HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Eleventh regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds 14th-day meeting...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Eleventh regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw holds 14th-day meeting.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor attends 1st meeting of Steering Committee for Implementation of BRI...Restoration of quake-hit pagodas nearly complete...Gem businesses urged to sell more finished products...LPG Safety Training Course No. 2 opens in Thanlyin Refinery...Construction Ministry takes steps to form National Urban Committee...President’s Office continues announcement of illegal drug arrests, seizures acting on tip-offs...Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment, hear cases...Coord meeting of UEHRD Task Forces held in Yangon...MoI holds preliminary coordination meeting on copyright forum...Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued on Monday 18 February 2019)...Traditional bullock cart race at Wundwin attracts visitors...Railroad projects: Farmers get over K1.7 bln for 574.2 acres land...Fire destroys small vessel near Myeik jetty...Wire shock triggers fire at Tobacco warehouse in Myingyan...Local fuel prices on the rise...Gold continues upward trend on strong global cues...12th Traditional Htamane Making Contest held at Shwedagon Pagoda..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker separately receives PRC Ambassador, IDEA Myanmar head...Myanmar, Thailand meet on combating human trafficking..Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives Sweden, PRC ambassadors separately...SWRR Minister discusses Rakhine State affairs with Asia Philanthropy Circle...Union Minister for Health and Sports attend Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development...Foreign trade increases by US$ 318 mln over same period last year...Line Walker-2 employs local talent as filming continues near Shwedagon Pagoda...Border trade resumes, but no demand for rice from China yet.....OPINION: ''Improving our farmers’ livelihoods will strengthen our economy''.....ARTICLE: ''Rakhine investment fair can pave way for JVs with foreign investors'' - By Dr. Htoo Min Thein, the secretary of Rakhine State Investment Committee