HLUTTAW SESSIONS:-PYITHU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw 6th regular session holds its 5th day meeting.....AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw 6th regular session holds its 5th day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Reconstruction of homes in Maungtaw commences...National verification process to be stepped up in N-Rakhine...Three endangered baby dolphins spotted in Ayeyawady River...Two five-storey buildings to be built at Shwepyitha Industrial Zone for industrial workers...Agro-Industry Park planned for Myaungmya Township...Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker donates aid for Rakhine resettlement...Speaker U Win Myint presents cash for UEHRD...Anti- human trafficking action taken in Maungtaw, Rakhine State...Union Minister receives Literature Conference committee members, UN coordinator...20% tourist increase expected in Mandalay.....EXTERNAL RELATION: President and First Lady attend Thai King?s royal cremation ceremony...State Counsellor receives Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany...Officials from World Bank, UNRC and EU Commission Meet with Dr Win Myat Aye to Cooperate in UEHRD?s Working Process...Farmers receiving good price for rain paddy harvest due to foreign demand...Bilateral trade between Singapore and Myanmar valued at US$1.26 billion in five months...Pyithu Hluttaw deputy speaker receives Mr. Martyn Brown...Checks to be made concerning foreigners trespassing on gold mining sites...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets UN Resident Coordinator...U Lwin Oo appointed as Ambassador to Bangladesh...Thiri Pyanchi U Tun Nay Linn appointed as Ambassador to Nepal...Development of Myanmar Films World discussed...Myanmar receives World Bank?s Star Reformer Award...Late goals by Cambodia lead to Myanmar defeat...Good start for Myanmar in 2017 AFF Futsal Championship....."OPINION": "No Alternative But to Negotiate" - Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE: "How can digital finance better serve Asia?s poor?" - Shigehiro Shinozaki