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 t

Five years of misery in Rakhine State: A dark new chapter

Aug 30th, 2017 16m 24s

In October 2016, militants from the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Army launched coordinated attacks on police outposts in northern Rakhine State, killing about a dozen officers and leading to a “security clearance” operation that came with accusat

Five years of misery in Rakhine State: No hope in sight

Aug 22nd, 2017 9m 38s

When the violence first began in Rakhine State in 2012, around 140,000 people, mainly Rohingya, were moved to internally displaced persons camps. They believed they would be home in a matter of months, but more than five years later the vast ma

Five years of misery in Rakhine State: 'This didn't have to happen'

Aug 15th, 2017 6m 43s

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 an

Myanmar heads back to the polls

Mar 28th, 2017 19m 15s

A total of 19 state and union seats across Myanmar will go to the polls on Saturday, voting in replacements for MPs appointed to the ministry or in seats that did not vote in the 2015 elections. Will there be any surprises on the weekend, and w

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