HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves Myanmar signatory in Basel Convention: Nay Pyi Taw, 10 Nov — "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Monday approved Myanmar is to join the Basel Convention as a signatory like the other nine ASEAN member countries. The Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in March 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Base, Switzerland. This international treaty was designed to reduce movements of hazardous waste between nations and to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries..."...Pyithu Hluttaw: Union government sets aside K 100 billion annually for natural disasters: Nay Pyi Taw, 10 Nov — "The union government has set aside a budget of K 100 billion each year for rescue and resettlement efforts in natural disasters since the 2012-13 fiscal year, Deputy Minister for Finance Dr Lin Aung told the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) on Monday..."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Supreme Court judge responds to legal questions in Amyotha Hluttaw: Nay Pyi Taw, 10 Nov — "The Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) session on Monday raised questions on two lawsuits concerning disputes over collective saving schemes. Supreme Court judge of the Union U Soe Nyunt responded to the legal questions, saying that the collective saving schemes are based on contracts that all participants contribute a certain amount of money every month and that each participant is entitled to take out the money in turn. If one of the participants breaks the contract, those who suffer losses have the right to file civil suits against the persons who break the contracts, he added...".....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Health care services given to people of Bengali camps in Sittway...Training must be given to recruited workers...Voices of workers at grassroots level on preparations for hosting ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Nay Pyi Taw...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presents professional skills shield to winning light infantry division...Rural youths recruited for development tasks...Cash assistance provided to social organizations in Taninthayi Region...Civil service training course to enhance capacity of government officers...Myanmar secures Miss Lwekahton Award...BEMS in Phakant to get new building...Rice paddies, crops get sufficient water from late monsoon...Over 600 acres of cow bean flooded in Thazi Tsp...Mandalay BEPS No 20 gets two-storey school building...Game machines set on fire in Myawady...Students join hands washing festival in Mandalay...Knowledge about dealing real estate shared to enthusiasts...Mandalarians get chance to take part in open football tournament...Geologists pay respects to faculty members...Health care services given to Rakhine ethnic victims in Sittway.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Chinese Premier to pay official visit to Myanmar after ASEAN Summit...President U Thein Sein sends message of felicitations to Angolan counterpart...Myanmar, Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank discuss further cooperation in banking, monetary sectors...Press Release on 20/2014 Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR)...Drafting Meeting of ASEAN-US Joint Statement on Climate Change held...Training must be given to recruited workers...Union FM sends message of felicitations to Angola...Myanmar contestant wins two awards in ASEAN Skills Competition...ASEAN SOM held....."PERSPECTIVES": "Cheating is not a right" by Aung Khin.....ARTICLE: "Can Smoking Kill?" by Khin Maung Myint