DOMESTIC NEWS: K500,000 set as basic price for 100 baskets of paddy...Nay Pyi Taw attractions remain packed with holidaymakers...Fewer people visiting Bodhi Ta Htaung elephant camp during Thadingyut Holiday...Myitsone becomes popular destination for holidaymakers...Myitkyina recreation centres bustle with domestic travelers...Thadingyut Holidaymakers fill PyinOoLwin pagodas, gardens...Floating lamps shine on Shwekyin River in Bago Region...Mandalay celebrates 20 years of aikido with int’l seminar...Mekong literary awards graced with dinner reception...U Bein Bridge sees increased visitors during long holiday...Bagan-NyaungU filled with pilgrims on 4th day of Thadingyut holiday...Htamsan cave packed with pilgrims during Thadingyut holidays...RTD earns threefold charges at No. 3 Highway Toll Gate during Thadingyut Holiday...Myanmar FDI likely to touch $5.8 bln in current fiscal - By Nyein Nyein...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 4:00 pm Monday 14th October, 2019)...Souvenir store in capital bursts in flames.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation arrives back home from Japan...Union Information Minister to attend “ASEAN-Korea Train” programme in ROK...1.6 mln tons of pulses exported in previous fiscal...Natural gas exports exceed $3.8 bln in 2018-2019 fiscal...Imports fall $1.38 bln in 2018-2019 FY...Hospital offering free cleft lip,palate surgery to 100 kids...Goalkeeper Phone Thitsar Min may miss SEA Games due to knee injury.....OPINION: "Freedom of expression does not mean discarding common sense".....ARTICLE: "Global Handwashing Day 2019: Focus on “Clean Hands for All” " - By Dr Aung Tun