Buddhist hardliners took to the streets of Yangon yesterday to protest Kofi Annan’s role in the Arakan State Advisory Commission, a body which has been tasked with providing solutions to communal tensions in western Rakhine State.
On Sunday, around 400 people from nationalist groups in Yangon and other regions gathered at Bo Sein Hman ground in the city's downtown area, calling for the commission to be abolished.
However, local residents clashed with protesters, who accused them of wasting their time.Police intervened to stop the two groups arguing after two photojournalists were punched by the protesters for photographing the quarrel.