CONVENING OF HLUTTAWS: Meeting of Group of Pyithu Hluttaw representativeselect of Presidential Electoral College resumes...Group of Defence Services Personnel Representatives elects Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo as Vice-President...Meeting of Amyotha Hluttaw representatives-elect group of Presidential Electoral College resumes..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Guard the nation with political awareness [from the message sent by Sr. Gen Than Shwe on the occasion of the 63rd Anniversary Independence Day]...Shine Group takes part in Lifestyles Expo 2011...Roads, tube-well opened to hail 64th Anniversary Union Day...Skirmish between two insurgent groups in Kyaikmaraw leaves one innocent villager dead...Commander attends opening of Mandalay Exhibition 2011...Perennial Crops Diploma Training School opened in Myeik...Lifestyles Expo 2011 kicks off...Fires break out in Lewe, Pathein...Khin Pyone Mon Indonesian batik at Lifestyles Expo 2011...Pyinnya Alin library opens in Tangyan Tsp, Northern Shan State...One injured in mine blast planted by KNU in Papun Township...STI to confer certificates, hold talks on 13 Feb...Green World to open marketing courses on 7 Feb...Strategy First Institute to conduct diploma courses in March...Myaungmya BEHS-3 pays respects to teachers...Depression becomes low pressure..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Sri Lankan President...Ambassador U Than Swe presents credentials to Mexican President...FM felicitates Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister...Dinner party of MBA course trainees...Prime Minister U Thein Sein sends message of felicitations to Sri Lankan counterpart...UMFCCI meets Thai delegation..... "PERSPECTIVES": "National brethren, united we stand"..... ARTICLES: HAILING THE 64th ANNIVERSARY UNION DAY: "Second Panglong conference verges upon the absurd" Maung Su San.....POEM: "The 64th Anniversary".....CARTOON: "Results of unity and harmony"