Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for More Troops to Keep Peace
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Version 0 of 1. The opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and lawmakers from ethnic minority parties are calling on the government to deploy more troops to restore peace and stability in a western state hit by recent deadly violence between Buddhists and Muslims. The lawmakers also issued a statement Wednesday urging the government to explain its policies on handling the ethnic conflict in Rakhine state, where officials say about 90 people were killed last month and more than 2,000 homes were destroyed. The group stressed that the concerns of both Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, a minority, should be addressed. In earlier violence in June, about the same number of people were killed. Tens of thousands of people have fled to refugee camps since then. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has emphasized the necessity of dealing with the root causes of the tensions. But many of her foreign supporters have been disappointed that she has not taken a stand condemning discrimination against the Rohingya, who have suffered greatly in the latest violence. |