HLUTTAW SESSIONS: ?Brand new? licence covers longer term: Union Minister...Manaw Land to resurrect memorable events.....DOMESTIC NEWS: Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee hands over newly-built Dhammayon...National Culture and Fine Arts Universities Council meets...Availability of clean, safe water a key to promotion of health, lifestyle of people...9 mm rounds found in drain in Sangyoung Township...Ferry bus plunges down into drain in Hlinethaya Township...Cash and sports gear for Myanmar Track and Field...Drunken man hit by train...MPDA to organize book fair, literary talks on 31 January in Yangon...Local and foreign investment basic course in Kayah State...Sports contests mark Kayah State Day in Loikaw...Illegal timber, logs seized in Bago Region...Fire breaks out in Myothit Township...Stimulant tablets seized in Lashio...Drunk driver turns over Hino...Child care course opened...Residences fumigated in Mingala Taungnyunt Township...New library building opened in Machanbaw...One civilian dead, four wounded in exchange of fire between KIA and Tatmadaw military column...Computer training course at parliamentary E-library concluded...KIA attacks military column near Lajyayan...Illegal timber seized in Kyaukme..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends felicitations to Indian President, Prime Minister...`President U Thein Sein felicitates Governor-General, Prime Minister of Commonwealth of Australia...President U Thein Sein meets Laotian National Assembly President..Myanmar takes Laos as brother since establishment of diplomatic ties: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker...Union Foreign Affairs Minister sends felicitations to Indian counterpart...Union FM felicitates Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Commonwealth of Australia... Formulation of cooperation strategies for Rakhine State discussed...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets Laotian National Assembly President...Myanmar provides humanitarian assistance for Typhoon victims in Philippines...Myanmar basketball team shares experience...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham sends felicitations to Indian (sic)...Vice-President U Nyan Tun felicitates Indian counterpart...The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release [See Corrigendum in NLM of 27 Jan]..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Educate girls and women" .....ARTICLE: "Shangri-La resumes Yangon twin tower construction" Article: Tha Nyan (Yankin)