DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe sends message of congratulations to Kuwait; Smooth transport among regions will contribute toward forging friendly relations among national brethren and flourishing of Union Spirit; Naga traditional New Year festival held in Leshe, Sagaing Division; Electric power sector witnesses sustained progress; <CWA Secretary and party make field trip to Zigon TOwnship; 20th Gems and Jade Sales attrat 1,506 merchants; Sanitations tasks, cash donation carried out hailing National Convention; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife visit Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda; Commander, Ministers attend cultivation of 30-acre physic nut planting ceremony of North-East Command; Delegate Groups hold meetings to compile proposals; Members of the delegate group of other invited persons support detailed basic principles; Myanmar will be totally free from iodine deficiency in the near future; Delegates from all walks of life are actively participating in the National Convention to lay down detailed basic principles to be included in the constitution..."PERSPECTIVES":"Work together for regional development"...