"Panditanañ ca sevana, to associate with the wise; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Preserve fine traditions of unityPreserve fine traditions of unity; 2. Senior General Than Shwe receives Laotian Deputy PM; 3. Myanmar Dental Association holds 24th Conference; 4. Energy Minister leaves for India, Malaysia; 5. Lt-Gen Ye Myint asks after health of Nayarkyaung Sayadaw, inspects Yangon-Mandalay Highway Project (Mandalay-Meiktila section); 6. Modernization of Kandawgyi Park and Zoological Gardens coordinated; 7. Information Minister inspects e-Library in Kyauktan; 8. Cultural Minister inspects antiques; 9. Virus diagnostic in shrimp presented; 10. Yangon Trade Fair to be held; 11. Rice Milling Development Committee holds work co-ordination meeting; 12. Sermons to be delivered; 13. ICT Week countinues for 8th day; 14. Seminar on Understanding Myanmar concluded; 15. MWAF national races affairs working group meets; 16. Divisional Organization for Womens' Affairs clarifies sector-wise tasks; 17. MDA Conference begins; 18. Surgical treatment given to nasal meningocoele; 19. Gold Uni Golf Classic Golf Tournament continues; 20. MFF holds executive meeting... "PERSPECTIVES": "Let?s make earnest and concerted efforts for success of national Roadmap" (Page 2)... ARTICLES: "Development images of Shan State (South) in the time of the State Peace and Development Council" (Page 7); "Imperialists? instigations and interferences in Myanmar during Konbaung period" (Page 8).