DOMESTIC NEWS: Over 5,000 receive free medical care in Rakhine...VP President addresses coordination meeting for 2018 Independence Day...Notification of Disbursement of Mediumterm Loan from MEB to SMEs...Reverend father sends Christmas prayers to Myanmar citizens from Presidential Palace...12th Pyin Oo Lwin flower festival to feature 200,000 flowers...Dawei special economic zone project to start first phase...A speed boat capsizes in Yangon River...Ocean liner sailing in Attayan River causes shortage of fish...Army to investigate 10 bodies found in Rakhine...Upgrading of Angumaw-Maungtaw road to be completed in May.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: India pulse companies stock up on Myanmar beans...Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin accepts credentials from Mr. Andrew Kirkwood, Director & Representative of UNOPS Myanmar...State Counsellor receives Indian Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs...Social security services to be upgraded...Ninth day of 2017 Mid-Year Myanma Jade and Gems Emporium...Sea trade reaches US$16.8 billion as of 8th December in current FY...$25 million from India for development of Rakhine State...KAMAZ introduces Russian trucks to Myanmar....."OPINION": "Myanmar Companies Act, 2017 of great virtues" - ARTICLE: "Make medicines accessible for all" - Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh..."Why gender is important for biodiversity conservation" - UN Environment