DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe felicitates UAE President; Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Laotian President; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye felicitates Vice-President, PM of UAE; Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message of felicitations to Laotian Vice-President; State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee holds plenary meeting; Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo attends World AIDS Day 2007 - In the fight against major diseases steps are being taken to control TB and malaria in addition to AIDS as a national duty; Foreign Minister felicitates counterpart of UAE; FM sends message of felicitations to Lao PDR; TatU Monastery Sayadaw leaves for Singapore; Standardized Sign Language Dictionary Vols: I and II for the deaf comes out; Myanmar Table-Tennis Team leaves for Thailand; Prize presentation for performance in crop production in Ayeyawady Division for 2006-2007 held; Myanmar Paddy Producers Association meets; Tatmadaw Football matches go on; Maj-Gen Khin Zaw on inspection tour of Kyauktaw, Sittway; Inter-Ministry Volleyball Tournament continues; Bank Holiday; PM General Thein Sein felicitates UAE Vice-President, PM; PM General Thein Sein sends message of felicitations to Laos; Lt-Gen Ye Myint looks into regional development tasks in Magway Division; Winners of National Literary Award for 2006 announced; Daw Kyan ( Ma Kyan) awarded Life-Long Literary Award... "PERSPECTIVES" "Expedite triple-cropping pattern to improve farmers? living conditions"...ARTICLE: "Hailing the 87th Anniversary National Day: National victory through national spirit" by Tekkatho Myat Thu.