HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Union budgets bill come under discussion at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: "Nay Pyi Taw, 12 March — The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on Thursday discussed the Union budgets bill of 2015, with members of parliament expressing their viewpoints on accounting procedures. The Joint Public Accounts Committee suggested that annual budgets should not include foreign loans in accounts of budget deficits rather than revenues. According to the IMF?s debt assessment in September 2014, it needs to tax exemption and decrease of loan disbursement. In line with the Union budget law, salary of government service personnel has risen to 30 percent than the last year. An MP from a constituency in Mandalay Region stressed the need to balance macroeconomy in shaping the economy of the country and adopt a tax system suitable for the country. Another MP from the constituency of Dagon Myothit (North) mentioned a huge budget deficit, citing K8,639,128 million in income and K 12,078,689 million in expenditure. The MP urged the Myanmar Investment Commission to see to the matter, stressing that unsuccessful state-owned industries are thwarting the country?s economic growth."...PYITHU HLUTTAW: Union Supreme Court responds to legal action against unjust verdicts by judges: "Nay Pyi Taw, 12 March — The Pyithu Hluttaw on Thursday was asked of a query of the way legal action is taken against judges for unjust verdicts and how many of them have been punished, with the Supreme Court of the Union responding that unjust decisions are likely to result from the wrong interpretation of legal stipulations and that judges imposing unlawful decisions are punished regarding the severity of their wrongful verdicts. An MP tabled a motion at the parliament, demanding seismic surveys for hydropower projects planned to implement in the Thanlwin river. The Ministry of Electric Power responded arrangements are underway to study possible impacts the projects might have on the environment and that the public will be informed of safety measures. The parliament approved another motion urging the government to place the marketplace of the country?s products in border trade under the management of citizens."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Myanmar?s airlines urged to merge for giving better flight services: "Nay Pyi Taw, 12 March — The Ministry of Transport and Department of Civil Aviation have urged Myanmar?s airlines to merge with among them or international airlines so as to give better flight services to the passengers, Deputy Minister for Transport U Zin Yaw replied to a question raised by U Nyunt Tin of Yangon Region Constituency No 2 at Thursday?s session of Amyotha Hluttaw. With regard to the ASEAN Open Sky Policy included in the question of U Nyunt Tin, the deputy minister said that Department of Civil Aviation will clarify the drafting Myanmar Aviation Policy to all stakeholders for seeking advices from them. The ministry allows establishment of joint venture airlines with 49 percent of foreign investment..."..... DOMESTIC NEWS: UNICEF to train social workers on assisting children...Health Ministry to increase spending on H5N1 prevention...Parliamentary teaching centre opened...Matriculation exam runs without hitch in Zabuthiri Tsp...Farmers learn about use of wasps to control insect pests...Dredging of North Meiltila Lake set to increase water supply...Building boom fuels demand for bricks in Myanaung Tsp...Tatkon Township sets plan for Buddhist treatise examinations...Bird flu fear drives demand for fish products...Work under way at Muse Central Economic Zone...Social organisations condemn police crackdown on student protests...Student protestors handed over to parents...Seminar casts light on ethnic literature...Nearly K 5.9 billion worth stimulant tablets seized in Laukkai area...Students sit English test on second day of matriculation examination..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein leads Myanmar delegation on Malaysia state visit...UNICEF to train social workers on assisting children...Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham meets former Philippine President, UN officials...Pyithu Hluttaw speaker meets two foreign delegations...Vietnamese Vice President meets Yangon Region government, pays homage to Shwedagon Pagoda...Expo set to showcase Vietnamese exports...JAPAN grants US$316,605 for three rural health centres in Taungup, Thandwe and Gwa townships..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Remove language barrier to help national race children" by Myint Win Thein..... ARTICLE: "Life and Value" by Kyi Mun