1. Safeguard the Union for its perpetuity 2. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends message of condolences to the Philippines 3. Prime Minister attends ceremony to honour those holding doctorate degree 4. Fourth Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication opens 5. Myanmar, Korean businessmen meet 6. Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce calls on F & R Minister 7. Malaysian Armed Forces delegation visits Yangon 8. Mines Minister receives Chinese guests 9. Meeting on organizing 56th Anniversary Independence Day Flag-hoisting and State Flag Saluting ceremony held 12. Regional development measures inspected in Thandwe District 13. MCCRA holds Annual General Meeting 14. 1st Korean Trade Fair-2003 to be held 15. Military and marching song competition to commemorate 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day to be held 16. Gardening Course ends 17. Training course on disease diagnosis in village chicken concludes 18. Premier league soccer continues 19. Yangon Command reaches final 20. Cycling coaching course opened 21. Cash donated to disabled athletes 22. Heroin and stimulant tablets seized