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NOTE: Think about this carefully, is this possible to hang ones self
with a longyi ??  Especially in the limited Insein Prison.

Myanmar Says Jailed Opposition Member Hanged Himself

               AP
               02-JUN-99

               BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A member of the opposition
               National League for Democracy hanged himself in his
prison
               cell, the military regime in Myanmar said Wednesday. 

               Hla Khin, 43, hanged himself May 31 with a traditional
               garment known as a longyi at Insein Prison in Yangon, the
               Myanmar capital, the government said in a statement sent
to
               The Associated Press in Bangkok. 

               His cellmate was asleep, it said. 

               Hla Khin was one of thousands of members of the NLD, led
               by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who have
               been imprisoned or held by the government in recent
years. 

               The party won legislative elections allowed in 1990, but
the
               military never allowed the parliament to meet. The
military
               has ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma, since 1962. 

               The statement said Hla Khin had been serving an
               unspecified prison sentence for violating a 1975 law
aimed
               at safeguarding "the state against dangers of subversive
               elements." 

               The government called his death a "sad and unexpected
               event" and said officials were "contributing to the
welfare of
               the family." 

               There was no immediate comment from the NLD, which
               operates under severe restrictions from the government. 

               Several associates of Suu Kyi have died in Insein Prison
               over the years. Human rights groups say prisoners are
               subjected to physical and mental abuse.