The visit is the first by senior international observers to northern Arakan State since the area came under military lockdown more than three weeks ago.

The visit is the first by senior international observers to northern Arakan State since the area came under military lockdown more than three weeks ago.
The verdict against the prominent migrant rights defender is expected to have a chilling effect on efforts to protect foreign workers in Thailand.
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi started collecting litter in her constituency on Sunday as part of a nationwide campaign to make Burma trash-free.
Burma opened the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) today, with the first six listed companies announced.
91 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Kachin State and an estimated 100 people are still missing, an official told DVB on Sunday.
Suu Kyi met with Shwe Mann to discuss national reconciliation in the wake of her historic election victory earlier this month.