DOMESTIC NEWS: President, First Lady, and State Counsellor attend Christmas celebrations in Nay Pyi Taw...UEC Chairman, Union Ministers take part in mass walk activity in Nay Pyi Taw...MOEE launches 66 MW gas-fired power plant in Magway...Nearly nine tons of illegal teak lumber confiscated in Hlegu Township...Equality of opportunity for all...Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye holds meeting on disaster management, rehabilitation works...Wyndham Grand (Ygn) to hold NYE party...Three-day New Year Dhamma ceremony to be held in Yangon...2020, 72nd Anniversary Independence Day National Objectives...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Saturday 21st December, 2019)...MIU, GV score big in Week-8 of Myanmar Futsal League...Myanmar U-22 midfielder Aung Naing Win joins Ayeyawady United...Shan, Ayeyawady FCs take victory in friendly matches...Sunday Comics.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Yezagyo farmers grow Indian drumsticks on commercial scale...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives back in Yangon from Viet Nam...Japanese Govt announces assistance for return of IDPs in Kachin State...Singapore Festival to be held at Chin Tsong Palace....Mung bean price surges in Mandalay amidst potential demand from India...Myanmar-Bangladesh trade up $5.73 mln...Individual merchants’ border trade hit K 9.53 bln in Oct. and Nov.....OPINION: "Perform physical exercises to prevent NCDs"..."English Lesson" - QUOTATIONS & PROVERBS - By C. T. O.....ARTICLE: "Pioneering Ultra-Deepwater Production Project" - By A Retired Oil Expert..."Air quality in Yangon" - By Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine)..."Joy to the world! the lord has come" - By: Khup Lian Pan (Paubawi)..."Colourful sea of flowers during wintry days of Pyin Oo Lwin" - By Khin Wai Lwin..."Colourful handwoven textiles are symbols of Kayin ethnic race" - By Nat Ye Hla..."Kyaukpandu Beach showcases Colourful handwoven Rakhine’s natural beauty" - By Khaing Myat Lin (Yunshwemyay)..."Harassment: An Immediate Call" - By Ma Su (Anthro) BA (Eng), MA (TEFL), Diploma in Anthropology