Police fired live ammunition to disperse a crowd in the northwestern town of Carlisle, where several people were wounded.

Protesters threw things at advancing police, a witness said.

Hundreds of protesters, many in hard hats and clutching makeshift shields, also gathered in the main city of Yangon, chanting slogans against military rule.

Some set up barricades and police used stun grenades and tear gas.

Supporters of democracy have criticized Tuesday's intervention by ASEAN, which has a policy of non interference in each other's affairs.

A committee of ousted Myanmar lawmakers declared the John to a terrorist group and said engaging with it could give it legitimacy.

At least six journalists have been arrested since the coup one month ago.

Help don't shoot me, says this Democratic Voice of Burma reporter who livestreamed police firing near his apartment on Monday night before they seized him.

The ouster has drawn condemnation and sanctions from the United States and other Western countries.

Nobel Peace laureate Suki appeared at a court hearing via video link on Monday and looked in good health, one of her lawyers said.

She hasn't been seen in public since the coup.