HLUTTAWS: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session continues for 18th day - Union Ministers make clarifications, proposal on condolence made, two bills discussed and approved.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein, wife Daw Khin Khin Win donate alms to SSMNC member Sayadaws, Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws, title recipient Sayadaws, nuns...Sales of GSM/UMTS mobile phones discussed...Myanmar CP Open Tennis tourney to be held...Global Education Show from 23 to 25 March...Special Refresher Course No. 20 for Faculty members of University and College kicks off...MPT?s announcement to mobile phone users...Zoological Garden (Nay Pyi Taw) gets baby elephants...Supplies provided by Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham and wife already reached respective villages in Shan State (North)...Train-truck collision leaves three injured in Kyauktaga Train service returns to normal around 2 pm...Pathein-Ngaputaw Road upgraded into gravel facility...Humanitarian protection course conducted...Overage vehicles handed over to DRT...New water course for Ngawun River dredged...LOANS DISBURSED [photo]..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: UEC Chairman meets adviser to Head of EU Foreign Affairs and Security...Yangon Region Chief Minister receives US delegation...Myanmar, US exchange views for first time...Myanmar delegation attends coordination meetings of WHO...Opening of 39th meeting of tropical cyclone members countries launched...Yangon Mayor receives Chinese delegation...Myanmar U-21 sail into semifinal in Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 2012..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Summer holidays".....ARTICLES: "TABAUNG" Maung Hlaing..."Higher learning institutions already in place in Rakhine State for local national races to pursue higher education within their reach" Archive: Maung Nyein Aye