DOMESTIC NEWS: Briquette produced from factory waste...Petronas Oil Company grants scholarships to Myanmar students...Lebanese President sends felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe...Forestry Minister receives Vietnamese Consul...Myanmar delegation leaves for Thailand...Talks on Tour Lectures on Geotechnical Engineering 15 Jan...Kyaikkhami gets Digital Auto-Telephone Exchange...Education Minister tours Universities, Colleges, Basic Education Schools...Customs service personnel donate blood...Mr. Myanmar and Miss Myanmar Contest 2009 on 7 Feb...Mayor attends opening ceremony of road...Measures for traffic rules enforcement, road safety discussed...Installation of national grid, power station inspected...8th OG Conference 18-19 Feb...Village-to-Village road opens in Twantay Tsp...Professional Software Engineer course to be opened...Fire drill demonstrated...17th AGM of MPEPA on 26 Jan..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Strive to be fully equipped with spiritual and physical prowess"..... ARTICLES: "Seaside Thandwe full of thriving cottage industries" Article: Reporter Singu Soe Win; Photos: Tin Soe (MNA)..."Kachin State facilitated with communication network" Article: Kyaw Kyaw (Bhamo); Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)