News: (1) Corruption enables illegal logging in Karen State... (2) Mon State authorities accepting bribes in exchange for motorbike licenses... (3) Landowners forced to donate to Cyclone... victims, worry about the funds? destinations (4) Monasteries forced to bribe officials in ongoing attempt to control their land... (5) Junta plands to extend agricultural land... (6) Pirated CD's can be sold if authorities are bribed...... Commentary: (1) Another bloody month... (2) Broken communities: Just what the junta wants..... Report: Without a choice: Increased economic migration from Mon State to Thailand: I. Introduction...II. Economic factors contributing to increased economic migration: A. Country-wide economic deterioration; B. Poor employment conditions in Mon State...III. Abuses by army and township authorities contributing to increased economic migration: A. Travel restrictions; B. Punitive taxation; C. Forced labor; D. Land confiscation...IV. Conclusion.