HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Pyithu Hluttaw discusses workers’ rights, ethnic population, groups...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw approves proposal to assess quality of private schools.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Environmental Conservation and Climate Change Central Committee holds eighth meeting...VP U Henry Van Thio attends donation ceremony for rehabilitation of flood-hit areas...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 14th August, 2019)...JMC briefing explains role of civilians in nation’s peace efforts...Tatmadaw urges NCA nonsignatories to take part in peace process during ceasefire...S-Shan State tea leaf growers earn healthy profit from high demand...Feasibility study under way for fish auction market in Dala Township...Bago Region eyes bus services to reduce traffic accidents...K2bln express bus terminal in Kachin State 95% complete...Seven checkpoints opened in Sagaing to curb illegal timber trade...Myanmar Paddy Producers Association offers free soil testing to farmers.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President accepts credentials from Ambassador of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg...State Counsellor attends Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2019 celebration...State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receives Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs...State Counsellor receives Ambassadors of Georgia, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg separately...Vice President U Henry Van Thio reviews tours to disaster-torn areas...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat receives Georgian Ambassador...Union Minister U Thant Sin Maung receives Ambassador of Viet Nam...Union Minister U Thein Swe holds talks with Indian Ambassador...Lower imports drag down trade deficit in current fiscal...IFC, Myanmar Citizens Bank sign agreement to transform banking...Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman receives New Zealand Ambassador...AFF U-18 Next Media Cup: Draw enough for Myanmar to secure spot in semifinal.....OPINION: "We should begin adapting plans for climate change".....ARTICLE: "Lot-casting to solve food shortage" - By Dr Khin Maung Nyunt (Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dhaja, Sithu)