In the central city of Mandalay, more than 1,000 monks marched, while about 100 others in dark saffron robes staged a peaceful march in the western Yangon suburb of Ahlone.

• 周三仰光的游行和其他城市集会活动都是要抗议政府的经济政策使他们生活更加艰难，特别是上个月突然高涨的油价使得首次爆发持续性的示威游行--一开始是民主运动份子，现在则主要是僧侣们。