Sittwe. 16th June 03: "A census of what the ruling Burmese junta call as the Bengali population in Sittwe Township, the capital of the western Rakhine State in Burma, has been undertaken. Beginning 12th June, the census has been conducted by a powerful body composed of members of the Military Intelligence, the State Police Department, the Immigration, Township Peace and Development Council (the administrative arm of the ruling State Peace and Development Council junta). .."