Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Her Country's Policies Toward Rohingya Muslims

SCMP: Rohingya crisis: terrorism may spread beyond Myanmar, Suu Kyi warns

Myanmar’s unofficial leader uses Singapore lecture to warn of ‘grave consequences’ for countries in the region – and defends her government’s handling of the situation in Rakhine

The threat of terrorism is a real and present danger in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, a problem that has serious consequences for the entire region if left unchecked, said Myanmar’s unofficial leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

She said unless the security challenge was addressed, the risk of violence in the country would remain.

“The danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine, remains real and present today,” she said, in a lecture in Singapore on Tuesday.

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Update #1: Aung San Suu Kyi defends policies toward Rohingya Muslims -- FOX News/AP
Update #2: Rohingya crisis: terrorism may spread beyond Myanmar, Suu Kyi warns -- SCMP

WNU Editor: She is also warning that the Rohingyas are a threat to other countries .... Myanmar leader Suu Kyi says terrorism in Rakhine state a threat to region (Reuters). The Generals are also not unapologetic to what they did (and are doing) .... A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are unapologetic (Washington Post). On a more sobering note, the UN is still being denied access to the region where the Rohingya's were expelled from .... U.N says it is still denied 'effective access' to Myanmar's Rakhine (Reuters).

Update #3: This report is probably correct .... Myanmar: Security Forces Torture Rohingya Returnees (Human Rights Watch).