DOMESTIC NEWS: Agricultural loans...President U Win Myint addresses students from University for the Development of National Races...President: National Education Strategy Plan (2016-2021) intends to provide access to international standard education...Vice President U Myint Swe attends reception to mark 69th Founding Anniversary of PRC...VP U Henry Van Thio attends Disability Inclusive Development Forum...National United Democratic Party presents policy, stance and work program...Excess freshwater from rain possible cause of mass clam death: Kyaukpyu District Fishing Department...Police confiscate 48,000 psychotropic tablets in Lashio...Myanmar Daily Weather Report...Experts gather at ADB Resilience Academy workshop to improve Yangon urban infrastructure...One killed, one injured in shooting in Hlinethaya, four arrested...Police confiscate 1,000 psychotropic tablets, 990g of heroin in Muse TownshipOnline savings fraud to be dealt under Telecoms Law...Action taken against turning stalls into storages: Yangon mayor...Replacement nominated for dismissed Yangon Advocate General.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Thura U Shwe Mann receives US Ambassador to Myanmar...Myanmar delegation attends 73rd United Nations General Assembly...Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman receives Netherlands Ambassador...Local, foreign media collect news in Thet Kal Pyin Camp in Sittway...Myanmar, Bangladesh conduct coordinated patrol...Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends High-Level Meeting on Action for Peacekeeping...Workshop aims to connect Myanmar, UK companies.....OPINION: "Take the right ethical path, to strengthen moral fibre of our people".....ARTICLE: "Standing tall: The battle against tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases is taken to the UN General Assembly" - By Dr Poonam Khetrapal SinghRegional Director for WHO South-East Asia