Myanmar's Gen. Khin Nyunt waves before attending the 4th annual National Song and Dance contest in Yangon, Myanmar, in this Oct. 3, 1996 photo. Myanmar's secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, the long-powerful Gen. Khin Nyunt, and placed him under house arrest on corruption charges, a government spokesman in neighboring Thailand said Tuesday Oct. 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)