DOMESTIC NEWS: Cooperative works is second economic pillar of the nation ...70-year-old woman dies after being knocked down by motorbike...Kawthoung: A pleasant town where Statue of Myanmar?s hero King Bayintnaung stands...100-year-old religious hall sees short circuit fire in Pyapon...Woman?s dead body found ashore in Dawei...Knife-wielding armed men raid Htawpaing forest camp in Bogale Township...More than K 23 million worth of watches stolen in burglary at shop in Toungoo...Waso Chinlone Festival in Mandalay reaches 85th anniversary milestone...Bago FSD keeps public on alert for flood...Furnishings donated to schools in Ponnagyun...Murder suspect pleads guilty...Mandalay house burnt down by fire...Yangon paper shed catches fire...Dala police arrests two gambling suspects...Sanitation at drains along Kyaikwaing Pagoda Road...Outstanding staff honoured in Kyimyindine Township...Mosquito repellent sprayed in Ahaya Thukha Market...Heroin seized from drug addict suspect...Refresher courses for divers, bus conductors opened in Yangon...Rail Transportation Ministry to provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Kawthoung: A pleasant town where Statue of Myanmar?s hero King Bayintnaung stands...US tech firm introduces traffic laser in Myanmar...Mandalay Region CCI meets Thai businessmen...Myanmar Embassy in Malaysia seeking diplomatic means to protect Myanmar citizens...Myanmar migrant worker dies in worksite accident...Thai embassy donates cash to fund of MRCS...World Bank (Yangon branch) opened...Joint Seminar focuses on establishment of stock exchange..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Historic evolution in Asia".....ARTICLE: "Mr Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Asia Head of WEF: We are very confident with this excellent forum" By: Maung Maung Myint Swe