DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein observes construction of new wholesale market in Singaing Township, Mandalay Region after trip to Chin State...Tatmadaw never tolerates attempts to encroach upon Myanmar?s sovereignty: Army holds press conference...Myanaung Township observes 67th Anniversary of Chin National Day...WAO, MCWSC donate cash for servicemen from Laukkai region...4th and 8th standard students happily join examinations in Mandalay Region...INRD staff explain process of Moe Pwint Special Project...Health staff gave measles and rubella vaccines to children under 5 years...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham comforts locals, workers who fled from Laukkai...Military columns still combating Kokang insurgents...Vice President U Nyan Tun attaches great importance to friendship among national brethren in his speech at opening of National Sports Festival..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Transition in Indonesia and Myanmar: Variations in Regime Outcome..... "PERSPECTIVES": "A small plant cannot bear fruit overnight" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLES: "Transition in Indonesia and Myanmar: Variations in Regime Outcome" by Sonu Trivedi..."Competency Based Training and Assessment" by Kyaw Win (Labour)