HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Two new signatories become members of NCA.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: ?Nothing is better than peace?: State Counsellor At 7th JICM in Nay Pyi Taw, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urges ?discussions with confidence?...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker pays obeisance head of Shwekyin Sasana Sayadaw...Meeting held for implementing development in Rakhine...VP U Henry Van Thio inspects elephant camps in Bago Region...Yangon-Mandalay highway to get more speed control devices...Myanmar contemporary art reaches its centennial...Some 28 human trafficking cases recorded in Mdy in 2017...Myanmar places at bottom in ease of doing business ranking...Myawady gate sees record trade with ITCs...Trial for Reuters journalists continues...Innwa Bank opens Kyimyindine branch...Graduation ceremony for diplomacy course of study held...U Kyi Lwin named head coach for Myanmar national men?s football team...Southern Myanmar U-19 team tops MNL standings with win over Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor receives ROK Ambassador...State Counsellor, Australian Ambassador discuss bilateral cooperation...Bilateral trade between US, Myanmar valued at $568million this FY...Myanmar records trade deficit of $3.8 billion this FY...Australia bans importation of Myanmar?s betel nut...Cattle exporters to face legal action for violating regulations...Chin State chosen for tourism promotion...MNHRC, Democracy Reporting International sign MoU...Turkish tourists explore Myanmar....."OPINION": "Don?t lose sight of people?s desire for peace".....ARTICLES: "Long-term restoration and sustainability of Inle Lake" - By Dr. Khin Aung Than..."Government Officials explore ways to strengthen Machinery of Government and Policy Development Processes in Myanmar"