HLUTTAWS: Third regular session of Mandalay Region Hluttaw continues...Third regular session of Magway Region Hluttaw continues...Third regular session of the first Kayin State Hluttaw goes on...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session continues for 16th day - One message put on record, one bill discussed..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: MMCWA hands over new building to BEPS in Pathein District...Union EP-2 Minister looks into construction of Tachilek District Electrical Engineer?s Office...Mro Nationalities given green light to register as political party...Union Minister U Thein Tun addresses at concluding of workshop on Information and Technology...Union Mines Minister inspects gold mining in Yamethin...Daw Khin Saw Hnin meets members of township WAOs, MCWAs in Kyaukpyu District, Rakhine State...Over 120-year monastery attracts tourists...New generation athletes selected in Nyaungshwe...Summer Palethwe paddy collectively grown...Schools, rural dispensaries donated...Yesagyo to get smooth communication access...Knowledge about anti-human trafficking disseminated...Control of animal infectious diseases discussed...Hatching of fingerlings demonstrated...Milk powder, kids utensils donated to triplets...BOOKS DONATED [photo]...Staff of NPE on trip to Hsandawshin Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda...Illegal sawmill, timber seized...Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo inspects construction of natural gas and oil pipeline, regional development undertakings in Rakhine State..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives MEP, Chairman of European parliament?s delegation to ASEAN...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives EU parliament member...UEC Chairman receives EU parliament member...ICCA 2012 kicks off...Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker receives EU parliament member...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker calls on Chief of Chinese PLA General Staff General Chen Bingde...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and party leave PRC...Thai guests call on UMFCCI Vice-President...Brazil?s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations calls on Union Minister at President Office...Workshop on Myanmar-Japan Cooperation Program for Economic Development held...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and party visit Tianjin City, meet Chairman of Tianjin National People?s Congress...Experts meet to find ways for Myanmar snub-nosed monkey conservation...Union A & I Minister visits tissue culture nursery of Great World Int?l Co...Central Bank of Myanmar Governor and Executive Vice President of Siam Commercial Bank PCL hold discussion...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses third meeting of Leading Committee for Preparation of XXVII SEA Games..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Myanmar: Next bright spot in Asia".....BRIDGE ARTICLE: "Shweli River Crossing Bridge (Namhkam) brings about easy access to Mandalay-Lashio-Muse-Namhkam-Bhamo" Archive: Maung Nyein Aye