HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: Strategic EIA to be conducted at hydropower dams on Thanlwin River: Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Feb— Feasibility tests are being conducted at five project sites for dams on the Thanlwin River, Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Maw Tha Htway told the Pyithu Hluttaw session on Friday. The deputy minister was responding to the question whether the min-istry has a plan to conduct strategic environmental impact assessment and to use IWRM comprehensive water resource management system at six dam projects on the Thanlwin River. The environmental impact assessment and social impact assessment for Kunlong Hydropower Project, which is located at the upper reach of the river, have been conducted and a central body of the ministry led by a deputy minister and regional level committees have been formed to monitor field inspection of the reports, according to the deputy minister..."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw session goes on for twelfth day: Nay Pyi Taw, 6 Feb — Amyotha Hluttaw session continued for twelfth day on Friday, with submission of a report and two proposals and five questions that were answered. On a question whether a plan for establishment of pine forests to prevent deforestation in Chin State through cooperation between the Ministry of U Steven Tha Beik of Chin State Constituency No (4), Deputy Minister U Aye Myint Maung revealed a plan to commercially establish 100-acre pine plan-tation funded by the Union budget and set up community forest plantations at 10 villages in Chin State with the use of the funds of the state government in 2015-2016 FY. The ministry will cooperate with UN agencies and international organizations if it receives requests from them, the deputy minister added. On a question raised by U Hla Swe of Magway Region Constituency No (12) asking how to realize the transformation of Red Cross Society, Deputy Minister Dr Win Myint said that a directive to increase membership of region/state/district Red Cross Society supervisory committee with two more townselders each until 31 December 2015 was released. During the session, U Myo Myint of Mandalay Region Constituency No (6) submitted a motion calling for implementation of projects that can guarantee equality of having access to electricity in the country. Amyotha Hluttaw decided to discuss the proposal."..... DOMESTIC NEWS: Development tasks can be implemented with greater success only after peace has been built...Myanmar?s tallest condominium to emerge in commercial hub Yangon next year...Resumption of four-party talks coordinated...Large Buddha image emerges while renovating ancient pagoda...INRD issues citizenship scrutiny cards to locals...MMA (Central) assigns duty to executive committee of Tatkon Township Music Association...Mandalay Region government honours victorious athletes...MOGE laying natural gas pipelines...ChaungU Township IPRD refreshes skills of village librarians...Mandalay Mayor presents certificates of honour, cash assistance to senior citizens...Township authorities share Pyidaungsu Hluttaw fund to grassroots level...Vice Mayor inspects cultivation of vegetables, sanitation at staff quarters...Launching solar power, water supply hails Union Day..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: More foreign students enrolling in YUFL to study Myanmar language...The EU reaffirms its humanitarian populations of Myanmar... Development of energy policy in Myanmar discussed at symposium...Philippines donates culture materials to Myanmar...Ais Asia to extend daily flights in 2015...Myanmar, Republic of Korea to promote bilateral relations...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker meets ROK Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs...Amyotha Hluttaw speaker holds talks with New Zealand Ambassador...World professionals to perform juggling skills for the first time..... "PERSPECTIVES": "The same old recurring problems hinder progress of society" by Myint Win Thein..... ARTICLES: "Property is not for Investment" by San Shwe Aung..."Hazards of smoking" by Kyaw Zan Hla...Education in Singapore: Pre-school Playgroup to Junior College" Sayar Mya