In the fourth and final episode of this series, we look further into the August attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and analyse what measures need to be taken to bring an end to years of conflict.
"Many focus on the restrictions of the Muslim community, but if I could highlight one area, it is that the government should ensure rule of law in the state. So whoever commits an act against the law should be charged accordingly, whether they are Rakhine or Muslim. I think that would help to control further violence and conflict in the area. " - Rakhine interfaith community leader
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In the fourth and final episode of this series, we look further into the August attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and analyse what measures need to be taken to bring an end to years of conflict.
"Many focus on the restrictions of the Muslim community, but if I could highlight one area, it is that the government should ensure rule of law in the state. So whoever commits an act against the law should be charged accordingly, whether they are Rakhine or Muslim. I think that would help to control further violence and conflict in the area. " - Rakhine interfaith community leader
Five years of misery in Rakhine State: 'This didn't have to happen'
Frontier Myanmar
6 minutes 43 seconds
8 years ago
Five years of misery in Rakhine State: 'This didn't have to happen'
In 2012, a year after Myanmar began its highly-feted transition from military rule into a fledgling democracy, Rakhine State was plunged into months of unspeakable violence. Hundreds were killed, and more than 100,000 others remain displaced and unable to return home. On the ground, the situation seems as tense, as miserable and as hopeless as at any time in the years since.
"We never thought we would stay here so long. I thought the government would help bring us back to Sittwe. I hope that one day I will be able to go home." - Arfa Begum, a resident of Thet Kay Pin IDP camp
This is the first episode in a four-part series examining the present situation in Rakhine, five years on from the events that set the state ablaze.
This podcast was produced by Victoria Milko, with reporting by Oliver Slow and Su Myat Mon.
Frontier Myanmar
In the fourth and final episode of this series, we look further into the August attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and analyse what measures need to be taken to bring an end to years of conflict.
"Many focus on the restrictions of the Muslim community, but if I could highlight one area, it is that the government should ensure rule of law in the state. So whoever commits an act against the law should be charged accordingly, whether they are Rakhine or Muslim. I think that would help to control further violence and conflict in the area. " - Rakhine interfaith community leader
