News: (1) Cordless phone towers closed due to suspected media link; (2) Over 300 villagers flee from MOMC.7 offensive in Pegu Division; (3) Displaced villagers continue to struggle in Tavoy District; (4) Villagers forced to live in hiding after 2 villages burned; (5) Extortion efforts against residents near Kanbauk to Myinkalay pipeline expanded... Commentary: Can Ethnic Problems Be Solved After the 2010 Elections?... Report: Cycles of abuse: How extortion of remittances from Burmese workers perpetuates worker migration: Introduction; Background; Key checkpoints extorting money from migrants; Departure and extortion of migrants at Three Pagoda Pass; Departure and extortion of migrants at Myawaddy; Conclusion.