DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein helps flood victims in Rakhine State...Government prepares to dedicate all available financial, human and material resources in bringing normalcy to flood stricken areas...Delta in danger - Army of volunteers fights rising rivers - By Aye Min Soe...Gov?t, armed groups remain deadlocked, agree to ?final? talks in Nay Pyi Taw - By Ye Myint...Mandalay residents mobilize for charity...Red Cross sends emergency supplies to Taikkyi, Okkan...Evacuees, animals take shelter in Myingyan Tsp...Women players gather donations at Zaygyo Market...SWRR Ministry issues list of contact persons...Service personnel proud to work for flood victims...MRTV channels to broadcast programmes for those with deaf and disabilities...Education Ministry supports school stationery to flood affected areas.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: "ASEAN has always done its best to transform diversities and differences in political, and economic systems, different religions and uneven developments of Member States into unity and strength" (full text of message sent by Agga Maha Thayay Sithu, Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 48th Anniversary of ASEAN Day)...UN Special Rapporteur observes ongoing peace talks...U.S. embassy announces humanitarian assistance for flood-affected people...MNHRC launches ethnic-language Declaration of Human Rights...Asian farmers discuss forestry, land issues - By Ko Moe...Correction [of ITF to ITU - yesterday?s NLM]...Pyae Sone Naing sends Myanmar U-16 to final..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Coordination vital to bridging rescue information gap" - By Kyaw Thura.....ARTICLE: "Lessons for Democracy in Myanmar" Sonu Trivedi.....POEM: "Breastfeeding is the best" - Aye Phyu