DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor attends ceremony to open Daw Khin Kyi Women?s Hospital...Catholic youths sing Christmas carols at residence of Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief...Forum to set minimum wage in Yangon...Union Minister for Information in Lashio...President U Htin Kyaw and First Lady attend pre-Christmas prayer and lunch...Tomato growers receive good price for latest harvest...Rural electrification project implemented in Sittway District...Elderly killed in hit-and-run crash in Yangon...Rakhine Chief Minister inspects development of the state Rakhine...Over 97,000 baskets of paddy farmed by displaced people of Maungtaw sold...Human Rights Commission meets communities in Maungtaw...Over 500 in Maungtaw to be formally trained as teachers...Yangon defeats Zwekapin in football friendly...Myanmar football?s FIFA ranking jumps 10 levels...Milner urges Liverpool to become ?more boring? after Arsenal draw...NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM...Development of public-oriented tourism industry in Thandaunggyi Region...History, Language, Literature and Religion of Lisu Nationals...Views of Migrants.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Fish paste industry relies mainly on local market...Pathein parasols exported to Germany...Export income up by $1.66 billion against last FY...Phapros and Medi Myanmar agree to build Drug Factory in Yangon...Singapore stands at the top of chart with the largest investment this fiscal year...Myanmar-India trade tops $940 million..."OPINION": "An Independence message to remember".....ARTICLE: "Wish for Progress of Electricity Sector, Major Necessity of the Nation!" - By Ti Kyi Maung