Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her Government is doing its best to protect everyone in the strife-torn state of Rakhine, as the estimated number of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh leapt by 18,000 in one day, to 164,000.

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Ms Suu Kyi did not refer specifically to the exodus of the minority Rohingya, which was sparked by insurgent attacks on August 25 and an army counter-offensive, but said her administrationeveryone is entitled to the protection of the law," she said during a visit by Indian Prime Narendra Modi to Yangon.

Buildings in Rakhine's Gawdu Zara village burn. ( AP )

Ms Suu Kyi on Tuesday blamed "terrorists" for "a huge iceberg of misinformation" on the strife in the north-western state of Rakhine but made no mention of the Rohingya who have fled.

She has come under increasing pressure from countries with Muslim populations, and this week UN Security Council secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned there was a risk of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar that could destabilise the region.

In Washington, the US State Department voiced its concern "following serious allegations of human rights abuses including mass burnings of Rohingya villages and violence conducted by security forces and also armed civilians".

"We urge all