DOMESTIC NEWS: Industry-1 Minister inspects Pakokku Textiles Factory (Project); Energy Minister checks maintenance of Pyay-Seiktha gas pipes; Over K 50 billion invested in factories in Hlinethaya Industrial Zone Commander inspects import-substitute products, export items of factories; Preliminary conference of Ayeyawady Division WVO (2005) held; Pun Hlaing International Hospital inaugurated; Title recipient Sayadaw honoured; Commander attends sapling planting ceremony in Bago Station, inspects Irrigation facilities of Lagunbyin Dam; Dry day inspection teams discharge duties; CECmember of USDA Brig-Gen Than Htay attends opening ceremony of Kywetalin BEHS (Branch); Paper reading session on health held; Kyauktada Township school enrolment day ceremony held; Merits shared for completion of Wainayya Thukha Dhammayon; Self-reliant village libraries put into service in Mudon Township; Symposium held at Traders Hotel; Myanmar baseball delegation leaves for Switzerland..."PERSPECTIVES":"Enhance socio-economic life of rural people through better transport"...FEATURE:"World No-Tobacco Day 2005: Health professionals against tobacco"