HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Eleventh regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds 16th-day meeting...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Eleventh regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw holds sixteenth-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor attends opening ceremony of Rakhine State Investment Fair (2019)...While Myanmar has benefited to a large extent from the opening up of our economy, much of Rakhine’s economic potential still remains untapped...VP U Myint Swe calls for bringing balance to Myanmar’s trade volume...UEC Chair meets sub commission members of Bago Region...NRPC members, SSPP Vice Chairman hold meeting in Nay Pyi Taw...Head of service organization appointed...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued on Wednesday 22 February 2019)...452 illegal timber logs confiscated in Katha Township.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President gives policy guidance to Myanmar Ambassador to ROK...Over 560 Myanmar nationals return from Thailand in three days under bilateral cooperation mechanism...Thura U Shwe Mann receives delegation from Center for Asian Legal Exchange...Union Minister urges investors to participate in Rakhine’s journey to prosperity...Mandalay hosts 7th Japan Expo 2019 & Automotive Show...99 dead, 136 injured in 350 rail mishaps in 2017-2018 FY...Line Walker-2 films action scenes on Sule Pagoda Road...Myanmar, Thailand Chiefs of police forces meet in Nay Pyi Taw...EU Monitoring Mission calls on MOIC Union Minister after its 3rd meeting with Myanmar Government Ministries...Chin State Investment and Product Fair to be held in Yangon...Korean students help repair, beautify 3 schools in Thakayta Tsp...AFF U-22 Championship: Myanmar out with narrow loss to Malaysia...AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers: Myanmar face China in opener...Myanmar, Japan joint judo training concludes.....OPINION: ''Participation is necessary to bring about reform''......ARTICLE: ''Planting trees really help mitigate climate change'' - By Tommy Pauk