CIVIL WAR: The civil war in Burma remains critical despite the ongoing national convention held by SLORC to create a new national constitution. ... POLITICS: .ASEAN?s position, without reference to its policy of constructive engagement with Rangoon, continues to be that Burma must not be isolated, and that every effort must be made to welcome Burma into the international community. ... SOCIAL ISSUES: A system called the "four cats" strategy, has been employed by the Burmese military since 1975 to control the rural populations, and to attempt to break all resistance against their rule. The system is designed to cut food supplies, recruits, information and support which local villagers might give the armed resistance. ... SUPPORTIVE ACTIONS: Activists Visit Amoco Corporation... ECONOMICS: Thai Logging in Burma, Thailand, Burma, Laos, China Road Links, Bangkok Airways to Burma, HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights activist in war zones of Burma agree on defining a massacre in civil war zones as, "...any single event in which at least 3 unarmed people are killed". ... NEWS BRIEFS: China, USA, Singapore, Roads, Prostitution, US Ambassador, Hardwoods...