DOMESTIC NEWS: ODA makes things a-ok: ODA Loan Secured for Hanthawaddy Airport Development...Price of Myanmar gold rises during last week of January...President unveils Kangyidaung power station in Pathein...President inspects improving of embankments in delta area:Improving of the embankments and river systems in Ayeyawady Region to finish before Monsoon...Chrysanthemun thrives in Amarapura...Educative talks ?Menace of the Narcotic Drugs” held in Bago Region...Yabba and Guns seized in Taninthayi...Truck Overturns Near Thaton...Man wanted for attempted murder...Mandalay ILBC anniversary held...Manageable scale production of toddy palm sap pots increase income in Ngathayauk...Big chill in Tachileik good for sale of coal burners...Rakhine narcotic busts mark six year high...Developing faster reading..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar National Airlines to fly to Bangkok next month...Study on Myanmar?s rubber industry to bring more assistance from Japanese govt...Mandalay to host Asian Sepak Takraw Championship in Feb...Myanmar forced labourers rescued in Phuket...Connect to Learn takes significant step toward reaching 21000 students in Myanmar...Study on Myanmar?s rubber industry to bring more assistance from Japanese govt..... "OPINION": "Natural Resources Not Sole Option For Foreign Investment" by Kyaw Thural..... ARTICLE: "Action, accountability and inclusion: way forward towards zero disabilities among children with leprosy" by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region