DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein meets locals in Rakhine State...Christians hold X?mas services...Fire at fuel storage compound causes K15 million in damage...IPRD official promotes reading to broaden horizons of rural people...Students join reading session organized by Thaton Township IPRD...Union H & T Minister urges industrialists to improve CSR activities in Rakhine...Union Minister meets delegates from regions and states to Grand Military Review Parade...Senior citizens of above 100 years to get certificates, assistance...Service for birth of Christ performed in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area...Dredged drain to benefit 12,000 acres of farmlands...Trainees under Social Welfare Department participate in dancing entertainment...Officials incinerate expired foods and medical products...Associations of MFF to hold meetings..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: China-Myanmar Friendship Association donates sports equipment to Mdy Wushu Subcommittee...Baseball match marks 60th anniversary of Myanmar-Japan diplomatic relations..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Is our new year really new?" by Myint Win Thein