Myanmar quiet, heavily guarded

YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Vehicles in Yangon were stopped and searched for recording equipment Sunday as part of Myanmar's military crackdown on dissent.

After nearly two weeks of protests that left at least 10 dead, a heavy military presence remained in Yangon and Mandalay as dissenting monks remained under arrest or locked in their monasteries, the BBC reported.

Military roadblocks and a search of all vehicles, including taxis, prevented dissenting civilians from regrouping in large numbers, the BBC reported.

United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Saturday with Myanmar military leaders but it was unclear if he had access to Gen. Than Shwe, the top leader, the BBC reported.

Gambari also met with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in her first meeting allowed with a foreigner in 10 months, the BBC reported.

Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won elections in 1990, but they were annulled and she has been under house arrest ever since.