12TH AMENDMENT TO INTERIM CONSTITUTION AMENDED AS GOVT. CHANGES FLAG POST TO PASS CONSTITUTION UPDATE Kathmandu, 19 May: Parliament Saturday evening approved a 12th government amendment bill by majority to amend article 70 of an interim constitution. The amendment will shorten procedure to pass a constitution to be proclaimed by 27 May. Altogether 533 of 536 lawmakers present in the session voted for thebill and three against, Speaker Subash Nemwang. A proposal by rebel Maoist lawmaker Deb Gurung demanded 72 hour detailed discussion on the bill as stipulated in parliamentary process; the request was voted down. Nnnn FOUR CRICKETERS TO PLAY IN SRI LANKA Kathmandu, 19 May: Four cricketers are going to play profession cricket in Sri Lanka, Annapurna Post writes. Gyanendra Malla, Anil Mandal, Chandra Saud and Amrit Bhattarai are proceeding to Sri Lanka after Paras Khadka was chosen to play in Canada. nnnn