CIVIL WAR: During the present summer season, 2,500 SLORC troops have been carrying out an active offensive against the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) area opposite the northern town of Mae Hong Son. ... THE BURMESE MILITARY: The Role of the Military in Burma Politics... REFUGEES: The refugee population along the Thai-Burma border, which hovers at around 70,000 Karen, Karenni, and Mon persons, is stable at present, although fighting in October and November did generate a small-scale wave of new displacement... POLITICS: Thai-Burmese Relations... HUMAN RIGHTS: UNHCR Policy on the Detention Center, Students in Immigration Jail, Aung San Su Kyi?s House Arrest, Students arrested in Rangoon, Woman Raped... ECONOMICS: Foreign Investment- Thai?s Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce, The first foreign bank, a branch of the Thai Military Bank, was opened in Rangoon on 22 January, 1993, Thai-SLORC economics Ties, Kyodo-Myanmar Joint Venture, SLORC?s tourism, Sale contracts, International Support- Thai NGOs, US & European Community, NEWS BRIEFS: Dry Season Offensive, The territory nearby the disputed Hill 491 will continue to be an issue of national importance for both Thailand and Burma, Thailand?s Labor Department announced that it will allow illegal Burmese immigrants to work in ten Thai provinces, Nobel Peace Prize Visit, National Convention,