Forthcoming constitution vests national races with better rights on the basis of the prevailing conditions of the nation Ceremony to support the National Convention, forthcoming constitution organized in Haka, Chin State; Families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air), wellwishers donate provisions to schools for blind and dumb; Tens of thousands attend mass rallies against recent protests. General public in Katha, Myinmu believe recent protests undermined peace, stability; Blasts kill one, wound two in Kyaukkyi Township; Yachtsmen undergo training in Thailand; Mid-year MGE on 7-19 Nov; "Raise momentum of preventive measures against trachoma and blindness" ["Perspectives"]; BBC?s trickery exposed [article by Mye Lattha]: "When I witnessed uncivilized events in which some innocent public members were beheaded in Thingangyun and North Okkalapa Townships during the unrest, my heart was completely filled with profound sorrow, and I was in shocked silence. I thought it over again and again to find out who incited the 8-8-1988 unrest. I came to know that the agitators were none other than BBC and VOA..."; "Hydroelectric power projects in the service of the State" [articole by Maung Linn Yaung].