Lebanese PM sends felicitations to Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt; Officers leave to attend training; Prime Minister receives Chinese guests; Lt-Gen Ye Myint tours Thayet; Yangon Trade Fair 2004 continues; Industry-1 Minister inspects factories in Thayet, Thayawady; 41st Myamma Gems Emporium from 13 to 21 March; Cash donated to Kaba Aye Youth Training School; MMA women chapter meets; Pakokku U Ohn Pe literary award winners announced; Myanmar soccer team leaves for Thailand; Minister meets Karate-do team; Stimulant tablets seized..."PERSPECTIVES": "More roads and bridges for regional development" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: "Development images of Kahin State in the time of the State Peace and Development Council" (Page 7); "Our national brethren, our own might" (Page 9).