INVESTING IN DESTRUCTION: THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC POLICIES ["It is a fact in Burma that border development under the auspices of foreign investment is just an excuse that allows the military to gain control over subversives in the border areas.] Forced labour; Security and human rights violations; Health; Displacement; Human and Drug trafficking; Environmental impact; Culture; Who benefits?...- In Dooplya district of Karen state a man was arrested and accused of being a KNU member: ?He was tied up and kicked on the chest with ammunition boots until he dropped to the ground...he was propped up and boxed in the face until he was bleeding and then they pushed the barrel of a gun in his mouth and withdrew it. He was tied up at Kalee Hkee Hill Military Station for nine days and fed with stinking food. He was told that if the village headman did not come and redeem him he would be killed.? THE PREVALENCE OF ARBITRARY DETENTION (The following is an extract from a report released by Burma Issues and Altsean- Burma, Uncounted: political prisoners in burma?s ethnic areas. The following extract focuses on the arbitrary nature of the detention of political prisoners in Burma?s ethnic areas and the unconventional centres in which they are normally detained, namely army bases and village structures.) Detention in military bases; THE REPORT FOUND THE FOLLOWING ISSUES NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED REGARDING ACCUSATIONS, DETENTIONS AND CHARGEriefs: Rice exports causing famine; Minefield delays dam construction; KNLA base falls to Burmese troops; Students arrested for distributing pamphlets