DOMESTIC NEWS: Works to raise creek embankments underway in Pyay...Northwest Myanmar, southern Ayeyawady to see heavy rain...Traffic accident on Yangon-Mandalay Expressway causes dead and injuries...Soldiers plant 500 saplings beside expressway...Artists to perform at fundraising concert in Mandalay...Farmers directly sow paddy seeds on flood-hit farmlands...Library community joins hands to help Magway Region...Medical officers provide healthcare in flood zones...UEC to inform parties of nominations, withdrawals...Nomination for Hluttaw candidates continues...Attorney-General of the Union visits Pwintbyu Township law office...Contact persons listed for disaster victims in Chin, Rakhine states...Forest Products Joint Venture Corporation holds 22nd annual general meeting...Canine charity seeks volunteers to help street dogs - By Khaing Thanda Lwin..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, China eye peace, stability in border regions...Vice President U Nyan Tun receives Chinese ambassador...Boat People Return Home...Chinese merchants donate foodstuffs to Sedoktara Township...Israel?s relief supplies to flood victims...Aid from Australia arrive in Yangon...KOICA celebrates handover ceremony for follow-up project of rural development..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Parties, electorate must choose best candidates" - By Myint Win Thein.....ARTICLE: "An Upcoming Future that is DMHC in Yangon University" - Maung Phyo (WYU).....POEM: "Breastfeeding: an effective intervention" - Aye Phyu