DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham, wife Daw Nan Shwe Hmon joyfully participate in Nay Pyi Taw Maha Thingyan Festival...Taunggyi Maha Thingyan opened...Mon State opens Maha Thingyan Festival...Mandalay Maha Thingyan Festival crowded with revellers...Bago Region Chief Minister attends Maha Thingyan opening ceremony...News photos depicting celebrations of Myanmar people far and wide the country on Maha Thingyan Akya Day...Maha Thingyan water throwing pandal opened...Students rehearse entertainment at Mdy Mayor?s Pandal...Maha Thingyan Festival opened in Dalla...Kachin State Maha Thingyan Festival opened...Rakhine State Maha Thingyan Fragrance Grinding Contest and Central Pandal opened...Sagaing Region?s Thingyan Festival opened...Magway Region Chief Minister attends Maha Thingyan Festival...Thingyan enthusiasts enjoy Thingyan festival on Maha Thingyan Akya Day...Sagaing Region Chief Minister oversees regional development tasks...Ayeyawady Region Maha Thingyan Central Pandal opened...Safety for danger of fire, electricity checked in Okkan...MCDC not allows shops of vendors on roads in Thingyan Festival...Alinyaung Library opened in Mingaladon Township...RURAL HEALTH FACILITY OPENED [photo]...Insein Township WJA donates books to Kyaikto, Mawlamyine Township WJAs...Aleinma Library opened in Gangaw...Strong winds destroy houses, buildings in Myogyi of Ywangan Township...Tomb of Mayor of Kawlin Maha Minkhaung Anawrahta Shwehlanbo maintained...CITIZENSHIP CARDS ISSUED: [photo]...Environmental conservation talked (sic) in Lashio Township...Nay Pyi Taw in festive mood, people celebrate water festival in Nay Pyi Taw Maha Thingyan for 2012..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives British Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. David Cameron...British Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. David Cameron arrives Yangon...British Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Mr. David Cameron arrives in Nay Pyi Taw..... "PERSPECTIVES": "More pious deeds than fun"..... ARTICLE: "The Thingyan Days I Would Always Remember" Hpone Thant