DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing go on pilgrimage to Bagan, Monywa...Information Minister attends opening of library in Nipatan Village of Salingyi Township...Engineering diploma courses of Dual Tech...Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe looks into construction of Maubin-Twantay-Hlinethaya short-cut...MYANMAR GAZETTE...Fire breaks out in Mawlamyine...Great Casabella to hold special sales programme...Cold nights ahead!...Second round of 49th Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament continues...Course on post-harvest handling of agricultural produce opened...Levono Christmas Road Show 20-31 Dec...Star to open hospitality operation & service course...Nay Pyi Taw-Hpa-an Tawwin bus line launched...Senior General Than Shwe inspects construction of Technological University (Yatanarpon Cyber City), Yatanarpon Satellite Town Project, works of Yatanarpon Teleport Co Ltd..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to King of Bhutan...Myanmar, Oman establish diplomatic relations...Appointment of Ambassador agreed on...2nd Japan Cup Karatedo C?ship ends..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Encourage greening of Mount Popa and thriving of tea plantations"