community to understand the root causes, sensitivity, historical
background and complexity of violence.] Taking actions
without having sufficient knowledge of the violence can only
be counter-productive and make a situation unredeemable.
For instance, when the inter-communal violence broke out in
Raithine State two years ago, it was incorrectly portrayed as if
the attacks and discrimination were made against one
community by the other. In fact, the incident was triggered by
ugly crimes and both communities suffered. Myanmar is a
multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural country. The
State Constitution does not allow discrimination based on race,
birth, religion, official position, status, culture, sex and wealth.