CIVIL WAR: Civil war in Kachin, Shan, Karen and Arakan States...CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT: ASEAN and Burma...ECONOMICS: Causes of the present economic crisis - lack of skill and training; Corruption; The Expense of the Civil War; The Unstable Political Situation...POLITICS: Aung San Suu Kyi still under house arrest; Opposition; Third Congress of the NDF; Statement of the DAB concerning peace talks with SLORC...HUMAN RIGHTS: Interview with young porters; Gang Rape of Karen Woman.