DOMESTIC NEWS: President opens subpower station in Chaungson...BIDS IN FOR SKY VIEWS: RBE Service for travellers on Gokteik Viaduct tendered out...Induction programme empowers us and widen our horizons: Fresh representatives...Artillery shells explodes in Lashio, wounding three...Blasts reported in Chinshwehaw...Gas and biomass power plant opened in Mawlamyine...Deal close on fourth social security hospital construction...Tourist numbers to Mrauk U back up in February...Knitting workers go on strike after increment cut...Green gram plantations produce a thumping harvest...Tea distributors from fire-affected Namhsan continue to operate...12 wheel vehicle turns over in Hpa-an...Heroin seized in Myitkyina...Three men arrested for robbery...Drunkard burns roof, causes house fire...Illegal logs seized in Sagaing...Stimulants seized in Mongmit and Tamu Townships...Real estate in Mandalay goes cold, buyers eyeing political situation...Farmers turn to seasonal crops to fulfil market demand...Falling demand threatens survival of earth ware manufacturers...UMFCCI vows to take on trade sanctions...Mawtinson pagoda festival in Pathein to start on 23rd February...Survey to boost market access for Mon State farmers...Myanmar lab prepared to test for Zika virus...Cargo vessel sinks in Hpa-An..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: MHD urges depts to brace up for El Nino..... "OPINION": "Everybody need be involved in the change process" by Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLE: "Recollection of the tragic days in Rangoon under the Japanese occupation" by U Win Sein