DOMESTIC NEWS: State-run The New Light of Myanmar to become joint venture in September…University men?s footballers to be selected in Upper Myanmar…Teachers join introduction to child centre approach… Eye patients of Myeik District receive free eye surgical operations…Local farmers choose quality Palethwe paddy strain…Senior General Min Aung Hlaing plants saplings at monsoon tree planting ceremony…Excursions to farmlands in Nay Pyi Taw to help education of Thegon growers…Ayeyawady Foundation constructs two artificial turf football fields…Culture workshops held to stress importance to preserve cultural heritage and local customs…Smartphones to outnumber basic mobiles…Role of service personnel in acceleration of Third Wave process discussed…Dinner hosted for trainees of Education College…Selected youths to be sent to India for advanced learning programmes…Silted creeks flood paddy fields in Thaton Tsp…Health service provided to elderly locals in Nay Pyi Taw…Gallery on opening ceremony of the Global New Light of Myanmar……EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Press conference on preparation for 10th ASEAN Skills Competition held in Yangon…Mandalay Region to promote trade and cooperation with India…Home Affairs Union Minister meets UN Special Rapporteur…Chevening Scholarship Programme invites applications for 2015-16 academic year….."PERSPECTIVES":"Flood contributes to decline of agricultural productivity" by Aung Khin…..ARTICLE: "Aspirations for Future" by Maung Hlaing…