DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Win Myint meets administrative, legislative, judiciary sector officials in Kayin State...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends 71st Anniversary of Myanmar Air Force...MECA holds thanksgiving ceremony, dinner for Christmas...42nd ceremony to honour outstanding blood donors held in Yangon...UCSB Chairman inspects preliminary examination of entry level gazetted officers...‘All Who Can Read Should Read’ campaign to be held in Nay Pyi Taw on 20-21 Dec...MR to invite tender for upgrading of Yangon-Pyay railway...Magway Region minister urges growers to plant cotton instead of pigeon peas...Onion growers face high cost of production this season...Myanmar’s external trade up 5.9% since October...Over 2.84 mln tourists visited Myanmar in first 10 months of 2018...44th Rakhine State Day celebrated in Sittway, Mrauk U...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Saturday 15th December, 2018).....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Deputy Minister U Maung Maung Win, CBM Deputy Governor U Soe Thein attend AFCDM+3...Myanma, Thailand border trade reaches $702 mln...Greatest match of Lethwei: Tun Tun Min vs Dave to be fought today...Thai club Ratchaburi F.C. sign Myanmar defender Thein Than Win...Myanmar wins gold in 19th ASEAN University Games’ sepak takraw...10 vehicles donated to JMC...Customs Dept to launch two schemes to developprivate sector, says Union Minister for P&F...English Lesson 13 by C.T.O...Sunday Joke Cartoon - Mang Maung Aung.....OPINION: "Change our mindset for future prosperity of our country".....ARTICLES: "Roundtable discussions to mark the National Conference on Combating Leprosy held." - By Nandar Winn and Mee Mee Phyo Photo By Hla Moe......"The Piano" - By AW Khin Myat Phone Grade 11A,BEHS 4, Botahtaung....."Please be the cool sky to beautify the world with shining star" - By Khin Moh Moh Aung Yadanabon University....."Discover hilly tribe, folk culture in Kayah State" - By Thi Thi Min Photo: Maing Kha....."Dome Island, beautiful beaches and sea gypsies" - By Maung Yin Kyay....."If Mom knows it… ..." - Ms. Moon Final year Honours ( English ) Dagon University....."Train of the season" - By Laura Htet UDE English