DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe pays homage to pagodas in Bagan, NyaungU; Deputy Foreign Minister back from India;Mandalay Division USDA donates provisions to Mandalay Ohbo (Central) Jail; Roads under construction in Mandalay Division inspected; Hlawga Park to keep open on Bakari Idd and Christmas Days; CEC Member meets township members; Second Inter-School Cricket Challenge Shield continues; Prize distribution for Best Painting of Year 2007 held; Cash, provisions donated to Buddha Pujaniya ceremonies; Senior General Than Shwe pays homage to pagodas in Bagan, NyaungU; Citizens with high intellectual power can remove outside instigation and attempt to influence the nation - Special Refresher Course No 29 for basic education teachers concludes in PyinOoLwin; Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspects tax-free markets; 28 members of Sagaing Township NLD quit; Minister inspects natural gas pipe lines; Measures on tourism industry discussed; FMI Co Ltd holds AGM Financial Statement; MYANMAR IVANHOE COPPER COMPANY LIMITED (TENDER NOTICE) TENDER NO. (IFB No. CCS-05-07) Sale of an estimated (4,000 metric tones) of copper cathode from MICCL S&K Mine site in Monywa, Myanmar; MYANMAR IVANHOE COPPER COMPANY LIMITED(TENDER NOTICE) TENDER. IFB No. 06/ Local/2007 Supply of Lub Oil, Electrical,General Items & Services (32 lots) are invited from Local Suppliers by FEC Currency.; Commission for Drafting State Constitution meets... "PERSPECTIVES": "Work hard for completion of dam projects ahead of schedule".