DOMESTIC NEWS: Nine more domestic, foreign firms allowed to do business in July...Electoral course explains voting rules, procedures...Mandalay automakers form industry alliance... Myanmar observes International Day of Co-operatives...Amyotha Hluttaw speaker honours outstanding students...Youth Information Corner to be opened in Nay Pyi Taw..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein thanks Japan for development assistance in Mekong region...Nine more domestic, foreign firms allowed to do business in July...Chiang Mai talks raise hopes ceasefire deal will be signed soon...Farmers grow Japanese orange as poppy substitute...Japanese officials encourage sanitation among students...President sends message of felicitations to Venezuela...Union FM sends message of felicitations to Venezuela...Myanmar gems emporium sells 120 jade lots in competitive bidding...U Kyaw Tin presents his Credentials to Mexican president...President U Thein Sein at 7th Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo, Japan...Myanmar students seek learning opportunities in China...LINE instant messaging app officially launches in Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Like tracks and trains, workers and owners are interdependent" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLE: "Contributing To The Nation Building Endeavour" by Kyi Mun