DOMESTIC NEWS: State of the Sea...Illegal teak, hardwood seized in Mawlamyine District...Drowning death of drunken young man in garden lake...Ward dwellers worry over leaky gas pipeline...Squalls with wind gusts lash Pathi Village in Twantay Township...MYANMAR GAZETTE...Ancient Buddha Image stolen in Bagan...Parliamentary commission probes land grabs in Natmauk...Stormy winds destroy school building...Fire breaks out in Yaksawk...Course on Buddhist culture conducted...Tax service unit opened in Mandalay...Working Groups formed for development of rural meat and fish sectors...Meiktila victims support group formed...Farmland Management Committee meeting held in Haka...Rural health branch opened in Naungtaya...MPF launches emergency, complaint-handling phone lines...Children of staff get cash assistance...Student kits for primary students in Mohnyin...Htilin Township turns out midwives..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Profile of Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Akie Abe...Profile of Mrs. Akie Abe...President U Thein Sein meets Leaders of US Senate, House of Representatives...Bago Region Chief Minister meets Japanese guests...Thai team crowned with success in men?s 100 km team event...12 men, eight women exposed before departure for neighbouring country...Cannon of second Anglo-Myanmar war unearthed at People?s Square...Japan to help Myanmar in Postal Service Development...Counterfeit Myanmar banknotes seized from Thai nationals...ICCG donates medical equipment...Kyunsu Township to receive USD 80 million aids from World Bank...President U Thein Sein back home...Preliminary workshop for Myanmar?s REDD+ projects held...International AIDS Candle Light Memorial organized...Surgical operation equipment donated to Gangaw Hospital...General Electric Offices opened in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint receives NDI?s chief...Trade and Investment Agreements between Myanmar and US inked...Information committee, US experts discuss transparency timeliness in information..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Vesak Day"..... ARTICLE: "Press freedom is a foundation for democratic society, plays a role in democratic transition" (continued from yesterday) By - Thadin Lu Lin..."Kason, the month of festival of Environmental greening" Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt.....POEM: "Sacred Bodh Gaya"