DOMESTIC NEWS: Three steps to return Maungtaw to normalcy...Three killed, one injured by armed groups...Mahn Win Khaing Than opens statue of U Razak...Bridge destroyed skirmishes between RCSS, TNLA...Gun-powder explosion leaves one dead, six injured...Kyeinchaung in northern Maungtaw returning to stability...Two villages to be designated as towns in Maungtaw District...Series of small blasts hit Yangon...Suspected attackers detained in Maungtaw...Armed group launches artillery attacks into Kutkai...Parade, salute in celebration of 96th National Day in Yangon City...Government troops clear Pyidaungsu Highway blocked by KIA...Ministry of Border Affairs provides food to IDPs...Union Minister visits Mid-Year Gems and Jewellery Emporium in Nay Pyi Taw...Illegal massage parlours, Karaoke lounges not yet eliminated - Ko Moe...Nearly 9,000 yaba tablets seized in Mongpun...Youths killed in road accident in Paung Township...Public transport to be prioritised in Yangon urban development plan - Zin Oo, Nay Win Tun...A silent emergency: Violence against women and girls - Janet E. Jackson, UNFPA Representative for Myanmar; Jarmo Kuuttila, Chargé D?Affaires, Diplomatic Mission of Finland; Ann Stödberg, Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden Section Office; Peter Tschumi, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland in Myanmar; Gavin McGillvray, Head of Office, UK Department for International Development; Peter Batchelor, Country Director, UNDP Myanmar; Troels Vester, Country Manager, UNODC Myanmar; Jean D?Cunha, Head UN Women, Myanmar..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Authorities grant licenses to over 400 tourism vehicles in southern Shan State in past two months...US$2,541million invested in hotel and tourism sector...South Korean investigators raid Lotte and SK offices amid political scandal...Control center to be built in Htaukkyant...Lay Htat Kyee Pagoda renovation - Aung Thant Khine... "OPINION": "We had best perform assigned duties peremptorily, not perfunctorily" - Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE: "Hailing 96th National Day and anticipating the Centenary of Yangon University" - Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu, Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt.