DOMESTIC NEWS: A new lower house: Second Pyithu Hluttaw begins...Myanmar?s largest lake becomes a Ramsar Site...Demands for new Mingala Market submitted to government...Mandalay braces for El Niño drought...Kawasaki lovers take motorbike trip to Nay Pyi Taw...Yuan deflation has trickled down to Kachin State rice growers...Inle Lake draws steady stream of tourists...Thura U Shwe Mann hands over parliamentary documents to next speaker U Win Myint...Amyotha Hluttaw session rescheduled for 3 February...Police arrest youths in wake of public panic...Highway Police Force proves its worth...Times City Project to ease housing shortage...Series of snatch-andrun cases reported in Hlaingthaya Tsp...Husband stabs wife to death in Magway...Man charged under new Telecommunications Law...Electronic devices, cash stolen from Magway mobile shop...Cars overturn on Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw highway...What kind of ?farm? is the Thaketa Crocodile Farm?..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Panasonic donates solar lanterns to areas without electricity..... "OPINION": "Putting moral character first" by Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLE: "A Viable Town Plan is Necessary" by Khin Maung Myint