DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor calls for united effort to tackle challenges in Rakhine State...State Counsellor addresses International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction event...Two dead, 72 hurt in road mishaps during Thadingyut holidays...Drugs seized in Kyaukse, Heho...Head of service organization appointed...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Friday 18th October, 2019)...Duties of Citizens - By Lokethar...Sterculia versicolor gum, thanakha, acacia mangium being grown on experimental basis in Pwintbyu...About 100 modified motor vehicles issued slips for de-registration - By Nyein Nyein...Traditional weaving businesses switch to powerlooms in Seikpyu Township.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Deputy Minister U Aung Htoo meets officials from JPAA, JIPA...Nepali President tours religious sites in Mandalay...Union Minister U Thein Swe receives Korean Ambassador...ASEAN-Korea Train ride concludes successfully...EU provides €8 mln for trade initiatives through ARISE+ Myanmar...JPN TV channel films Ayeyawady River’s beauty, endangered dolphins...Finland tour film crew documents Myanmar cotton industry...Hotels, tourism expo held in Yangon...MyanmarBangladesh border trade decreases by $159 mln last FY...Myanmar external trade reaches nearly 35 bln during 2018-19 FY...Myanmar to host AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers.....OPINION: "Developers can contribute to a more disaster-resilient society".....ARTICLE: "Can we bring Myanmar’s white gold back to life?" - By Kun (Win Pa)..."Price of mung beans up K160,000 per ton in one week due to high demand from India" - By Nyein Nyein..."‘The Only Mom’ wins six Asian Academy Creative Awards" - (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo..."Myanansankyaw Golden Palace" - By Maung Tha (Archaeology)..."Artist Ko Maung Kyaw Than’s latest offering lights up KaLaSa Art Space" - By Nat Ye Hla