Sittwe, 26th February 02: "All the primary school students of the south-western state of Myanmar have been ordered by the township administration of the ruling Myanmarese junta to sit for the annual examination, according to a parent from Zedidaung of Buthidaung township in Rakhine State...This year, the primary teachers have been away from schools and working elsewhere throughout the year to keep their body and soul together due to poor salary which could hardly make ends meet so that courses could not be finished..."