DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Excerpts from Senior General Than Shwe?s speech; 2. The State, the people and the Tatmadaw to rely on each other in the drive for national and regional development Senior General Than Shwe holds meeting with servicemen and departmental officials in Dawei; 3. Make arrangements with perfect management & full perseverance in implementing oil palm project Crude Palm Oil Mill opened in Khamaukkyi, Kawthoung Township; 4. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects development of Amar in Pyapon District, Pyinsalu in Myaungmya District; 5. Foreign Minister arrives back from Pakistan; 6. F&R Deputy Minister returns from Lao PDR; 7. Appointment of Vietnamese Ambassador agreed on; 8. Myanmar, Japan discuss global warming; 9. Myanmar-Korea business talks held; 10. PBANRDA Minister oversees rural development in Maubin; 11. Meeting of Leading Committee for Handicraft Exhibition of ASEAN and ROK held; 12. Rain in Kachin, Mon States and Taninthayi Division; 13. Energy Deputy Minister attends AEMAS; 14. Matters coordinated for ensuring smooth and secure transport; 15. Temporary shutdown of power cable..."PERSPECTIVES":"Strive for emergence of discipline-flourishing democratic nation"(page 2)