HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Ministries elaborate on reasons for more budget allocations: " A new budget allocation bill came under discussion at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw here on Tuesday, with union ministers and deputy ministers clarifying the principle of the bill and its initial debates on why their ministries need additional budgets."...Pyithu Hluttaw: Pyithu Hluttaw discuss electricity, electoral systems: "Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) convened its 24th day here Tuesday, discussing safety measures of electricity power lines and appropriate electoral system for Myanmar. Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Maw Tha Htwe responded to the question of U Khaing Maung Yi, representative of Ahlon constituency, saying that compensations to the ministerial staff for the loss of their lives or properties caused by electricity are carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations of ministry and those to the public are reimbursed from the social funds. U Maw Tha Htwe also said that the ministry is upgrading power grids by state budgets and foreign loans, while educative programmes are being carried out through pamphlets, wallpapers, billboards and talks."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Plan underway to form Construction Industry Development Board: "With regard to the question raised by Defence Services Personnel representative Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw at Tuesday?s session of Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House), Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint replied that a plan is underway to upgrade Mongphyat-Mongyawng road to the asphalt road for smooth transport of local people by demanding the fund. The deputy minister continued replies to question of Defence Services Personnel representative Major Ye Min Htwe on design, specification and quality control and construction sequences for construction of the buildings. He replied that the High-rise Building Construction Projects Supervisory Committee scrutinizes design, specification and quality control and construction sequences of the buildings as of 2013.".....DOMESTIC NEWS: MFFA creates opportunity to breed giant sea perch to local fish farmers...Model plot of Palethwe paddy harvested in Maukmai Township...Myingyan District gets eight fire trucks...Vessels, cruise liners earn income through transport of globetrotters, local passengers...Engineers make earnest efforts in expansion of road...AMD turns out skilled villagers in driving agricultural machinery...Culverts expanded on Myingyan- Mandalay Road...Myingyan Township gets new BEMS...Rural people earn income from breeding goats...Letter to the Editor...Nay Pyi Taw hosts workshop on sustainable development of mining.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends messages of felicitations to Turkish President, PM...UNCTAD to provide technical assistance for graduation of Myanmar from LDC status...Yangon University, Kansai University of International Studies agree to promote exchange of students, academic information...Myanmar, India to further cooperate in peace and stability in border regions...Research projects for successfully developing Dawei SEZ discussed at meeting...Petrochemical considered as one of top potentials for large scale chemical industries to develop in Myanmar...UNUNHCR?s regional coordinator visits Pyithu Hluttaw...Myingyan Township gets new BEMS...Union CIT Minister attends ITU conferences in ROK...Union defence minister holds talks with UNHCR representatives on resettlement of refugees...Union FM sends message of felicitations to Turkish FM.....Four Myanmar students awarded ASEAN scholarships...Seminar for Myanmar graduation from LDC status held...Consumer protection needed to strengthen real estate development in Myanmar... "PERSPECTIVES": "Public education and private education" by Kyaw Thura.....ARTICLE: "Attitude towards littering in Myanmar" by Khaing Min Thant