DOMESTIC NEWS: Poverty reduction, narrowing development gap, the main tasks of Community Building process…Myanmar Railways seeks public consultations on implementation of Yangon circular rail line upgrading…Appointment of Ambassador agreed on…Four region Hluttaw representatives of Armed Forces substituted…Unilever introduces its world first health soap to Myanmar…Law students go on study tour of parliament…By-elections will be held late this year to fill vacant parliamentary seats…One killed as police try to rescue two men abducted and tortured by a mob…National Theatre (Mandalay) to stage traditional concert to attract foreigners…Role model breastfeeding mothers awarded…Meiktila fire victims to get new apartments…Meiktila University holds literary talks, shows photos, books, stages traditional costumes show… Number of smokers increases in developing countries: union minister…Mobile medical team provides healthcare services in Yangon…Stimulants, smuggled liquor and beer seized…PyinOoLMyanmar Internal Golf Tournament 2014 kicks off…..EXTERNAL RELATIONS: South China Sea issue, Korean Peninsula security and downing of MH 17 among main issues at 47th AMM: Myanmar DEP Director General of ASEAN Affairs Department…8th ASEAN-China forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction held in Nay Pyi Taw…Union FM hosts dinner to ASEAN FMs…Deputy Home Affairs Minister meets NACC?s delegation….."PERSPECTIVES": "Poverty is a national curse" by Kyaw Thura…..ARTICLES: "Education and Technology" by Myo Myuint… Language, Literature, development of reading habit among youths and Appreciation of Literary Works…