Exactly a year ago, Suu Kyi appointed the Commission to investigate and recommend solutions to the inter-religious conflict that has wracked the Arakan region for so long.

Arakanese villagers, some armed with swords and sticks, reportedly set up makeshift checkpoints at six points around the Rohingya quarter.

“The fisheries department intends to ensure there is no shortage of fish despite the ongoing violence in Maungdaw.”

Kof Annan's commission will report its recommendations after a year monitoring the inter-religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhists in Arakan State.

Buddhists in Arakan protest against aid organisations they accuse of giving support to Muslim Rohingya militants.

A Union minister has said the presence of security forces will be boosted in Arakan State, a troubled border region where recent violence has renewed scrutiny on the government, its handling of militants and a 10-month counter-insurgency campaign against them.