The biggest risk to the reform process is inter-communal violence that began ostensibly in Rakhine State in 2012, spread to other parts of the country in early 2013, and intensified at the end of 2013/beginning of 2014. As campaigning intensifies in the run up to the elections in 2015, hate speech and religious intolerance are increasingly used as a political tool to incite hatred, inflame tensions and create violence. The plight of stateless Rohingya is a human rights and humanitarian issue which has implications for Myanmar's neighbours and the wider region – Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia – which hosts tens of thousands of Rohingya asylum seekers. With Myanmar/Burma’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2014, the government is making efforts to contain the situation.