Rakhine chief minister tells VOA Burmese that since program began last year, only those who identified themselves as 'Bengali' were accepted.
Proposed bill limits foreign ownership of private TV broadcasting in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Police say most of those arrested were taken into custody for violating a curfew order that was put in place to stem the violence.
Myanmar, says it will not back away from reforms after a controversial raid on a Buddhist monastery.
