It was not clear if Suu Kyi would visit some of the hundreds of Rohingya villages torched by the army—allegedly aided by ethnic Rakhine Buddhist locals. How long is it possible to live like that?”‘Here for generations’Suu Kyi heads a committee charged with rebuilding Rakhine. She was joined on Thursday by businessman Zaw Zaw, one of a host of military “cronies” who thrived under junta rule and are now taking prominent roles in rebuilding the battered region. Their legal status is at the crux of communal tensions, with ethnic Rakhine Buddhists adamant that Rohingya are foreign interlopers. A Rohingya resident who has remained in Maungdaw town appealed to Suu Kyi to reconsider foisting a controversial national verification card (NVC) on the minority.

Source: Manila Times November 02, 2017 15:11 UTC