Several senior Burmese military officials are reported to have been arrested over the leaking of these photographs - appearing to show tunnels built in Burma with the help of North Korean experts. All photos: Democratic Voice of Burma.
The photos were leaked to Burmese exiles working for the Norway-based broadcaster Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB).
The photographs were taken between 2003 and 2006 and according to DVB show the construction of tunnels large enough to accommodate heavy vehicles.
According to Bangkok-based Swedish journalist Bertil Lintner, the North Koreans have helped build tunnels beneath Nay Pyi Taw, the new capital that Burma's military rulers moved into in 2005.
Another series of tunnels has been built near Taunggyi, in north-east Burma's Shan state, says Lintner, where several of the country's long-term insurgencies are being fought.
The tunnels contain meeting rooms and are said to have lights, air ventilators, a power supply and fibre-optic cables. Some of the tunnels are thought to be command centres for government figures in the event of an emergency, says the DVB.
Analysts say Burma is willing to trade food and raw materials, such as rubber, in exchange for North Korea's tunnelling expertise.
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