"Sippaañ ca, to acquire skills in sciences; this is the way to auspiciousness"... DOMESTIC NEWS: 1. Senior General Than Shwe sends message of sympathy to PRC President; 2. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends message of sympathy to PRC Vice-President; 3. PM General Khin Nyunt sends message of sympathy to PRC; 4. Prime Minister inspects development projects in Magway Division; 5. USDA Secretariat Member carries out rural development in Mandalay Division; 6. Medical Conference for nurses; 7. Special Appellate Bench hears special appeal cases; 8. Training course concludes; 9. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe attends opening of Youth Education Training Camp; 10. Open Golf C'ship of Myanmar Golf Tour 2004 continues; 11. Table-tennis Tournament opens... "PERSPECTIVES": "Help implement greening projects" (Page 2)... FEATURES: "Endeavours to quench the thirst of rural people" (Page 7); "The CIA's prisoners" (Page 10).