DOMESTIC NEWS: Myanmar launched National Vision 2020 on 10 October 2000 in order to eradicate avoidable blindness and reduce the percentage of blind people to less than 0.5 - Only when governmental organizations, WHO, NGOs, and the people cooperate with added momentum, will Vision 2020 be achieved...Commander provides flood victims with relief aid in Ayadaw Township...Myanmar National Practitioner Workshop on Reintegration Assistance to Victims of Trafficking kicks off...Myanmar WWW Institute to conduct IT courses in Oct...KIA mine kills two, injures one...Winners awarded in Military Code of Conduct Contest...Commander looks into inundation areas in Mandalay...Officials repairing damages of heavy rain regions in some States/Regions - Flood victims evacuated to safe places...A & I Minister visits Kanyin Creek Dam Project...World Teachers Day celebrated in Mon State...Knowledge bank library opens in Mawlamyinegyun Tsp...Storm news..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Enhance utilization of farmlands for food security"..... ARTICLE: "Tawma Village of Yaw region enjoying development fruits" Article & Photos: Kalay Win Thu