DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor meets with locals in Leshi, Bamauk townships in Sagaing Region...National Environmental Conservation & Climate Change Central Committee holds ninth coord meeting...Establishment of Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC) and Financing for MSMEs Seminar held in Nay Pyi Taw...Union Minister for Information encourages professional development for IPRD staff...E-IDs fundamental to e-governance: U Thein Swe...2020, 73rd Anniversary Union Day National Objectives...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Tuesday 21st January, 2020)...Tatmadaw releases statement on ICOE’s Final Report...Inwa locals switch to machines for producing alms bowls...Request for hiking minimum wage to K7,200 may raise employer concerns: association - By Nyein Nyein...AA sets goods-laden bus on fire; driver injured...Four universities to be added to YBS routes next month - By Nyein Nyein...Myanmar National League U-21 tourney to begin on 24 January...VUC, MIU score big wins in Myanmar Futsal League.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General meets Laotian Air Force Chief...Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations receives Country Director of Head of Office, Myanmar, World Bank...Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference 2020 held in Yangon...Mineral exports up $532 mln in current fiscal...Individual trades exceed K14.12 bln at border gates in Oct-Dec...NTT invests $400 mln in submarine cable project...Community Champions Football Clinic held in Taunggyi.....OPINION: "Responsible pet ownership a step towards curbing rabies".....ARTICLE: "Remittances are of Great Importance for Development" - By Htun Tin Htun