Bullet Points: bringing you the news for Thursday 17 July.
Day: July 17, 2014
Unreliable networks stem cash flow at Burma’s ATMs
Several banks in Burma are having trouble with their electronic banking services due to poor network connections and frequent power cuts.
Tavoy farmers jailed for ‘disturbing’ officials
Farmers in Tenasserim Division’s Tavoy [Dawei] received various sentences for clashing with government officials over a land confiscation case earlier this year.
Shwe Mann objects to MP calling ethnic armies ‘revolutionaries’
Speaker of the Union Parliament Shwe Mann warned a parliamentarian not to use the word “revolutionary” when referring to ethnic armed groups.
Thai and Burmese armies to discuss refugee repatriation in August
Thailand’s 3rd Army commander will discuss preparations to repatriate refugees during a three-day summit in August with Burmese officials.
Mahasantisukha monks to countersue Buddhist council
Five Buddhist monks from the Mahasantisukha Monastery in Rangoon are attempting to countersue the National Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee.