HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Pyithu Hluttaw discusses fall in oil price, losses of local merchants and farmers: "Nay Pyi Taw, 21 Jan—Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) session discussed impact of falling oil prices, losses of Myanmar merchants to Chinese traders and upgrading and maintenance of regional reservoirs on Wednesday. Concerning the impact of falling oil prices in the international market, Deputy Minister for Energy U Aung Htoo said that oil prices were falling in the international market due to imbalance of supply and demand and this had an impact on gas prices exported from Myanmar but incomes from gas could only slightly fall as production from new projects, Zawtika and Shwe, met the targets, adding that the ministry had an advantage of lower costs for imported oil and gas for local consumption..."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw discusses land seizure, electoral system: "Nay Pyi Taw, 21 Jan— Land confiscation of Tatmadaw and proportional representation electoral systems are discussed at the twelfth regularly meeting of Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) Wednesday...Answering to the question of U Thaw Zin Oo, representative of Magway region constituency 9, the deputy defence minister said Tatmadaw will not release an area of 450 acres as these were seized by respective commands for security reasons... Twenty-six representatives of Amyotha Hluttaw asked the practices of PR system for the seats of Upper House and state/region Hluttaw except self-administration regions under the arrangement of Union Election Commission."..... DOMESTIC NEWS: Nine garment factories in list of 20 firms recently permitted to invest in Myanmar...Departmental officials participate in workshop on Universal Periodic Review (UPR)...1st Myanmar International Furniture Expo set for February...MCWA, health staff give vaccination to students in Tatkon, Mandalay...Former students pay respects to retired teachers..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Government to provide assistance for holding free and fair election...Japanese firms seek Myanmar partnership to make progress through technology transfer...Union FM receives officials of UN agencies, IDEA Secretary General...Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham meets Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari...Union Defence Minister receives resident humanitarian coordinator, U.S. Military Attaché (Army)...Union Information Minister visits Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, VNExpress-FPT Group, VNPT, Vietnam Viettel...Inter-sessional Meeting on TMHS PWG and its related meetings take place in Mandalay...Myanmar referee assigned duty of referee assessor in AFC?s matches...Supplementary MOA, Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) signed for Chipwenge hydropower project...ADB to invest in Myanmar?s development projects...South Korean delegation concludes visit to Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES:"Without slightest hesitation in agricultural sector" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLE: "SERVANT LEADER" by Kyi Mun