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Shan Herald Agency for News
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13 January 2000

No: 1 - 10

Deceased Lahu Leader Given Worthy Send-off

Deceased Lahu opposition leader was showered with praises and honors by =
his=20
relatives, friends and colleagues before his Christian burial on =
Wednesday.

Benjamin Kya Oo a.k.a. Maran Brangtawng a.k.a. Ta Tung a.k.a. Surh =
Khurh,=20
61, who died suddenly of heart failure at Chiangmai's McCormick =
Hospital,=20
was taken from his residence in Sansai, a suburb of Chiangmai, to=20
Charng-khien Cemetery, where he was buried amid salutations and honors=20
bestowed on him by his relatives, friends and colleagues at 15:00.

He was called 'a guiding star' by his Lahu colleagues and 'a pillar of=20
unity' by Shans.

His wife, Raiji, 65, and daughter, M. Nan Lung, led the singing of 'Safe =
in=20
the arms of Jesus' before the burial.

It was attended by Col. Aye Maung, Vice President, Lahu Democratic =
Front;=20
Sai Aung Mart, Restoration Council of Shan State; Sao Ood Kesi, Shan =
State=20
Army; Khun Markoban, M.P., Faikhun Township, Shan State; Col. Zauseng,=20
Kachin Independence Organization; U Tin Aung, National League for =
Democracy=20
(Liberated Area); Khaing Soe Naing Aung, Arakan Liberation Party; Mai Ai =

Phong, Palaung State Liberation Front; Mr. William Young and Bertil=20
Lintner, among others.

Benjamin, according to the flier distributed at the funeral, was born on =
18=20
February 1939 in Kengtung of Shamuay, a Wa-Lahu father, and Mahtu, a =
Kachin=20
mother. He held several important offices, one of which was General=20
Secretary of the Lahu Democratic Front, before his unexpected death on 9 =

January.

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For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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10<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4>Deceased Lahu Leader =
Given Worthy=20
Send-off<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>Deceased Lahu opposition leader was =
showered=20
with praises and honors by his <BR>relatives, friends and colleagues =
before his=20
Christian burial on Wednesday.<BR><BR>Benjamin Kya Oo a.k.a. Maran =
Brangtawng=20
a.k.a. Ta Tung a.k.a. Surh Khurh, <BR>61, who died suddenly of heart =
failure at=20
Chiangmai's McCormick Hospital, <BR>was taken from his residence in =
Sansai, a=20
suburb of Chiangmai, to <BR>Charng-khien Cemetery, where he was buried =
amid=20
salutations and honors <BR>bestowed on him by his relatives, friends and =

colleagues at 15:00.<BR><BR>He was called 'a guiding star' by his Lahu=20
colleagues and 'a pillar of <BR>unity' by Shans.<BR><BR>His wife, Raiji, =
65, and=20
daughter, M. Nan Lung, led the singing of 'Safe in <BR>the arms of =
Jesus' before=20
the burial.<BR><BR>It was attended by Col. Aye Maung, Vice President, =
Lahu=20
Democratic Front; <BR>Sai Aung Mart, Restoration Council of Shan State; =
Sao Ood=20
Kesi, Shan State <BR>Army; Khun Markoban, M.P., Faikhun Township, Shan =
State;=20
Col. Zauseng, <BR>Kachin Independence Organization; U Tin Aung, National =
League=20
for Democracy <BR>(Liberated Area); Khaing Soe Naing Aung, Arakan =
Liberation=20
Party; Mai Ai <BR>Phong, Palaung State Liberation Front; Mr. William =
Young and=20
Bertil <BR>Lintner, among others.<BR><BR>Benjamin, according to the =
flier=20
distributed at the funeral, was born on 18 <BR>February 1939 in Kengtung =
of=20
Shamuay, a Wa-Lahu father, and Mahtu, a Kachin <BR>mother. He held =
several=20
important offices, one of which was General <BR>Secretary of the Lahu =
Democratic=20
Front, before his unexpected death on 9 =
<BR>January.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For=20
further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency =
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Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053)=20
807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
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