Govt to protect NGOs after 'sluggish' response to Sittwe riots

2016-08-21 1

Burma's Union government vowed on Wednesday to protect aid workers in Arakan State, as recommended by a commission tasked with investigating riots in the state capital Sittwe on 26-27 March.

While the investigation remains ongoing, the commission's interim briefing concluded that the regional government's response to the violence was "sluggish".