DOMESTIC NEWS: 39 Defence Services Personnel Pyithu Hluttaw Representatives substituted...20 Defence Services Personnel Amyotha Hluttaw Representatives substituted...New school buildings extended in Thandaunggyi...ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: [photo]...Cash and kind donated to Shwebo Youth Development Centre...Vehicle donated to Thilawa Social Association...MLF invites donation of cash, books...VEHICLES UNDER SURPRISED CHECKED: [photo]...Palethwe hybrid paddy grown in irrigated area...Union Electric Power No.2 Minister visits Ahlon Power Plant, Ahlon Power Station...Kachin State Government provides peace-loving KIA members with cash assistance...Gold panning enjoys an unprecedented boom...Kyeeni Lake contributing to evergreen status in Yamethin...Two pieces of tusks seized from express bus...Trust-fund set up for maintenance of pagoda, monastery...FREE EYECARE GIVEN: [photo]...Talks on traffic rules given to local vehicle owners, drivers...Ye Zarni Library, Pre-Primary School opened in Paungde...Trucks, express buses rund (sic) at night due to high temperature...Respects paid to the aged in Insein Township...Union Construction Minister meets staff...Cultivation of Palethwe hybrid paddy demonstrated...Calculation tables issued to pay BOT bridge tolls at a set rate..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Sports federations meet to prepare for XXVII SEA Games...China?s top political advisor vows more cooperation with ASEAN countries...Labutta District clinches title in international boxing championship..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Improve waste collection system"..... ARTICLE: "Towards modern, developed country" By T.S. (NLM)