Myanmar commission slams UN

- cution and racial discrimination,” he noted.

The Suu Kyi government launched a campaign this month through the Ministry of Information to raise the awareness of the general public on how it is to live in was for people living in peaceful villages to know more about how people live in non-peaceful areas. “Only then will the public understand the different situations, even though they are living in the same land and drinking the same water,” Suu Kyi was quoted as telling an audience of village elders by the

Meanwhile, the Rakhine branch of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) has called on the Union government to increase security in the region. There have been a spate of attacks on villages in recent months where over 40 people have been killed, including an August 4 attack in a village by suspected ARSA terrorists. Members of the Border Guards were also attacked.

“People have been killed in northern Rakhine State. Violence has been occurring. There is no law and order,” U Myo Kyaw, member of Rakhine NLD party organizing committee, told at the beginning of August.

It has also been hinted that international organizations working in the region have fueled the violence. The Arakanese Young Monk Association has called for the monitoring of the activities of local and foreign NGOs in the region. It urged the government not to allow international organizations in Maungdaw, which were allegedly “providing aid to Bengalis”.

The Buddhist monks said they will launch a protest “soon” to dramatize their demands.