DOMESTIC NEWS: Religious objects enshrined at Eternal Peace Pagoda...Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu inspects silted farmland due to collapse of Swa Dam spillway...Union Minister Lt-Gen Ye Aung inspects regional development works in Sagaing, Monywa...Pearl farms in Taninthayi Region to welcome tourists in October...Industrial zone need to be established in Magway Region...Authorities to levy income taxes on melon, cucumber production in Sagaing Region...Border trade with ITCs reaches Ks 16 billion as of 17th August...Prices for Sesame seeds hit highest in three-year due to high demand.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Union Attorney-General receives IBJ Country Program Director...Tachilek border hosts over 23,400 foreign visitors in last week of August...Import of intermediate goods goes up by $170 million...Press Release on official visit of President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho to Nepal...Myanmar information delegation visits Heyri Art Valley, CJ- CGV Company.....OPINION: "Taking practical steps is key to solving complex issues".....ARTICLE: "Experts: coal eaner than clever" - By Mark Angeles