HLTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw passes three bills: "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw yesterday passed three bills, including the financial institutions bill, which was sent back to the parliament with presidential remarks. The financial institutions bill came under discussion, with MPs going over it clause by clause and seeking parliamentary approval. Finance Union Minister U Win Shein proposed approving the Union tax bill of 2016, with Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann announcing the approval of the bill by parliament. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw also passed the condominium bill, which sparked disagreement between the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw."..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Kyauk Pyu SEZ still in discussion phase...Let some people go: Prisoners released in amnesty deal to mark successful completion of first Union Peace Conference...World Peace Buddhist Conference?s messages, discussions available at Sitagu website...World Peace Buddhist Conference?s messages, discussions available at Sitagu website...It?s important to avoid the two extremes of greed and anger: President U Thein Sein...MDA launches dental and oral health awareness month in Mandalay...Offertories donated to monks in memory of U Ba Khin...Yadanabon University?s sports event kicks off...Police seized yabba pills and raw opium...Heroin and Stimulants seized...Welding fire destroys three ships in Pathein...Man killed by elephant in Mandalay...Traditional earthern pots marketable in Magwe Region...New Pyin Oo Lwin-Mandalay road to be completed by end of 2018...Prikstoks ready to test soil quality of dams, dykes in delta regions...Vocational basic welding course concluded in Zayarthiri Township..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker meets former Chilean President...Pyithu Hluttaw speaker meets Indian ambassador...Japanese bank donates cash for further implementation of MWCDF?s activities...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets former Chilean President...Myanmar hosts secure Mekong navigation meeting...JICA and MoE draw up 2017 - 2018 first grade curriculum...Four sublime states matter for peace and prosperity...Ayeyawady parliament discusses land allocation for internally displaced persons (IDPs)..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Intensify our response to the coming of record-high El Niño" by Kyaw Thura..... ARTICLE: "Diplomacy, Diplomatic Language" by U KHIN MAUNG