Myanmar suspends MSF

The Myanmar government has suspended the operations of one of the biggest aid agencies working in violence-hit Rakhine state. Speaking to the BBC, a presidential spokesman alleged that Medecins Sans Frontieres () was biased in favour of Rakhine's Muslim Rohingya minority. MSF is one of the biggest providers of healthcare in Rakhine. It provides emergency assistance to tens of thousands of Rohingya people displaced by recent violence. It also administers extensive HIV and anti-malaria programmes. Rakhine state - in the west of Myanmar, has seen several outbreaks of violence targeting the Rohingya since June 2012. Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled their homes for temporary camps.