HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: 2nd Pyidaungsu Hluttaw?s 8th regular session holds ninth-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Second Kayah State Hluttaw?s 10th regular session holds second-day meeting...Writer apologises for false information in UEC article...Rakhine State Chief Minister inspects relief operations in Thandwe...Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe holds meeting with health officials in PyinOoLwin...Myanma Port Authority advises safe distance between two piers of Yangon-Dala Bridge...Digital marketing competition to be held on 20 Aug...Chin State gov?t seeks ways to promote investment...Lack of land in Yangon Region prevents opening of public car trade centre...The Committee for Implementation of Recommendations on Rakhine State...Myanmar Daily Weather Report...Aid reaches flood victims in regions, states...Local government bans noisy exhaust pipes in Myeik...Flood flattens houses, one child dead...Ancient pagoda?s archway damaged by heavy rains.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Gov?t eyes promoting tourism through PPP VP U Henry Van Thio attends Myanmar Tourism Conference 2018...Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe shares views on int?l peace, security, trade disputes at Future of Asia Forum in Japan...Myanmar, Bangladesh conduct coordinated patrols...MFF to submit complaint of illegal bran, unpurified rice exports...NWRC headquarters, Hydro-Informatics Centre to be constructed with World Bank loan...Refresher course for media personnel opens in Kunming...Women?s football: Myanmar ties 1-1 with Thailand in friendly match...MFF Chairman U Zaw Zaw meets AFC President Sheikh Salman.....OPINION: "Everyone should understand complexity of Rakhine issue".....ARTICLE: " Newspapers and I" - By Maung Hlaing