OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS:Thingyan celebrations kick off ...Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than attends opening of Thingyan festival in Myawady...Thingyan celebrations make a splash in Maungtaw District...Tatmadaw families celebrate Thingyan...Mann Shwe Settaw Pagoda Festival set to close on 18 April...Kf w to provide assistance for rural development ...Aquarium fish selling well in Friday market...Seven dead, one missing in Minbya boat accident...Private schools offering teaching positions...YSX sees lowest stock trading on 12 April...Domestic gold price hits Ks910,000 per tical with high global price...List of restricted investment activities released by MIC...Badamyar gas field project to be completed next month...Mandalay Maha Thingyan pavilion opens..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS:ASEAN Culture and Tourism Photo Contest to be held...Myawady border trade value up by over US$200million in last FY..... "OPINION":"Sprinkling of water using sprigs of Thabyey (Eugenia)"-Tha Sein... ARTICLES:"Da Gu La and Rakhine Traditional Water Festival"-Laywadi Tun Saw Khine..."Our Beloved & Holy Thingyan"-a mara ( y upa)