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Myanmar Reshuffles Cabinet

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The Myanmar State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) made a major reshuffle of its cabinet Monday, appointing former SPDC First Secretary General Khin Nyunt as Prime Minister, one of the posts held by Senior-General Than Shwe, state-run Radio Myanmar reported Monday evening.

Than Shwe remained as SPDC Chairman, Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services and Minister of Defense without change.

In the reshuffle, former SPDC Second Secretary Lieutenant-General Soe Win was promoted to the First Secretary to replace Khin Nyunt and Lieutenant-General Thein Sein, a SPDC member and Adjutant-General, became the SPDC Second Secretary.

Besides naming U Ko Lay, former Yangon Mayor, and Major-GeneralThein Swe as Ministers at the Prime Minister's Office, the SPDC also appointed former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Brigadier-General Thura Myint Maung as Minister of Religious Affairs, formerDeputy Minister of Energy Brigadier-General Thein Aung as Minister of Forestry, and former Southwestern Commander Major-General Htay Oo as Minister of Cooperatives.

In the reshuffle, the SPDC allowed five former high government officials to retire.

This is the 14th time for the Myanmar government to reshuffle its cabinet since Nov. 15, 1997 when the country renamed the StateLaw and Order Restoration Council as SPDC.

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