HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Representative discuss additional budget at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: "Representatives discussed the additional budget for 2014-15 fiscal year at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Session on Wednesday. Member of Projects and Financial Development Cooperation Committee proposed to reduce the budgets for Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Electric Power and the Nay Pyi Taw Council while Representative U Aung Lin Hlaing, on behalf of the Public Account committee of the Pyithu Hluttaw, to lower the budgets for Union Auditor-General Office and the Nay Pyi Taw Council."...Pyithu Hluttaw: Pyithu Hluttaw raises questions on Lido road and castor oil plantations, discusses electoral system: "Pyithu Hluttaw representatives on Wednesday raised questions on upgrading Lido Road or Stilwell Road and castor oil plantations before discussing the appropriate electoral system for the country. Concerning the question on Lido Road, Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint said that the Northern Royal Jade Company has proposed upgrading the road into a 4-lane asphalt road and the company will be permitted to do so if the proposal is in accord with the BOT system. As for the castor oil plantations, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than said a pilot project in Thazi is being implemented to use castor oil for production of diesel in accordance with Kyoto Protocol to reduce carbon dioxide emission."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw convene its 25th day session: "The Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) continued for the 25th day session on Wednesday. Deputy Minister for Energy U Aung Htoo said that No 1 Oil Refinery (Thanlyin) will be renovated upon completion of mutual cooperation tasks with foreign companies to build a new oil refinery so as to distribute ROM 92 advanced fuel for domestic consumption. Moreover, feasibility studies are being conducted for environment and socioeconomic status of the people to be able to build an oil refinery that can distribute fuel RON 92 to central and upper Myanmar.".....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win offer Kathina robes and provisions...Rural health branch commissioned into service in Thaton Tsp...Farmers in Thaton difficult to hire farming workers for harvesting paddy...Buddhist culture course conducted for basic education students...Combined team sends samples of goods to lab of FDA...Buddhist culture instructor course...Departmental officials carry out public welfare on their field trip...Myayi Nanda low-cost housings completed for first phase...Fund presented to construction of library...Mon State Chief Minister oversees regional development tasks...Yangon Region Fisheries Department contributes to uplift of living standards of local fishermen...Letter to the Editor.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President delivers speech at coordination meeting on holding 25th ASEAN Summit...Three new ferries donated by Japan arrive for Dala-Yangon ferry service...Outcome of ASEAN Financial Inclusion Conference to benefit ?unbanked” Myanmar people...Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw receives President of Exim Bank of China...Border development task contribute to forging national unity...Myanmar, China to cooperate in economic development tasks...Yongnam CAPE- JGC consortium wins Hanthawaddy International Airport contract...Myanmar-ERIA-Harvard Symposium kicks off...International film heritage festival launched....."PERSPECTIVES": "A brain drain is like rain" by Aung Khin.....ARTICLE: "Do we really comply with words of wisdom and practice to achieve the essence?" by Tommy Pauk