HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw 6th regular session holds its 15th day meeting-the question raised by U Thet Naung of Lahe constituency, ?To prevent deforestation, loss of soil erosion due to rotation farming year after year and to conserve the natural environment, terrace farming in which various kinds of crops can be grown should be introduced in substitution. To do so, arrangements of model plantation fields by the use of technology were made.....AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw 6th regular session holds 15th day meeting-" a lawyer representing an indigent client facing life imprisonment or the death penalty from its current Ks 2500 per day was one of the issues discussed in yesterday?s meeting of the Amyotha Hluttaw".....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Threats against NVC applicants won?t be tolerated...Japanese Encephalitis vaccinations continue in rural areas of N Rakhine...Profitable rubber production requires quality...Voices from Diversity Management Forum...18th Secretariat committee meeting of UPDJC held in Nay Pyi Taw...Meeting of assessment board for upgrading capacity of Hluttaw and its result (1/2017) held...Tribunal issues final decree in appeal 2/2007 ...Coordination meeting held for convening youth multi-development festival..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, Bangladesh hold meetings on Rakhine issue...Import suspension on cars with right-hand drive approaching, Japanese car auction prices skyrocketing...Japanese embassy offers free consultations to Myanmar students for further studies in Japan...Tourist guide association calls for action against foreign tour guides...Mandalay jade market in decline from low supply, demand...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Nanyuan ...Myanmar signs MoU with New Zealand for joint pledge on cooperation for development (2017-2021)...MIC invites local and foreign investors to invest in Kayin State...Mr.Vijay Kumar Singh: We will do what Myanmar wants...Myanmar football star Aung Thu going to Thailand?s top league....."OPINION": "Hard work will reduce criticisms regarding Rakhine State" - Thin Hlaing Hmwe.....ARTICLE: "Hard work will reduce criticisms regarding Rakhine State" ..."Asia-Pacific forest and farm producers pivotal to improving smallholder livelihoods and achieving regional SDGs in climate-resilient landscapes" - FAO Myanmar