KEY STORY: China, EU, US and the regime; China: Money & good relations; US: Sanctions & engagement; EU: Sanctions extended... INSIDE BURMA: Conflict in ethnic areas; Tatmadaw hit by desertions; Than Shwe still in the loop; Thein Sein?s Advisory Board; Pro-democracy campaigns;... Cyclone Giri six months on HUMAN RIGHTS: New regime?s first arrest; Internet freedom curtailed; US human rights reports... DISPLACEMENT: Refugees detained, deported; Migrant workers abused... INTERNATIONAL: Regime wants ASEAN Chair... ECONOMY: Gas rationing tightened... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS