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	washingtonpost.com: Burmese Military Rulers Force Out Prime Minister
		Khin Nyunt, who also headed Burma's powerful military intelligence organization, was placed under house arrest and charged with corruption, according to Thai officials, regional analysts and Burmese exiles with contacts inside the country.
		Khin Nyunt, who built a reputation as a relative moderate in part by negotiating cease-fire agreements with 17 armed ethnic organizations, was opening talks with insurgents from Burma's Karen ethnic minority.
		Stothard said that although Khin Nyunt was often cast as a relative moderate, as head of military intelligence, he was responsible for mass detentions and torture.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A43949-2004Oct19?language=printer (779 words)

	Khin Nyunt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Khin Nyunt was born in in Kyauktan, Yangon Division, Myanmar.
		Khin Nyunt favoured a more liberal approach, while Than Shwe was more aggressive and severe.
		Nyunt, his two sons, and several of his allies were convicted and sentenced to Insein Prison by Burmese courts on 22 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khin_Nyunt (197 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Khin Nyunt's fall from grace
		Whatever the reasons behind it, analysts said Khin Nyunt's departure could be a further setback for efforts - both by opposition and international groups - to free Aung San Suu Kyi and put Burma on the road to democracy.
		""Khin Nyunt was the head of intelligence, and she is under their watch.
		Mr Kin was concerned that Khin Nyunt's fall could signal renewed fighting between Burma's ethnic groups and the government.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/3756052.stm (847 words)

	Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam
		Khin Nyunt's trial may also signal that a struggle for power between Myanmar's top generals - Senior General Than Shwe and General Maung Aye - is still unresolved since the two combined to topple Khin Nyunt, the third-most powerful general nine months ago.
		Khin Nyunt was appointed prime minister in August 2003 and almost immediately announced a seven-point roadmap to democracy.
		Khin Nyunt's trial may be a way of preparing the ground for the next generation of Myanmar's military rulers, according to observers.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/GG12Ae01.html (1225 words)

	Burma (Myanmar): Why the Prime Minister was sacked?
		In his capacity as spy chief, others feared Khin Nyunt in the ruling circle because he had compiled dossiers on everybody else within the ruling circle and was feared.
		In 1994 Khin Nyunt had established the Office of Strategic Studies, or OSS, ‘to help run everything from the economy, health and education policy, archaeological excavation and foreign affairs, to the ceasefire negotiations with ethnic insurgent armies’, as stated by a columnist.
		Khin Nyunt had been the architect of the ceasefire agreements and he had built good rapport with the ethnic leaders.
	www.saag.org /papers12/paper1150.html (1563 words)

	Burma rumours say PM 'ousted' - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Khin Nyunt was also head of military intelligence, and several companies run by the intelligence service have been shut down in recent days, amid reports that intelligence officials have been arrested.
		Khin Nyunt was seen as favouring talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and soon after his appointment announced a seven-point roadmap to democracy.
		Khin Nyunt was seen as responsible for persuading 17 ethnic groups to sign ceasefire agreements with the military regime.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=25193 (996 words)

	Burma junta fires prime minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Khin Nyunt, a general who also headed Burma's powerful military intelligence organization, was placed under house arrest and charged with corruption Tuesday, according to Thai officials, regional analysts and Burmese exiles with contacts in the country.
		Khin Nyunt was the principal figure on whom Southeast Asian officials counted to build a policy of engagement with a reclusive regime.
		Khin Nyunt's reputation as a relative moderate is partly a result of his having negotiated cease-fire agreements with 17 armed ethnic organizations, including several major groups.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/20/MNGG09CI8D1.DTL (317 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Editorials / Backwards in Burma
		Khin Nyunt, a former head of the ruling junta's military intelligence branch, can be described as a moderate only by comparison to the man who had him placed under house arrest, the junta's top man, General Than Shwe.
		Khin Nyunt had a shrewd grasp of the junta's need to feed a story to the world -- particularly to Burma's neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- that the generals are ready for dialogue with Suu Kyi.
		If the purging of Khin Nyunt means that the junta's most thuggish elements have taken total control not only of the military's narcotics and gem-smuggling rackets but also of government policy, the people of Burma are likely to suffer even more forced labor, more impoverishment, more drug trafficking, and more police-state repression.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2004/10/22/backwards_in_burma?mode=PF (577 words)

	Myanmar PM ousted, put under house arrest -DAWN - International; 20 October, 2004
		Mynamar state television and radio said Khin Nyunt had been "permitted to retire for health reasons" and replaced by Lt-Gen Soe Win, a conservative in his mid-50s considered to be the number five figure in the government.
		The removal of Khin Nyunt, a relative moderate, was not expected to trigger a wider conflict within the military, but it consolidated the grip of the hawks with the arrival of Soe Win, a trusted Than Shwe deputy.
		Diplomats said that according to rumours Khin Nyunt was arrested by officers loyal to army commander and Vice Senior General Maung Aye, the number two in the junta.
	www.dawn.com /2004/10/20/int8.htm (636 words)

	Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's pages - Honeymoon for U Khin Nyunt?
		The truth is Khin Nyunt has had 15 years to prove himself to the people of Burma as Secretary One of the ruling junta.
		If Khin Nyunt and his fellow military leaders were to change the unworkable principles of the Convention, and push for inclusion rather than exclusion in the transition process, he would surely win credit for showing some flexibility and farsightedness.
		Khin Nyunt would be granted a "honeymoon period" and given enough time to carry out his reforms.
	www.dassk.com /contents.php?id=488 (1059 words)

	Myanmar announces democracy ... - Aug. 31, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Khin Nyunt, who was appointed prime minister of the military-run state by Myanmar's leader Senior General Than Shwe, gave no timeframe for the elections.
		Khin Nyunt is considered by foreign governments and diplomats in Yangon to be the most accessible and reform-minded figure in the regime known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
		The implications of Khin Nyunt's surprise appointment as premier, a role formerly held by Than Shwe, are being hotly debated in Myanmar.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2003/aug/31/text/wnw_5-1-p.htm (750 words)

	Myanmar PM may have been ousted \| The Agonist
		General Khin Nyunt assumed the prime minister's post last year in what was seen as a demotion from the positions he had previously held in the ruling clique of generals, increasingly dominated in recent years by hard-liners.
		Khin Nyunt was appointed as premier in August 2003, soon after Myanmar was condemned internationally for the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi following a violent clash between her supporters and a pro-military mob.
		Khin Nyunt was taken into custody late Monday and charged with corruption, according to officials in Thailand, who were the first to publicly break the news.
	scoop.agonist.org /story/2004/10/18/235852/81 (7933 words)

	Myanmar Secret Military Regime Ousts PM - General - RedOrbit
		Khin Nyunt's removal would not affect relations between Thailand and Myanmar, which have had occasional tensions along their border, the Thai spokesman said.
		Khin Nyunt assumed the prime minister's post last year in what was seen as a demotion from the positions he had previously held in the ruling clique of generals, increasingly dominated in recent years by hard-liners.
		In some aspects, Khin Nyunt is considered a moderate, though he never prevailed on other generals to strike a deal with the high-profile leader of the opposition, Suu Kyi, to restore democracy to the impoverished Southeast Asian country.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=94996 (613 words)

	BBCBurmese.com
		General Khin Nyunt had been permitted to retire for his violation of Army discipline such as insubordination, for his involvement in the bribery and corrupt practices, and for failure to carry out the duties properly.
		Gen Khin Nyunt may not have been a reformer or a liberal but I am sure he is the cleanest figure in the junta.
		Khin Nyunt is setup for their political game for this time in order to extend their ruling status and protect seats for existing members.
	www.bbc.co.uk /burmese/forum/story/2004/10/041020_khin_nyunt_ousted.shtml (2015 words)

	Send to a Friend - IPS Inter Press Service
		Khin Nyunt, once regarded the 'moderate' face of the military junta which has been ruling the country for close to 17 years, was arraigned in the country's notorious Insein prison last week on eight charges, including bribery, corruption and insubordination, according to government sources which said that his trial is slated to begin Tuesday.
		The former agriculture minister Nyunt Tin and his son Thar Gyi were arrested because of the family's involvement in a foreign exchange and import licence scam which netted more than US 10 million dollars, mainly from the government ministries and economic agencies, the Myanmar Economic Bank and the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited.
		Khin Nyunt's trial may be a way of preparing the ground for the next generation of Burma's military rulers, observers said.
	www.ipsnews.net /sendnews.asp?idnews=29443 (1202 words)

	The Agonist \| Myanmar PM may have been ousted
		General Khin Nyunt assumed the prime minister's post last year in what was seen as a demotion from the positions he had previously held in the ruling clique of generals, increasingly dominated in recent years by hard-liners.
		Khin Nyunt was appointed as premier in August 2003, soon after Myanmar was condemned internationally for the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi following a violent clash between her supporters and a pro-military mob.
		Khin Nyunt was taken into custody late Monday and charged with corruption, according to officials in Thailand, who were the first to publicly break the news.
	www.agonist.org /story/2004/10/18/235852/81 (8099 words)

	BURMA ANALYSIS BY EURO-BURMA OFFICE Boxun News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Khin Nyunt who was Ne Win's prot¡§¦g¡§¦, found himself coming increasingly under pressure in recent years.
		When In Aug 2003, Khin Nyunt was appointed Prime Minister, some hoped that for his own survival, he would make political concessions at the same time as try to reduce international pressure against the regime.
		Khin Nyunt's cooperation with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawattra's Bangkok Process, and the growing international acceptance of Khin Nyunt and the regime's road map, made the SPDC even more paranoid and uneasy about Khin Nyunt's ambitions.
	www.peacehall.com /news/gb/english/2004/11/200411162342.shtml (2209 words)

	Myanmar PM ousted, under house arrest
		Mynamar state television and radio said Khin Nyunt had been "permitted to retire for health reasons" and replaced by Lieutenant-General Soe Win, a conservative in his mid-50s considered to be the number 5 figure in the government.
		The removal of Khin Nyunt, a relative moderate, was not expected to trigger a wider conflict within the military, but it consolidated the grip of the hawks with the arrival of Soe Win, a trusted Than Shwe deputy.
		Diplomats said that according to rumors Khin Nyunt was arrested by officers loyal to army commander and Vice Senior General Maung Aye, the number two in the junta.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-10/20/content_383929.htm (771 words)

	[JUST] International Movement For A Just World
		When General Khin Nyunt and his staff reportedly flew to Mandalay on 18 October 2004 to see the arrested intelligence officials awaiting interrogation, they were reportedly taken into custody on the order of General Maung Aye.
		According to Thai intelligence sources, Khin Nyunt was reportedly taken to see Than Shwe in a military compound and informed of the decision to eject him from the junta's inner circle.
		Khin Nyunt was instrumental to neutralise infamous Khun Sa.
	www.just-international.org /article.cfm?newsid=20000821 (1538 words)

	Burma: Khin Nyunt's Image Building Exercise
		Without making a political volte-face at home front, General Khin Nyunt has been trying hard to sell Burma as a country that is undergoing democratic transition since he became a prime minister on 25 August 2003.
		Five days later Khin Nyunt came up with the so-called road map, an image building gambit he would use to neutralize the domestic opposition and dampen down international condemnation of his regime's human rights abuses.
		The fate of Daw Suu and her democratic cause were politely side-stepped, while the Asean Accord reaffirmed it's adherence to the principle of non-interference --- a jackpot for Khin Nyunt.
	www.mizzima.com /archives/nf/2004/August/13-aug04-03.htm (1067 words)

	MYANMAR: The shake- up and the fall out.
		Khin Nyunt is also believed to be the man who was in favour of initiating negotiations with Aung San Suu Kyi.
		This reshuffle resulting in the removal of Khin Nyunt and the immediate visit of Than Shwe to India is being perceived by most as a major tilt by Myanmar towards India, perhaps to offset its overdependence on China.
		While Khin Nyunt was supporting China in all its efforts to dominate Myanmar, it was Maung Aye, the second most powerful man in the country, who is more responsive towards India, especially after his last visit to India in November 2000.
	www.saag.org /papers12/paper1161.html (1587 words)

	globalinfo.org - Jul 25, BURMA (#38258)
		The sentencing of Khin Nyunt brings to an end the unsavoury period which followed the arrest of the former military intelligence chief and the mass trials of his supporters.
		Although Khin Nyunt's wife had accompanied her husband to the notorious Insein prison, she was not tried.
		Khin Nyunt's sons - the businessman Ye Naing Win and the military officer Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Naing Oo -- were sentenced 50 to 60 years' imprisonment for bribery and corruption on the same day as their father was sentenced.
	www.globalinfo.org /eng/reader.asp?ArticleId=38258 (1146 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / Myanmar junta dissolves intelligence body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The departure of Khin Nyunt spelled the end of a power struggle between his so-called moderates and an army faction uninterested in reconciliation with the pro-democracy movement of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi or nations critical of the regime.
		The National Intelligence Bureau, which had been headed by Khin Nyunt, was abolished Friday by a decree repealing the 1983 law that established it.
		Although the official announcement of the change in leadership said Khin Nyunt had resigned for health reasons, it was generally believed he was forced out by the ruling junta, and officials indirectly linked him to a corruption scandal.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2004/10/22/myanmar_junta_dissolves_intelligence_body (519 words)

	Khaleej Times Online
		The ouster of Gen. Khin Nyunt, 65, who was also military intelligence chief, seemed to spell an end to a power struggle between the junta’s so-called moderates and a faction uninterested in negotiating reconciliation with democracy activists or with nations critical of the regime.
		Khin Nyunt was taken into custody late Monday and charged with corruption, according to officials in neighboring Thailand, who were the first to publicly break the news.
		Khin Nyunt’s political sophistication towered over that of his senior colleagues, whose experience has mostly been in overseeing jungle combat against rebellious ethnic groups in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/October/theworld_October547.xml§ion=theworld (791 words)

	Burmese PM ousted in power struggle - World - www.smh.com.au
		Khin Nyunt, who was also head of military intelligence, was arrested on Monday night when he returned to the capital from Mandalay, in the north of the country.
		Generals Khin Nyunt and Maung Aye were rivals, with Khin Nyunt commanding the military intelligence side and Maung Aye commanding the troops.
		General Khin Nyunt, who was appointed prime minister in August last year, is not a democrat by any stretch, but he represented the more conciliatory face of the regime.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/19/1097951699025.html (574 words)

	Khin Nyunt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		General Khin Nyunt (born October 11, 1939 in Kyauktan, Burma) was the (Click link for more info and facts about Prime Minister of Myanmar) Prime Minister of Myanmar and the chief of (The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience) intelligence of the Myanmar Army.
		On October 18 2004 he was dismissed and put under protective custody, apparently the result of a power struggle with (Click link for more info and facts about Than Shwe) Than Shwe about how to treat (Click link for more info and facts about Aung San Suu Kyi) Aung San Suu Kyi.
		Khin Nyunt favoured a more (A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties) liberal treatment, while Than Shwe is considered to be a hardliner.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/kh/khin_nyunt.htm (204 words)

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