DOMESTIC NEWS: Union minister attends photo competition award ceremony...Local, foreign media personnel reach Sittway on way to Maungtaw...Coordination meeting held for Myanmar motion picture development...News writing course conducted in Nay Pyi Taw...Nine bridges to be inspected for strength in Yangon Region...Pilgrim vehicle plunges into chasm, 30 passengers hurt...GAP/GHP meeting held with mango plantation owners from Sagaing Region townships...Livestock minister visits Fishery Development and Research Collaboration Centre...MIC issues 9 investment permits, 3 endorsements...Missions of MOHA: National Security, Law Enforcement, Community Peace & Serving Interest of People...Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment, hear cases...Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister inspects new facility for ferry services with barges in Myaungmya...Southern Myanmar beat Myawady in U-21 MNL 2018...Youth football referee course to be conducted in Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Displaced persons from seven families return home...State Counsellor, South Korea?s Trade Minister discuss economic cooperation...Myanmar-Korea trade minister-level meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw...Union Auditor-General inspects Laiva Dam, construction of Falam airport...Agro products exports down by $24 million in first two weeks of April...Over 500,000 tonnes of cobless maize stock left...Performance in Two-Year Period by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation...Rakhine State Chief Minister receives Taipei representatives, Daw Khin Kyi Foundation...Kids selected to represent Myanmar at F4F programme in Russia.....OPINION: "Save our toddy palm trees".....ARTICLE: "Boosting coffee plantation in Myanmar" - By Takatho Pwing Thu Aung..."Unlocking Potential towards Knowledge Economy in Myanmar" - Dr G R Sinha Professor, Myanmar Institute of Information Technology Mandalay