DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor visits Natma Taung National Park, cultural exhibits in Kanpetlet Township, Chin State...Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker meets with Shwe Koke Ko Myaing villagers...More visitors flock to Phowintaung cave...Guests escape fire in Hotel Grand Jade in Myeik...Myanmar?s highway accident death toll declines in nine months...Dr. Pe Myint inspects District IPRD, TV Substation in Thandwe...Coordination meeting on holding Children?s Literature Festival (Pathein) held...Children?s Literature Festival begins in Thandwe...Man arrested with Yaba pills in Tachilek...Nation Building...Republic of the Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission Notification 153/2018...Myanmar Daily Weather Report.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Union Minister U Soe Win inspects Myanma Foreign Trade Bank in Yangon...Talks on ?Hidden Reality of Rakhine Situation Behind Media Mask” held...Poor demand from China, excess supply in harvest season lead to significant decline in brown rice price...Myanmar-Viet Nam trade increases by over $40 million in five months...Imports of intermediate goods up by $60 million in two weeks...Union Minister U Thein Swe visits Toyoda Gosei Co., learning institutions in Nagoya, Chiba...Local, foreign media visit Thet Kel Pyin Camp in Sittway...Aung La N Sang thwarts former undefeated Karaki, defends middleweight title...Myanmar defeated by Laos 4-3 in AFC U-19 Women?s Championship qualifier.....OPINION: "Human rights issue should not be hijacked for political purposes".....ARTICLE: "Contributing to achieve food security and sustainable agricultural productivity" - By K Zin Thit (Mandalay University)