INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS: "...Does Unocal and Total have a company policy which dictates how they will relate to the question of indigenous land rights? If not, they should be encouraged vigorously to articulate such a policy and put it into immediate practice, because land is one of the most important resources indigenous peo-ple rely on for their very survival....OIL AND GAS INVESTMENTS IN BURMA... HUMAN RIGHTS: FORCED LABOR IN KYAUK KYI TOWNSHIP (last of a three-part article on human rights abuse in northern Karen State.) ... POLITICS: WHENCE THAI/BURMA RELATIONS? ... EDUCATION: INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS, PROPPING UP A NON-EDUCATION SYSTEM... NEWS BRIEFS: Thai Defense Minister, Chavalit, The Central Floating Hotel...Rice needed for domestic consumption is being ex-ported by the military junta to help pay for increasing imports.