HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses debt report.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Standard operating procedures drafted at JMCU...Authorities in Maungtaw ensure camp completion for returnees...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the President Order 10/2018...Appointment of Head of Department confirmed...VP U Myint Swe attends meeting for 2018 Union Day...Number of Golden Deer increased twice at Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary...18 companies apply for telecommunications network licences...Union Attorney-General?s Office mid- level law officer refresher course 1/2018...Over 200,000 people to be vaccinated against elephantiasis...Man dies in traffic accident due to brake failure...Standard operating procedures for commanders drafted at JMC-U...One man killed after coal mine collapse in Central Myanmar...Donation Ceremony of City Love & Hope Foundation holds in Yangon...Shan?s Christopher Chizoba with hat trick in win over Magwe...Myawady trounces Zwekapin in KBZ Bank Women?s League matchup...Members of ARSA Terrorist Group.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Win Myint receives Thai Ambassador to Myanmar...State Counsellor, KOICA discuss cooperation...Tourists visit Myanmar by their own motorbikes...Freshly harvested ginger arrives in markets...Trade deficit reaches $3.2 billion this fiscal year...Individual trade through Myanmar-India borders exceeds Ks2.5 billion this FY...Rubber prices decline nationally...Union Minister, EU Ambassador discuss media freedom...Foreign Head of State sends felicitations to President U Htin Kyaw...Foreign Head of State sends felicitation to State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...Authorities step up for completion of camps for returnees...Ethnic Sustainable Development Forum discusses peace, economy...Thura U Shwe Mann receives head of Jardines...Union Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye separately receives Thai, EU ambassadors...Myanmar export import status in fiscal year 2017-2018 April to October....."OPINION": " A new initiative of Myanmar Insurance Association we must welcome!".....ARTICLES: "Reflecting upon 70 Years of Independence: Remembering the Ties that Bind" - By Hnin Wint Nyunt Hman