HLUTTAWS: Pyithu Hluttaw session continues for 22nd day - One bill submitted and approved, reports read out...First day session of First Shan State Hluttaw Special Meeting (1/2012) held...Second day session of First Shan State Hluttaw Special Meeting (1/2012) successfully concluded..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Power supplied for public convenience despite a surge in power use...Wagamani Village in DaikU Tsp gets 16-bed station hospital...MYANMAR GAZETTE...Workshop on Business Cooperation and Investment in Livestock, Animal Feed and Fishery Sectors held...First coord meeting of Electric Communication Technological Commercial Work Committee held...Sepak Takraw course for coach, referee/jury opens...Union F & R Minister calls for classy banking system...Taninthayi Region Chief Minister attends harvest of Palethwe hybrid paddy in Dawei...Basic firefighting course opens in Pyinmana...Region Chief Minister inspects regional development in Myitta Sub-township...Ward library opens in Kyimyindine Township...Progress in sinking of tubewell inspected in Thazi...Clarification on taxation made in Hpa-an...Communal ordination and novitiation held in Mawlamyinegyun...Number of catching fish declines in Sittoung River...RESPECTS PAID TO AGED: [photo]...Talks on prevention against bird flu discussed...Repayment of loans honoured in Kyangin...Hlawga Park to be opened on May Day..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Yadanarbon MNL Club to play qualifier in Thailand...EU may lift sanctions against Myanmar: Bulgarian FM...Union Construction Minister meets guests from Sakura Residence and Samsung C & T Corporation...Union Energy Minister holds discussions with guests from Vietnam, Thailand...Yangon Region Chief Minister meets Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Don?t be a free rider".....ARTICLE: "Friends" Khin Aye Kyu