HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYITHU HLUTTAW: 12th regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw continues: "Nay Pyi Taw, 9 Feb — Pyithu Hluttaw session on Monday discussed religious affairs, availability of call centres in the entire country, repairs of rural roads and upgrading of monastic education schools. Concerning the question on availability of call centres in the entire country raised by Representative U Min Swe of DaikU, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than said that arrangements are under way for mobile phone networks to cover the entire country so that farmers can communicate for their needs. As for the motion calling for the upgrading of monastic education schools, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Dr Maung Maung Htay said that the ministry has been upgrading monastic education schools when they meet their respective requirements and salaries for teachers at monastic education schools will be raised according to the number of students at each school approved by state/region supervisory committees for monastic education schools."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw approves motion on effective prevention of drug abuse: "Nay Pyi Taw, 9 Feb— Amyotha Hluttaw Session on Monday discussed the motion calling for the government to implement projects for establishing educative training centres for drug addicts in every township to prevent them from choosing wrong course of life in cooperation with civil society organizations, government departments, INGOs and NGOs submitted by Representative U Pe Thaung. The motion was seconded by four representatives who proposed to form bodies made up of teachers and town elders to expose drug addicts and give treatment to them as well as to take action against traffickers, to restructure current rehabilitation centres for effective measures, and to educate young people in townships on drug abuse and to expose drug traffickers regardless of their statuses..."..... NOTIFICATION: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw Notification No. (5/2015) 6th Waning Day of Tabodwe, 1376 ME (9th February, 2015) Mro National Democracy Party allowed to register as political party..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Four-party talks on amendment of national education law to resume on 11 February...Press Release Team issues statement on second preliminary discussions of National Education Law...Fighting breaks out between Tatmadaw, Kokang renegade troops...Cultural delegates visit parks, gardens, museum, Hluttaw complex, Uppatasanti pagoda...CESR experts, department partners meet...Schools under SWD hail Myanmar Children?s Day...Technicians give training to firefighters to skillfully use rescue equipment...Staff quarters accommodates service personnel in Myawady...Invitational badminton championship wraps up in Mandalay...Mandalay General Hospital honours blood donors...Students perform dancing hailing Myanmar?s Children Day...MCDC implements new system of sanitation in Mahaaungmye Tsp...University of Medical Technology (Mandalay) turns out graduates...Pobbathiri Township MCWA refreshes tailors in advance course... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends 12th ACDFIM...Manipur boosts Indo-Myanmar trade zone project...Environmental conservation, sustainable forestry development discussed...Stake driven for cold storage to produce export products...CESR experts, department partners meet... "PERSPECTIVES": "Never lose sight of the real world" by Myint Win Thein..... ARTICLES: "Education in Singapore: Universities and International Schools" by Sayar Mya..."MOTIVATION" by Kyin Mun