HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Pyithu Hluttaw discuss education, health issues...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw focuses on reservoirs, waterworks, safeguarding increased imports.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Aid provided to people displaced by armed conflicts in Rakhine State...Myanmar ready for repatriation, but no returnees yet...Kanbawzathadi Palace to become historical park...Oil refineries turn to firewood as power rates climb...Over 400 apartments to be sold through draw of lots...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 4:00 pm Thursday 22nd August, 2019).....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Tatmadaw evacuates foreigners trapped by fighting in N Shan State...UEC Chair discusses electoral processes with British Amb...Union Minister Dr Pe Myint receives British Ambassador...Repatriation of Displaced Persons from Bangladesh did not occur as scheduled...C-in-C of Defence Services holds talks with Chinese Ambassador...First batch for judicial training leaves for India...GPS to be installed on trucks for tracking cargo: YRTA...First Myanmar-Korea Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition opens...Over 1,200 tons of rubber exported through border from 3 to 9 Aug...Myanmar-India border trade up $60.7 mln in current fiscal year...U Myo Tint presents Credentials to President of the Argentine Republic...14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championship: Myanmar wins bronze...Myanmar U-23 to test with Thai clubs next month.....OPINION: "Ramp up battle against TB".....ARTICLE: "Rakhine Buddha Pujaniya oil-lamp choral dancing" - By Aung Kyi Moe (Sittway)