HLUTTAW SESSIONS: PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves two Union ministers, Union attorneygeneral, Union auditor-general.... PYITHU HLUTTAW: State Counsellor Bill passed by Lower House.... YANGON REGIONAL HLUTTAW: Yangon Region Parliament forms three more committees..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Diversified views will be reported... Kawthaung authorities crack down pharmacies ahead of Thingyan... Yaba and heroin seized in Magwe... Accident kills a man... Landslide damages two huts... Police arrested two-digit lottery gamblers... Myitkyina-Sonparabon-PutaO Road being expanded..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: SINO-MYN TIES UNCHANGE - FM Daw Aung San Suu Kyi holds talks with her Chinese counterpart... Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker meets charge d? affairs a.i of Polish Embassy in Myanmar... Appointment of Lithuanian Ambassador to Myanmar confirmed by Government... Ban Ki-moon congratulates President U Htin Kyaw... MUFG Awards Scholarships to 30 Students of the Yangon University of Economics... Competition between beverage makers likely to become stiffer... Thai energy company to boost power capacity in Myanmar... Exports by garment industry estimated to raise around US$12 billion by 2020... Indian dance troupe performs in Mandalay..... "OPINION": "Top-down approach vs federal or presidential form of government" - Khin Maung Aye..... ARTICLES: "Thingyan: View from an Expat" - Balaji V... "Holistic Development for Kindergartners" - Dr. Khin Myoe Myint Kyu Chairman (KG Curriculum Committee)