DOMESTIC NEWS: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi writes about homemade cotton mask competition...14 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, total tally reaches 176...“People are the key”...Temporary unemployed workers can apply for social welfare benefits...“Myanmar’s Development Assistance Coordination Unit and Partners form a united front in the fight against COVID-19”...Union Ministers meet on teleconference with WB Country Director for COVID-19 response plans in Myanmar...Disaster Management Department has spent over K329 mln relief funds...IDP camps receive relief aid to prevent COVID-19...Tatmadaw holds 6th coordination meeting on COVID-19 measures...Defence Services personnel and fire brigade members conduct disinfections to contain COVID-19...Myanmar Gazette Head of Service Organization confirmed...Mandalay Region reopens over 600 SME factories and workplaces...Seintalone mango growers unhappy with price drop during abundant harvest time...Myawady new town project available on online expo in May - By Nyein Nyein.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar citizens stranded in Singapore return home...Union Minister U Soe Win discusses loan programmes for Myanmar with World Bank official...Russia embassy donates cash fund to national COVID-19 central committee...Myanmar National Committee on Women meet for COVID-19 response programmes...The closer and better the world cooperates, the faster we’ll overcome COVID-19 - By Kristian Schmidt...Striker Kyaw Ko Ko discontinues contract with Sukhothai club.....OPINION: "Moving forward with sympathy, understanding how to tackle COVID-19 mental health issues".....ARTICLE: "Fourth-Year Performances of the Rakhine State Government" - By Thi Thi Min Photo: Saw Maung Thein