DOMESTIC NEWS: Villagers near Nay Pyi Taw pin hopes on census for jobs…HRD vital to build modern developed country: Union C & I Minister…MYANMAR GAZETTE…World Bank to prioritize agricultural development…Slight earthquake hits inside Myanmar…Basic first-aid course opens in Sagaing…Confiscated lands returned to owners in Pyapon…Minhla Township gathering momentum in census taking process…Bago University Assembly Hall put into service…Law Department of YU to celebrate Golden Jubilee on 3 May…Census taking activities undertaken in Thayet Township…Thingyan pandals 85 per cent completed in Mandalay…Magway Region Chief Minister views round process of taking census…Some wards of Thingangyun Tsp to be out of electricity on Saturday…Census taking process inspected in NyaungU…Umbrella, pennant-shaped vane and diamond orb hoisted atop Tuyintaung Pagoda…Water to be poured at Bo tree in fullmoon day of Kason, (May)… Cooperative Society holds annual meeting…Canal of Phapeik Dam dredged for proper flow of water…Winner children awarded in skill contests…Census taking process in smooth in Kawhmu, Kungyangon Tsps…..EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Appointment of Ambassador agreed on…Myanmar, China sign letter of intent on cooperative establishment of the ?China Library?… Bago Region Chief Minister meets representatives of Hong Kong entrepreneurs…U Tha Aung Nyunt presents Credentials to King of Malaysia…American-Myanmar friendship music festival held in Mandalay…Nyan Tun discusses prospects for cooperation in banking industry with Thailand-based Citibank Country Officer…Myanmar, Russia discuss enhancement of military technical cooperation…MPF, EU Leading Committee meets…Financial experts of ASEAN+3 countries exchange views on global, regional macro-economy….."PERSPECTIVES": "Emerald village project"…..ARTICLE: "A Marketing Story" by Kyi Mun