DOMESTIC NEWS: DPN seeks meeting with State Counsellor, participation in peace conference - Ye Khaung Nyunt...Dawei sees highest number of crimes in June and July...Ayeyawady water levels rise but deemed of no concern for Pyay...Over 200 villagers flee fighting in northern Shan State...Strain on Hsipaw IDP camp food rations as more villagers seek refuge from armed conflict...Waso robe offering ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw...Labutta?s most vulnerable village to receive weather shelter worth K100 million...VP U Henry Van Thio provides relief assistance...Staff quarters for government employees to be built in Rakhine...Yaba seized in Pyigyidagun and Meiktila townships...CCTV cameras to be installed on BRT Lite buses...Anti-erosion defences of Ngawun River on their last legs...Fugitive arrested after escape from prison...Brown opium seized in Loilem..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Htin Kyaw describes ASEM 11th Summit as fruitful and productive...President U Htin Kyaw holds separate talks with foreign leaders...Border trade earns over K24 trillion using ITC system within three years...Night market to be opened in Nyaungshwe...ASEM11 Summit concludes, leaders announces its resulting documents: Chair?s Statement and Ulaanbaatar Declaration on July 16..... "OPINION": "What makes our children distance themselves from school" - Kyaw Thura.....ARTICLE: "Peace through Understanding" - Dr. Khine Khine Win