DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein: smooth transition to democracy govt?s first priority...Myanmar approves investment worth $2.2 billion in April...Dr Sai Mauk Kham makes inspection tours of housing projects in Lashio...Boat people receive humanitarian assistance in western Myanmar...Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann honours wounded army members in Lashio...?Pleasant time of May? welcomes advent of monsoon...Co-op ministry provides K224 bn in loans to 2 million households...Diamond orb, umbrella to be reinstalled at Pahtodawgyi Pagoda in Amarapura...Police crack down on alcohol-related crime around moat...New bridge links villages in Hinthada Tsp...Tree-planting project aims to increase shade in Mandalay...New school buildings opened in Ayeyawady Region..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: As Bangladesh is friendly neighbour of Myanmar, issue of boat people will be resolved amicably..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Residents can play part in tackling seasonal floods" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLES: "The last old Myanmar capital city ?Ratanapon” [Mandalay] Part V" by Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt..."The Glorious Spirit" by Kyi Mun