DOMESTIC NEWS: Smaller government: President-elect proposes 21 ministries, 18 ministers...Bago Region villages confronted by imminent water crisis...Govt returns over 370,000 acres of land to owners...River erosion sweeps away over 100 acres of farmland in Bago Region...Young woman found dead in Mandalay hotel room...President U Thein Sein inspects Hsedawgyi Dam...Only insured drivers can use Oway Ride Application...Yangon underground water supply drops drastically...Fire destroys 182 houses in Magwey...Police disarm explosive device in Haka...Teenager imprisoned in Nay Pyi Taw rape-murder case...Man charged with robbery...Palm wood furniture on the rise...Green gram growers suffer low prices...Yawan Cultural Festival to kick off...MCDC improves downtown traffic control system...Concrete posts and wire netting, popular for fencing in Yamethin Township...YCDC promotes advanced payments for pandal builders..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: ASEAN info ministers vow closer cooperation in media development...SG Min Aung Hlaing meets German ambassador to Myanmar...Traditional farming attracts international visitors...France?s AccorHotels says planning Thailand, Myanmar expansion...Taiwan corn chicken foodstuff sees handsome profits...Myanmar companies to showcase gems in Taiwan..... "OPINION":"Will post-renaissance Myanmar stay progressive?" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "If We Had Really Meant Business" by Khin Maung Myint