HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Gov?t urged to speed up implementation of mechanized farming system...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Gov?t will effectively carry out rehabilitation of displaced people: Union Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Chin State residents urged to cooperate for development...Union Election Commission discusses 2020 election prospects...Traditional pot enterprise creates job opportunities for local women...A ferry boat sinks in Andaman Sea...Heroin seized in Indaw...FDA conducts awareness campaign in Nay Pyi Taw...Final examinations of basic education schools underway...Upcoming three-day weekend a blessing for most...YHT proposes walkway from Shwedagon Pagoda to Botahtuang Pagoda...Three children injured in an explosion...Local farmers face difficulties due to decrease in winter crop price...Authorities to issue application forms for purchase of over 1,000 apartments...Judicial reform is ongoing, says Union Chief Justice...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw joint bill committee holds meeting...Development projects carried out in Tanai Township, Kachin State...Dance troupes to perform at National Landmark Garden on 11th February...Workshop on Far Eastern Himalaya region in Nay Pyi Taw...Woman sentenced to hard labour for false police report...Shinhan Bank donates ambulance to Yankin Children?s Hospital...2018 Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship begins...Triple hat trick from Win Theingi scores big win for Myawady.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Denmark tourists visit Myanmar on motorbikes...Yamato Holding to cooperate with local partner for logistics business...Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs Association to apply for licence to import pure gold blocks...Myanmar-Thailand border trade reaches $1.2 billion within 10 months...Union Minister U Thaung Tun receives Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends third day of Singapore Airshow 2018...Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun receives UNESCO head in Myanmar...Tourists? visits to Shwedagon pagoda decline in January...Union Peace Commission Chairman meets Asia-Pacific Scout Committee members....."OPINION": "Let?s work together for perpetuation of ourUnion".....ARTICLES: "Media Freedom & pragmatic views?? - By Myint Kyaw (Zalun)