DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe on inspection tour of Mount Popa region...Rakhine State PDC Chairman?s trophy inter-district men?s open football tourney opens...New models of Nikon DSLR hit local market...Information Minister provides cash and kind for regional development in Pale Township...Ninth respect-paying ceremony of BEHS Thuwunna on 2 Jan...Prizes presented for shooting contest, Mon State men?s open soccer tourney...Industry-2 Minister inspects factories and workshops in Magway Region...Talks on dental health on 19 Dec...49th C-in-C?s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament commences..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: SWRR Minister receives Australian Ambassador...2nd Japan Cup Karatedo Championship opened...14th DGICM, 6th AIIF conclude...Workshop on Myanmar-ASEAN Japan human resources held...Transport Minister attends contract-signing ceremony...ASEAN energy workshop commences..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Embrace the tradition of caring for elders"..... ARTICLE: "Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago Road crossing Bago mountain range" Article: Kayan Soe Myint; Photos: Kyaw Moe Lwin