DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Government confers religious titles, donates provisions to Members of the Sangha...Buddha Pujaniya Tabaung Festival celebrated at pagodas around Yangon...56th Myanma Gems Emporium concludes...Pyu-era Buddha sculpture unearthed in Thaegon...Buddhists observe Tabaung full moon day in Nay Pyi Taw...11th Buddha consecration ceremony of Uppatasanti Pagoda held in Nay Pyi Taw...Four-lane asphalt roads open between Mandalay-Nawnghkio, Myitnge-Pyin Oo Lwin...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued on Tuesday 20 March 2019)...Officials, public agree to reach final decision for Loikaw’s Bogyoke Aung San statue before April...Rakhine State Disaster Management Department provides aid to IDPs in Ponnagyun Township...Rakhine traditional sand pagoda festival held in Sittway, Ngapali...Traditional medicine factory opens in Mandalay...‘Safe’ fruits, vegetables to be sold every weekend in Yangon: MFVP...Pilgrims throng Shwe Saryan Pagoda.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Yangon gold association pushes for CBM approval of import-export, collateral-based banking...FDI inflow exceeds US$1.7 bln in five months...Thailand-Myanmar border trade doubles from rising export at Hteekhee gate...Manufacturing sector attracts 79 foreign enterprises in current fiscal...WCS hosts awareness drives to protect Myanmar wildlife...Myanmar plays well against Chinese Taipei: Myo Min Tun...Tickets available online for AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers.....OPINION: ''What we can learn from national strategies''.....ARTICLE: ''Roundtable discussion on upgrading the capabilities of teachers'' - Dr Win Aung