Burma's ruling junta have detained five generals and more than 400 soldiers for disobeying orders to shoot and beat monks and other activists who took part in recent protests in Rangoon, an official said Monday. (Jakarta Post)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called first lady Laura Bush on Tuesday to thank her for her support for the people of Myanmar and to keep international attention on the crisis there, the White House said. (AP)

"[Nationally] more than 200 peaceful protesters, including Buddhist monks, students…, and civilians, have been brutally killed and over 2,000 were arrested, by soldiers and riot police in a matter of days," said Bo Hla-Tint, from the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma. (Epoch Times)