HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw forms two more committees: "THE current Amyotha Hluttaw session continued for its ninth day yesterday, approving the formation of the Mineral, Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee and the Public Complaints Committee. Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than announced that the Mineral, Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee was formed with 15 members, including Chairman U Kyaw Thiha of Mandalay Region Constituency 12 and Secretary U Sa Khin Zaw Lin of Ayeyawady Region Constituency 2. Next, the Speaker announced to the Upper House the formation of the 15-member Public Complaints Committee, naming U Hsan Myint of Ayeyawady Region Constituency 3 chairman and U Hla Myint Than of Mon State Constituency 11 secretary of the committee. Also during the ninth-day session, Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than read out a message sent by Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh, to the Amyotha Hluttaw, and the message was documented."...Pyithu Hluttaw: El Niño urgent motion put forward to Pyithu Hluttaw: "Pyithu Hluttaw session continued for ninth day, with submission of an urgent motion calling the government to gear up expected effects of El Niño and formation of five parliamentary committees. Dr Maung Thin of Meiktila Constituency submitted the urgent motion urging the ministries concerned to adopt risk mitigation measures against ill-effects of El Niño which is expected to hit Myanmar this year, and U Thein Tun of Kyaunggon Constituency seconded the motion. The urgent motion that had earned the support of parliamentary majority suggested adoption of a long-term plan for El Niño that can cause weather-related disasters and diseases, stressing the need of monitoring expected impacts on food and agriculture sectors and taking fire preventive measures. Next, Speaker U Win Myint announced parliamentary approval for proposed formation of Health and Sports Development Committee, Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Committee and Transport, Communication and Construction Committee. Then, the Speaker informed parliamentarians of creation of Industrial Development and Investment Committee and Electric Power and Energy Development Committee with 15 members each, proposing U Win Thein Zaw of Salingyi Constituency and U Khin Maung Oo of Kyaukdaga Constituency as chairmen of the respective committees. The second Pyithu Hluttaw?s first regular session continues today."..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Ready for the drought: Govt prepares drinking water reserves for rural areas...Polluted air in Yangon could cause lung disease...Smooth flow of passenger buses returns to Mandalay-Muse road...Nay Pyi Taw Hospital runs CRASH-3 trial for head injury patients...New Uru Bridge nearly complete...3,000 people to receive free eye surgery in Kayin State...Fire breaks out at garment factory in Shwepyitha Industrial Zone...Boy killed in road accident...Three road accidents happened within one week on Kanna Road...Group of men arrested for robbery...Fire destroys 10 houses in Gangaw District...Vehicle import permits for taxi services suspended...Handmade bamboo crafts sell well...Dala property market cools as buyers bide time...Taungoo hosts pot pourri competition...Rare animals burned in captivity..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President felicitates Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam...El Niño urgent motion put forward to Pyithu Hluttaw...Union Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Brunei FM...Dozens of Myanmar migrants arrested in southern Thailand...Talks on women rights given to Myanmar workers in Thailand...All Asia Aviation Academy supplies pilots to Myanmar airlines...Vehicle import permits for taxi services suspended...Price of Myanmar gold fluctuates greatly during last week of February...WWII bombs discovered in Ayeyawady River...KOICA President to Visit Myanmar..... "OPINION": "Early marriage vital to economic development" by Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLE: "LUPUS WON?T SPARE TALENTED POP SINGER OR ACTRESS" by Dr. Aung Soe (a) Aung Kyaw Moe Retired State Medical Superintendent