DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Malaysia...Prime Minister General Thein Sein felicitates Malaysian counterpart...Government recognizes cooperation for development of Kokang Region - Law violation in Kokang Region concerns only four persons including U Phon Kya Shin - Artless members of Kokang armed group who complied with the command allowed to enter legal fold in safety - Government of the Union of Myanmar issues Announcement No (1/2009)- NAY PYI TAW, 30 Aug—The Government of the Union of Myanmar today issued Announcement No (1/2009) dated 30 August 2009.: The translation of the announcement is as follows:- Government of the Union of Myanmar Announcement No (1/2009) 11th Waxing of Tawthalin 1371 ME (30 August 2009)...MPF exposes and seizes illegally-run arms and ammunition factory in Kokang Region of Shan State (North) Special Region (1)- U Phon Kya Shin, other responsible persons, unwilling to meet officials to settle the issue flee Kokang region - They are urged to seize opportunity to address the issue in accord with law... Kokang Region Provisional Leading Committee issues announcement - NAY PYI TAW, 30 Aug — Kokang Region Provisional Leading Committee of Shan State (North) Special Region (1) issued an announcement dated 30 August 2009. The translation of the announcement is as follows:- Shan State (North) Special Region (1) Kokang Region Provisional Leading Committee Announcement...Ambassador U Aung Thein presents credentials to Crown Prince of Thailand...Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Malaysian counterpart...Commander meets local people in Kengtung...MWVO erects billboard for conference 2009...Talks on Business Management held...Monsoon paddy ploughing concludeds (sic) and fertilizer scattered collectively...Preliminary Conference 2009 of Taninthayi Division WVO Supervisory Committee held...Billboard hailing MWVO Conference 2009 put up...Culture Ministry holds paper reading session...Myanmar delegation attends 24th Session of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf...Myogyi diversion weir commissioned into service...Commander, mayor attend opening of Mya Yaunggyi library...Commander on inspection tour of An...Commander persents prizes to winners in swimming contest...Agricultural loans and inputs given to farmers...Kayin State WVOSC holds Preliminary Conference 2009...H&T Minister supervises regional development tasks in Pyapon...Executive Committee of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon to be reorganized...Ministry of Information News and Periodicals Enterprise Invitation to Tender for procurement of paper, ink and printing materials...Illegal arms factory in Kokang region of Shan State (North) Special Region 1 seized - With Kokang region provisional leading committee?s cooperation, combined force of Tatmadaw, MPF rescues MPF members taken hostage forcefully by Kokang group of Shan State (North) Special Region 1 - Kokang region regains stability, administrative machinery in normalcy..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Partake iodized salt daily to prevent avoidable iodine deficiency".