HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Pyithu Hluttaw debates four annual reports from its committees...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: 14th regular session of second Amyotha Hluttaw convenes 17th day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Speech delivered by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi about experiences of oral proceedings at International Court of Justice to public...UEC, Facebook discuss collaboration ahead of polls...State Counsellor discusses rule of law, professionalism of MPF...Equality of opportunity for all...Vice President U Henry Van Thio attends Christmas dinner...2020, 72nd Anniversary Independence Day National Objectives...Annual inflation rate remains at 8.6% in Oct...Several flowering plants on display at Pyin Oo Lwin flower festival this year...4th Inter-School Sailing Championship continues in Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech on ICJ proceedings to be broadcast again...Nay Pyi Taw commemorates International Migrants Day...Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends 14thASEM FMs’ Meeting in Madrid...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to attend National Defence Day, People’s Army Foundation Day in Viet Nam...Seminar focuses on building better employer-employee relations...Discussion on ICJ hearing experiences to be broadcast...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 18th December, 2019)...PM Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Vietnamese investments in Yangon before return home...Rubber export income down $5 mln in current fiscal...MIC clears investments of $84.17 mln from 17 firms, K12 bln from two local enterprises...Thet Htar Thuzar joins Asia Olympic Project in Malaysia...VUC, MIU score big in Week-7 of Myanmar Futsal League .....OPINION: "Building a strong foundation for construction sector".....ARTICLE: "Press Release on the Official Visit of H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" - PHOTO: MNA..."Domestic investments cross K630 bln as of mid-December" - By Nyein Nyein..."Twenty shuttle buses to run from Yangon airport to highway terminals" - By Nyein Nyein..."Film analysis programme for “The Tin Drum” to be held at FDC" - (Translated by Bahtoo)