DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends message to Lao PDR; 2. Senior General Than Shwe pays homage to Maha Muni Buddha Image; 3. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message to Lao PDR; 4. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes back PM Lt-Gen Soe Win; 5. General Thura Shwe Mann welcomes Deputy Chief of General Staff of PLA and party; 6. General Thura Shwe Mann meets Deputy Chief of General Staff of PLA; 7. General Thura Shwe Mann hosts dinner in honour of Chinese General Ge Zhenfeng; 8. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win sends message to Laotian counterpart; 9. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win arrives LPDR to attend ASEAN Summit, CLMV Summits; 10. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win attends ASEAN Business and Investment Lunch; 11. Prime Minister explains latest developments in Myanmar; 12. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win attends dinner hosted by Laotian Prime Minister; 13. Vientiane Declaration on Enhancing Economic Cooperation; 14. Prime Minister receives UMFCCI members, entrepreneurs; 15. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win attends Informal Working Dinner; 16. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win meets with Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen Sen; 17. Myanmar, Singapore discuss matters of mutual interest; 18. Jade Buddha image donated to Lao PDR; 19. Minister for Foreign Affairs sends message to Laotian FM; 20. NPED Minister inks MoU, protocol; 21. NPED Minister attends ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting; 22. Foreign Minister U Nyan Win receives special envoy of UNSG; 23. Foreign Affairs Minister holds talks with Japanese counterpart; 24. Foreign Minister attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting; 25. Myanmar hotel delegation leaves for India; 26. World AIDS Day-2004 Commemoration Ceremony held; 27. Two new lifts donated to Children's Hospital; 28. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL's MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY; 29. Top singers join Mandela's drive against 'AIDS' 30. Matriculation exam timetable announced; 31. Wushu competitions held; 32. Han Golf Masters Junior Golf Series on 7 December..."PERSPECTIVES": "For parallel development of regions" (page 2)...FEATURE:"Prime Ministery receives UMFCCI members, entrepreneurs" (page 7)