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Myanmar leader and state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed that she "feels deeply" for the suffering of "all people" in the ongoing crisis at Rakhine state in the country.

The Myanmar leader condemned all human rights violations against all people in the country and stated they were working hard to establish

"We are concerned to hear the number of Muslims fleeing areas to Bangladesh," she said in a televised address on Tuesday, adding that Myanmar condemns any "human rights violations" that may have exacerbated the crisis. 

Suu Kyi has come under intense criticism recently for staying quiet in the midst of the renewed ongoing violence against Rohingya muslims in the country that has seen over 400,000 people including women, children and the elderly flee to Bangladesh in less than a month.

"The security forces have been instructed to adhere strictly to the code of conduct in carrying out security operations, to exercise all due restraint and to full measures to avoid collateral damages and the harming of innocent civilians," she said.

The Nobel Peace Price winner is expected to face more criticism following this statement as she has carefully failed to acknowledge there are human rights violations against the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.

Aung San Suu Kyi however expressed concerns at the alarming rate of people that have fled to Bangladesh and other nearby countries so far.

"Human rights violations and all other acts that impair stability and harmony and undermine the rule of law will be addressed with strict norms of justice," she said.