INTERNAL LINKS DEAD... Motorcyclists from NLD ‘shock? town: RESIDENTS of Budalin in Sagaing Division were in a state of ?shock” when a large group of motorcyclists escorting National League of Democracy secretary-general Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in the town last Friday, a government statement said. The statement, issued last Friday evening, said the 150 motorcyclists had ignored a request from the town?s elders to respect traffic regulations. ?Local people have been in a state of shock and fear,” the statement said. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was accompanied by a senior NLD official, U Tin Oo, when her motorcade travelled from Monywa to Budalin last Friday, the statement said... De Riedmatten to serve as facilitator: THE government and the International Labour Organisation will sign an agreement early this week on a plan of action for cooperating in the eradication of forced labour, the ILO?s liaison officer in Yangon, Ms Hong-Trang Perret-Nguyen, told Myanmar Times. The breakthrough came after both sides agreed on May 8 to the role and function of a facilitator whose task will be ?to assist possible victims of forced labour in Myanmar”... Development gap a factor in human trafficking, says S-1: THE development gap and disparities in employment opportunities between developed and poor countries have contributed to illegal migration and an increase in human trafficking, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council, General Khin Nyunt, said last week... •Creative Neo-industrial makes a mark •Mission important •Pipe for the picking •Truly an agricultural economy... This week Thinking Aloud talks to the outgoing Australian ambassador, Mr Trevor Wilson.