HLUTTAW SESSIONS [1st day of 6th session of Pyithu Hluttaw and Amothya Hkluttaw]: Speaker urges MPs to coordinate, cooperate with authorities to help address challenges of people...Proposals calling for cultivating of democratic practices in BEHSs, fully lifting of US sanctions against Myanmar submitted......EXECUTIVE: Appointment of spokesman of the President Deputy Minister for Information U Ye...Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No. 11/2013 12th Waning of Nadaw, 1374 ME (9 January, 2013) Formation of Central Committee and Work Committee for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises...Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No (12/ 2013) 12th Waning of Nadaw 1374 ME (9 January, 2013) Formation of National Energy Management Committee and of Energy Management Committee...Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No. 13/2013 12th Waning of Nadaw, 1374 ME (9 January 2013) Reconstitution of Myanmar National Culture Central Committee... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Passenger buses of All Bus-line Control Committee involved in more than 270 road accidents in 2012... Ahlawi bridge of Mandalay Palace under repair...MR performs maintenance of railroad sections...Decapitated wild elephant found in Hsinhmon forest reserve...Mandalay Mayor?s mini marathon attracts over 2000 participants...Naypyidaw International Exhibition & Car Show 2013 on 10 January...Plan underway to upgrade Workers? Hospital soon...Taungdwingyi Sugar Mill buys sugarcane...New building donated to monastery...Charges for passing of vehicle to be collected on new Strand Road...Bhamo marks Shan national New Year day...Funeral Service Association (Yangon) marks 12th anniversary...New bus line launched in Kengtung...School Family Day observed in Bago Region...Funeral Service Association (Yangon) marks 12th anniversary...Assistance provided to staff from district and township courts...Vocational course concludes...Labutta gets new gravel road...Tube-well launched rural area...Code of ethics guides behaviours and functions of journalists: Union Information Minister...Union Minister calls for pragmatic approaches against corruption and bribery...Health research paper reading session continues...Rehabilitation of displaced people in Rakhine State discussed...Defence Services Personnel Pyithu Hluttaw Representative substituted...IT for YRG Authority Computer Training Course opened...MRTV adjust evening news hours...Moderate earthquake hits 19 miles west of Htamanthi..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein meets US Senator and party, discusses bilateral cooperation...Foreign Heads of State send felicitations to President U Thein Sein...Myanmar national race basketball delegation leaves for USA...Winners of SEA Games article and short story contests honoured...President U Thein Sein receives Laotian Public Works and Transport Minister and party...General Hla Htay Win receives Deputy D-G of ONA of Australia...Lanpi has high potential to become an eco-tourism destination: Union minister...Tencate Geosynthetic and Alliance Stars agree technical cooperation..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Parliament must guide the country to democracy"..... ARTICLE: "British team to unearth WWII Spitfires" Byline: Wai Yan Oo