KEY STORY: • Political prisoners released; NLD release hundreds; • Activists remain in prison; • UN applauds releases, urges quick progress... DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE: • State Counsellor Bill enacted; • USDP Dismisses Shwe Mann... ETHNIC AFFAIRS & CONFLICT: • Suu Kyi calls for a second Panglong Conference; • Armed conflict: clashes, civilian abuse... HUMAN RIGHTS: • Investigation into journalist killing; • US Government calls for end of Rohingya abuses; • Land confiscation continues... NATURAL RESOURCES: • Water shortages hit drought-stricken areas... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS.