DOMESTIC NEWS: Union level Peace-making Work Committee and Chin National Front hold peace talks - Rays of peace lightens (sic) Chin State...Bay Inference (09.30 hr MST on 10-12-2012)...Utility Jade, Gems and Pearl Sales continues...Massive influx of tomatoes brings down prices to the delight of shoppers...Conveyance of Buddha Tooth Relic in Hsipaw on 12 December...Dagon Challenge Myanmar Traditional Boxing Competitions on 16 December...Delivery room of Tamway Township MCWA upgraded...Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision...Cessation of hostilities alone is not enough to bring about peace: Union Minister U Aung Min...Steel trusses reinstalled on Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadana Theinga)...Displaced students under care in Momauk Township...Exportable musk melon under cultivation in Budalin...Examination held for selection of over-all outstanding students...Communication devices handed over for installation of rural PCOs...River crossing ferries equipped with life safety equipment...International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed...Patients at Mandalay General Hospital recovered from injuries...Union minister calls for market competitiveness of domestic products..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Shwedagon Pagoda sees more tourist arrivals...First ILDEX-Myanmar 2012 brings together people from livestock and fishery industry...Koreans donate cash and foodstuff to quake victims...Myanmar, Vietnam sign deal for closer ties...LIFT organizes workshop on agricultural development of Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Misleading is a serious offense".....ARTICLE: "It?s high time we enjoyed fruits of independence" Myat Sithu