Aung San breaks silence over Myanmar's Rohingya crisis: 'We too are concerned'

Aung San Suu Kyi has broken her silence on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, saying the government still needs to find out “what the real problems are” and that there have been “allegations and counter-allegations” that need to be investigated.

In her first public address since an army crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority was branded “ethnic cleansing” by the United Nations, she stressed the short time her government had been in power and said: “I’m aware of the fact that the world’s attention is focused on the situation in Rakhine state.

As a responsible member of the community of nations Myanmar does not fear international scrutiny.

“We too are concerned. We want to find out what the real problems are. There have been allegations and counter-allegations. We have to listen to all of them. We have to make sure those allegations are based on solid evidence before we take action,” she said in the capital Naypyidaw.

Aung San Suu Kyi claimed the majority of Rohingya villages had not been affected by violence.

She said the military – which has been accused of arson and indiscriminate killing – had been instructed to exercise restraint and avoid “collateral damage”.

UCJ, UNILORIN.