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DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: 27 Nov to 3 Dec 2010

Inside Burma

Captured Karen troops 'executed'
Six troops were taken hostage after Burmese army launched an attack
last week on a KNU/KNLA Peace Council outpost close to Myawaddy

Leaked ex-PM footage sparks rumour
Video uploaded to Facebook shows detained Khin Nyunt being
escorted by Burma's police chief to an anonymous secure location

Dam projects inked as cronies prosper
Three dams in the pipeline as Burmese tycoons and Chinese
companies look set to dominate the lucrative hydropower sector

Regional

Thai army 'obstructing refugees'
Aid groups warn that fighting continues in eastern Burma and
refugees continue to move back and forth across the border

Meth soaring as UN urges regulation
Report finds regional seizures of methamphetamine pills have tripled
since 2008 as UN health expert calls for legal regulation of drugs

Children 'most at threat' from HIV/AIDS
Two-thirds of HIV-infected mothers in Burma accessing healthcare
but only 18 percent of total sufferers given antiretroviral treatment

International

'Cablegate' exposes French business concerns
President Sarkozy told US diplomat in 2007 that he had considered
disinvesting from Burma before he was dissuaded by advisors

Burma off Security Council agenda
China accused of blocking discussion of Burma at December session
of the Council but officials will be briefed on Nambiar's visit

Opinion & Analysis

New Myanmar is the hell-hole old Burma (parts one and two)
Amartya Sen

A time to talk, but silence beckons
Clive Parker

Photos

Generation Wave
James Mackay

DVB TV

Mining peril

DVB talks to Suu Kyi

Interview

Suu Kyi: 'Our door is always open'

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