HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Hluttaw Approves Assignment of Duties as Judges of Union Supreme Court & Members of Union Election Commission...Gov?t to loan Ks100 million each to SMEs...Children?s rights discussed in Amyotha Hluttaw..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor pays visit to U Tin Oo, Patron of the NLD, gives words of encouragement...Regional TVET Conference 2017 continues...Programme aims to uncover new TB cases nationwide...Over 5,000 custom staffs to be appointed and assigned across the nation...Elephant sanctuary to be opened in Ye Nwe...Myanmar Music Association: Youths need more traditional music education, contests...Floating tomato cultivators successful with GAP...Buses, buses everywhere — is it too many?...Chakma ethnic tribe protests against recent deadly attack...Repairs underway on Sittway-Yangon highway as flood recedes...Search continues for plane crash victims...Three suspects arrested in Maungtaw Township...School sport activities planned to be promoted in current AY...Plans underway to establish more fish ponds across Maungtaw Township...Yangon prepares new penalties for illegal dumping...Eco-tourism to be implemented in Bago Yoma...Myanmar athletes prepare for 29th SEA GAME in Malaysia..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor winds up visits to Canada, Sweden...KfW provides loans for Rural Electrification, Locomotive Workshop Ywataung...Border trade decreases by US$61million...SC AUTO to manufacture buses Myanmar automobile market...Normal trade with foreign countries hits US$4bln...UN-Habitat to cooperate in solving squatter problems...State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives back after completion of official visits to Canada and Sweden..... "OPINION": "Drainage System, Civics and Creation of Rainwater Harvesting"-Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE:"Climate Change is a human rights threat"-Dr. Khine Khine Win