DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor visits boat race at Inle Lake...State Counsellor visits Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda Festival, Intha traditional boat race at Inle Lake...Yangon Weekend Book Street resumes with over 70 book stalls...YRTA gets applications to de-register 76 old buses - By Nyein Nyein...Refrigerator safeguard sparks fire, 3 homes gutted in Myitkyina...Shan watermelons fetch higher price than Myanmar melons at Muse border fruit market...Local oil fuel prices fall by K 30 per liter...Price of tomato jumps to K 2,200 per viss in Yenangyaung...Young Teachers, the Future of the Profession...Ngathaingchaung opens new Community Centre...The Central Ginza: Yangon’s Premier lifestyle hub...Sunday Comics.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Demand from Bangladesh doubles price of onions...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat arrives back from ROK...2019 World Teachers’ Day event held in Nay Pyi Taw...Committee on Myanmar-China BECZ establishment holds fourth meeting...SWRR Union Minister to attend 70th Executive Committee Session of UNHCR...Commerce Deputy Minister holds talks over Kanpaikti economic zone...WLC in Mandalay: Thway Thit Win Hlaing defeats German Burutlek Petchyindee by knock out...Myanmar U-19 plays friendly match with Shan Old Stars team for We Are One Cup conclusion...English Lesson 30 - By C.T.O.....OPINION: "Tougher implementation of regulations in fragile areas key to reducing deaths in disasters".....ARTICLE: "Mass Rapid Transport (MRT)" - By Ko Ko Aung..."Neglected tropical diseases: Lift the burden and leave no one behind" - By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia Region..."Assessment surveys along Ayeyawady River in Mandalay Region to begin next month" - By Kyaw Htike Soe..."The Art of Generosity" - By Kyaw Khin..."Let's speak in English without being afraid" - By Khin Moh Moh Aung Yadanabon University..."Traditional wooden pipes, walking sticks from Ywalut on verge of extinction" - Translated by Nat Ye Hla..."Slab-boards for school children developing into products with new designs" - Translated by Nat Ye Hla..."A Visit to theZoo" - By Thu Naung Kyaw (Hledan) Dip. in English (YUFL)