CIVIL WAR:In April of this year the Burmese military announced to the world that they were calling an end to their military offensives against the ethnic groups in order to show the way for national reconciliation, SLORC?s recent military campaigns in Kachin Slate and Karen State...ECONOMICS: A look at Burma?s economy gone wild (Sources: Various foreign embassy economic reports)... HUMAN RIGHTS:(B.U.R.M.A. has tried to collect as many accounts of human rights abuses as possible to make a fuller report. Anyone interested in the more lengthy report may request a copy from B.U.R.M.A.), A listing of recent human rights abuses in Karen State, Karenni State, Shan State and Kachin State... SOCIAL ISSUES: A brief look at the plight of political prisoners in Burma today and what the prisons are like... POLITICS: The present ASEAN position concerning Burma(ASEAN, South East Asia?s most powerful organizational bloc, once again came under international attack for its dubious policy of "constructive engagement" towards the SLORC regime in Burma.)... ACTION: Suggested supportive actions to help end civil war in Burma...