DOMESTIC NEWS: GDP is expected to expand 7.6% in 2018-2019 FY President U Win Myint attends Finance Commission meeting 1/2019...Appointment of Permanent Secretary...Rakhine State Peace & Stability Supporting Committee hears voices of Rakhine communities to solve conflicts...Head of service organization appointed...One more political party applies for registration...Public Announcement for remonstration...Additional statistical bulletin on drug seizures, acting on information...72-year-old successfully summits Phonkanrazi Mountain...Kayin State Investment Committee okays wholly foreign-owned hotel project...Palin Kanthar elephant camp attracting many visitors.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General meets PRC CMC member, Chief of Joint Staff Department...MNOC members hold first coordination meeting 1/2019...Third workshop on draft national strategy to close IDP camps held in Nay Pyi Taw...Dai-ichi Life Insurance gets green light to enter Myanmar...Exports surge to $7.99 bln in first half of current FY...Myanmar, Bangladesh sign joint communiqué, issue joint press release after border meet...Eye on exports, MRF plans to inspect rice mills, warehouses...Union Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye attends the National Consultation Workshop for Beijing Platforms for Action+25 Country Report...Indian Culture resonates in Yangon...Smart Island catches visitors’ attention.....OPINION: ''Let’s work together to create a successful digital economy''.....ARTICLE: ''MoE’s reforms: Working on educational development plan on 12 priority sectors'' - Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi