DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo attends opening of Saga-in-TadaU-Taguntaing road section...Significant night temperature (23-12-2011)...Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint receives Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...Public notice(s) for remonstration [National League for Democracy, Myanma New Society Democratic Party]...Yangon Region Chief Minister presents in victory-flag handing-over ceremony...Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann receives Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...Interest rate to be reduced from 12% to 10% commencing 1 January 2012...Aux Air Conditioners at YITF...New Social Security Law to benefit over 500,000 workers...Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Min Aung Hlaing addresses Passing-out Parade of DSMA 13th Intake...Loans disbursed to 20 vendors...Traditional medicine clinic opened...Educative talks on prevention against drug held...Defence Services Commander-in- Chief, wife attend graduation dinner of DSMA 13th Intake...KDP permitted to form as political party...Political parties applying for registration...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses second coordination meeting of Central Committee for Observing 64th Anniversary Independence Day 2012...Kyunhla BEMS (Branch) gets new building...MMCWA Central Council meets...Untimely rainfall warning..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: Myanmar disabled athletes win 11 gold medals, 9 silvers, 14 bronzes...Yangon Region Chief Minister meets Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Governor..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Promote the quality of marketable crops"