DOMESTIC NEWS: 1.Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes back Prime Minister General Thein Sein, who attended opening ceremony of XXV SEA Games in Laos, 2.Dr Kyaw Sein voted for Life-time Achievement National Literary Award (2008),3. Prime Minister General Thein Sein meets Laotian counterpart, 4.Prime Minister arrives at Vientiane to attend opening of XXV SEA Games, 5. Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing meets Chairman of National Tourism Management Board and Minister at Laotian Prime Minister�s Office Mr Somphong Mongkhonvilay, 6.Prime Minister meets staff of Myanmar Embassy, Military Attaché�s Office in Vientiane, 7.Foreign Affairs Minister meets Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, PERSPECTIVE: Raise the momentum of anti-drug campaign and take part in regional development tasks ARTICLES: