DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice President U Henry Van Thio visits flood-hit Mon State, meets with victims...Mining plots in Mogok divided into three zones for allocation to locals...Kayin community in Nyaungdon holds white thread tying festival...Humanitarian aid reaches to flood stricken Taninthayi villages...Flood in Kyaikmayaw submerges over 7,000 houses...Pipelines constructed to distribute 3mln gallons of water to Thakayta, Dawbon...Death toll in Paung landslide rises to 53...Houses toppled as floods strike Chaungzone’s villages...Myeik residents beset by landslides receive aid...Swollen Taninthayi River forces over 30 schools to close...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 11th August, 2019).....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: National Indoor Stadium (1) Thuwunna to be upgraded with Chinese aid...Union-Attorney General attends Singapore Convention on Mediation...Roland Berger set to consult on selection of foreign banks...Pigeon peas exports touch 56,000 tons in Jan-July...Natural gas exports boost trade significantly at Htikhee gate...Rattan, bamboo SMEs need financial assistance to reach more external markets...Hellas Open 2019: Thet Htar Thuzar wins silver in Greece...Advance tickets to be sold for U-16 Boys Elite Football Tournament...Myanmar to take on Iceland in U-15 girls tourney in Viet Nam.....OPINION: "Help flood victims with empathy and benevolence".....ARTICLE: "Khakaborazi National Park stands out as ASEAN Heritage Park" - By Win Naing (Kachin Myay)..."To Shan State South" - By Maung Tha (Archaeology)