DOMESTIC NEWS: Systematic cultivation methods explained to farmers of Dekkhinathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area...Union Cooperatives Minister supervises rural development and poverty alleviation activities launched in Mon State...Winners awarded in contest to mark World Population Day...The handicapped honoured for outstanding educational performance...7th monsoon tree-growing ceremony held in Chin State...5th Inter-Ministry Football Tournament-2011 continues...Collective tree planting ceremony held in Ahmar...Agricultural loans and inputs provided to farmers...Dy Co-op Minister emphasizes progress of cooperative society...Magway SPED calls for success in first Champion Challenge Cup Tournament 2011...Nay Pyi Taw Fire Services Department Director meets fire fighters in Zeyathiri Township...Routes to Mausoleum on Martyr?s Day...Noteworthy amounts of rainfall (16-7-2011)..... FOREIGN RELATIONS: Myanmar Karatedo team to contest Asian Senior game...Ninth ASEAN coal council meeting to be held in Nay Pyi Taw in August..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Raise quality and production"..... ARTICLE: "Hlinephone Model Village in Mawlamyinegyun Township sees sector-wise progress" Article: Thein Zaw (Shweli Oo); Photos: Mawgyun Soe Myint