Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The Burmese military junta has reshuffled a number of top government posts including the position of the Chairman of the Civil Service Selection yesterday, sources said.
Sources in the military establishment told Mizzima Dr. Than Nyunt, the Chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board and Myo Nyunt, the Deputy Education Minister resigned from their respective positions.
Moreover, Kyaw Thu, the Deputy Minister of the Foreign Ministry was shifted to the post of the Chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, which is equivalent to a minister's position.
Kyaw Thu is currently chairing the Tripartite Core Group, formed with representatives of the Burmese government, the UN and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to facilitate and monitor flow of international assistance into Cyclone Nargis cyclone hit areas in Burma.
Mizzima published the story in December 2008 of a possible cabinet reshuffle
http://www.mizzima.com/news/election-2010/1415-eight-ministers-and-rangoons-mayor-to-resign-soon.html.
Some have now resigned, among them Maj-Gen Saw Tun, the Minister of Construction, Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, the Minister of Immigration and Population.
