DOMESTIC NEWS: Encouraging results from talks between government and KNPP...Joint Statement released by Peace Commission and Karenni National Progressive PartyLoikaw, Kayah State, 27 April, 2018...Union Minister U Thaung Tun attends IX International Meeting of High-Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters...7th coordination meeting of Private Sector Development Committee...Bamboo scarcity hits basket business in Kanyutkwin...Demand for betel leaves goes up as prices drop...Sterculia versicolor wall cultivation increases in Myanmar...Performance of Bago Region Government in 2nd Year in Office...Kayin State Government?s Efforts for Prevailing Peace and Prosperity...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets businesspersons in Pyin Oo Lwin...KBZ Brighter Future Myanmar Foundation donates for bio foam...News and Periodicals Enterprise holds 20th anniversary...Ministry of Health and Sports providing health sector cooperation works for garbage fire...6th Ethnic Media Conference kicks off in Hpa-an.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Win Myint attends 32nd ASEAN Summit Plenary Session...Union Attorney General receives Denmark Ambassador...External trade exceeds $1.5bn in current FY...Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers? Meeting...Yangon United steps up to semi-finals in AFC Cup.....OPINION: "Female empowerment, youth education will boost national development".....ARTICLE: "Sarpay Beikman public library in retrospect" - By Maung Hlaing..."World Day for Safety and Health at Work" - Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, the Assistant Director-General of the International Labour Organisation and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.