DOMESTIC NEWS: 72nd Independence Day to be celebrated nationwide with five national objectives...YGN cabinet notifies stalled privatized cinemas to start performing...Restoration of damaged Bagan stupas hundred percent complete...10 stations to be renovated on Yangon-Toungoo Railway Section...Fire breaks out on ferry near Myaungmya jetty; 1 dead, 3 injured...Chili price doubles in Mandalay market due to high demand...Yangon government to seize 80% plots formerly accorded farmland status - By Nyein Nyein...Automobile market expected to recover in post-Thadingyut period...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Thursday 10th October, 2019)...U-12 boys’ state, region football tourney to be held in Yangon .....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: World Sight Day observed in Magway...Anti-Corruption Commission delegation attends SEA-PAC meeting...Border trade up $1 bln in 2018-2019 FY...SG Min Aung Hlaing meets with Japanese defence chief, PM separately...Newsletter: Early prevention of African Swine Fever...SWRR Minister collects UN, ICRC support at ExCom sideline meetings...Number of tourists visiting Myanmar doubles...YRIC endorses five projects in manufacturing sector worth K1.24 bln, $3.9 mln...World Billiards Championship 2019: Nay Thway Oo enters quarterfinals.....OPINION: "Faithfully implement bilateral agreement to resolve Rakhine issue".....ARTICLE: "The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness" - By Arakan Sein