DOMESTIC NEWS: Nay Pyi Taw Mayor?s Maha Thingyan Pandal opens...Whole country packed with devotees doing meritorious deeds and merry makers on Maha Thingyan Akyo Day...Construction Minister views construction site of Ayeyawady Bridge (Nyaungdon)...Shwe FM Thingyan Pandal...Mayor inspects tube wells...52nd PyinOoLwin Gold Cup goes on...Measures taken for An Airport to be safe and convenient...IMAGES OF NAY PYI TAW MAHA THINGYAN FESTIVAL...IMAGES OF WATER FESTIVALS IN NAY PYI TAW, YANGON AND MANDALAY ON MAHA THINGYAN AKYO DAY...Final rites of Ven. Monk Bhaddanta Kumara held...Ashes of late Ven. Monk Bhaddanta Kumara set adrift..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Happily take part in traditional Thingyan in a polite manner"..... ARTICLES: "Traditional Rakhine Thingyan Festival" (Laywady Kyaw)..."Mohnyin aims high" Article & Photos: Reporter Myo Aung "...It is heartening to see signs of development the length and breadth of the nation thanks to the peace and tranquility of the country as it is said, ?Only with peace and stability will the nation develop.” As Mohnyin Township has always aimed high, any of its part even a village or a ward never lags behind in development. It has become a district town enjoying peace, stability and prosperity..."]