Rohingya Repatriation: Myanmar verifies return of 374 refugees from Bangladesh

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Cross border finger-pointing is only adding to the list of problems for any plans to eventually start repatriating Rohingya refugees. Myanmar has built facilities and said its ready for repatriation to start. But it only signed off on 374 of the more than eight-thousand refugees on a list it got from Bangladesh.

Myanmar says Bangladesh did not provide the correct information. Bangladesh accuses Myanmar of obstructing repatriation efforts. But aside from these issues, keep in mind that repatriation is supposed to be voluntary.

It appears unlikely that many if any refugees would start repatriation without close United Nations involvement in the process.

The U-N and Myanmar continue to discuss what would be suitable conditions for bringing Rohingya refugees back but many rights groups say the conditions are not suitable yet.

Earlier this month, a UN human rights envoy said ethnic cleansing was continuing in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Myanmar's government denies all accusations of ethnic cleansing.

Almost 700-thousand Rohingyas have fled Rakhine State for Bangladesh since late-August because of a military counter-insurgency campaign after militant attacks.

Concerns are growing about the safety of their living-conditions as we approach the rainy season. Dave Grunebaum, CGTN, Yangon.