DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein attends harvest ceremony of 440-acre Palethwe hybrid paddy plantation...New road sections contributes to smooth transport in rural region...Seizure of stimulant tablets, heroin in Mogaung, Lashio Townships...Anti-DHF measures carried out in Yamethin Tsp...X-ray equipment donated to Insein Hospital...Talks on drug abuse given at Mandalay BEHS-22...Okkalapa flooded without heavy rain...Kayah state government to spend K 48 mln on repair of landmark lake...Pyinmana Township police force meet townselders...Winners awarded in Senior PGA Championship...Flood Bulletin...New rainfall record set in Kawkareik...Water level forecast for first 10- day of August 2013...Drug Addict Treatment and Rehabilitation Course concludes...Yangon University to admit 300 undergraduate students this year...Schoolchildren fed milk in Mawlamyinegyun...Low pressure moves to Orissa Coast..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Foreign visitors allowed to be paid (sic) in local currency to discover Myanmar?s rich cultural heritage in National Museum (Yangon)...Myanmar?s border checkpoints to allow entry and exit of Thai, other foreign visitors...Myanmar-Thai border trade promotion seminar organized...Roundtable discussion on judicial affairs...Locals from Kachin State voice concerns over restart of Myitsone Project...ANA to increase capacity on two Asian routes...Biography of H.E. Mr John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, UK Parliament...New dredgers arrive from China...Free health care provided to workers, people in Hmawby...U Aung Khin Soe presents credentials to Indian President...Workshop on hosting ASEAN meetings concludes..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Mosquitoes and dengue fever"..... ARTICLES: "Foreign companies start feasibility studies in Myanmar?s oil, gas sector" Byline: Maung Thitsar..."From the comprehensive strategic partnership to ……" Nay Myo Thiha