DOMESTIC NEWS: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Office Notification 6/2018...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw Notification 4/2018...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Amyotha Hluttaw Notification 4/2018...Electricity & Energy Union Minister inspects CNG refilling stations, Fertilizer Factory (Myaungdagar)...“Myanmar is now on the path to democracy. A nascent democracy can be compared to a toddler learning to walk; we have to be careful not to falter at this stage and need to maintain a proper balance. If we wish democracy to survive, we have to respect the rule of law andexisting rules and regulations.”...Thandwe District Association of Yangon holds annual gathering...Poor access to materials hurting glazed ware industry: Sagaing artisans...Over 400 cyclists take part in Yangon mass cycling event in Thanlyin...Constable arrested on drug charges in Monywa...Sugar price holds above K1,000 per viss in Yangon wholesale market...Children’s literature festival arrives in Maubin...Visitors to Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw increase during end of year break...PyiOoLwin attracts new year holidaymakers...71stAnniversary Indepen dence Day National Objectives...Pyithu Hluttaw representatives informed to attend parliamentary session...Amyotha Hluttaw representatives informed to attend parliamentary session...Pagodas, recreation places crowded with year-end holidaymakers...Yangon United celebrates 10th anniversary...Bodybuilding, physique contest held in Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko donates 500,000 baht to Sathira Dhammasatha Centre in Bangkok...New year holidays bring more visitors to Inwa’s Bargaya Monastery...Union Minister U Ohn Maung attends digital marketing meeting, appoints ‘Burmese Python’ as tourism ambassador...Hteekhee boosts Myanmar-Thailand border trade...Tight security, confiscation hurt Muse trade in current fiscal...Myanmar-Thailand trade up 36% this October...Mineral exports decline $37 mln in current fiscal...Thet Htar Thuzar wins women’s singles at National Badminton Championship.....OPINION: "Fixing and shaping future development''.....ARTICLES: "Pledging to make supreme sacrifice to protect Independence" - By Tetkatho Pwint Thu Aung