EXECUTIVE: President announces three ministerial appointments..... DOMESTIC NEWS: Dollar?s bounce back against kyat short-lived: market analyst...Kanbawza?s Brighter Future Myanmar Foundation donates relief supplies to Kyaukka Village...Flood death toll climbs to 106...Farmers replant crops on more than 145,000 acres of farmland...Freshwater breeding of giant sea perch meets success...President inspects Buddha images, relief aid...Dead fish pollute Taungthaman Lake...Htoo Foundation delivers rehabilitation aid to Myanaung Tsp...Village homes receive solar panels...New libraries aim to improve literacy in rural areas...Restoration of Mandalay-Myitkyina train service under way...New Insein overpass set to open 17 August..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Artifacts reveal Pyu civilization in China...BTMU donates more than K 19 million for flood-hit people...Young Myanmar scientists set to train in Japan...Myanmar celebrates 48th ASEAN Day...Japanese government grants funds for new school building in Ayeyawady Region..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Mentoring, engagement crucial to reduce dropouts" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "What Triggered the Unprecedented Flood" by Khin Maung Myint