DOMESTIC NEWS: Rain forecasted to increase in Mon State, other southern parts in next two days...Mon State faces flash floods...No passengers injured in train derailment in Mohnyin...Honouring the outstanding doesn?t mean ignoring those who failed: Thura U Shwe Mann...Delta people provide homes to Mro villagers...Landslide hit Mon State, no casualties reported...Homes submerged, residents evacuated after heavy rains hit Mudon...Shwe Property expo to showcase nearly 4,000 fair-cost apartments on 22nd June...Over 9,700 motorbikes imported in late May...Freedom of creativity imperative for films...Group art exhibition held in Mandalay...Damaged Yenantha Bridge rebuilt in Magway Region...Over 38,000 acres of community forest to be developed in Sagaing Region...Interview with SWRR Deputy Minister U Soe Aung concerning boat crash survivors in Yathedaung Township...Flash floods in Taninthayi, Mon State, due to intense rain...MDB Climate Finance Hit Record High of $35.2 Billion in 2017...Over 130 victims trafficked in five months...Multiple drug dealers seized in Mandalay, Shan State...Bus catches fire; no casualties reported...Police seize 2,000 yaba pills in Kyaikmaraw Township...Pyay Town awards new generation writers in short story competition...Royal Thanlyin FC to step up to MNL I...Yangon trounces Zwekapin 2-0 in MNL.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Eid festival, interfaith dinner held at Yangon?s Strand Hotel...USAID co-hosts patent and copyright forum in Yangon...Myanmar exports 242 tonnes of tamarind to Singapore, Thailand by sea in one week...Trade with ROK exceeds $46 mil. in April...Bilateral trade with Japan worth US$150 million in April...Myanmar-Bangladesh border trade reaches almost $4.4 million in present FY...Over 1,000 tons of goods exported to China through Mongyu in May...Japan Embassy?s 2nd Secretary transfers data for libray in Letpadan.....OPINION: "We will work together to connect missing transport links in Mekong sub-region".....ARTICLE: "The Important Project for Facilitating Connectivity between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Myanmar" - By Swan Pyae (MMRD)