DOMESTIC NEWS: Myanmar democratic transition requires greater attention...Comprehensive forum proves progress of democratic transition...Collective offering of Waso robe and rice in Yangon Region...Silk weavers get regular domestic demand for luxurious silk clothes...Senior women more at risk for cervical cancer...100 more box culverts to be installed in Yangon?s Thonegwa Township...Real estate tops Myanmar domestic investment...Peace music festival continues...Development on projects of road, bridge and electric power in Ayeyawady Region...Union Ministers inspect Maungtaw District...Health staff missing in Buthidaung...Death toll from H1 N1virus has remained stable at 23 people since 21 July...Myanmar draws Inter Milan 2-2 in 2nd friendly match...Myanmar traditional boxing challenge on 18 August...Myanmar Volleyball team fixtures for 29th SEA Games..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Ava Ancient city flocked with international visitors this monsoon...Bilateral trade with China hit $2.8 billion in first three months of this FY...US to double investment in Myanmar by 2020...Thai-Myanmar border trade falls slightly...Views On The Discussions Made On Democratic Transition of Myanmar...Four men of Bangladesh nationality arrested in Maungtaw...Myanmar climbers hoist flag atop Mount Fuji....."OPINION": "A burden no democratic society can tolerate" - Tin Maung Than.....ARTICLE: "A Wrong Step May Lead into Life-long Plunge" - Ei Cherry Aung