41.   As for domestic trade, the ministry has to understand new forces such as modern retail- and wholesale-trading systems and encourage competition for consumer benefits.

42.   Asked whether the ministry is looking forward to providing allocation for this purpose, he admitted that at present the ministry has yet to decide on the matter.

43.   Azmi also said the ministry has yet to revise the price of low-cost houses.

44.   But the official said the ministry has not had any response from Washington.

45.   But Sladek said Thursday that his ministry has no such documents.

46.   First Baptist members have a new building, which will be finished in six to eight weeks, but the Korean ministry had no place to go yet.

47.   For the moment, he said, the ministry did not have funds to purchase any military equipment due to the current economic situation.

48.   Furthermore, he added, the ministry has more research and development activities which can further increase and improve rubber products.

49.   He conceded the health ministry has always had a department in charge of the development of traditional medicines.

50.   He did not detail the likely decline, saying the ministry had no way of predicting it at this stage.