DOMESTIC NEWS: Low rainfall disrupts paddy output...Thriving chilli plantations in Monywa...Commercial signpost blocking the view of Bogyoke statue in Meiktila...Elephantiasis vaccine for locals in Kyauktan Township...Historic monastery in Inlay Lake in need of repair...Availability of electricity to be realized in Hsedwin, Gwaykon villages in Yamethin Township...Head-on collision claims six lives, including three-year-old girl...Emergency medicines kits distributed to villages in Kayin State...Bronze statues cast in honour of Grandma Daw Oo Zun, Myanma Alinn U Tin...Illegal timber extractions seized in Mawlamyine Township... Railroad sections to Myitkyina inspected...Kanbawza Cup Golf Tourney 15-18 Dec...Jade, gems and pearl sales continues for fourth day...Weather outlook for subsequent two days...Nay Pyi Taw Expo, Car Show kick off..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Vice-President receives Brazilian Ambassador...Nay Pyi Taw welcomes ASEAN-India Car Rally...Trishaw ride for globetrotters in Magway...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham receives Chairman of Petrofac Ltd [oilfield service company]...General Hla Htay Win meets Director of Political Department of Chengdu Military Region of PRC...Yangon International Airport busy with airplanes of foreign airlines..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Stand up for our beloved farmers"..... ARTICLES: "Myanmar wins Friendship Award in ASEAN-India Car Rally-2012" Aye Min Soe..."The State Sanghamahanayaka Committee of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" Ba Sein (Religious Affairs)