HLUTTAW MEETINGS: Myanmar to award 1557 medals, 460 gold, 460 silver and 637 bronze to athletes at 27th SEA Games [Pyithu Hluttaw, 16th day]...Amyotha Hluttaw approves National Food Law.....EXECUTIVE: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Press Release Team Press Release (11/2013) 10th Waning of Waso, 1375 ME (1st August, 2013) Press release on progress in implementation of relief and rehabilitation works in flood-hit regions.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Exact data needed for national development: President - Country-wide census-taking (2014) process clarified...BRT?s 40 km long commute into downtown Yangon to be in operation soon...Unidentified man struck by two vehicles while crossing Strand Road...Flash flood in low-lying areas of Monghsat Township...Man arrested for slaying young woman and her infant in South Dagon...Boats collide head-on, killed one in the sea off Kyunsu Township...Vice-President U Nyan Tun visits relief camps, provides necessary assistance to flood victims in Kayin State...Station hospital in Budalin Tsp gets radiology dept...Educative talks on taxation given in Monywa...Magway region minister visits dams...Kinda Dam water level at record low...Flood hits Myanmar-Thai border town...Nay Pyi Taw junction needs traffic light...One dies in boat and oil tanker collision...Decentralization and Restructuring Administration Debate held...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw Notification (No. 19/2013) 10th Waning of Waso, 1375 ME (1st August, 2013) All Nationalities Democracy Party (Kayah State) allowed to register as political party...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw Announcement No. (20/2013) 10th Waning of Waso, 1375 ME (1st August, 2013) 36 Defence Services Personnel Region and State Hluttaw representatives substituted...Opium worth K 7.2 million seized...Opium worth K 5.6 million seized...Cooperative University kicks off first sports competition...Violence could result in loss of lives and properties on both sides: Vice-President..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Speaker of House of Commons of Britain meets students at Diamond Jubilee Hall of University of Yangon...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker holds coord meeting, receives US guests...Trainees leave for Israel to attend agriculture course...Japanese NGO visit fire stations in Mandalay...The tentatively selected Myanmar hockey team comprising 20 members left for Malaysia on 31 July to take joint training together with Malaysian hockey teams...Workshop on IT applications in banking jointly-organised by two large Vietnamese enterprises, AVIM in Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Floods and natural disasters"..... ARTICLE: "Vishnu ancient city poised to be included in World Heritage List" Byline: Ye Khaung Nyunt; Photo: Po Htaung