POLITICS: RECONSOLIDATION OR RECONCILIATION? : ... INSIDE REPORT: BURMA: HOPE AND DESPERATION ... HUMAN RIGHTS: FORCED LABOR IN KYAUK KYI TOWNSHIP (Part II - Military-run Rice Plantations)... SLORC ADMINISTRATION: STRUCTURE OF THE SLORC ADMINISTRATION (The word "Slorc" has become common English for anyone watching Burma, even from a distance. Standing for "State Law and Order Restoration Council", the Slorc is a military machine which controls virtually every aspect of life in most of Burma today. While the military elite makes up only a tiny fraction of the entire population (some people estimate they are less than .1%), it rules everything from the economy, to the education system, to the clothing styles singers in Karaoke bars can wear.) ... INVESTMENTS: COMPANIES IN BURMA FEEL THE HEAT... TOURISM: TOURISM OR BUST ... NEWS BRIEFS: News Broadcasts, World Conference on Women, Burmese Models, Muslims in Burma, Pacific Arc Exploration NL, Thai/Burma Trade...