HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Pyithu Hluttaw agrees to support research, extended production....AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Private school quality issue brought to Amyotha Hluttaw.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: President receives MRCS delegation...Myanmar launches National Earthquake Preparedness and Response Plan...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw holds its Joint Bill Committee meeting...Court of Inquiry conducts investigation in Buthidaung and Maungtaw...Cash Donation ceremony for Eternal Peace Pagoda held in Nay Pyi Taw...Myanmar to issue smart ID cards to seafarers from 7 Aug...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Press Release No 29/2019 5th Waxing of Wagaung 1381 ME (5 August 2019)...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 4:00 pm Tuesday 6th August, 2019)...Yangon Region takes steps to tackle informal settlements...No Swine Fever outbreak detected in Yangon: YCDC official...Traditionally woven cotton clothes selling well in Katha...UAGO holds second meeting to review UPR draft...Gold AYA Motors launches brand and a new model Q35 in Yangon.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Union Minister Dr Than Myint to attend UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements...Union Minister U Ohn Win receives Deputy Mayor of Fukuoka City...Myanmar, Bangladesh conduct coordinated naval patrol...U Myint Swe presents Credentials to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...Occasion the Eid ul-Adha Day...FDI into Myanmar reaches $3.5 bln in Oct-July...Stock trades on YSX since launch have crossed K128.9 bln...Domestic investments touch K1,262 bln in current fiscal...Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye attends earthquake preparedness, response plan forum...Myanmar beat Laos 3-0 in AFF U-18 Next Media Cup 2019...AFF Women’s Championship 2019: Final squad for Myanmar selected.....OPINION: "Moving with unwavering steps on the path to a mature democracy".....ARTICLE: "Friendly Microbes in Our Gut" - By Professor Dr Maung..."Rare earth elements and rare earth minerals in Myanmar" - By Zaw Min (GNLM)