Global pressure on military junta mounts with Asian neighbours joining Western countries in condemning lethal force that has caused more than 230 deaths, according to a monitoring group.
Raid on the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta comes after the custodial death of Zaw Myat Linn, an official from ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party, the second party figure to die in detention in two days.
At least 20 people have crossed into India's Mizoram state including three police officers who refused to take part in putting down protests in Myanmar, officials and reports say.
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