DOMESTIC NEWS: Thinkyaing RC diversion weir benefits over 850 acres of farmland...Development of breeding farms emphasized in Mandalay...Spoken English course conducted to bus workers in Kyaikto...Action taken against undisciplined vehicles in Kyaukse Township...Private hovercrafts reduce transport charges along Yangon-Ayeyawady route...Illegally imported cars seized in townships of Mon State...Police stations installed with CCTVs in Mawlamyine Township...Hostel for nurses completed by 75 per cent...International Literacy Day-2013 marked in Yangon...Knowledge about security measures, danger of landmines shared...Haul of heroin powder seized in Phakant...Stationery donated to students in Kalay Tsp...Poppy seeds handed over to authorities in Tangyan...Haul of heroin powder seized in Phakant...Stake driven for market in Taninthayi...Knowledge about menace of narcotic drugs shared in Insein...60 kilos of Ice worth K 1500 million seized...Legal affairs course conducted in Myeik...Polyethylene bags gathered in ChaungU for environmental conservation...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker calls for covering accurate and reliable news in accord with media ethics...Dailies available on mobile phones..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives delegates to 2nd Myanmar Global Investment Forum...Myanmar Global Investment Forum commences...Biography of His Excellency Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusm?o Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Security of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste...Biography of Mrs. Kirsty Sword Gusm?o, wife of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Security of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste...Commerce Ministry eases restrictions on exportation and importation...Training Program on Management Improvement for Executives in Myanmar launched...A&I Ministry, IRRI ink MoU for development of Myanmar rice...Dy Education Minister to attend Asia-Pacific Regional Policy Forum...Myanmar hockey team clinch silver medal in Pre-SEA Games Hockey Tourney...Deputy Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw receives First Secretary of British Embassy...JICA trains Myanmar officials on ODA loan disbursements (By Ye Myint and Aye Min Soe (NLM) reported from Tokyo, Japan)..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Fight against elephantiasis".....ARTICLE: "Sports graduates, new generations in sports arena of Myanmar" Byline: Maung Maung Myint Swe; Photo: Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn)