A Rohingya girl carries a baby inside a refugee camp in Sitwe, Rakhine state of Myanmar. (Reuters Photo)YANGON: Myanmar on Saturday rejected a United Nations resolution to send a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority, saying it would do more harm than good. "The government of Myanmar is fully committed to the promotion and protection of human rights. It will be steadfast in its commitment to advancing human rights for the benefit of all people in Myanmar," the statement added. Troops raided Rohingya villages in search of suspects, arresting hundreds, if not thousands, while tens of thousands of Rohingya villagers fled across the border into Bangladesh.

Source: Bangkok Post March 25, 2017 13:30 UTC