Hluttaw Round-ups: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Round-up: "THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discussed yesterday the bills amending the Myanmar Mining Law and the Evidence Act, which were sent back from the President with remarks. In regard to the Myanmar Mining Law, the Joint Bill Committee of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw agreed in three cases out of five recommendations made by the President. For amending the Evidence Act, the committee agreed to amend according to remarks by the President."...Pyithu Hluttaw Round-up: "The bill committee of the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday discussed reports related to three bills concerned with shops and wages sent back from the Amyotha Hluttaw with some amendments. The three bills were submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security in November. They are the bills amending the Workshops Act of 1951, the Payment of Wages Bill and the Shops and Worksite Bill."...Amyotha Hluttaw Round-up: "At the Amyotha Hluttaw yesterday U Steven Tharbeik, MP from Chin State Constituency No 4 asked a question of the Ministry of Education in regard to the issue of the downward trend in matriculation examination results over three years in Chin State. In response to the question, Deputy Minister for Education U Thant Shin said 7,843 education staff have been appointed at 1,372 basic education schools in the state to teach 126,705 students. He also called for staff of the departments and MPs to cooperate with teachers, students and parents to increase the passing rate in the state."..... DOMESTIC NEWS: Come in, have a seat: UPWC invites Mongla Special Region 4 to Peace Conference... Govt, NLD hold first coordination meeting on systematic handing over of the duty of the Head of State, ministries...Bills singed into laws...Grant Agreement on Programme for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Schools in Flood and Landslide Affected Areas Signed...MPE launches its pearl sales...MNHRC releases news statement on treatment of prisoners in Myingyan Prison...First-time investors need to know share potential—stock analysts...More transformers installed in Linkhe District to supply power to townships...Vocational Training Course to be opened in January...Seasonal phet flowers selling well in Tatkon...12 year old girl dies following fall...Police save eight women from prostitution in Tachilek...Police stop attempted rape in Dagon Myothit...Kalay-Pyintha Road in Kalay upgraded...Two dead, 32 passengers injured following car accident in Aung Lan Township..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Thai court to give verdict in British backpackers murder trial...President sends messages of felicitations to Japan...U Wunna Maung Lwin sends message of felicitations to Japan...Daw Yin Yin Myint presents credentials to president of Poland..... "OPINION":"Pointing fingers is not the way to build unity" by Khin Maung Aye ( KMA)..... ARTICLE: "Illogical reasons and Platitudes about price-hike and job opportunities in Myanmar" by Tommy Pauk