DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Win Myint meets Union Legal Supporting Group... More efforts needed for peace, stability, development in Rakhine...Day temperature to increase slightly in Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay...President U Win Myint meets Union Auditor General, state/region auditors...Authorities grant permits to 1,648 hotels...New bridge to ease traffic jams along Gotetwin Road...Five more healthcare service centres to be opened in Hlinethaya...Yangon Region Investment Committee receives 16 investment proposals this month...Vice President U Myint Swe delivers speech at closing ceremony of CONSAL XVII...Performance of Mon State Government in Second Year in Office...Garbage dump under observation for heat emissions...Closing ceremonies for Luyechun Recreation Camps held...Zaw Win Naing stands as the current highest scorer in U-21 MNL 2018...Dagon FC wins half season champion of U-18 MNL.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Win Myint receives outgoing British Ambassador...State Counsellor receives Malaysian Ambassador...Tourists visit Myanmar via Tachilek border gate...YSX stock trading worth Ks875 million in April...Online registration facility to be available for SMEs...Myanmar-Canada trade reaches $105 million before end of 2017-18 FY...Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint receives Japanese State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications...Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun receives minister counsellor of Chinese embassy...UNESCO, journalists celebrate World Press Freedom Day in Yangon.....OPINION: "Stimulate interest in reading to widen intellectual horizons"....ARTICLE: "Concerted efforts needed for implementation of crop insurance scheme for paddy farmers" - By Maung Lu Aye