DOMESTIC NEWS: President calls for exertion of effort to achieve NCA and enduring peace...Record-breaking off-shore gas reserve discovered by local company...Two arrested for poaching elephant in Chaungtha Forest Reserve...Religious-related titles conferred...New tube well benefit local people in Chauk Township...Two new roads opened in Monywa...68th Independence Day ceremonies to be broadcast live...Shwe Set Taw pagoda festival to boost tourism in Magway Region...Fire-fighting equipment provided to fire brigade in Dawei...CSR in Chauk-Lanywa Oilfield brings light to Sudaw Village...Onion growers boost productivity with improved irrigation system...GAP system makes monsoon paddy yied 100 baskets per acre...The sparkle of fire destroyed two ships in Myeik...A man died, two men injured following car accident in Sagaing...Ten passengers injured in car accident...Passenger injured in accident..... "OPINION": "Continue to Strive in Unity" by Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLE: "The Fruits of Being Independent" by Sann Ni Lar Winn