Fears for democracy as army ousts Burma PM

Burma’s prime minister has been sacked by his hardline army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led south-east Asian nation.

The ousting of General Khin Nyunt, 65, who was also military intelligence chief, seemed to spell an end to a power struggle between the junta’s so-called moderates and a faction uninterested in reconciliation with democracy activists or with nations critical of the regime.