"Virati papa, to refrain from sin; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Papua New Guinea; 2. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Mexican President; 3. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends felicitations to Papua New Guinea; 4. Assistance provided for health care services in rural regions and education sector as much as possible - Secretary-1 attends opening of multimedia classrooms at Ngaphe BEHS; 5. Bago Division needs to place more emphasis on agriculture and livestock breeding sectors - Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than on inspection tour of Bago Division; 6. Minister inspects waterway in Nyaungdon; 7. Cooperative local products market festival to be held from 26 Oct to 1 Nov; 8. Progress of Saikkhaung-Punchaung section of Saikkhaung-Namhsan railroad inspected; 9. L & F Minister tours Taninthayi Division; 10. Entrepreneurs in Shwepyitha Industrial Town urged; to try to achieve more successes in respective works; 11. Coord meeting for organizing Myanmar Furniture Fair held; 12. Health care services course opened; 13. Commander inspects tax free markets; 14. Pyu period ancient objects handed over; 15. Foreign Minister sends felicitations to Mexican counterpart; 16. Commerce Minister receives Japanese guests; 17. Minister receives Japanese guests; 18. ASEAN Region Local Administration Forum-2004 opens; 19. Second cash donation ceremony for Performing Arts Competitions held; 20. Performing Arts competitions held in Thayawady District; 21. Rules relating to the Supervision of Controlled Precursor Chemicals clarified... "PERSPECTIVES": "Rural water supply projects : fruits of cooperation between the State and people" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "Libraries built to disseminate knowledge" (Page 7); "The pearl of knowledge in human life" (Page 10).