DOMESTIC NEWS: Danger of neo-colonialists - Today, neo-colonialists are practising various forms of neo-colonialism such as interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, putting pressure on and coercing other countries to serve as their minions, and resorting to all possible ways of forcing a government to serve as a puppet that will dance to their tune with the intention of harming the sovereignty of their targeted countries. - Senior General Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (From the message sent on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary Independence Day)...Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Cuban President...Prime Minister General Thein Sein attends opening of Multi-purpose Diesel Engine Factory, Hydropower Turbine and Generator Factory...Stakes driven for Emporium Hall in Nay Pyi Taw...MYANMAR GAZETTE...EP-1, Htoo Trading sign MoU to cooperate in hydropower projects...IBTC OPEN Golf Championship on 7-10 January...FM felicitates Cuban counterpart...Monthly talks for January 2010 of UMFCCI on 2 Jan...Information Minister hosts dinner in honour of literary award winners...Patriotic literati including monks help preserve and promote literary heritage SPECIAL FEATURES TO HAIL 62nd ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE DAY Article Poem Cartoon Independence resolution: to have stronger sense of patriotism PAGES 6+7 MOE SWE AUNG (ENERGY) Myanmar, the Thaki race *From Bagan, Pinya Inwa, Toungoo, Nyaungyan also Till Konboung dynasty Lived the Thaki under own sovereignty - Secretary-1 attends ceremony to present literary awards to winners for 2008..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Continue marching towards a new nation"..... ARTICLE: Hailing the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day: "Independence resolution: to have stronger sense of patriotism" Moe Swe Aung (Energy).....POEM: "Myanmar, the Thaki race"