HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hears Union budget, tax reports.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Myanmar Sat 2 heads for space to support national e-government programme...FDA inspects 2,445 street food stalls in Yangon...Myanmar EITI tripartite coalition clarify its 4th report on transparency initiatives...Suspect arrested for AA affiliation...Flood affects 6,600 people in Hpa-an...Some YBS bus lines to be diverted during Yangon-Dala bridge construction...Feasibility study on Yangon sky train project starts...Sky bridge to become first private investment project in Myanmar...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 4:00 pm Wednesday 7th August, 2019)...Floods, drought affect 150,000 acres of sesame, groundnut crops in Magway...Regional workshop for drafting Myanmar marine conservation policy held in Myeik...Current water charges lower than production cost: Yangon Mayor...Municipal stalls in Danyingone market to be sold through tender system...Taninthayi Investment Forum to take place in October...Monsoon flood hits Yangon...Number of rare star tortoises dwindles by 357 at Shwesettaw Sanctuary...Zwekapin’s Thein Tan to miss match against Shan United.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Message from President U Win Myint, on occasion of 52nd Anniversary of founding of ASEAN...President receives outgoing Pakistani Amb...UHDD, LH Corporation sign MoU on building KMIC Industrial Complex...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives outgoing Pakistani Ambassador...Union Minister Dr Pe Myint receives JICA Chief Representative, Myanmar Honorary Consul-General in Busan separately...Union Minister Dr Than Myint attends UN convention...Installation of broadcasting equipment at MRTV completed...Sino-Myanmar bilateral trade worth $8.73 bln in nine months Oct-June...Myanmar’s export, import status of FY 2018-2019 Oct-June...STATEMENT ON THE REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT-FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR...U Min Thu to be head coach of Myanmar U-15 boys’ team.....OPINION: "Constructive criticism is healthy for conflict resolution".....ARTICLE: "Me and the Myanmar Investment Commission" - By Professor Dr. Aung Tun Thet