DOMESTIC NEWS: Holy symbols hoisted atop Sagaing Htupayon Pagoda...Mandalay students finish matriculation examinations...Construction kicks off at Mandalay Industrial Zone wastewater treatment plant...President U Thein Sein meets students from University for the Development of National Races...Commander-in-Chief congratulates president-elect...Yabba, Marijuana and ammunition seized in Pa-an...Forest fire destroys warehouse in Namtu...Police stop robbery in Chanmyathasi...Two men injured in car accident...Raw opium and yabba seized in Banmauk...Man charged for drug dealing...YSX to see more public companies this year...New Industrial Zone in Mon State to open this month...Myinmu site of new solar energy project...MPE cancels tender for Nyaungdon LPG Plant Joint Venture Project...Tomato price down...2,500 tonnes of nutritious rice to enter local market within six months..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Fighting the good fight: US pledges financial assistance to Myanmar anti-TIP Project...MPF, USIP organise post-election review workshop...MNA to operate international flights at new terminal as of 20 March...Myanmar receives motorcade tours of Thai, British tourists...President U Thein Sein sends felicitations to Irish President...President U Thein Sein sends felicitations to Irish Prime Minister...Union Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Irish counterpart...Myanmar traditional hand loom draws attention of tourists...10,000 tonnes green gram to be exported to EU...Female Community leaders meet Swedish Development Head..... "OPINION": "The feel of democracy" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "Indaw Gyi Lake, the largest wetland of Myanmar" by Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dhaja, Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt