HLUTTAW SESSIONS:-Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Parliament approves signing of UN treaty: "Nay Pyi Taw, 30 June — The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on Tuesday approved Myanmar?s signing of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966. The session also recorded expenditure from the separate budget of the Union Budget Bill 2015, with the Joint Bill Committee reading the findings on the Union Budget Bill and Special Marriage Bill for Myanmar Buddhist Women. MP U Thein Swe also urged the union government to provide effective and urgent aid to flood victims in Rakhine State, Kayin State and Bago Region, where torrential rains have fallen in recent days. Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Bone Swe explained humanitarian work being carried out by the government to help flood victims. Union Minister for Electric Power U Khin Maung Soe clarified the formation of Yangon and Mandalay Electricity Supply Boards as state-owned corporations. Deputy ministers then discussed the law on farmer?s rights. MPs and representatives from Defence Services also discussed bills amending and revoking some paragraphs in the Constitution, including adjustment on the terms of Union judges and the balance of the judicial, legislative and executive branches of power."..... Notification: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission, Nay Pyi Taw, Notification No. 21/2015 14th Waxing Day of First Waso, 1377 ME (30 June, 2015): Modern Union Party allowed to register as political party..... DOMESTIC NEWS: 13 more local, foreign firms get investment green light in June...Myanmar to host conference on reproductive, sexual health, rights...Kachin State government helps send Rakhine migrant workers home...Myanmar Parliamentary Union holds meeting on Hluttaw?s activities...Basic education primary upgraded to middle school...Region minister inspects rural development...Sanitation work marks Myanmar Women?s Day...Development Minister emphasizes efficient use of funds...New bridge stretches over Gyowah-Kyangin Creek in Pyapon Township...School, students lauded for exam results...Agriculture dept ready to assist farmers, businessmen...Taungtha Tsp residents attend talk on dengue fever danger...Vets assist livestock breeding programs in rural area..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein returns from Mongolia...Workshop aims to strengthen SME policy in Myanmar...Daw Maw Maw accredited as Ambassador to Norway...President U Thein Sein sends messages of felicitations to Canada...Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham hosts Singapore Deputy Prime Minister...UNDP, Japan plan assistance for elections...Union FM sends message of felicitations to Canadian counterpart...Myanmar, Japan sign agreements for ODA loans...Quality growth, economic zone to top agenda at Japan-Mekong summit..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Children need a supportive classroom" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLES: "A GLANCE AT THE LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN" by Maung Hlaing..."CONCEPT ON CULTURE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF DIALOGUE AMONG PEOPLES" by Dr Nanda Hmun Permanent Secretary Ministry of Culture