SECURITY FORCES ARREST MAJOR ANTI-COUP FIGURE

Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.

Opponents of the Feb. 1 coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi have kept up their campaign against the military this traditional New Year week with marches and various other shows of defiance.

Wai Moe Naing, a 25-yearold Muslim, has emerged as one of the most high-profile leaders of opposition to the coup.

A spokesman for the junta could not be reached for comment.