Arakanese Buddhists call for local police be given the right to use lethal force and demand that the UN and other international relief groups be expelled from the area; meanwhile, dozens of local Rohingyas are moving to IDP camps in fear of more violence.

British Ambassador to Burma, Andrew Patrick, spoke to DVB Interview International about British military training in Burma, constitutional reform, the Rohingya crisis, and British business interests.

Fire has displaced residents in the second-largest refugee camp on the Thai border.

Police in Maungdaw reject an accusation by Rohingya MP Shwe Maung that they were complicit in an arson attack in Duchira Dan on 28 January that left at least 16 houses destroyed.

Burma's Foreign Minister says the president has ordered an investigation into alleged incidents in the Arakan State village of Duchira Dan, but it appears that US and UN calls for an internationally-backed inquiry have been rejected.

A fire razed a number of Muslim Rohingya houses in the west side of Duchira Dan village in Muangdaw Township on Tuesday night, though no casualties have been reported.