HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Union Government changes banks to take out agricultural loans: "The presidential message stated that the Union Government sought a parliamentary approval to take out a loan of K500 billion from the Central Bank of Myanmar to disburse it to peasant farmers, a propos- Union Government changes banks to take out al which the Pyidaungsu agricultural loans Hluttaw had approved of in its previous session.".....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Vice president urges officials to address land confiscation issues effectively...Enthusiasts, cameramen and film and video editors gather at revolutionary video technology workshop in Yangon...Technical assistance for improvement of legislation discussed...Letpadaungtaung copper mine project critical for Myanmar...Ancient Maha Minhtin wooden monastery needs maintenance...Infection of paddy pests checked at farmland in Dekkhinathiri Township...U-20 youths participate in Inter-Township Football Tournament in Chin State...Old students pay respects to retired teachers...Children enjoy talent contest...Farmers of Kawhmu Township observe crops plantations in Nay Pyi Taw...Performing arts competition commences in Pakokku District...MPF urges gold shops to equip CCTVs...Yangon needs public donations for free health services at dog-bite centres.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein accepts credentials of ambassadors of Estonia, Bhutan...Press Release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore...Myanmar in International Media...ASEAN, US vow to make greater cooperation in fight against human trafficking...145th birthday of Gandhiji marked in Mandalay...Director of East-West Centre in Washington DC gives talks at Mandalay University...Armenian Archbishop meets Union Religious Affairs Minister...Union SWRR Minister holds talks with Chairman of ADPC...16th Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights commences....."PERSPECTIVES": "Nobody is stupid enough to be fooled twice" by Kyaw Thura.....ARTICLE: "An Outcry for the Educational Sector" by Maung Phyo