HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session goes on for twelfth day: "Nay Pyi Taw, 5 Feb — Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session continued for twelfth day on Thursday with the presentations of Union Budget report for the first six month of 2014-2015 FY by Union ministers. Union Minister for Finance U Win Shein explained budgetary matters in the six months of the current fiscal year and activities of the some ministries and departments that spend less and more than the proposed budgets. Union Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Dr Kan Zaw also clarified national planning report for the first six month of 2014- 2015 FY, explaining the country?s GDP rate, investments in state, private and cooperative sectors, macroeconomic development in the country and foreign aid. Next, parliamentarians held discussions on the report of the Joint Public Account Committee regarding findings of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Union on 2013-2014 Union Budget."...PYITHU HLUTTAW: 11 MoUs signed between Govt, local & foreign companies to make assessment of building coal-fired power plants: "Nay Pyi Taw, 5 Feb — The government has signed 11 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with local and foreign companies to carry out assessments of potentials for building coal-fired power plants, said Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Aung Than Oo. The deputy minister made the remarks at the meeting of Pyithu Hluttaw Thursday as U Myint Soe of Pyawbwe Constituency submitted a proposal to produce power sufficiently with the use of modern technologies including coal-power and nuclear power technologies without damaging the health of the people and environment. However, the government has no plan yet to produce electricity from nuclear power in the country as generating electricity from the nuclear power is 11 MoUs signed between Govt, local & foreign companies to make assessment of building coal-fired power plants under criticism currently in the world, U Aung Than Oo said..."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Development of SMEs creates middle class people: "...MPs participated in discussions of SME development bill. U Nay Win Tun of Shan State Constituency No 9 and U Hla Swe of Magway Region Constituency No 12 discussed prospects from development of SMEs and progress of SMEs to emerge a middle class people for Myanmar?s graduation from lower developed countries status, and seeking foreign assistance and technology for development of SMEs in Myanmar. The speaker of the Hluttaw decided the Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee must review the discussions of the MPs."..... NOTIFICATIONS: Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw Notification No. (4/2015) 2nd Waning Day of Tabodwe, 1376 ME (5 February, 2015) Unity and Peace Party allowed to be renamed as Bamar People?s Party..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: President stresses systematic handover of unfinished but well-started projects to those who will take charge of them...Wanderlust Travel Magazine names Bagan second top city for travel in 2015...PyinOoLwin Maha Thingyan gold cup golf tournament 12-15 April...Senior General stresses reciprocal relationship between politics and economy...Public request released regarding amendment of national education law...Local authorities, wellwisher hoist umbrella atop ancient pagoda in Kyaunggon...Children of pre-primary schools make trips in Nay Pyi Taw...Htamane making contest depicts images of Myanmar tradition...Taninthayi Region FSD gets two new fire trucks, two ambulances...Rural youths join livestock breeding workers course...Environmental Conservation Dept to install machine of Air Analyzer monitoring system in Amarapura...Myawady Town to hold Myanmar Children?s Day...Shwepyi Yanaung free clinic, library put into service in Yamethin...Myawady Town puts K5 M facelift on road...Action to be taken against illegal sand extractors..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Logistics service starts between Yangon and Shanghai...World Bank (IDA) to disburse US$100 million to Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "No weapon is powerful enough to protect mankind" by Myint Win Thein..... ARTICLE: "Education in Singapore: Pre-school Playgroup to Junior College" by Sayar Mya