DOMESTIC NEWS: Jewels and Jade Sell Well: Myanmar Gems Emporium pulls in K80.8 billion...Yangon?s Kan Thar Yar Consortium Towers Project to be completed within two years...Jivitadana Sangha Hospital to hold 26th donation fair...Residents in Kalay provided with free health care services...Dr Sai Mauk Kham inspects renovation of Yangon General Hospital...Blood donors recognised for their 100th donation...C-in-C attends ground-breaking of home for aged for veterans...Powintaung Cave Pagodas to be developed...Myawady residents to get free tuberculosis treatment...Cherry Myetta Foundation provides eye care to Kyaungon residents...One dead, 17 injured after single-car crash...Illegal teak seized in Magway...Police suspects arrested in stolen motorbike cases..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: BCIM forum in Beijing focuses on strengthening economic ties...VP discusses Dawei SEZ with Thai officials..... "OPINION": "The uses and abuses of literature" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "Improve Our English" by Htun Tin Htun..."The spirit of Christmas! (Peace on Earth)" by KhupLian Pau (Paubawi)