Myanmar replaces high-ranking air force officer

30 June 2015
Myanmar replaces high-ranking air force officer
Myanmar Air Force Nanchang A-5C Fantan at Yangon Airport Photo: M Radzi Desa/Wikipedia

Myanmar has replaced a high-ranking air force officer, officials said on Monday, in a move that was seen as a response to China's anger over a stray bomb that fell in Chinese territory and killed four farmers three months ago Reuters reported on 29 June.
Major General Lwin Oo was replaced as the air force chief-of-staff by Brigadier General Maung Maung Kyaw, a senior official in the President’s Office told Reuters. It is unclear when the switch happened.
An air force officer said Lwin Oo was believed to have lost his post because of a bomb that fell on the Chinese side of the border during a campaign against rebels from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) earlier this year.
Myanmar initially denied it was responsible for the bomb, later accepted responsibility, and apologized.