HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw concludes its 10th session...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Record of 17th-day of 10th regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Republic of the Union of Myanmar National Reconciliation and Peace Centre Press Release 14th Waxing of Nattaw 1380 ME (21 December 2018)...President, First Lady, and State Counsellor attend Christmas celebrations in Nay Pyi Taw...VP U Myint Swe addresses opening ceremony of 8th MSMEs Product Exhibition & Competition...Commander-in-Chief meets Myanmar Press Council...Announcement on ceasefire and eternal peace...Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint receives Vietnamese information Deputy Minister...‘All Who Can Read Should Read’ campaign continues its second day in Nay Pyi Taw...Presidential spokesperson explains pensions increase and GAD move...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued on Friday 21 December 2018)...Kayin ethnic people to hold first harvest feast in Einme...Artist Zarni to hold 2nd solo show at Gallery 65 from 22-24 Dec...Innwa Bank celebrates opening new branch...Day 2 of ‘All Who Can Read Should Read’ campaign in Nay Pyi Taw.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: China, Myanmar businesses sign contract for rice, corn trading...Price of Myanmar honey spikes as demand from Japan rises...Singapore largest investor in the current FY...Border trade through ITCs exceeds K12 bln...Myanmar-Bangladesh trade declines by over $11 mln in Oct...Despite EASA approval, no takers for MNA’s aircraft maintenance service yet: official...MNA adds new ATR plane to its fleet...Aung La N Sang honored with his statue in Myitkyina...Myanmar bicyclists take part in China event.....OPINION: "Sharing the treasures of independence''.....ARTICLE: "Selfless sacrifice for Myanmar’s Independence and Sovereignty'' - By Maung Maung Kyaw