DOMESTIC NEWS: 1.Traditional medicine practitioners are to stand in solidarity for improvement, dissemination of traditional medical science; 2.All are to safeguard nation to prevent destructive elements from hampering nation-building tasks All be united in a bid to protect interests of nation and people; 3.Government has built traditional medicine hospitals in all states and divisions to extend public health care services; 4.Prime Minister receives Japanese guests; 5.Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects regional development tasks in Manaung Township; 6.Chinese goodwill delegation arrives; 7.A & I Minister receives Japanese delegation; 8.Minister for SWRR leaves for Thailand; 9.Thailand Exhibition' 2004 opened; 10.NPED Minister leaves for LPDR; 11.Self-reliant tar road put into service in Manaung; 12.Minister inspects functions of Cooperative Limited in Dawbon, Dagon Seikkan Tsp; 13.Fifth Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practitioners' Conference held; 14.Myanmar, Sino-S'pore group ink oil exploration contracts; 15.Minister inspects development tasks in Ayeyawady Division..."PERSPECTIVES": "2004 ASEAN Open Optimist Championship, a chance to strenghten friendship and gain experiences"(page 2)...