DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor opens power infra in Mon State, meets locals in Thaton...Public Announcement for remonstration...Vice-Senior General Soe Win attends graduation ceremony of OTS...Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends Graduation Ceremony of the Certificate Course in Enhanced Diplomatic Skills (5/2019)...MIC approves five investment proposals with 1,100 job opportunities...THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND FINANCE ANNOUNCEMENT NO. (2 /2019) The 1st Waxing of Tagu, 1380 M.E. (5 April 2019)...Media campaign spurs 60% of betel chewers to quit...Heads of service organizations confirmed...STAR AWARDS 2018 gives prizes for best film, TV series, fashion statements...MNA to operate Monywa-Homalin route regularly during Thingyan period...AMCD launches sale of Kanthayar condominiums in Yangon...Jute factories, workers settle dispute over job loss...Meeting on rating disability scale, PLWD registration held in Nay Pyi Taw...Channel K, CB-KMA Mya Kyun Thar Thingyan to be launched on 12th April.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Workshop reviews ASEAN action plan for ending violence against children...Peace Corps Volunteer swearing in ceremony held in Summit Park View Hotel Yangon...MoI Union Minister led delegation observes film tech, studio in Beijing...Fourth Joint Working Group Meeting on Repatriation of Displaced Myanmar Residents from Bangladesh will be held in Myanmar...Myanmar, Bangladesh conduct coordinated patrol...Japan to purchase Myanmar’s drumstick products: association...Thingyan festival: Water guns from Thailand, China selling well in Myeik...Domestic gold prices likely to remain stable, say traders...Rice price slides as demand shrinks...Aung La N Sang wishes Ken Hasegawa speedy recovery...Asian Lions ready to battle for Hua Shan Cup in China.....OPINION: ''A nation is more beautiful when united''.....ARTICLE: ''Reform agenda of Ministry of Transport and Communications: Working towards an efficient and affordable transportation modes'' - U Thant Sin Maung, Union Minister for Transport and Communications