DOMESTIC NEWS: . Myogyi Dam will supply water for Greening of Meiktila Plain; 2. Ayeyawady Division targets to cultivate 3.6 million acres of monsoon paddy and 1.43 million acres of summer paddy; 3. Dipavali Day reception held; 4. Japanese Ambassador calls on Chief Justice; 5. Commander views harvesting and winnowing in Khayon Village in Kyaikmaraw Township; 6. Fourth estate will lose original aim if press freedom has negative effects on national interest; 7. Secretary-General meets USDA members; 8. Minister inspects Maubin Paper Mill; 9. Drilling of natural gas starts at Well No Shwe-2; 10. USDA CEC Member tours Shan State (East); 11. Commander inspects agricultural tasks in Nyaungshwe township; 12. Minister inspects power generation through use of bio gas; 13. Rural road repaired in Taikkyi Township; 14. Wellwishers invited for sinking tube-wells; 15. Rules for Armed Forces Day commemorative poem contest announced; 16. AIDS Control Work Committee meets; 17. CSSTB holds 16th Kathina; 18. Minister inspects basic education high schools in Amarapura Township; 19. Yangon Command wins C-in-C?s Shield in Tatmadaw Judo & Acrobatics Contest; 20. Myanmar to host ASEAN Optimist Championship... "PERSPECTIVES": "Speedy implementation of bilateral agreements between Myanmar and India" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "Mone Creek Multipurpose Dam Project for irrigation and power generation" (Page 7); "Activities for rural knowledge banks" (Page 11).