HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discuss Japanese Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Jan loans, Chemical Weapons Convention: "Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Jan— The twelfth regular session of first Pyidaungsu Hluttaw convened Tuesday and discussed about borrowing10.500 billion yen loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency, and membership application of Myanmar for Chemical Weapons Convention...The Convention aims to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction by prohibiting the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer or use of chemical weapons by States Parties. States Parties, in turn, must take the steps necessary to enforce that prohibition in respect of persons (natural or legal) within their jurisdiction..."...PYITHU HLUTTAW: Yangon University being furnished with modern teaching aids, scientific laboratories: "Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Jan— U Thant Shin, the deputy minister for Education, at the Pyithu Hluttaw on Tuesday dealt with a question of how world?s best universities are helping upgrade Yangon University, explaining extensive renovations to the university, the improvement of education quality, international relations and research works..."...AMYOTHA HOUTTAW: Bago village health care centre to be upgraded to station hospital in next FY: "Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Jan — The deputy minister for Health at the Amyotha Hluttaw session here on Tuesday responded to a question concerning a permission to the construction of a station hospital and the possible appointment of medical staff by the government in Thapyu village of Kawa township, Bago Region...The deputy minister promised to upgrade the village?s health care centre to a regional hospital in 2015-2016 fiscal year..."..... DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham visits religious sites, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in India...Intellectual Property Proprietors? Association of Myanmar to improve IP rights in Myanmar...Union ministers, employers, employees hold meeting on SME development, enhancement of life of workers...Villagers elect members of committees for implementation of emerald green project...Members of election sub-commissions hold meeting...Myawady District People?s Hospital to get extended operation theatre...Firefighters inspect use of fire extinguishers...Buddha Pujaniya of Lawkamarazein Pagoda on 25 Feb-11 March...Health staff, volunteers join mass immunization of students against measles, German measles...Officials of Carter Center meet Mandalay Region Election Sub-commission...Mandalay Mayor inspects progress of shaping Mandalay into green city...Information Team issues press release on President?s message to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw...Population survey on Baer?s Pochard to be conducted in mid-winter season..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: World Bank Group, International Hydropower Association Promote Sustainable Hydropower Development in Myanmar...Myanmar to host 34th ASEAN Tourism Forum-2015 on 22-29 Jan...UEC Chairman meets EU Ambassador, officials of International IDEA...Myanmar youth players to participate in ITF Asia 14 Under Development Championship...ROK delegation visits significant places in Yangon City...Myanmar Investment Summit in London to offer business opportunities for European corporate and financial investors...International IDEA, Local Resource Centre launch ?English-Myanmar Glossary of Democratic Terms..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Change or be changed" by Aung Khin..... ARTICLE: "What is the price of beauty?" by Myo Myint