HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: MPs debate Mandalay University upgrade, illegal tuitions, bank erosion...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw discusses electricity supply, road repair work.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: 136 villages in Rakhine to be supplied with water...VP U Henry Van Thio in Tachilek...Yangon Region government grants permission for 95 pandals during Yangon ...Hotel rooms around Ngapali beach fully booked for water festival...Sewage treatment equipment to be installed in Yangon Region downtown...Illegal fish farming lakes to get legal status soon...Negotiation meeting held on export of Myanmar fishing products to Saudi Arabia...Documentary on Rakhine State discussed...Independent media visits Rakhine...Certificate Course in Basic Diplomatic Skills (40/2018) Inaugurates...Matriculation examination in Maungtaw concludes.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor leaves for Sydney...British tour group visits Myanmar in vehicles...Singapore makes highest investments in hotels, commercial complexes...Rice, broken rice exports bring in nearly US$1 billion this fiscal year...Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker receives US diplomat...Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe receives Norwegian State Secretary Foreign Minister...Myanmar- Bangladesh commanders meeting....."OPINION": "Preparedness can reduce impact of disasters".....ARTICLES: "Myanmar, China launch oceanographic project" - Dr. Zaw Min Aung (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)..."South-East Asian countries commit end TB"