Myanmar's Rakhine to be hit by deadly violence again as govt orders crack down

Myanmar has called on its military to "launch operations" against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a deadly attack on four police stations last week, a government spokesman said Monday, as a surge of violence grips the restive western state. "The president's office has already instructed the Tatmadaw (the army) to launch operations to crack down on the insurgents," Zaw Htay told reporters at a press conference in the capital Naypyidaw.