HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves U Kyaw Tint Swe as Union Minister for State Counsellor?s Office.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Low-pressure in Bay of Bengal intensifies into depression...Republic of the Union of Myanmar President?s Office Order No. 42/2016 11th Waxing of Kason, 1378 ME (Tuesday, 17 May, 2016) Appointment of Union Minister...Wild elephants enter villages in Rakhine State...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Notification No. 8/2016 11th Waxing of Kason, 1378 ME (17 May, 2016) Three Defense Services Personnel Pyithu Hluttaw representatives substituted...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Notification No. 9/2016 11th Waxing of Kason, 1378 ME (17 May, 2016) Two Defense Services Personnel Amyotha Hluttaw representatives substituted...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Notification No. 10/2016 11th Waxing of Kason, 1378 ME (17 May, 2016) Four Defense Services Personnel Region/State Hluttaw representatives substituted...Yaba seized in Lashio, Mandalay and Mong Hsat...Items used in gold mining seized in Tachilek...Fire destroys car workshop warehouse in Mingaladon...Grenade and ammunition discovered in Kawhmu township...Drafting of sugar and sugarcane products law nears completion...FMI shares plummet to below original value...Fish thievery rampant in Ayeyawady Region...Putao freshwater hatchery to breed new and peculiar fish...Advanced and Basic Navigation Courses held for youths...New anti-venom plant, warehouse to be opened within 100 days...Drought-hit areas urged to contact KBZ for water relief..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Some sanctions lifted - US eases sanctions on Myanmar in bid to promote growth, reforms...Myanmar gold depreciates in value by K3,000 a tical...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker meets European Parliament representative...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets European Parliament representative...Union Attorney-General holds talks with foreign guests to strengthen commercial laws...Myanmar, Canada look to enhance cooperation in media sector...Corrections [from 2016-05-17]...Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister arrives in Nay Pyi Taw...Russian naval fleet to visit Yangon, meet with MNR Navy, Chief Minister..... "OPINION": "Be prepared to give rather than take" - Khin Maung Aye.....ARTICLE: "Vesak Poya, Full Moon Day of Kason, Celebrated in Sri Lanka" - Dr. NyanTun..... POEM: "Suggested Peoples? Hundred Day Plan" - Lokethar.