Myanmar protest march attracts 1,000 people

The march started with 15 members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) heading to the local government offices to demand the release of Se Thu and Than Lwin, a Taunggok resident told Reuters by phone.

"On their way there, they made speeches at two busy public places and then the crowd started to grow to at least 1,000 people," the resident said.

"The responsible officers told us these two activists had been sent to Thandway, a district town, and we came back and the crowd dispersed peacefully about an hour later" and there were no immediate arrests, one marcher said.

Se Thu and Than Lwin, both in their 20s, were picked up on Aug. 31 after walking through the town for an hour waving placards criticising the junta and its shock decision to double diesel prices and raise gas prices five-fold last month.