DOMESTIC NEWS: Gov?t strategy to combat climate change...Peace Commission, DPN reach agreement on nine points. - Ye Khaung Nyunt...Business Talk between State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar businesswomen to be broadcast live...Yangon government to draw up short and long-term plans to solve electricity demands - Ko Moe...The 2,605th Anniversary of Shwedagon Pagoda ?s Buddha Pujaniya Festival...Women?s Week-Myanmar Press Conference...Under-age suspect discharged from Buthidaung hospital...Mandalay trade fair and workshop held...Upgrading of Myanansankyaw golden palace expected be completed no later than March...Man dies from exhaustion in Kyaikhtiyo...Government earns Ks10 billion from signboards...Land prices double in Lashio...Businessmen invited to invest in agricultural and livestock breeding...Police interaction with public should be harmonious: Myanmar Police Chief...Children Literary Festival to be held in Mawlamyine...Residents and social organisations want to build new jetty in Inle Lake..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Translation awards announced by Sarpay Beikman and SVA...State Counsellor receives Executive Director of Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria...Workers refute accusations of Chinese factory owner...Don?t rely on leader for success: UCSB Chairman...Int?l community urged to take more positive approach to help resolve rights issues...Mayang Chaung check point reopened in Kyaikto...Portwest building factory in Myanmar...Singapore?s supermarkets introduce Myanmar fruits, vegetables...Exchange of notes on ODA loan and grant aid to Myanmar..... "OPINION" : "SME growth and financial challenges" - Aye Min Soe.....ARTICLE: "Transboundary Environmental Security in the Mekong River" (To be continued) - R. Edward Grumbine