Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw passes three amendment bills: "THREE amendment bills received parliamentary approval at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw yesterday with one report coming under discussion. The Veterinary Council amendment bill, the Foreign Investment amendment bill and the Myanmar Citizens Investment amendment bill were put on record as approved by the parliament. The Projects and Financial Development Joint Committee presented its findings on the report of the first six-month implementation of the National Plan in 2015-16 fiscal year. Six MPs discussed the report, with U Kyi Tha of the Gwa constituency calling for reconsideration of the efforts for the development of the industrial sector. In the first six months of this fiscal year, agricultural products accounted for 25.9 per cent of the total imports while finished industrial products stood at 8.8 per cent, he noted."...Pyithu Hluttaw: ASEAN Highway extension questioned by Pyithu Hluttaw: "THE Ministry of Construction responded to queries on the construction of the ASEAN Highway and the Thuwunna housing estate at the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday. U Sai Win Khaing of the Theinni (also Hseniw) constituency inquired about the planned compensation to the residents affected by the extension of the ASEAN Highway, known as AH 14 between Lashio and Theinni. Deputy Minister U Soe Tint responded that arrangements for compensation have been made in coordination with local administrative bodies. The AH14 is being expanded into a four-lane highway from 173/3 milepost in Lashio to 205/6 milepost in Thenni. U Thein Nyunt of the Thingangyun constituency asked about the rising rents in Thuwunna housing estate and the possibility of ownership change. Ownership of the house will pass from husband to wife and then to their offspring, the deputy minister responded, adding that the monthly rents range from K1,000 to K3,000 . He called the rents relatively low. ?Property ownership is not transferable,” he said, hinting at a further reduction in rental fees. The Pyithu Hluttaw approved the report submitted by its International Relations Committee and the Criminal Procedure bill as commented on by the Amyotha Hluttaw."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw approves draft public debt management law: "THE Amyotha Hluttaw yesterday agreed on the draft public debt management law as commented on by the Pyithu Hluttaw. An MP inquired about the possibility of updating the GSM network from 2G to 3G in Chin State, with the deputy minister for Communications and Information Technology responding that steps are being taken to finish the installation of radio stations for GSM towers in the 2015-16 fiscal year."