LOCAL NEWS: Order to end attacks puts ceasefire back on table; Power rates to double as govt seeks to cut deficit; Aid groups struggle to cope as refugee numbers increase; EC boss pledges free, fair by-elections; Govt pledges to investigate Kachin HR abuses; Education system at odds with job market, say experts; Rights commission warns of conflict trauma in Kachin; NLD to hold meeting on by-elections; Thingangyun party rejects NLD move; Parties rubbish rumours of alliance; China relations focus ahead of GMS Summit; UNICEF to spend $200m on women, children to 2015; Ambitious target set in fight against HIV; Hluttaw commission formed to study laws; Parami drivers caught in fake licence sting; Govt gives green light to female bus drivers, conductors; UN expecting further access to KIO areas; British FM Hague to visit in January...BUSINESS & PROPERTY: Farmers cry foul over chicken prices; Rice body to establish national stockpile; Company unveils $3.3m Pathein jetty investment plan; Hpa-an project aims to halt worker exodus; Buyers show taste for Chery cars; Owners stung in illegal light truck import debacle; Thanlyin Star City project takes shape...TIMEOUT: National Literary Awards announced; Singapore musicians perform in Yangon; Expat writer explores life of air hostess in first novel; Former National Literary Award winner passes away; Winners of ministry photo competition announce...SPORT...EVENTS FLASH: Art exhibition; Xmas concert; New Year?s Eve...YOUR STARS...FLIGHT SCHEDULES