DOMESTIC NEWS: Centennial religious festival begins in Pyinmana...SMID Bank plans to provide loans for government staff in Oct...Legal aid...Yangon expects grander lighting festival...Pyithu Hluttaw Dy Speaker meets locals...Young entrepreneurs will bring benefits: Rakhine Chief Minister...Construction of Zalon Taung bus terminal begins...Three wild elephants successfully driven into forest reserve...Middle-aged man arrested on drug charges in Maungtaw...20 troupes register to take part in Kyaukse elephant dance competition...Depression expected to cross Deltaic areas in next 18 hrs...Low Pressure Area Condition...Traditional boat race to be held in Mandalay on 27, 28 Oct.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: 9 Myanmar migrant workers killed after ferry crashes into tree, catches fire in Thailand...rade with India decreases by over $110 million in five months...Consumer goods import shows increase of $75 million in past twelve days...Myanmar welcome FDIs from Hong Kong at Myanmar Investment Promotion Seminar...Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin attends 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Brussels.....OPINION: "Public participation key to drug-free future for our communities".....ARTICLE: "Roundtable Discussions on Financing for the Development of Agricultural Sector and SMEs Sector in Myanmar" - By Shin Min and Hmwe Kyu, Photo: Aye Than