DOMESTIC NEWS: Mandalay Region Traffic police conducts more checks in Mandalay...New library opens in Maulaybin village in Ottarathiri Tsp...Express buses to ply for departmental staff from Nay Pyi Taw to Mandalay and Yangon...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw Announcement No. (17/2014) One representative of Armed forces substituted...MOAI provides stipends, stationery and textbooks to students...Mandalay regional development discussed...Low pressure area over west central Bay of Bengal...School enrollment ceremonies held in Nay Pyi Taw...Free education system for primary and middle school students...Donors supply water to locals in Kyaukpadaung Tsp...Drains dredged for proper flow of water...Buddhist culture course exam conducted for students...Meiktila?s youths equipped with martial arts...Menace of narcotic drugs explained in Myawady...ECCD school opened in Meiktila Township.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar eyes cooperation with Int?l investors...Buddhist monastery in Japan launches Myanmar language class...Myanmar to host 1st ASEAN-Japan Defense Chiefs Meeting in Nov...Public invited to Israeli film festival in Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay...UNESCO officials observe parks, sanctuaries for World Heritage List...Digital library service available at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport...President Office?s Union Minister participates in Future of Asia Conference in Tokyo...Education minister meets with international development partnership organizations.....ARTICLE: "Myanmar to host 1st ASEAN-Japan Defense Chiefs Meeting in Nov" By Aung Khin..."Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism being taken faith and practised by the Buddhist Communities in the Buddhist world" By Ba Sein (Religious Affairs).....PERSPECTIVE: "Overcoming contradictions for a better future" By Aung Khin....