HLUTTAWS: PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW - Three laws abrogated, foreign investment law enacted..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for 2011 announced...Winners of National Literary Award for 2011 announced...Inspection of monsoon paddy per acre yield, land records...Pseudoephedrine tablets seized...Ayeyawady Bridge (Malun) sees 87 per cent completion...Greening tasks in Pauktaw Tsp inspected...Car hits concrete block on Kaba-Aye Pagoda Road...MMA to hold its 3rd respect paying ceremony...Myanmar Gazette...Public companies granted relaxation of restrictions...Sound system failure forces Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session to move to Pyithu Hluttaw Hall..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives New Zealand Prime Minister...President U Thein Sein rolls out red carpet for New Zealand PM...Bangkok International Fashion Fair & Bangkok International Leather Fair- 2013 to be held in Bangkok on 13 March...President U Thein Sein expresses thanks to NZ for its plan to grant more scholarship for Myanmar students - New Zealand to open embassy in Myanmar, a basic foundation for promoting bilateral relations...New Zealand Prime Minister meets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...New Zealand PM lays wreath at Htaukkyant Commonwealth War Cemetery...Myanmar-Vietnam Business Forum on 30 Nov...EANET holds its 12th SAC meeting...Prospects for private sector participation in communication sector discussed...Zaykabar Myanmar Open Golf Championship to kick off Asian Tour 2013 Season..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Every drop is precious" [water].....ARTICLE: "Trust in reform" Min Ba Htoo