ELECTION: Foreign diplomats, UN representatives, journalists invited to study casting votes and counting of votes in November 7 elections ..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Japanese Ambassador ... Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Italian Ambassador ... Medical teams make field trips to Giri-ravaged areas of Rakhine State ... Cash and kind donated to storm victims of Rakhine State ... Plan under way to extend seating capacity of Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna) from 20,000 to 50,000 Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe looks into preparations for upgrading YTC (Thuwunna) ... Myanmar-sponsored draft resolution on nuclear disarmament adopted at the First Committee of the UNGA "PERSPECTIVES": Unveil new era by casting votes ..... ARTICLES: We shall vote (Enjoying Fundamental Rights of Citizen) MYINT MAUNG (PHIL. Q) ... "Progress of education sector in Myanmar" Htay Aung ..... POEM: "A ballot so valuable" PYINNYA THU (TRNS) ..... CARTOON: "National opportunity" Khaing Hsu ["... We, all the people, have been looking forward to the opportunity to exercise voting rights for years...now we are going to enjoy the right to vote for the first time in 20 years. We must take pride in this...."]