DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY: (The following is the unofficial translation of the Ordinance No. 1/2015. Ed) Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Ordinance No. (1/2015), 14th Waning Day of Tabodwe, 1376 ME (17 February 2015), Declaration of State of Emergency...(The following is the unofficial translation of the Ordinance No. 2/2015. Ed) Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office, Ordinance No. (2/2015), 14th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME (17 February 2015), Military Administrative Order issued..... ANNOUNCEMENT: (The following is the unofficial translation of the Announcement No (1) on Military Administration. Ed) Republic of the Union of Myanmar Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Announcement No. (1) on Military Administration, 14th Waning Day of Tabodwe, 1376 ME (17 February, 2015), Military Administrative Authority empowered on BC 20830 Col Saw Myint Oo, Commander of Regional Control Command (Laukkai)..... PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: MPs seek clear instructions of central committee Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on land reallocation processes: "Nay Pyi Taw, 17 Feb — Land Utilization Management Central Committee clarified the body?s progress to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw after listening to the investigation report of Joint Bill Committee on business permits for coastal and inland transport which is a conflict issue between the two Hluttaws. Deputy minister Brigadier General Kyaw Zan Myint, secretary of Land Utilization Management Central Committee, presented the progress of land reallocation schemes with the supporting sub-committees at respective areas. The central committee has implemented the instruction of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to return the confiscated lands to the owners after informing public through media. Brigadier General Kyaw Zan Myint also said the committee handed over the lands released by government ministries and private firms to original owners, and they have been informed to reclaim their lands with ownership documents. U Khaing Maung Yi, a member of Yangon Region Farmland Investigation Commission, suggested Pyidaungsu Hluttaw?s investigation commission and Land Utilization Management Central Committee should meet to solve remaining problems. U Kyaw Myint, a member of Yangon Region Farmland Investigation Commission, also said mismanagement of land investigation bodies at village and township levels, asking clear instructions of central committee. Pyidaungsu Hluttaw kept the records secretary of Land Utilization Management Central Committee."..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: UEC agrees to extend poll campaign period to 60 days...Collective efforts imperative to achieve Myanmar?s National Plan of Action for food and Nutrition...Government strives with all its might for rural development and poverty alleviation: Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham...Mandalay Region authorities, wellwishers transport people coming back from Laukkai...Homeless to get apartments under plans of MCDC...Specialists discuss arrangements for leprosy exposure post prophylaxis project...Traditional cultural performances attract tourists in Mandalay...War veterans donate cash to military personnel...Firefighters show brilliant skills in firefighting and rescue drill...Striking workers, employers warned of legal action if they break the law...Population survey on Baer?s Pochard in Myanmar postponed to next year...First batch called for interview for presidential scholarships..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, Finland focus on peace process, anti-human trafficking issues...Deputy Pyidaungsu Hluttaw speaker meets Swedish Red Cross officials...U Tha Aung Nyun presents Credentials to President of South Africa... Myanmar, India to promote marine transport, trade between port cities...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw speaker meets Finland Minister for Foreign Affairs... Israeli medical delegation ?Eye from Zion” arrives in Myanmar...Indian Industrial Expo in Mandalay 27 Feb-1 March...Victorious Wushu athletes of Mandalay Region selected to take training in China...UEC explains 2015 electoral process to Italian delegation...Union FM receives Finland?s FM, Italian Dy FM...Solar Impulse-2 in Myanmar on 8 March..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Our word is our worth" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "A quick fascinating glimpse inside the library of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore" by Sayar Mya