21.   Ali said the ministry has not decided on whether to grant the request.

22.   Chipato said the ministry decided to get tough with small family-owned mining claims as well as large commercial operators because of a deteriorating safety record.

23.   Education Minister Najib Abdul Razak said Monday the ministry had not decided whether to temporarily close schools throughout the country, concerned the closures could delay public examinations.

24.   Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura told reporters Tuesday that the ministry will decide actions against Daiwa in the near future, but he did not specify the measures being considered.

25.   Government ministries will decide soon whether to sell the high-speed coastal patrol boats to Vietnam on a commercial basis, ministry officials said.

26.   He added the ministry had decided to allow bookstores to purchase DBP publication through cash and carry and urged them bookstores to grab this opportunity.

27.   He said among the main reasons why the ministry had decided to lower the premium was to allow employers to insure all their foreign workers.

28.   He said that to avoid politics, the ministry decided to have scholars conduct the survey.

29.   If the producer fails to give a satisfactory explanation, the ministry decides a more fair price and enforces it.

30.   In an emergency meeting, the trade ministry has decided to take measures to prevent shipments of foreign garbage into China.