HLUTTAW SESSIONS:-PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyidaungsu Hluttaw 6th session 6th day meeting-holding a Seafarers Identity Document (SID) could board and disembark ships, obtain hospitalisation and clinical treatment in emergencies, transit to join ships and return home without requiring an entry visa. An SID would be beneficial for the country as it can be issued by several countries and does not require any monetary input. The SID is a standardised, internationally recognised document that makes it easy to enter into member countries with ease.....DOMESTIC NEWS: Ethnic armed groups close to signing ceasefire...Rakhine State Gov?t prepares to build repatriation camps for refugees...Paper reading of ASEAN region energy engineers...Dredging task begins at Mann Shwe Settaw...Dried prawn business faces scarcity of product ...National Verification Cards issued in Maungtaw...Monsoon paddy harvested in Rakhine State by Agricultural Mechanisation Department...Cattle in Maungtaw Township vaccinated...1,696 villages in Rakhine State now have light...Machinery of cooperation on statistics to be accelerated with added momentum...Federation of Rakhine Nationals funds monastery construction in Maungtaw...Mobile teams give health care to local people...The Pride of Myanmar...Voices from volunteers of UEHRD...Nine tasks forces of UEHRD to meet with Rakhine Gov?t...AFF inspects stadiums in Yangon for 2018 AFF Championship..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor meets Viet Nam President Tran Dai Quang...President receives Singaporean Ambassador...State Counsellor arrives in Da Nang, Viet Nam ...Myanmar labourers given priority in renewal of Certificate of Identity cards...More aquatic products exported via Kawthaung border trade camp...Bilateral trade with China hits US$5.5 billion in first half of this FY...Import of airplanes, accessories skyrockets within seven-month period...Chairman of Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission meets Chinese Ambassador...S-Korean National Day, Armed Forces Day celebrated...Myanmar beat Cambodia 2-1 in football friendly..... "OPINION": "We will overcome difficulties with our firm resolution" - Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE: "Bagan Archaeological Zone touted for UNESCO?s World Heritage" - Suthethmu