DOMESTIC NEWS: MPs support end of fighting in Shan State...Amyotha Hluttaw creates three parliamentary committees on fifth day...UEC, concerned ministries hold workshop on postelection review...Cash donations for fire victims continue...Ancient Rakhine cultural heritage smuggled abroad...Fire caused by negligence engulfs plastic factory...Woman killed in motorbike accident...Fire destroys a house in Salingyi...Fire destroys a shop in Pyay...Yabba and accessories seized...Police arrest drug dealers in Shan State, Taninthayi Region...TOYOTA CANTER plunges into steep ravine...Skyrocketing gold prices in Dawei slow down sales...Yangon to get big Wholesale Market...Wooden sandal business becoming a popular SME...Ayadaw Thanaka seeds gain higher demand...Low copper prices bring independent production to a halt in Sagaing Region..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: To business in the usa: VP U Nyan Tun talks entrepreneurship at US-ASEAN Leaders Summit...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker meets ambassadors to Myanmar...Ambassadors call on Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker...Rice to be stored in preparation for El Niño...Indian warships visit Myanmar...Myanmar to encounter impacts of strongest El Niño in history...Myanmar hosts 2nd Asian Chinlone Championship & Sepaktakraw Friendly Match...Telenor to auction special (0)977-prefixed numbers..... "OPINION": "The importance of spiritual wellbeing" by Khin Maung Aye.....Bamboo cultivation improves livelihoods, health of rural people..... ARTICLE: "Promoting Use of Local Currency in International Trade Settlement: An Assessment on Asian Experiences" by Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt (to be continued tomorrow)