DOMESTIC NEWS: Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker inaugurates infrastructure, meets local people in Myawady...Ashin Sandadika delivers peace sermon at Kyaikthalan Pagoda platform..17th Dr. Tin Shwe Literary Award ceremony held in Yangon...Opening ceremony held for 66/11-6.6 KV, 30 MVA Hline University GIS substation...Danus’ bamboo umbrellas, Shan paper sheets remain popular...NyaungU farmers suffer losses from groundnut cultivation...Tatmadaw textile, garment factory in Meiktila catches fire...Grape growers in Meiktila reap handsome profits this season...Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint attends closing ceremony for JCGV Toto’s Film Making Class Batch - 1, observes cinemas halls in Yangon...Soldiers foil AA group attack on military HQ near MraukU...Gale-force winds destroy houses, kill three in Hpakant...Tatmadaw textile, garment factory in Meiktila catches fire...New Year’s days buffeted by destruction of rice at Cote d’Ivoire...Sunday Comics.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor to visit PRC, Cambodia in near future...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing pays goodwill visit to Russia...Trade with Malaysia down over 14% in February...Export to Japan touches nearly $600 mln in current fiscal...India-Myanmar bilateral border trade up almost $40 mln in H1 FY...European Union Launches Strategy for a Strengthened Partnership with Civil Society in Myanmar...Grab launches new benefits for Southeast Asia’s travellers at Yangon International Airport...Tourists interested in recycled handicrafts...MFF to appoint Miodrag Radulovi as Myanmar national football team’s chief coach...English Lesson 21 - C.T.O.....OPINION: ''Strength for the future''.....ARTICLE: ''Union Civil Service Board: Shaping skilled and dedicated administration sector for great nation'' - Dr. Win Thein, Chairman, UCSB...''Boosting the Nation’s Economy through Trade'' - Dr. Than Myint...''Efforts in dealing with Yangon traffic congestion challenge'' - By Phu Pyae...''Let's find fault ourselves first!" - By Zin Linn Myint Primary Teacher, Basic Education High School (branch) Myoma-3, Taikkyi Township, Yangon Region...''Sheer determination is the key to success" - By Htet Zaw Htoo (SUOE) Senior Assisant Teacher at B.E.H.S. Minemaw...''The Salons: Sea Gypsies of Myanmar" - By Khin Maung Myint...''Go ahead, Mother" - By Daniel Fourth year, Civil Engineer. Technological University (Hmawbi)