DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice President calls for readiness in facing natural disasters...Myanmar Public Sector Accounting Conference takes place in Nay Pyi Taw...“Training in Project Management for CLMV Officers” held in Nay Pyi Taw...‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ begins airing in Myanmar language...Deputy Construction Minister inspects returnee camps in Maungtaw...FoodBev and Retail Sourcing Expo to be held on 15-17 Aug at Tatmadaw Hall...Correction...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Monday 12th August, 2019)...Over 1,600 taxis register with YRTA under new deadline...MCDC upgrading roads in Mandalay City to manage growing traffic...Death toll in Paung landslide rises to 59...Illegal drugs seized in Lashio...Heavy rains damage crops, houses in Magway villages...MPT MNL 2019: Chinland beat Hantharwady Utd 2-0 in game week 20.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: State Counsellor stresses youth involvement in education reform on International Youth Day...Myanmar introduces National Youth Policy on International Youth Day...Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin opens the ASEAN Joint Cultural Event- ASEAN Week 2019...Union Minister signs book of condolences for India minister’s passing...Maritime trade continues to slow...Imports outperform exports in Myanmar’s trade with Singapore...Natural gas exports touch $3 bln in Oct-July...AFF Under-18 Next Media Cup 2019: Myanmar beat Brunei 2-0.....OPINION: "Vigilance will save us from disasters".....ARTICLE: "Myanmar’s Offshore Oil Fields" - By Retired Petroleum Expert