HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyuthu Hluttaw: Farmers run into difficulty with settlement of loans because of reduced agricultural production: "Banking regulations do not allow troubled farmers to delay their settlement of due loans, with the deputy minister saying at the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) on Tuesday that the Myanma Agricultural Bank takes out loans from the Myanma Economic Bank and disburse them to farmers as agricultural loans, which are to be paid back along with interests in the agreed time. U Khin Zaw, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation, was responding to a query concerning the possibility of relaxing some bank regulations for farmers with difficulty repaying their agricultural loans as a result of their crops being devastated by natural disasters and insect pests."...Amyoth Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw meets on 21st day: "The Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) convened its 21st day meeting here on Tuesday. Regarding the question of Dr Myat Nyana Soe, representative of Amyotha Hluttaw meets on 21st day Yangon region constituency 4, Union Minister for Health Dr Than Aung answered that the ministry will make the plans for medical doctors and nurses from private sector to join post-graduate courses amidst the changing trend in medical services. The minister also said the medical institutes of Yangon and Mandalay accept 50 post-graduate students each, and more candidates will be selected for this course under the management of state/region health departments, collecting with a certain fee for the courses.".....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Information Minister, MJN seek ways for solving media issues...Deputy Speaker of Pyidaungsu and Pyithu Hluttaw meets committee, commission members...Vice President U Nyan Tun says poor water management invites diseases, social problems, environmental impact...Union Construction Minister on inspection tour of roads, bridges...Smooth trade process of Myanmar disucssed...Rural people get agricultural knowledge for boosting production...Youth volunteer course opened in Katha Tsp...Winners awarded for contests to mark International Day for Disaster Reduction...Chin State launches birth registration week activity...New transformer switched on in Mingaladon Township...World Osteoporosis Day observed in Mandalay...Health knowledge about Ebola virus disseminated...Rural youths take part in football tourney...Cash donated to renovation of platform at Mandalay Hill Pagoda...UDNR celebrates golden jubilee anniversary...Taking and handing over of chairmanship at Myanma Gems Entrepreneurs Association...Union Election Commission holds coordination meeting with political parties...SWRR Ministry provides cash assistance to social welfare activities...Research works should be done for Mon-Suvanabhumi, Dawei-Thagara culture...Culture & Beyond MYANMAR of Meiji Soe?s comes out.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein arrives back from Italy....."PERSPECTIVES": "Ground should look good for foreign investments" by Aung Khin.....ARTICLE: "HAPPINESS" by Kyi Mun