DOMESTIC NEWS: NLD congress concludes...Maha Thay Lar culture can be witnessed near Mandalay-Myotha road...ICT training centre opens for disabled...Students compete in anti-drug, anti-illicit trafficking competitions...Efforts made to extend Ayeyawady dolphin protected areas between Htigyaing and Shwegu...Ancient artefacts unearthed in Sagaing...Trawllergy driver dies in crash with freight train...Old pigeon peas selling well in market...Eminent Shwekyin monk passes away...Officials seize narcotic drugs in Shan State, Kayin State...Mass cycling event in Mandalay attracts amateur riders...Rats destroy over 200 acres of paddy fields in Taikkyi.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Day 5 of Myanma Gems Emporium fetches 38.53 m euros...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing departs for Thailand...Thai Performance Troupe entertains at Mandalay National Theatre...ASEAN CPA Certificate awarded to 290 public accountants...UMFCCI to team up with international organisations for import substitution...Goods worth $4.25 billion imported in two-and-a-half months...Imports surpass exports in bilateral trade with Thailand via Myawady border.....OPINION: "Opposing corruption should be part of our culture".....ARTICLE: "Warming weather could reduce the nutritional value of rice" - United Nations Environment Organization