DOMESTIC NEWS: Nay Pyi Taw holds grand ceremony in commemoration of 69th Independence Day...President hosts 69th Anniversary Independence Day dinner...Yangon puts on grand spectacle for Independence Day...Bravery titles conferred on soldiers by President...Maungtaw Township celebrates 69th Anniversary of Independence Day...Four suspects,14 hand-made guns seized in Buthidaung...Young girl missing after rollover crash...Nobody injured in fiery incident in Hakha...Man arrested for smuggling of illegal drugs...Low quality C&D graded jade to be sold in local currency...Bus line owners need to submit route proposals by 6th January...Industrial zone to be established in Ayeyawady this year...With exorbitant car prices, market cools...Defence Services members honored with medals...Over 2,600 people participate in Mandalay Mayor?s mini-marathon race.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Aid from Indonesia headed to Myanmar...Proposals for aid should be sent through proper diplomatic channels: MOFA...Trade value through Muse slumps by $400 million...Myeik archipelago region designated as community-based tourism site..... "OPINION": "Freedom is not free, come let us reason together" - Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE: "The State and Region Sanghanayaka Committees in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" - Ba Sein