myebon myanmar buddhist villagers relatively peaceful part myanmar rakhine state enforce system local apartheid punish people trade minority muslims fuel fear violence far northwest could spread new areas ethnic rakhines form majority central part state set committees several district meted sanction range fin public beat expulsions say measure necessary protect communities rohingya muslim militants muslim residents say cut essential supply accuse authorities turn blind eye aid workers fear thousands attempt escape via perilous sea rout thailand malaysia monsoon rain abate 250,000 muslims live central rakhine area directly affect military offensive rohingya militants attack security force northern part state late august army operation force half million people flee bangladesh unite nations denounce ethnic cleanse current situation possible different communities live together say ashin saromani buddhist monk central rakhine town myebon one committee set meet monastery four days aug. 25 militant attack north government reconcile prohibit communication muslims prevent conflict rakhine state government spokesman min aung say aware efforts punish buddhists contact muslims say think tensions could best ease interfaith community group state regions interfaith group work peace rakhine group like say tension ethnic rakhines muslims simmer years nearly 200 people kill 140,000 displace communal violence state 2012. u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres warn violence see north state could easily spread failure address systematic violence could result spillover central rakhine additional 250,000 muslims could potentially face displacement say guterres recent speech outnumber rakhine communities engage violent act vigilantism muslim neighbor myebon 3,000 muslims confine camp displace people since 2012 violence surround tens thousands hostile rakhine buddhists rely aid international agencies fish supplement small amount trade town since late august loudspeakers mount tricycle rickshaws roll around town blare message local monks rakhine community leaders exhort buddhists avoid contact muslims one rakhine woman ignore warn 35-year-old soe chay tell reuters surround mob sept. 12 buy goods market sell muslims beat cut hair march town sign read national traitor hang around neck kyaw swar tun deputy director rakhine general administration department gad overseas local bureaucracy say case individual problem already deal court two women man charge assault soe chay two women members arakan women network myebon deny take part attack people get angry nationalist spirit even though know 30 police station attack locals maungdaw behead say khin thein leader network town describe incident refer aug. 25 attack concentrate northern rakhine maungdaw township buddhist community leaders myebon also block international aid agencies reach camp say government deliver aid must check buddhists concern check boat ngos communicate directly bengalis might include weapons together aid say ashin saromani bengali derogatory term rohingya imply interlopers bangladesh similar community-enforced restrictions aid place elsewhere rakhine accord aid workers anti-muslim sentiment bubble elsewhere mostly buddhist myanmar since conflict erupt rakhine police disperse mob attack muslim home businesses central magwe division sept. 10. kayin state east muslims tell last month must get special permission authorities travel outside villages security concern close conflict zone muslim villagers rathedaung township say directly pressure leave rakhine neighbor ku taung village near besiege muslim villages group 46 rakhine buddhist elders form disciplinary committee fin buddhists much 500,000 kyat 370 infractions include sell betel leave muslims accord farmer tun thar sein rakhine villages set security team protect spread militancy mrauk-u minbya area saw several unexplained explosions last month residents say muslims long allow rakhine villages kyaw swar tun local administrator say authorities would deal case bring accord law aware problems central rakhine back myebon camp displace people muslims say move away possible us go back stay together myebon rakhine destroy home afraid face us say cho cho muslim resident fear muslims take revenge segregation fan fear fresh 'cleansing myanmar 's rakhine