DOMESTICS NEWS: 1. Document the victories of the Tatmadaw, State service personnel and the entire national races; 2. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Republic of Cuba; 3. Health, fitness essential requirements for national defence Conduct joint research on military, medical sciences to discharge duties well in sophisticated future wars; 4. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attend graduation dinner of 6th intake of DSMA; 5. USDA implementing five rural development tasks with momentum so as to narrow gap between rural and urban areas; 6. Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Cuban counterpart; 7. Senior General Than Shwe addresses graduation ceremony of 6th Intake of DSMA; 8. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than on inspection tour of Bago Division; 9. USDA in cooperation with people making continuous efforts in nation-building tasks under auspices of government USDA Public Relations and Knowledge Management Course concludes; 10. Hotel services inspected in Ngwehsaung, Chaungtha beaches; 11. Loss of lives, property in recent earthquakes; 12. Cooperative sales centre opened; 13. Special civil appeal cases adjudged; 14. Sports meets to mark 57th Anniversary Independence Day to be held..."PERSPECTIVES": "Strive with New Year vigour for national development" (page 2)...FEATURES: "Senior General addresses graduation ceremony of 6th intake of DSMA" (page 5)..."Safeguard independence, build modern nation with unity"(page 8)