DOMESTIC NEWS: Building bridges to connect people to opportunities…Ludu Literary House sells books at discount to mark its silver jubilee anniversary…MFF 100 Plus U-15 Super Cup 2014 kicks off in Mandalay…Fingerlings released into farmlands in Waw Township…Water pumps provided to townships of Yinmabin District…MCDC, AFD sign agreement for development Mandalay urban area…High-power stoves to deter environmental degradation…Pagoda on elephant shape rock in Kanma Township…ChaungU Township gets 27 medicine kits… Nay Pyi Taw Sibin Bank opens branch at Myoma Market…Urbanization Makes Countryside vanish…Action plan for development of Rakhine State discussed…BIDV provides 50 scholarships to students at YUE…Environmental conservation and forest sector discussed…Foreign Affairs Ministry opens skill development course for staff in Nay Pyi Taw.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, China focus on cooperation in drugs eradication…2014 KOICA feedback seminar held in Nay Pyi Taw…Chinese Blue Sky Rescue Team will arrive at Yangon International Airport on Saturday…Resettlement of Myanmar migrant workers, refugees, and foreign loans discussed at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw…Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Chinese guests…Union Defence Minister, Norwegian guests discuss defence issues…Committee meets to hold ASEAN Summit…Third-placed match between Myanmar and Thailand to be broadcast live…Disbursement of loans from ADS for development of Mandalay discussed....."PERSPECTIVES": "A life without books is a life without success" by Kyaw Thura……ARTICLE: " Working With Love" by Kyi Mun…