And, in line with federal regulations, Burmese military units involved in operations against the Rohingya have become ineligible for US aid. She said there were only 210 proper hospital beds to be shared among the nearly one million Rohingya refugees. One United Nations report called the campaign against the Rohingya in Myanmar a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Myanmar military leaders are in fact welcome here anytime they wish to visit. If that mission fails to sway the Myanmar government, the senators said, Washington must lead a campaign to halt all international military weapons transfers to Myanmar.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 24, 2017 18:11 UTC