DOMESTIC NEWS: YRTA runs over 3,000 YBS buses daily during COVID resurgence...594 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 7 January, total figure rises to 128,772...“People are the key”...Maha Patthana recitation ceremony held at Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw...Environmental conservation officials meet for implementation plans...Tatmadaw contributes K1 bln to COVID-19 vaccination fund...Peacemaking processes in the post-2020 period...Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe discusses participation of artistes in COVID-19 response efforts...Work committee on drafting national land law, harmonization of related laws holds third meeting...Chairman of Aden Group of Companies donates $1.5 mln for COVID vaccination fund...COVID-19 Call Centre opens daily...Announcement on fund establishment to purchase COVID-19 vaccines...Number of companies registered on MyCo exceed 15,000 in 2020: DICA - By Nyein Nyein...Hsedawgyi dam to provide full irrigation for summer paddy, sesame in Feb...6 fishers prosecuted, 32 fishing boats seized in Ayeyawady dolphin protection zone.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar nationals brought back home from India, Japan by relief flights...Plan International Myanmar presents communication tools for visually-impaired, hearing-impaired persons...Green gram prices rise on steady Chinese demand...Myawady-Maesot border trade normal despite transport restrictions...U Myo Thant Pe concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Myanmar to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...U Myint Swe concurrently accredited as Ambassador of Myanmar to Republic of Malawi...Yangon United signs Emerson Reis Luiz for one-year loan.....OPINION: "National Land Law key to addressing land rights issues".....ARTICLE: "The World Ocean" - By Than Htun (Myanmar Geosciences Society)