HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyidaungsu Hluttaw?s 8th regular session holds second-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Religious titles conferred on monks...VP U Henry Van Thio inspects development works in Tonzang, Chikha...Third meeting held for Rakhine State documentary...FDIs invited for insurance sector...Land to be arranged to construct industrial zones in Bago Region...Eight injured in bus accident on old Yangon-Mandalay highway...Trade in turmeric roots cools in domestic market...Rice market cools down in Yangon this week...KNU resolves political problems through political means...Maungtaw students complete basic firefighting course...Ceremony for completion of EQ course for Law Enforcement Officers held...Over 120 Buddha images from Nyaungyan Period discovered in PyinOoLwin...Week 12 MPT MNL matches start today.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor receives Myanmar Consul in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, delegations from International organizations separately...US, Germany to buy organic tea from Myanmar...Exports rise $299mln in current FY, trade deficit up $153mln...Sino-Myanmar border trade through Muse gate tops $577mln this FY...Thura U Shwe Mann receives Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar...Vice Chairman of Chinese People?s Political Consultative Conference arrives...Committee for Development Policy announced Myanmar has fulfilled all three LDC graduation criteria for the first time...Myanmar to play friendly with national football team from China.....OPINION: "Mutual respect, understanding can help overcome bilateral challenges".....ARTICLE: "Pros and cons of coal-fired power plants" - By Khin Maung Myint