DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe sees off Acting Prime Minister and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win on their departure for Sri Lanka; Senior General Than Shwe receives Thai Army Chief; Dagon Myothit (South) Township MCWA organizes membership applications presentation ceremony; Textbooks donated to monastic education schools in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana; Take no interest in NLD?s acts - No intention to stand as NLD member - One resigns from Yamethin Township NLD; Myanmar ease through 3-1 victory over Zimbabwe; Indian artistes perform songs, dances to mark 60th Anniversary Independence Day; Directors-General of MRTV, IPRD receive Thai delegation; F & R Minister receives Deputy Division Chief of IMF and WB delegation; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes Chairman of Council of National Security of Thailand and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army and party... NATIONAL CONVENTION: National Convention continues - Fundamental Principles and Detailed Basic Principles adopted by NC read out; Myanmar Naing-Ngan is a sovereign, independent nation ['State Fundamental Principles']; Nay Pyi Taw, that is the Capital of the Union, is designated as Union territory placed under direct administration of the President of the Union [Detailed Basic Principles of ‘The State Structure? and ‘The Head of State?]... "PERSPECTIVES": "Towards development of Myanma tourism industry...ARTICLE: "Today?s world and the problem of fuel prices" by Kyaw Swar Myo Htet;