DOMESTIC NEWS: Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker offers Kathina robes to members of the Sangha in Zeyathiri Tsp...Devotees of Buddhism throng religious places in capital city...Mathoe robes offered to Buddha images at ancient pagodas in Yangon...Mandalarians doing meritorious deeds on fullmoon day...Finance ministry clarifies its plans for medium-term fiscal framework...Consultation meeting on Chindwin futures assessment paves way for development opportunities on Chindwin River...Union Minister attends 12th conference of MRS...Trees, lamp posts blown down by gale in Yangon...Roads to be closed temporarily...Nursing and midwifery diploma conferred on trainees...Mandalarians enjoy entertainments at market festival...Local girls participate in 72nd Mathoe robe weaving contest...Use of quality cotton strains explained to local growers...Electrification to uplift living standard of rural people in Inlay region...Ancient pagodas crowded with visitors in Mandalay...Globetrotters see Mingun region as best tourist destination...CSC issued to eligible citizens in Yinmabin Tsp...Village BEPS to get new building...Kathina offertories donated to monasteries...Fire destroys Virginia leaves warehouse in Muse...The Promotion of National Education towards the Emergence of World-class Universities...Security measures taken for hosting 25th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Nay Pyi Taw.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives back from Belarus...Tropical cyclone likely to hit southeast coast of India...Slovak Dy PM arrives in Nay Pyi Taw...Globetrotters see Mingun region as best tourist destination....."PERSPECTIVES": "The blame game will get us nowhere" by Kyaw Thura.....ARTICLE: "Should Smoking at Public Places be Banned?" by Khin Maung Myint