DOMESTIC NEWS: Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Thai King...Prime Minister felicitates Thai counterpart...Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends concluding ceremony of Tatmadaw Agricultural Course No 65...Government has never discriminated against any national races whether they reside in hills or plains but treated them equally - Border guard force formed in Si-aw, Laukkai District, Shan State (North)...Mandalay Mayor visits Mandalay Daily...FM sends felicitations to Thai counterpart...UMFCCI officials meet foreign guests...Electronic and Lifestyle show 2009 on 24-27 Dec...Basic Course No. 182 for Officers concludes...17th cash-donation ceremony for supply of clean drinking water to rural regions held...Commander attends World AIDS Day 2009...Significant night temperatures..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Preserve ancient cultural heritage"..... ARTICLE: "Shwe FM Radio Station" Byline & Photos: Maung Maung Htwe (MNA)