UNITED NATIONS: Representatives of UN agencies will be permitted to visit Rakhine state in Myanmar on Thursday for the first time since the start of a massive exodus of minority Rohingya Muslims. “There will be a trip organised by the government, probably tomorrow, to Rakhine,” United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Police stand guard at the Yebawkya village of Maungdaw township in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. EPA-EFFThe United Nations has been demanding humanitarian access to Rakhine since then. The council also called on the Myanmar government to abide by its commitment to facilitate humanitarian aid in Rakhine, but until now that request has not been met.

Source: New Strait Times September 27, 2017 22:52 UTC