News: (1) Thai Immigration detaining migrant workers who survived gruesome auto accident; (2) Mon political prisoner transferred from Insein to Tharawaddy Prison; (3) DKBA executes couple accused of being witches; (4) Former SPDC soldier arrested for rape of 10- year-old girl..... Commentary: Long sentences and transfers handed out to political prisoners part of preparations for 2010 Elections..... Report: Protecting their rice pots: an economic profile of trade and corruption in Three Pagodas Pass: I. Introduction; II. Background - A. Contested territory; B. A wild west town, in decline; C. Trade routes and checkpoints...III. An economic profile" A. Border trade - 1. Logging; 2. Minerals, gems, ivory and antiques; 3. Agricultural products and livestock; 4. Drugs; 5. Migrant labor trafficking; 6. Imports from Thailand...B. Illegal activities occurring in Three Pagodas: 1. Gambling; 2. Prostitution.....IV. Conclusion.