HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hears financial details of Union institutions.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee discusses Union Taxation Bill 2019...State Counsellor visits Eden Myanmar Philanthropic Group in Yangon...VP U Henry Van Thio accepts mobile clinic vessel for flood-torn areas...UEC, MoI hold meeting for 2020 General Election...Application forms, deposit stamps for 2020 matric exams available in September...Myanmar Motion Picture Museum gets a facelift...Emerald Green project loans provide fillip to livestock sector...YRTA: 300 of 500 planned bus stops installed in Zone 1...Power, gas suppliers selected for Yangon City infrastructure projects...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 21st August, 2019)... Plastic crisis: New survey reveals 119 tons of plastic enter Ayeyawady, Yangon rivers every day.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor inspects Thilawa Special Economic Zone...CBM Governor receives Senior Executive Vice President of Industrial Bank of Korea...SEZs attract 113 enterprises as of end-July...Singapore invests US$2.12 bln in current fiscal year...14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championship: Myanmar wins two gold medals...Myanmar prepares for AFF Futsal Championship 2019.....OPINION: "Taking action against sale of illegal pesticides means saving soil and people".....ARTICLE: "Health hazards: Smoking, betel-chewing and drinking" - By Arakan Sein