HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Sixth-day meeting of Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s tenth regular session conducted.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment on special criminal appeal cases, hear special civil appeal cases...Hundred Myanmar Classic Book Series launched...Domestic gold prices likely to fall around Ks1 mln...Oil prices slumping as global crude oil price dips...HIV infection rate at record high in Yangon, Sagaing, Shan, Kachin...President’s Office continues announcement of illegal drug arrests,seizures acting on tip-offs...Heads of Service Organizations appointment confirmed...IPRD staff receive news writing,releasing skills in Nay Pyi Taw.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor receives Yunnan Provincial Party Committee Secretary...Vice President U Henry Van Thio addresses IDPD ceremony...Chinese embassy hosts dinner in honour of Secretary of Yunnan Provincial Party Committee of CPC...Exports through Muse gate drastically falls over past one and half months...Contract signed to purchase white sesame grown under GAP system...Experts discuss awareness,capacity building regulations for agro biotechnology in Nay Pyi Taw...Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe attends opening ceremony of new Taekwondo Centre...Seven villages in Htilin Tsp provided with solar panels...Multidimensional Welfare in Myanmar launched in Nay Pyi Taw...Union Minister Dr. Myo Thein Gyi attends inauguration of Myanmar UNEVOC Centre.....OPINION: "Only if civil service is efficient can our country be improved".....ARTICLE: "Time to change standard and quality of rice in Myanmar" - Dr. Maung Nyein Aung (Taze), Photo: Phoe Khwar