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Student Hunger Strikers Forcibly Hospitalized in Rangoon Posted: 13 Nov 2015 05:04 AM PST MANDALAY — Students on a hunger strike at Thayawady Prison in Pegu Division, currently on trial over the education protests at Letpadan, have been sent against their will to Rangoon General Hospital, their families said. Aung Hmein San, who began the hunger strike in late October to call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, was sent to the hospital on Thursday alongside fellow student protester Myo Myat San. Authorities did not inform the families of either man. "We only found out when our friends, who are close to the prison staff, told us," said Lei Lei Nwe, the wife of Aung Hmein San. "We called the prison several times but they never told us the truth." According to their families, both students attempted to refuse their transfer despite suffering a rapid decline in health. "Our friend said their health is in a serious condition," Lei Lei Nwe said. "The prison authorities sent them to the hospital on Thursday night, using force as they refused to go. The prison authorities should inform their families about their health. Now they stay silent and abuse the rights of their prisoners." Meanwhile, in Mandalay Division's Myin Chan prison, inmates Soe Hlaing and Si Thu Myat are preparing to file a civil complaint against prison authorities, who forcibly stopped their sympathy hunger strike. "They said the prison authorities forced them to stop the strike and threatened to withhold water if they continued," said Shwe Hla, a friend of Soe Hlaing. There are now 8 students and supporters across several prisons who have participated in the hunger strike, down from 15 at its peak. Phyo Dana, who was on hunger strike for nine days, is suffering gastrointestinal problems and went into medical care in Rangoon General Hospital on Wednesday. Three others abandoned the hunger strike due to declining health on the same day. The post Student Hunger Strikers Forcibly Hospitalized in Rangoon appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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• NLD wins absolute majority in parliament
• Election commission takes stand on Lashio vote
• NLD leader holds key to stability
• Obama calls NLD leader and president
• Two suspended from UNFC
• The biggest loser: What does the future hold for the NDP?
• Han Jen owner defies order to rehire labour leaders
• Search for stone-age relics widens at Shan State site
• Elephantiasis program expanded to Kachin

NLD wins absolute majority in parliament Posted: 13 Nov 2015 02:45 AM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has secured an absolute majority in the combined houses of parliament which guarantees her party has the numbers to secure her choice of the next president.

Election commission takes stand on Lashio vote Posted: 13 Nov 2015 01:09 AM PST After controversy over advance votes embarrassed the "dignity" of the winning candidate, the Shan State election sub-commission yesterday clarified the result: Vice President Sai Mauk Kham won fairly.

NLD leader holds key to stability Posted: 13 Nov 2015 01:04 AM PST The elections have been widely acclaimed as peaceful and historic, but many remain worried about the prospects for a smooth transfer of power to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's government over the next four months.

Obama calls NLD leader and president Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:59 AM PST US President Barack Obama has congratulated Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her landslide victory and later called President U Thein Sein to commend the government for holding successful elections, according to spokespeople for both.

Two suspended from UNFC Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:59 AM PST The Pa-Oh National Liberation Organization and the Chin National Front have been temporarily suspended by the United Nationalities Federal Council, an umbrella organisation for armed ethnic groups.

The biggest loser: What does the future hold for the NDP? Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:56 AM PST After bursting onto the political scene in July, the National Development Party surprised many observers by fielding 354 candidates – the fourth-highest total in the November 8 election.

Han Jen owner defies order to rehire labour leaders Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:54 AM PST Strike-hit Han Jen garment factory has flouted an order from local labour officials to take back workers it fired for striking.

Search for stone-age relics widens at Shan State site Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:51 AM PST Archaeologists are about to embark on a hunt for stone-age weapons or other evidence in a cave where prehistoric wall paintings were discovered.

Elephantiasis program expanded to Kachin Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:50 AM PST Aiming to stamp out elephantiasis in Myanmar, the Ministry of Health has announced a vaccination program starting in January, covering 216 townships throughout the country. Vaccination will take place from January 10 to 19.

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