DOMESTIC NEWS: How to fund a war: Arkan army officer arrested with guns, drugs in Yangon...Nyaung Chaungtha beach opens to public...Buddhists invited to pay homage to sacred relics...Antiquities of King Mindon on display in Mandalay...Librarian conference...Dawei building boom brings boon to brick makers...Mandalay Region stores water for El Niño...Yangon General Hospital prepared for El Niño...100 illegal guns turned to Sagaing Region police...Loikaw downtown bridge nearly complete...Wooden furniture loses popularity in Ye Township...3 killed in Ygn-Mdy highway accidents in 2016...New paddy strain to be distributed in 2017...Man arrested for stealing phone...Fire destroys eight homes in Sagaing...Four people injured in Hpa-An road accident...Suspected stolen vehicle appears in Mandalay...Police save abandoned infant in Mandalay...KBZ finalises arrangement with Yangon Stock Exchange...Bago watermelon export to China halted by falling prices...Expanded Meikhtila Lake bridge to open in March...Fuel stations to get surprise checks throughout summer...Mandalay hosts trade fair for rural products...Handicraft courses aim to empower rural community..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Three Myanmar women, one Chinese man charged for human trafficking attempt...Appointment of Mongolian Ambassador Agreed...ASEAN Foreign Ministers? Retreat in Vientiane, Lao PDR concludes...UMFCCI, Czech Chamber of Commerce sign MoU...International fuel jetty to be built in Mandalay..... "OPINION": "Let children spread their wings" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "The Brief History of the Maha Myatmuni Buddha Image from Kyauk Taw Township" by Saw Myra Aung