DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor: Cooperation between Hluttaw representatives and administrative sector important...7th State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee urges strict rules enforcement in regions, states...Workshop held to promote Public Private Partnership...Gold, gems central market slated to open at Time City...Earthquake hazard map for Bagan region to be drawn up by Micro-Tremor Method...Customs duties not paid for goods worth over Ks1,600 million seized in June...Local gold price sees small decline due to high exchange rate...Meeting held to ensure speedy publishing, distribution of 100 Myanmar Classics series...Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu inspects usage of combined harvester and thresher...Supreme Court Bar Council meeting 1/2018 held...Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun meets GNLM officials and personnel...66th National Day of Egypt celebrated in Yangon...E-bike motorised wheelchairs, apartments presented to veterans...Inflation rate in June shows slight increase against May...Children Rights Forum held in Yangon...Technical Working Group to implement the Memorandum of Understanding convened its second meeting...Paper mache elephants at Voices for Momos event sets new world record.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Maize exports to China fall during...six-month interim period...Sino-Myanmar trade value reaches $1.7 billion since April...Interview with CBM official on the exchange rate.....OPINION: "Pay heed to weather warnings to prevent loss of life and property".....ARTICLE: "Preliminary measures to mitigate risk of natural disasters" - By Su Thet Hmu(Mayangon)