CIVIL WAR: DPNS Closure - Burma?s second strongest party, the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) was de-registered on the 6th of December, 1991... SLORC?s Dry Season Offensive: On 1st October, clashes between the Karen National Union (KNU)and the Burmese military broke out in the delta near Rangoon which is also one of Burma?s most productive rice areas. Since then the Burmese army seems to have taken a more aggressive stance against the KNU... ECONOMICS: International involvement - American Express, ADB, China Loan, Myanmar Airways, IMF, Bell Helicopter, Teak to Thailand... HUMAN RIGHTS: Report from the Shan State - During the present dry season of-fensive, the Burmese military has been moving through many of the ethnic areas. For survival, they freely take from the villagers what they need in food and other goods including money and gold. (list of areas and details of violations)... POLITICS: Burma vs Bangladesh- While the unstable political situation inside Burma has been intensifying, tensions between Burma and its neighbor, Bangladesh, have also broken out... Universities Closed - On December 10 and 11, 1991, demonstrations broke out in Rangoon University campus...Following these demonstra-tions, all universities around the country were once again closed...More NLD Representatives Cancelled... EDUCATION:In this fourth article looking at the future of Burma by reflecting on the past, a perspective is given to the educa-tion problems facing Burma. Since die 1962 coup of Ne Win, students have been the guinea pigs of the military who have experimented with various educa-tional policies based on their giesses rather than on experience and analysis. What does this suggest about the educational needs in the future?