HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw eleventh regular session planned to be two months long...PYITHU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw’s 11th regular session convenes...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: First meeting of 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw’s 11th regular session begins.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor highlights protecting nature, traditional textiles on Chin State trip...President’s Office continues announcement of illegal drug arrests, seizures acting on tip-offs...Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment, hear civil cases...MOI holds coord meeting to commemorate birthday of Bogyoke Aung San...Union Attorney General U Tun Tun Oo receives PWC Consortium group...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Order 2/2019...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Order 3/2019...Yangon records over 35,000 traffic violations in 2018...People throng Myitkyina’s Children’s Literature Festival...Poems, storytelling contests incorporate ethnic languages at Myitkyina Children’s Literature Festival...Myitkyina’s Children’s Literature Festival packed with visitors.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing returns from Laos, receives Chief of Royal Thai Navy...India suspends border bridge with Reedhorda in Chin State...CSO, UNICEF hold preliminary talks on needs of children in Myanmar...UCSB conducts English Language Proficiency Course for government officials in Nay Pyi Taw...Mandalay Gems and Jewellery Fair fetches K670 mln, US $5,000...Union Minister U Ohn Maung attends ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019, related meetings...Sagaing Region attracts over 190,000 travellers in 2018...Border trade through ITCs tops K16 bln in Q1...Myanmar oil millers body targets FDA certification for 150 mills by 2020...Chinese New Year draws near, cattle exports to China fall...Value of imports shrinks to $100 mln in Q1...Dec hit by highest inflation rate.....OPINION: "Synergy between State and people will drive development''.....ARTICLE: ''Roundtable on ways and means of carrying out research activities by students'' - By Naing Lynn Kyi