HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Sharing power, resources, taxes critical to states, regions, self-administered areas: MP: "Nay Pyi Taw, 20 March — Defence Services representative Brig-Gen Tint Hsan tabled a motion Friday in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw calling for the parliament and the central government to revise laws on the sharing of legislative power, resources and taxes with regions and states. He stressed decentralization in those three areas, saying that regions and states have been unable to make use of their rights provided in the constitution and strive for their own development over the past four years. Power sharing, resource sharing and tax sharing will enable regions, states and self-administered areas to rely on themselves and benefit their people, he said. The speaker welcomed the motion, saying it would pave the way for national reconciliation and peace if the parliament and central government acted on it, urging parliamentarians to take the motion into consideration in studying and amending the constitution. The central government is engaged in discussions with regions, states and self-administered areas with respect to the sharing of power, resources and taxes, according to U Kyaw Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister at the President?s Office. He said steps will be taken to amend existing laws and write new laws as necessary..."...AMYOTHA HLUTTAW: Amyotha Hluttaw agrees to discuss education amendment bill: "Nay Pyi Taw, 20 March — The Amyotha Hluttaw on Friday agreed to discuss the national education amendment bill as proposed by Union Minister for Education Dr Daw Khin San Yi. The bill committee said the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw passed the National Education Law on 30 September 2014, prompting the student-led Democratic Education Movement Leading Committee to seek its amendment. Following four-party talks, the bill was brought before the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 17 February, which handed over the case to the Amyotha Hluttaw on 20 February. The amendment of the education law was discussed in the upper house from 5 to 17 March. According to the bill committee, hearings drew nine representatives from the Democratic Education Movement Leading Committee, 20 from the National Network for Education Reform, 34 from political parties, eight from civil society organizations and 15 from educators and legal experts. The bill committee called for the Amyotha Hluttaw to discuss the education amendment bill as proposed by the education union minister by embracing it as a national concern and helping raise the education standard of the country."..... NOTIFICATION: THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR: UNION ELECTION COMMISSION NAY PYI TAW: NOTIFICATION NO. (2 / 2015) MARCH 2015..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Ceasefire talks between govt, ethnic armed groups proceed smoothly on Day 4...Fisheries Department puts fish firms, cold storage factory out to open tender...Water management vital to improving economy, living standards: vice president...80% of Myanmar 5-year-olds have tooth decay: dental association...Lake restored for fire prevention...Officials issue NSC cards in Dawei District...Blood donation association marks 2nd anniversary...Authorities file suit against motorcyclists killed on expressway...Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham inspects college and university in Lashio...Education Promotion Task Force discusses temporary handing and taking over of universities and colleges...Mines Ministry urges private miners in Mogok to extend permits...Point-1965 Hill under Tatmadaw control...Festival exposes work of Myanmar photographers..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein encourages Solar Impulse-2 pilots...Myanmar golf team stands second in Bangladesh Golf Tourney..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Do not miss the right to vote in 2015 general election" by Myint Win Thein..... ARTICLES: "Clean Water for a Healthy World" by Dr. Aung Soe @ Aung Kyaw Moe Retired State Medical Superintendent..."Nanyang Technological University of Singapore: Vital aspect of Technology in Education" by Sayar Mya