DOMESTIC NEWS: New school buildings handed over...Bago River Bridge (Kawa) linking Bago and Kawa put into service...Member of CPC Standing Committee of Political Bureau of Central Committee tours Mandalay...NEO Tech Digital Village launches new brand items...PRC delegation concludes visit...UMFCCI meets Thai delegation...51st Maha Thingyan Gold Cup Golf Tournament 13-15 April...PBANRDA concludes advanced management course...Progress of Mechanized Farming Model Cultivation Special Zones inspected...People relax in Tatmadaw Park and Square...Respects paid to old instructors of film director course...Twantay Township Music Asiayon organized..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Planetarium (Nay Pyi Taw) for knowledge and recreation".....ARTICLES: "Thriving rubber plantations in Kunlong District" Article: Htein Lin (Myanma Alin); Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)..."Let?s cultivate a good habit of reading" Kyaw Oo Swe.....LECTURES/TALKS: "Pathways to development" 2 April..."Challenges of current economic recession" 4 April