Key Lahu dissident undergoes operation
U Aye Maung aka Ja Hpeu, 66, leader of a Lahu dissident faction in Thailand, went through a surgical operation following disclosure of brain...
No.11 - 06/2006
18 June 2006
Politics
Key Lahu dissident undergoes operation
U Aye Maung aka Ja Hpeu, 66, leader of a Lahu dissident faction in Thailand, went through a surgical operation following disclosure of brain congestion early yesterday morning.
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Aye Maung, at the time of this reporting (10:30), has yet to regain consciousness more than 24 hours after the operation at Chiangmai's McCormick Hospital. According to a family friend, he has for some time been suffering from high blood pressure and immediate recovery is not expected. Aye Maung, a native of Mongyang, northeast of Kengtung, co-founded the Lahu Democratic Front |


