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>Regional commanders tipped to fill vacancies in reshuffle
>
>Text of report by Democratic Voice of Burma on 10 November
>
>The SPDC has issued declarations on the termination of duties of SPDC 
>Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint and Military Affairs Minister Lt-Gen Tin Hla 
>with effect from 9 November. The two declarations dated yesterday - 
>Declaration No 5/2001 and Declaration No 6/2001, were signed by order and 
>issued by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. The SPDC declarations did 
>not give reasons for the abrupt dismissals. Local and foreign political 
>observers commented that this clearly indicates a serious rift in the SPDC 
>but Rangoon-based diplomats said both Lt-Gen Win Myint and Lt-Gen Tin Hla 
>had long been rumoured to have had personal business connections with the 
>private sector and possible involvement in corruption. Some observers 
>noted while all the SPDC generals are similarly corrupt, the reason to 
>pick and sack the two is not solely linked to business connections but an 
>attempt by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt to rid of his opponents.
>
>At a time when the SPDC was unable to replace the position left vacant by 
>the sudden demise of SPDC Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo in a helicopter crash 
>last February, the removal of SPDC Secretary-3 and the military affairs 
>minister has posed a great surprise. An AFP report indicated that Triangle 
>Region Military Commander Maj-Gen Thein Sein and Northeastern Military 
>Commander Maj-Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo will replace the positions left vacant 
>by Lt-Gen Win Myint and Lt-Gen Tin Hla.
>
>According to latest news received by DVB, more than 10 generals apart from 
>the two sacked ones, will either be removed or reshuffled. Those tipped to 
>be removed from cabinet included Deputy Prime Ministers Vice Adm Maung 
>Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun and those regional commanders tipped to be 
>transferred or promoted include all 10 regional military commanders except 
>Southeastern Military Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe and Coastal Region 
>Military Commander Brig Gen Aye Kywe. DVB correspondent Myint Maung Maung 
>filed this report.
>
>[Myint Maung Maung] According to today's internal order from the Office of 
>the Defence Services Commander in Chief, the duties of 10 of the 12 
>regional military commanders have also been terminated together with the 
>two lieutenant generals. The order, signed by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin 
>Nyunt and issued on 9 November, has terminated all the duties of those 
>regional commanders.
>
>The commanders whose duties were terminated included Rangoon Military 
>Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Central Military Commander Maj-Gen Ye 
>Myint, Western Military Commander Maj-Gen Aung Htwe, Northwestern Military 
>Commander Maj-Gen Soe Win, Northern Military Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, 
>Northeastern Military Commander Maj-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, 
>Eastern Military Commander Maj-Gen Maung Bo, Triangle Region Military 
>Commander Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Southern Military Commander Maj-Gen Tin Aye, 
>and Southwestern Military Commander Maj-Gen Thura Shwe Mann. These 10 
>commanders will fill the vacant positions in the SPDC and the cabinet. The 
>two commanders who retained their posts are Coastal Region Military 
>Commander Brig-Gen Aye Kywe who was appointed commander last year and 
>Southeastern Military Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe who was appointed only 
>this year.
>
>Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 10 Nov 01

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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=4 color="#800000"><b>Regional
commanders tipped to fill vacancies in reshuffle<br><br>
</b></font><font color="#0000FF">Text of report by Democratic Voice of
Burma on 10 November<br><br>
The SPDC has issued declarations on the termination of duties of SPDC
Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint and Military Affairs Minister Lt-Gen Tin Hla
with effect from 9 November. The two declarations dated yesterday -
Declaration No 5/2001 and Declaration No 6/2001, were signed by order and
issued by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. The SPDC declarations did
not give reasons for the abrupt dismissals. Local and foreign political
observers commented that this clearly indicates a serious rift in the
SPDC but Rangoon-based diplomats said both Lt-Gen Win Myint and Lt-Gen
Tin Hla had long been rumoured to have had personal business connections
with the private sector and possible involvement in corruption. Some
observers noted while all the SPDC generals are similarly corrupt, the
reason to pick and sack the two is not solely linked to business
connections but an attempt by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt to rid
of his opponents. <br><br>
At a time when the SPDC was unable to replace the position left vacant by
the sudden demise of SPDC Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo in a helicopter crash
last February, the removal of SPDC Secretary-3 and the military affairs
minister has posed a great surprise. An AFP report indicated that
Triangle Region Military Commander Maj-Gen Thein Sein and Northeastern
Military Commander Maj-Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo will replace the positions
left vacant by Lt-Gen Win Myint and Lt-Gen Tin Hla. <br><br>
According to latest news received by DVB, more than 10 generals apart
from the two sacked ones, will either be removed or reshuffled. Those
tipped to be removed from cabinet included Deputy Prime Ministers Vice
Adm Maung Maung Khin and Lt-Gen Tin Tun and those regional commanders
tipped to be transferred or promoted include all 10 regional military
commanders except Southeastern Military Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe and
Coastal Region Military Commander Brig Gen Aye Kywe. DVB correspondent
Myint Maung Maung filed this report. <br><br>
</font><font color="#800000">[Myint Maung Maung] According to today's
internal order from the Office of the Defence Services Commander in
Chief, the duties of 10 of the 12 regional military commanders have also
been terminated together with the two lieutenant generals. The order,
signed by SPDC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and issued on 9 November,
has terminated all the duties of those regional commanders. <br><br>
The commanders whose duties were terminated included Rangoon Military
Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Central Military Commander Maj-Gen Ye
Myint, Western Military Commander Maj-Gen Aung Htwe, Northwestern
Military Commander Maj-Gen Soe Win, Northern Military Commander Maj-Gen
Kyaw Win, Northeastern Military Commander Maj-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung
Myint Oo, Eastern Military Commander Maj-Gen Maung Bo, Triangle Region
Military Commander Maj-Gen Thein Sein, Southern Military Commander
Maj-Gen Tin Aye, and Southwestern Military Commander Maj-Gen Thura Shwe
Mann. These 10 commanders will fill the vacant positions in the SPDC and
the cabinet. The two commanders who retained their posts are Coastal
Region Military Commander Brig-Gen Aye Kywe who was appointed commander
last year and Southeastern Military Commander Brig-Gen Myint Swe who was
appointed only this year.<br><br>
</font><font color="#0000FF">Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in
Burmese 1430 gmt 10 Nov 01</blockquote>
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