DOMESTIC NEWS: State Counsellor: ?Myanmar does not fear world scrutiny?...Aid for Rakhine discussed...High and mid-level management courses for Hluttaw office staff...State Chief Judge and High Court family donate for Rakhine nationals...Eleven vessels repaired by Myanma Shipyards within five months...Largest elephant conservation camp in region to be constructed in Ye Nwe reserve forest...Tap water system available nationwide by 2030...Forest Department announces to re-enter into contract for perennial rubber tree...Yedashe pulses growers eye peanut and corn instead of green gram and mung bean...State Counsellor?s speech on Government?s efforts with regard to National Reconciliation and Peace...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspects regional stability works in Sittway...Thai PM urged to protect free speech of Myanmar migrants...Reconstruction of bridges and roads in Maungtaw region...Ultraviolet index to reache higher level at end of monsoon...Huge crowds listen to State Counsellor?s speech nationwide...BFM assists MPs in Pakokku in fighting against water scarcity with bowser...Round two of women?s football league begins.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than receives ICRC delegation?s head...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives head of International Red Cross...Yunnan Province to build car factory in Mandalay Region...State Counsellor receives US Deputy Assistant Secretary...President arrives back from Bangkok, Thailand ...Vice President U Henry Van Thio meets with Myanmar Permanent Mission staff in New York...Export of dried elephant foot yams earns nearly US$3 million...Reaction from diplomats to State Counsellor?s speech on National Reconciliation and Peace...Ajinomoto expands investment in Myanmar....."OPINION": Bringing about genuine democracy - Khin Maung Oo.....ARTICLE: "Women of childbearing age around world suffering toxic levels of mercury" - Damian Carrington