DOMESTIC NEWS: JCB for Peace Process Funding needs to ensure transparency, accountability...Vice President and wife attend Christmas festival, give thanks to God and welcomes new year...FDA inspects unregistered foodstuff...Arms, ammo, stimulants seized at Point 768...Luyechun (1964-88) Association holds annual conference...Arms, ammunition seized in Mongko...Message of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor, on the occasion of the Kayin National New Year Day, 29 December...70 days since the outbreak of Maungtaw armed attacks - Tin Maung Lwin...Construction of stone retaining wall to be completed soon...New labour force survey to start next month...Displaced persons in Hsipaw need longyis...Telenor to auction 100 desirable mobile numbers...Yaba and marijuana seized in Muse and Shwepyithar...National policy needed to ensure appropriate environment for people with disabilities...National objectives for the 69th anniversary Independence Day, 2017...Mon State FDA to seize tainted chili powder from markets...Local brickmakers get good price due to high demand..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Value of external trade through normal trade declined by over US$490million...Three major carmakers to open factories in Yangon...Over Ks2 billion in taxes earned from import of cement from Thailand...Mogok gem and jewellery businesses faced with difficulty from changes in two main export market...Part of tourism profits should be spent on environment.....POEM: "Aged Value"..... "OPINION": "Myanmar is no longer a leaderless country" - Khin Maung Oo.....ARTICLE: "The problem to be assessed in the dilemma—truth & fallacy" - "Written By Aye Chan (Translated by Khin Maung Oo)