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| Burma might be working for Beijing as a spy within Asean, according to a US cable leak attributed to Singapore's Minister Mentor, Lee Kuan Yew. |
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| HIV/AIDS Patients meet Suu Kyi on World AIDS Day |
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| A vital trade link between China and Kachin State has been closed in a further move in the Burmese regime's campaign to pressure ceasefire groups to join the border guard force. |
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| The KNU's vice chairman calls on Burma's government forces to withdraw from KNU-controlled areas to prevent further bloodshed. |
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| The United States Embassy in Bangkok sought the direct intervention of President Barack Obama as frustration grew over the Viktor Bout extradition case, according to two diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks. |
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| Suspects arrested in Spain and Thailand in connection with an international ring that provided forged passports to terrorists may have passed fake documents to the perpetrators of the 2004 Madrid bombings. |
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