NY Times on Myanmar Protests
Full Article – Thousands Join Monks in Myanmar Protests
Thousands Join Monks in Myanmar Protests
By SETH MYDANS
BANGKOK, Sept. 24 — As protesters filled the streets of Myanmar’s cities in greater numbers than ever today, swelling the crowds in the country’s largest city to an estimated 100,000, the government issued its first warning that it might take action against protesting Buddhist monks.
The minister of religious affairs for the military junta told religious leaders that if they did not move to restrain the monks who are at the heart of the protests, the government would take unspecified action against them.