A prominent activist has been arrested in Myanmar.

The man, Zarganar, also known as the country's best known comedian was arrested at his house in Rangoon.

His family say they have no idea why he was arrested as police gave no reason when they took him away.

During the raid, police took one-thousand dollars, a computer and some videos.

Zarganar had spoken out recently on behalf of tens of thousands of victims of cyclone Nargis and was also briefly taken into custody last year when he urged people to support protests by Buddhist monks.