Information Sheet No. A-0023

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Information Sheet 


No. A-0023						                                     Date. 23-2-97

(1)	Dr. Than Aung,   an elected member from the National 
League for Democracy Party of Mingalar-Taung-Nyunt 
constituency (2) is facing charges for causing death by negligence at 
the Mingalar-Taung-Nyunt police station on the 21st of Feb. 1997. 
The incident took place on the 17th of Feb. at 8.15 p.m where a 
car parking attendance, U Win Htein visited Dr. Than Aung at his 
private clinic opened at his residence in Mingalar-Taung-Nyunt 
Township. U Win Htein complained to Dr. Than Aung that he was 
not feeling well and was given one injection shot. On the way back 
from the clinic U Win Htein met with two members of the 
Ka-Doe-Sait ward law and order restoration council of the same 
township and the chairman of the ward co-ops shop. U Win Htein 
told the (3) officials that he has just visited Dr. Than Aung at his 
clinic and recounted his treatment there. He later on was taken back 
to Dr. Than Aung when he complained that he was feeling much 
worse after the shot given to him by Dr. Than Aung.

	When arriving back at the clinic, Dr. Than Aung 
recommended that U Win Htein be taken to Yangon General 
Hospital to be admitted there. The (3) officials took U Win Htein by 
car to Yangon General Hospital and was directed by the staff there 
to the New General Hospital which was on stand by for emergency 
cases for the day. On arrival at the New General Hospital at 21:20 
hrs. U Win Htein was pronounced dead (15) minutes before his 
arrival there by the doctor-in-charge of the emergency ward. This 
incident  was reported by the Mingalar-Taung-Nyunt Township 
authorities to the township police station and an investigation has 
been carried out. Consequently, case has been opened and action 
has been taken against Dr. Than Aung for causing death by 
negligence it is learnt.

(2)	After the Kayin National Union (the last remaining insurgent 
organization) leadership one sidedly suspended the peace 
negotiations with the government representatives after finishing the 
4th round of talks. The members of the K.N.U have been returning 
to the legal fold, individually and in groups. Altogether (511) KNU 
officers and members together with (243) assorted arms including 
(25) heavy weapons, (77,411) rounds of small and heavy weapons, 
(155) mines have returned to the fold up to 11th Feb. 1997. In the 
mopping-up area operations (53) clashes took place between the 
KNU and the government troops where KNU suffered (41) dead 
with (293) assorted weapons, (268,433) rounds of assorted 
ammunition and (645) mines were captured by the government 
troops. The KNU also suffered heavy casualties. On the 
government side, (7) members were killed while (3) officers and 
(29) members were injured.

(3)	On the 22nd of Feb. a reporter from TV India who arrived 
by UB-222 flight from Bangkok was deported on the same day by 
UB-225 flight. The reporter from TV India Mrs. Bhuvaneswari 
Sridharan was found to have falsely stated her occupation and 
intention when she applied for her visa at the concerning Myanmar 
Embassy. During her arrival at the Yangon International Airport the 
immigration officials found documents revealing her true intention 
and she was refused entry into the country it is learnt.

Source: Myanmar Authority Concerned

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