HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw?s ninth regular session holds twelfth-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor attends 2018 conference on implementing education development...Trade balance required through effective use of export promotion, import regulation: Vice President U Myint Swe...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting...State Counsellor addresses 2018 Conference on Implementing Education Development...Govt urged to review imported products, to ease export rules...MPMEEA advocates selling pharmaceuticals at fair prices...Domestic gold prices reach record high due to dollar appreciation...State Counsellor?s talks with business leaders to be broadcast live...State Counsellor?s talks with youths to be broadcast live...Heads of Service Organizations confirmed, appointed...Police arrest alleged bank robber in Myeik...Appointment of Permanent Secretary...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Announcement 116/2018...UEC holds coord meeting with political parties, candidates participating in by-election...THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY MYANMA OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE (INVITATION FOR OPEN TENDER)...Journalists visit reception centre, meet displaced people in Maungtaw.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits site chosen of Shwesigon replica in Kaluga, Russia...C-in-C of Defence Services meets with mily officers attending post-graduate courses in Russia...Myanmar, Thailand discuss return of migrant workers...73rd Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony held in Yangon...President to pay official visit to Napal in near future...5 th International ProPak Exhibition for Myanmar to be held next month...Border trade with India increases by over $30 million...Car passes, identification cards to be issued on 26, 27 August for meeting between State Counsellor, business leaders...Myanmar men volleyball team advances to quarter finals.....OPINION: "Let?s put our hand to the plough for fishery sector development".....ARTICLE: "Tribute to unforgettable statesman Dr. Kofi Annan" - By Sayar Mya (MOFA)