DOMESTIC NEWS: 1.Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Japan; 2.Government will provide necessary assistance for development of industrial zone continuously Senior General Than Shwe inspects Yenangyoung Industrial Zone; 3.Senior General Than Shwe inspects construction of Arimaddanapura Bagan Palace, Nanmyint Tower and Hotel; 4.Senior General Than Shwe visits Lawkananda Swedawshin, Hsinmyashin and Shwezigon Pagodas; 5.Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win sends felicitations to his Japanese counterpart; 6. Functions of No 1 Automobile Factory inspected; 7.Ei Yupa Win secures first in Miss ASEAN Culture Myanmar 2004; 8.Foreign Affairs Minister U Nyan Win sends felicitations to Japan; 9.Chinese youth delegation calls on USDA CEC members; 10.'Soon' offered to Sayadaws of State Pariyatti Sasana University (Yangon); 11.Agricultural tasks inspected in Thanlyin, Thongwa; 12.Traditional medicine exhibition continues; 13.Excursion tour of UDNR trainees coordinated; 14.Commander inspects cultivation tasks in Lashio; 15.Commander oversees summer paddy plantation; 16.Commander oversees regional development tasks in Myeik; 17.Conference of Myanmar Dental Association on 26-29 January; 18.1,329 acres of natural teak conserved..."PERSPECTIVES": "Strive for speedy completion of multipurpose dams"(page 2)..."FEATURE": "Myanmar n transition to democracy in accord with her social conditions"(page 7)