DOMESTIC NEWS: Message sent by President U Win Myint on the Commemoration of the 98th Anniversary of National Victory Day...Union Minister Lt-Gen Ye Aung inspects homes, roads in Rakhine State...Mass walk held at Ngwesaung Beach as part of Ayeyawady Region Investment Fair...HIV infection in Sagaing Region mainly caused by drug injections...Heroin, Yaba tablets seized in Bhamo...Suspected drug user arrested in Indaw...30 tons of illegal teak logs seized in Bago...Mineral exports decrease 28.6% in current fiscal year...Winter crop cultivation loans granted in Pwintbyu Township...47-member leading committee meeting of 7th SSMN Committee concludes...BEHS (1) Lanmadaw marked as urban heritage with YHT commemorative Blue Plaque...Myanmar Broadcasters Association holds AGM, elects BOD...Union Minister U Thein Swe meets representatives of Chin CSO in Kuala Lumpur...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Order 44/2018...Correction...On the Auspicious Day of the National Conquest: Yatu in Three Full Verses...MFF U-12 Boys’ States & Regions Tournament opens in Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attends opening ceremony of Asia-Pacific Summit-2018...Myanmar, Thai universities to ink MoU for cooperation...Trade with Germany up $76 mln in minibudget 2018...Border trade reaches $1,229 mln, exports increase by $185 mln...Singapore Festival 2018 day two teeming with visitors.....OPINION: "National spirit from a broad perspective".....ARTICLE: "Hailing 98th Anniversary of National Victory Day" - By Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dhaza Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt