DOMESTIC NEWS: Marle Nattaung Dam to irrigate over 800 acres in Singu Tsp in summer...449 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 17 January, total figure rises to 134,318...Announcement on contribution of cash donation towards COVID Vaccination Fund...Announcement on fund establishment to purchase COVID-19 vaccines...“People are the key”...Collective donation for Childcare Centre for Orphans (Nay Pyi Taw)...Demand for wooden sculptures in demand for decoration...Green gram farmers in Thaton wary of poor returns despite good harvest...Nearly K755 mln lost in 226 fires in Sagaing Region in 2020...Onion warehouse owners in Minbu facing loss as price plummets...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 17 January, 2021...Star player Than Paing joins Shan United Football Club.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar nationals abroad brought back home by relief flight...CMP garment exports drop by 25 per cent in Q1...Singapore tops FDI list in Myanmar in Q1...A few COVID-19 vaccine recipients show adverse effects in India.....OPINION: "Be prepared before catastrophic earthquake strikes".....ARTICLE: "Nations failing to fund climate adaptation: UN" - SOURCE: AFP..."Plan to shape Khuepra Hill (Shwe mountain range) area as new tourist destination in Kayah State" - By Swe Oo Wai (Translated by Than Tun Aung)