DOMESTIC NEWS: Chinshwehaw gets Pre-Primary School...Mangrove forests, plantations thrive in Bogale Township...Geotechnical Engineering Course on 27 May...Chin State Chief Minister expedites regional development tasks in Mindat Township...Shan State Chief Minister attends coordination meeting...Singaing Township gets rural concrete bridge...Fire engine donated to rural fire brigade...Lakes sold through tender in Bago Region...Receptionist course for restaurants of Nay Pyi Taw...YCDC to grow over 275,000 saplings...Books for BEP level students MNA to be distributed free...Mon State Chief Minister attends National Immunization Days-2011...Train blast kills 2, injuries 9...Kachin State Handicapped Association opens office...Union Minister for information and for Culture inspects excavation works, meets IPRD staff...Progress of Kalay looked into...Water poured at Bo trees on Fullmoon Day of Kason in Dawei, Bago, Pathein...Amnesty order frees 14,758 prisoners - Other prisoners still on detention enjoy one year exclusive of remission days...Noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded (18-5-2011)..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: Deputy Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...Union FM receives US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...Union Mines Minister receives Thai guests...Myanmar Golfers Team leaves for Malaysia...Yangon Region Chief Minister receives DPRK, Singaporean Ambassadors...Union EP-2 Minister receives Korean guests...Dy Industry-1 Minister, Chinese guests discuss pulp, paper production...Yunnan Province TV station president on tour in Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Advanced technology—a gateway to success"..... ARTICLE: "Ayeyawady Bridge (Sinkhan) to improve link between Kachin State with all parts of nation" Byline: Kayan Soe Myint; Photos: Kyaw Moe Lwin