HLUTTAW SESSION: AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Special Adviser - NLD seeks to create ?State Counsellor? role for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.... PYITHU HLUTTAW: Three representatives take oath before Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker.... REGIONAL HLUTTAW: Mandalay Region chief minister, Ethnic Affairs Minister sworn in..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Trio work on administrative functions in Yangon... One man and ox killed in car accident... Brighter Future Myanmar plans to quench thirst of people in Shan State... Vehicle turns over in Kyaukdaga... Yaba seized in Pakokku... Traffic accident injures 26... Yaba and heroin seized in Nawnghkio... Dredging work to solve erosion problem in Mandalay Region completed... Expired food vendors to be fined up to K5 lakh... Myanmar economy declined 30 per cent in 2015... Dried Mayan fruit businesses under threat in Pau..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: US President Obama sends congratulations to President U Htin Kyaw... IOC bids for fuel marketing and retail rights in Myanmar... Pea export prices rise due to high demand... Agricultural production costs inhibit international sales... Japanese traders eye organic Myanmar avocados..... "OPINION": "An outstanding issue that can?t wait" - Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "Betel Chewing and its Paradigm as an Intangible Culture" - Maung Phyo (WYU)