Kyi Aung
| Kyi Aung | |
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| ကြည်အောင် | |
| Minister of Information | |
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In office 15 November 1997 – 13 September 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Major-General Aye Kyaw |
| Succeeded by | Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan |
| Minister of Culture | |
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In office 13 September 2002 – 15 May 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Tin Win |
| Succeeded by | Khin Aung Myint |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major-General |
Major-General Kyi Aung (Burmese: ကြည်အောင်) was Minister of Information and Minister of Culture in Burma. He retired in May 2006.
In January 1995 troops from Southern Command under Brigadier General Kyi Aung began a drive in Taungoo District to consolidate SLORC control. All villagers were to be forced into military-controlled areas, or killed if they failed to obey. In October 1995 he sent in troops with orders to destroy villages in Taungoo District and their supplies of food. He ordered Lt. Col. Aung Naing Htun to start to forcible relocation all villages. On 18 February 1996 he ordered his troops to gather villagers in Taungoo District and to set them to work clearing land mines. The troops raped one of the women. Kyi Aung was head of the South Burma Sub District (SBSD) Headquarters from 18 June 1995 until 16 November 1997, succeeding Major General Soe Myint and succeeded by Major General Tin Aye.
On 15 November 1997 the State Peace and Development Council issued a proclamation naming the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers in the government. Major General Kyi Aung was named Minister of Information In December 1998 Kyi Aung attended ceremonies to hand over public buildings in Dagon Seikkan Township, Yongon Division, along with other cabinet members.
On 30 September 1999 the National League for Democracy, the main opposition party, filed lawsuits claiming "Abuse of Power" against government officials including Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, director-general of the National Bureau of Intelligence, Home Minister Colonel Tin Hlaing, Information Minister Major-General Kyi Aung and others. A month later a Supreme Court judge dismissed the case, declaring it invalid due to lack of evidence.
In January 2000 Major-General Kyi Aung presided over the ceremony to present motion picture awards for 1998. He noted that 15 movies had been released in 1998 compared to 30 in 1995, 25 in 1996 and just 11 in 1997. He called for production of classical movies that met international standards. The General warned against unlicensed production or distribution of videos, saying anyone who did so would be published according to the 1996 laws forbidding such activity.
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