DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor delivers video message, VP II attends National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting...“People are the key”...Speech delivered by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting 1/2021...711 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 8 January, total figure rises to 129,483...Our aim should be to arrive at an encouraging situation...MoHA minister inspects Insein Prison, Fire Services Department...Myanmar nationals abroad brought back home by relief flights...Renovation works at National Theatre (Yangon) projected to finish this year...MoALI holds meeting on water supply activities to address water scarcity due to climate change...Announcement on fund establishment to purchase COVID-19 vaccines...Ministries discuss draft version of Comprehensive Education Plan for Rakhine State...First-ever virtual career fair to be held in Myanmar on 6, 7 February...Local mountain in Danu becomes alive with local visitors...Heads of Service Organizations confirmed, appointed...Letter to the Editor On (Not) Conceding US Presidential Elections: A Brief Retrospective...Monywa, Fujita Corporation discuss power generation from waste materials...Traditional sword business thriving in Naung Po Aung village, Sagaing...MoHT invites rental tender for Nan Myaing Hotel in PyinOoLwin - By Nyein Nyein...U Aung Naing to take SUFC technical director position.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: CBM issues subsidiary licences to more foreign banks...Price of watermelon exported to China keeps falling - By Nyein Nyein...Distributors need to sell palm oil at reasonable prices during pandemic period: MEODA - By Nyein Nyein.....OPINION: "Focus on reducing impact of drought".....ARTICLE: "Citizens globally affirm belief in international cooperation"..."Custom of festival for Ceti made of sand" -