DOMESTIC NEWS: Long-staple cotton purchasing centres being kept open in Tatkon, Yamethin, Pyawbwe Townships...Unidentified man found dead with serious injuries in Pathein...Charity gala for quake victims on 5 January...New Mya Yi Nanda labour room for Chanmyathazi Township...Say Taman Yangon-Mandalay coach bus-line put into service...Reducing infant and mother mortality rate key objective of Health Ministry...Deputy Construction Minister oversees Bayintnaung Bridge-2 construction project...Pyapon to get one more bridge soon...CASH DONATED; SANITATION CARRIED OUT [photos]...Chin State Chief Minister awards winners in football, tennis...Harvesting of monsoon paddy inspected on model plot...Hsipaw celebrates Shan New Year...Coord meeting on construction of Jade Pagoda, Jade Dhammayon held...Moderate earthquake shakes northwest of Monywa...Summary of observations at 9.30 hr MST Bay Inference..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Nippon Foundation provides humanitarian assistance to war-torn villages in Mon State...Mon State Government meets Thai delegation...Myanmar Ambassador presents Credentials to Maldivian President...WFP clarifies Kachin work plan for next three years...Gold entrepreneurs leave for India..... "PERSPECTIVES": "The PSM goal" [PSM = Public Service Media]..... ARTICLES: "Bayintnaung Flyover: Yangon?s answer to traffic woes Byline: Maung Maung Myint Swe Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn)..."Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, habitat for muntjacs" Byline: Soe Soe Naing (Kyemon) Photo: Zaw Win (Kyemon)