DOMESTIC NEWS: Myanmar soon to be prepared for quakes...Vice President U Myint Swe delivers speech at successful completion of nationwide census...Third day of 2017 Mid-Year Myanma Jade and Gems Emporium...Rubber latex training to prevent shortage of skilled labours...MRF provides rice harvesters, dryers to Maungtaw, Buthidaung and Yathedaung...Three bombs explode near police station in Hpakant...Myanmar fishing boat sinks off Andaman Sea...Illegal gun and ammunition seized in Kalay township...Accomplishment of process on Census, 2014 and its benefits...Myanmar earthquake response...Literary Conference 2017 held for 2nd Day...President U Htin Kyaw sends message on 43rd Anniversary Rakhine State Day...MFF new referee course concludes...Myanmar beats Thailand in Viet Nam?s Thanh Nien Challenge Cup.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Htin Kyaw, Japanese PM hold talks...Singapore delivers humanitarian aid to Rakhine State people...President U Htin Kyaw reaffirms Myanmar?s commitment to Universal Health Coverage...State Counsellor receives UNSG?s representative... chemical-free black sesame seeds passed quality examination to sell in Japan market...Domestic gasoline consumption rises by six fold in past five years...Rice exports this FY exceed target...US dollar exchange rate rising on demand from traders...Rice exports through border gates in November double against October...First Lady attends flower arrangement ceremony in Japan...Myanmar Scout delegation attends 1st Solar Scout Jamboree Festival in Thailand...Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker receives NDI Regional Director for Asia...Union Minister for information hosts dinner for chairperson of Press Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal and party...MOFA and CCPR jointly organize a workshop on International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...Man holding Bangladeshi SIM card and identity card arrested in Maungtaw....."OPINION": "Water for development".....ARTICLE: "Shape our future after sculpting figures!" - By Maung Muditar