REGIONAL POLITICS: In the wake of Thai foreign minister, Prasong Soonsri?s visit to Burma in September, Thailand will set up a closer elite relationship with the Burmese military regime. ... POLITICS AND PEACE: In October of 1989, the United Wa State Party (UWSP) and the United Wa State Army (UWSA) signed a peace agreement with SLORC. This came after twenty-two years of war between the ethnic Wa, then members of the Communist Party of Burma, and the Burmese military. ... SUPPORT: In October, Thai NGOs, students and international groups who are concerned about environmental issues on the Thai/Burma border held a seminar at Chiang Mai Thailand. ... ECONOMICS: The momentum of the Burmese opposition?s call for international economic sanctions against SLORC is slower than the influx of foreign companies into Burma.... PEACE TALKS: DAB Letters to the KIO, Bo Mya Stresses Store?s Tactics, SLORC Meets with Kachin Mediators ... BRIEF NEWS NOTES: SLORC Gives New Grants for Thai Fishing Companies, Thai and Singapore Logging Firms, Thai-Burma Bridge,