Myanmar's State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting the violence-torn Rakhine state today. <br/><br/>According to Government officials, she is visiting the regional capital Sittwe and other towns during a one-day unannounced trip. <br/><br/>She has been criticised around the world for not stopping a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, amid allegations of ethnic cleansing. <br/><br/>About 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August. <br/><br/>The unrest in troubled Rakhine was sparked by deadly attacks on police stations across the state, blamed on a newly emerged militant group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa). <br/><br/>Scores of people were killed in the ensuing military crackdown, and there are widespread allegations of villages being burned and Rohingya being driven out. <br/><br/>Myanmar's military says its operations are aimed at rooting out militants, and has repeatedly denied targeting civilians.