A chronology of Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt’s last days in office.

Wednesday, October 13—Khin Nyunt meets with participants of the 12^th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Acts Competitions in Rangoon.

Thursday, October 14—Khin Nyunt attends the opening ceremony of the 12^th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competition in Rangoon.

18:00   Meets Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Texchem Group of Companies and A S K Andaman Ltd (Myanmar) Dato’ Seri Fumihiko Konishi and party at Zeyathiri Beikman of Konmyinttha in Rangoon. 

Friday, October 15—Addresses the National Health Committee’s 41^st meeting, held at the Dagon Hall, Rangoon.

17:00   Receives Joao Antonnio de Silveire de Lima Pimentel, newly accredited Portuguese Ambassador to Burma at Zeyathiri Beikman.

Saturday, October 16—Makes a speech at a ceremony to mark the World Food Day at the International Business Center in Rangoon.

Flies to Mandalay. Attends the opening of an exhibition on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Activities held at Mandalay City Hall.

Flies by helicopter to Sagaing Division.

Makes merit at the Soon U Ponnyashin Pagoda, Sagaing Hill, then attends a ceremony to donate cash for hoisting the Htidaw, Hngetmyat-nadaw and Seinbudaw atop the pagoda.

Flies by helicopter back to Mandalay where he visits the Traditional Medicine University, then the Medical Technology University.

Visits the Mandalay City Development Committee Hospital.

Visits retired actress May Shin.

Sunday, October 17—The New Light of Myanmar daily newspaper carried no coverage of Khin Nyunt’s Sunday activities. This does not necessarily mean he was detained on that day. Generally, when Khin Nyunt is traveling outside Rangoon, the dispatches do not make print until two or more days after the event.

Monday, October 18—There is no information about Khin Nyunt’s activities during the day. In the evening he returned to Rangoon.

According to one source, the Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence headquarters at eight-mile junction was raided at 18:00. It would seem most likely that Khin Nyunt would have been detained before the building was hit. As several sources asserted that he arrived in Rangoon at 20:00 or 20:30, and Mandalay is about a 45-minute flight from Rangoon—assuming our sources were correct on the timing—it is most likely that he was arrested while still in Mandalay

Tuesday, October 19—The following announcement is read out at 20:00 Radio Myanmar news: “The State Peace and Development Council [SPDC] has permitted Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt to retire on health grounds with effect from today.” It also announced that Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win was appointed PM in his place while Lt-Gen Thein Sein, up until then Secretary-2 of the SPDC, had been promoted to the vacant S-1 position. The order was signed by Sr-Gen Than Shwe, Chairman of the SPDC.