51.   The ministry currently announces both yen and dollar figures.

52.   The law ministry announced the date as Musharraf launched what is effectively his election campaign at a rally in the eastern city of Lahore.

53.   The ministry announced a package of steps Thursday to bail out financial institutions strapped with non-performing loans, but it did not offer specific new solutions to the problem.

54.   The ministry announced earlier this week that it was reclassifying cockfighting from a gambling activity to a traditional sport on orders of Interior Minister Snoh Thienthong.

55.   The ministry announced the revisions, stemming from lower tax returns and bigger outlay on items such as jobless benefits, last month.

56.   The ministry immediately announced government guarantees for Enitel AS operating expenses for five working days starting when the bankruptcy is opened.

57.   The ministry also announced an extension of its import duty exemption facilities on the import of ship spare parts and ship safety equipment.

58.   The ministry also announced Friday that retail sales fell for the seventh month in a row.

59.   The ministry announced Monday that the test showed evidence of the disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

60.   The ministry announced Thursday that the Taiwan Cooperative Bank will take over all debts and assets of that credit union on Friday.