SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — The Latest on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the resulting flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh (all times local):——7:10 p.m. The foreign minister of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has flown to Myanmar to discuss the crisis in Rakhine state with the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A Foreign Ministry statement said Retno Marsudi flew to Myanmar on Sunday afternoon at the request of Indonesia’s president and plans to meet with several government figures including Suu Kyi. ——1:45 p.m.Aid officials say relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continue to pour into Bangladesh fleeing violence in western Myanmar. Both Myanmar’s security officials and Rohingya insurgents are accusing each other of atrocities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Source: National Post September 03, 2017 13:52 UTC