HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Hluttaw records motion condemning attacks by EAOs, expresses sorrow for dead, wounded...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 13th regular session holds eleventh-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor meets Guides, Scouts in Mandalay, gives message of unity, loyalty...State Counsellor attends dinner with writers in Mandalay...VP U Myint Swe calls for stepping up fight against illegal border trade as it hinders economic growth...Gov’t spokesman briefs on recent attacks,...Wine boom in Naga spurs more people to grow damsons...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Friday 16th August, 2019)..."Perseverance as a backbone; diligence as a yoke" - By Wai Phyoe Han ( Insein )...Dengue claims 48 lives in seven months...Cattle feed, treatment provided in flooded areas of Kya-in Seikkyi...One Korean man found dead in Bagan...Republic of the Union of Myanmar President’s Office Order 37/2019...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Order 38/2019...One more political party applies for registration...Week 21-MNL matches to be broadcast live on free-to-air channels.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services observes MC-21 aircraft in Russian Federation...Gov’t spokesman briefs on recent attacks, Bangladesh repatriation...Sandalwood plants grown to mark 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi in Yangon...Nanmadaw Mei Nu versus Phalankhon...By Maung Tha (Archaeology)...AFF Women’s Championship: Myanmar trounce Indonesia 7-0...AFC U-16 Boys Elite tourney: Myanmar lose to South Korea 3-1.....OPINION: "We must build resilience to climate change".....ARTICLE: "Strengthen disaster preparedness, conduct simulation drills, and work in close collaboration with the public" - By HAN LIN NAING