Rights advocates have criticised the State Counsellor’s Office after it put out a press release and Facebook post last week that appeared aimed at discrediting the accounts of two women in northern Arakan State who alleged that they had been raped.

The regional implications of the Burma Army crackdown on suspected Rohingya militants in Arakan State continue to play out.

Diplomats on a mission to northern Arakan State say the government has agreed to allow a resumption of aid to the region.

Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi is coming under growing criticism as she departs today on her second overseas trip since the crisis in Arakan State began last month.

A military operation in northwestern Burma has killed more people than official reports have acknowledged, according to rights groups monitoring the situation.

Burmese soldiers have killed at least four men during a sweep of Muslim villages following Sunday's deadly attacks on border police posts in Arakan State.