DOMESTIC NEWS: WORKER APPRECIATION - Govt vows to protect labour rights, end forced labour... Fierce rain leaves hundreds homeless in Kachin... Dawei municipal receives over K300 million in revenue licence auction fees... Strong winds hit Upper Myanmar... New kindergarten system coming this academic year... Hunting depletes monkey population in Rakhine State... Rubberwood furniture manufacturers require connections to tap into foreign markets... New government should re-evaluate logging policy: environmental expert... Dagon University alumni honour faculty... Ownerless timber seized in Bago... Male elephant found dead in Chaungtha forest reserve... Men charged for smuggling hardwood in Sagaing... Married man sued under monogamy law... Fire breaks out in Mandalay, none injured... Man suffocates in well... Myanmar Police Force donate water to communities in respective water shortage areas... Helmet distribution aims to protect motorcyclists from traffic accidents... Bridges in Pyin Oo Lwin District to be renovated within 100 days... Sagaing govt fortifies embankments... Hundreds of doctors to be appointed nationwide..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Poland eyes renewed investment in Myanmar... Senior Citizens get free pilgrimage..... "OPINION": "Society-centred vs state-centred"-Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLES: "Interview of H.E. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan"... "The Myanmars and Jealousy"-Dr. Saw Mra Aung