HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw elects new President.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Central Committee meeting held to develop and implement national crime prevention strategy...State Counsellor observes Presidential Election at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw...Second coordination meeting of Steering Committee to hold CONSAL XVII...Construction of Yangon-Dala bridge to start in May...Rare species of Myanmar roofed turtles reared at Yadanabon Gardens in Mdy...New bus line begins to Computer University...Yangon Region to get more transformers...Officials from Gov?t and private hold forum to discuss Magway Region agriculture and trade sector...The Fifth Meeting of OECD-Southeast Asia Corporate Governance Initiative...Wholesale center for agricultural crops opens in Bago RegionStakeholders hold workshop on ensuring access to information for hearing-impairedMRTV refutes Academy Award winner?s statements...Chick pea sales brisk in Mandalay...Commemoration preparations of 800th anniversary of Mogok city...1,340 yaba tablets seized in Dawei...Temporary border market to be opened in Mese Town...MR to resume Ye-Yangon-Dawei direct route during Thingyan...Elimination matches conclude in MFF Futsal tourney...Sport & Education football team trounces YREO in women?s league.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Chinese President Xi Jinping sends congratulatory message to newly elected President U Win Myint...Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People?s Political Consultative Conference arrives in Nay Pyi Taw....."OPINION": "Highway linking Myanmar, Thailand will speed up Dawei SEZ"....."ARTICLE": "The ASEAN Committee for Culture and Information (ASEAN-COCI), Myanmar" - By Hnin Myat Thu (Culture)..."Building resilience to natural hazards and investing in social protection systems critical to achieving 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific"