DOMESTIC NEWS: Matho Robe-Weaving Contest at Shwedagon...Violent attackers set fire to 80 houses in Maungtaw...Clashes continue in the northern Rakhine, 25 violent attackers dead...200 acres of pulses in Sagaing destroyed by flood...Locals accused of illegal logging detained in Kawthaung...64 cases of electricity theft in Yangon this year...Government troops attacked with improvised mines in Maungtaw...Authorities makes inspection tour of villages in Maungtaw Township...Myanmar Navy transports food, household goods to Sittway...Transportation between Buthidaung and Maungtaw has improved - Ye Khaung Nyunt...Two factories suspended for environmental concerns in Pyigyidagun - Aung Thant Khine...Agency to be established to enhance SMEs...Over 160 enterprises granted license for microfinance businesses..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: New 3MDGF health facilities aim to reduce TB in Myanmar...Myanmar rice market encounters challenges...Dubai considers purchase of Myanmar?s muskmelon...Over 160 enterprises granted license for microfinance businesses..... "OPINION": "Soup kitchens in Myanmar which people from all walks of life join in" - Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE: "Festivals of the month ?Tazaungmon” Part I" - Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Sithu, Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt