HLUTTAW MEETINGS: NCA approved by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw...Pyithu Hluttaw session continues in Nay Pyi Taw...Mandalay region Hluttaw convened.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Burried Buddha images discovered in Natogyi...Jade goes on sale in Nay Pyi Taw...Model cotton fields thriving in Myinmu Township...Drug cache worth more than K305 million seized in Indaw...Police seizes more than 220,000 stimulant pills...Illegal jade seized in Moekaung..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: US opens door to trade - Trade sanctions lifted for 6 month window to aid gov changeover...Japan Funds-In-Trust assists in cultural heritage conservation in Bagan...President meets delegation of World Leadership Alliance Madrid...Appointment of [Swedish] ambassador agreed on...Thura U Shwe Mann meets delegations...UEC Chairman meets Club de Madrid...Appointment of [Irish] ambassador agreed on...Appointment of [Timor Leste] ambassador agreed on...Interpol meeting focused on battling counterfeit drugs kicks off in Yangon - Ko Moe..... "OPINION": "Only our own people can train our true leaders" - Myint Win Thein.....ARTICLES: "Aficionados, Hero-worshippers and Personality Cult" - Tommy Pauk..."Simple regulations, introducing basic training are ways to unlock Myanmar?s potential for tourism" - Ye Myint.