HLUTAW: PYITHU HLUTAW:Pyidaungsu Hluttaw debates survey on traditional cultures and customs of ethnics..... DOMESTIC NEWS:State Counsellor holds talks with DPN...Central Committee holds meeting to boost SMEs...Involvement of Tatmadaw in peace sector important...Announcement by the Union Election Commission...Message of Greetings sent by President U Htin Kyaw, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the Peasants? Day Celebrations which falls on 2 March 2017...Apology and Correction...Summer courses aim to promote youth participation in sports activities...Marijuana seized in Sittway...Child detainee hospitalized for 2nd time...Fires break out in Buthidaung and Maungtaw...Yaba seized in Loilem and Lashio...Brick kiln businesses make small profit...Jackfruit fetches good price in Pwintbyu Township...Central Committee holds meeting to boost SMEs...Vice President U Henry Van Thio oversees regional development tasks in Chin State...Dr Aye Zan appointed Mon State Gov Chief Minister...MYANMAR GAZETTE Confirmation of heads of service organizations...YCDC to distribute water from 13 places during water cutoff...Mandalay Hospital needs blood donors for water festival..... EXTERNAL RELATION:Thura U Shwe Mann receives Forum of Federations delegation and Qatar Special Envoy...Maldives to be visited most of the local people during water festival...State Counsellor receives Special Envoys from Qatar and China...Consultation meeting for UNDAF held...myME to educate 2,500 out-of-school children...Senior General receives Special Envoy of Foreign Ministry of China...China-Myanmar border trade value slumped by over US$200mil...Trade value with ITC hit over Ks12billion as of 17th Feb...Fisheries export value up by over US$86million...Thailand upholds death sentence for Myanmar men, appeal likely..... "OPINION":"Taken at face value, everything looks OK"-Khin Maung Oo..... ARTICLE:"IS Hsa Lein,going to dispear from our youths?lips?"-Khin Maung Oo