Burma's president has begun his first visit to western Rakhine state since sectarian violence broke out there more than a year ago.
President Thein Sein's three-day trip comes amid reports today of a new spate of arson attacks around the city of Thandwe, where dozens of homes have been torched or damaged since the weekend.
Burma, a predominantly Buddhist nation, has been grappling with Buddhist-Muslim violence that has killed hundreds of people and sent 140,000 more fleeing since June 2012, the majority of them Muslims.
A senior official in the president's office said Thein Sein arrived today in the Rakhine state capital of Sittwe and would also travel to the inland town of Mrauk-U.
AP
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/10/01/burma-leader-visits-troubled-state/
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