DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Government offers olive branch to national race armed groups [Announcement No. 1/2011 4th Waning of Wagaung 1373 ME (18 August 2011) Invitation to peace talks]...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Finance and Revenue Notification No. 156/2011 [meaning vague - OBL Lib.]...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Finance and Revenue Notification No. 157/2011 Nay Pyi Taw 4th Waning of Wagaung 1373 ME (18 August 2011) [meaning vague - OBL Lib.]...MYANMAR GAZETTE...TV set, generator and Sky Net receiver, accessories donated to self-reliant libraries...Nation sees agriculture tasks in full swing...Ministry of Education to train students to be endowed with Union Spirit...Zeya Padaytha Foundation provides cash assistance for paddy growing...Flood Bulletin...Donated paddy strains to be sown in floodravaged farms: Bago Region Chief Minister...Sagaing Region Chief Minister?s Cup Inter-District Sepak Takraw Contest kicks off...Kachin State Chief Minister meets development affairs committee officials...After temporarily making peace in 1994, remarkable progress seen in Kachin State in parallel with other states and regions ["A letter under the title of making eternal peace signed by the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary of Myanmar Lesu Literature and Culture Central Committee in Myitkyina of Kachin State was sent to President U Thein Sein of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 5 August 2011. The translation of the letter is as follows:-"]..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: U Tint Swai accredited MYANMAR GAZETTE to Italy...U Myo Aye accredited to Israel...US-based Caterpillar to sell heavy machineries...CBM, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp focus on development of banking services..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Build peaceful and prosperous society"..... ARTICLE: "Animals for Safari Park arrive in Myanmar" By Yan Gyi Aung