DOMESTIC NEWS: Local people to maintain roads and bridges including Cyclone Shelters built by the State for their durability - Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects progress of Yazudaing Bridge No. 1 in Mawlamyinegyun Township, disaster preparedness measures in Labutta Township...Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects development tasks in southern Shan State...Global pure edible oil on display at Yangon Expo? 2010...Myanmar-Bangladesh Volleyball Friendly on 12 Jan...Lt-Gen Tha Aye looks into construction tasks in Mandalay, Sagaing...UMFCCI officials meet Vietnamese delegation...Mandalay Mayor inspects development tasks in Nawnghkio Tsp...IBTC OPEN Golf Championship (Taunggyi) kicks off...Significant night temperature (10-1-2010)..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Irrigation water essential for boosting crop production"..... ARTICLE: "Young women of storm-hit areas have better future" Byline & Photos: Arkar Kyaw