DOMESTIC NEWS: Freezing temperatures hit hilly areas...Disaster preparedness for states and regions...Vice President U Myint Swe attends coord meeting to hold 2018 Union Day...Notification of disbursement of loan to SMEs...President U Htin Kyaw and First Lady attend Christmas ceremony...Poultry farmers face difficulties with rising price of poultry feed...Fire breaks out in three Yangon townships...Fire outbreaks decline this year but losses are high...No injuries in Hopong Town kitchen fire...Disaster preparedness for states and regions...Muse police searching for Myo Ma Pawn Shop attackers...Establishment of Kanyinchaung Economic Zone in Maungtaw tsp...Enjoying peace and stability in Mro ethnic villages...Murder, theft cases in Maungtaw and Buthidaung...Cash donation ceremony held in Rakhine State...Myanmar Investment Commission Meeting 17/2017...One attacker and three suspects arrested in Maungtaw, Rakhine... Eight teams to compete in KBZ Bank Women?s League 2017-2018.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Htin Kyaw accepts credentials of Ambassador of Peru...President U Htin Kyaw accepts credentials from Ambassador of Ukraine...Border exports of watermelon to China increase........External trade with international countries tops $22.6 billion in current FY...About 700 tonnes of condensed milk imported in early December...Tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek border gate...China increases imports of rice, corn, vehicle fuel against last year...Myanmar secures bronze in Than Nien Cup by defeating Thailand....."OPINION": "One who knows nothing can understand nothing".....ARTICLE: "Protection for Southeast Asia?s Rarest Wildlife through Community Engagement" - By Maung Aung Mon