Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Round-up: "THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discussed yesterday the bills amending the Myanmar Mining Law and the Evidence Act, which were sent back from the President with remarks. In regard to the Myanmar Mining Law, the Joint Bill Committee of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw agreed in three cases out of five recommendations made by the President. For amending the Evidence Act, the committee agreed to amend according to remarks by the President."...Pyithu Hluttaw Round-up: "The bill committee of the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday discussed reports related to three bills concerned with shops and wages sent back from the Amyotha Hluttaw with some amendments. The three bills were submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security in November. They are the bills amending the Workshops Act of 1951, the Payment of Wages Bill and the Shops and Worksite Bill."...Amyotha Hluttaw Round-up: "At the Amyotha Hluttaw yesterday U Steven Tharbeik, MP from Chin State Constituency No 4 asked a question of the Ministry of Education in regard to the issue of the downward trend in matriculation examination results over three years in Chin State. In response to the question, Deputy Minister for Education U Thant Shin said 7,843 education staff have been appointed at 1,372 basic education schools in the state to teach 126,705 students. He also called for staff of the departments and MPs to cooperate with teachers, students and parents to increase the passing rate in the state."