quite a bit according to a fashion designer in myanmar. following decades of military dictatorship, the country has just experienced its first year without pre-censorship. an important step - but the struggle over a new media law shows that much more is needed to establish freedom of expression as a cornerstone of society. and yet, particularly among the younger generation, there is a lot of hope that the current climate of change will last. yangon's creative scene was fast to fill the new space suddenly granted by the military dictators. we meet a young fashion designer determined to make the most of whatever lies ahead. >> a model who helps set things up and a photographer who falls down. it's all part of a photo shoot taking place at a park in yangon. everything still seems a bit improvised, but these young people are testing out their newly won freedoms. change is in the air in myanmar's fashion scene -- and people are now doing things that were previously forbidden. the editor of this young fashion magazine is just 30 years old. in th

can you be a facilitator with the myanmar government. she can participate in the peace process, and work with the myanmar government, and they need to come to the middle. not take sides. come to the middle and be sincere and honest. >> thank you very much, indeed. >>> coming up on the news hour, homes and schools flooded in cambodia. cambodia. we report some of the worst in the provinces. >>> book fairs to shore up the country's literacy rate. >>> we have with the how come season begin once again. what player will not make his season opener. >> obama administration officials said they need to enrol 2.7 u.s. redents between the ages of 18 and 35 in exchange plans to balance risks and hold down costs. will they enrol come 1 october - should they pay the face. >> joining me now is jen mishory, deputy director of young invincibles, she's in washington d.c. and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of

myanmar's diplomatic skills will be put to the test. members are working to strengthen their ties with china. a dispute has often disrupted unity between the asean member nations. thein seine commented on the issue. . >> myanmar's expected to hold a general election in 2015, and will be part of the asean economic community when it is found the same year, with the milestones in sight they must tackle the issues of constitutional reform. thein sein is facing the crucial test of pressing ahead with reforms while winning the trust of the international community. >>> that wraps up our bull ten. i'm cholaphansa in bangkok. >>> the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. fet news and ib r insight on south and southeast asia, every week day, live on "newsline." >>> prime minister shinzo abe said he wants to show the world a strong and growing japan. he's again pledged to push forward his economic strategy in a policy speech before the diet. >> translator: my economic policies have triggered drastic changes, but still not everybody has sensed th

myanmar forces in february observed for the first time the u.s. and thai-hosted annual military exercises, code named cobra gold. leaders have also worked to strengthen security links with europe and other asean members. >>> the operators of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant have resumed the use of radioactive materials from the water. it says human error caused the suspension last week. workers at tokyo electric power company on monday resumed the test run of the advanced liquid processing system or a.l.p.s. it's designed to eliminate materials from the water. they suspended operations on friday. they had just resumed it for the first time in a month and a half. the workers detected a reduction in the flow of contaminated water in a pipe that sends water to a storage tank. tepco officials said a loose rubber mat clogged the drain. they say workers forgot to remove it after inspecting the inside of the tank. they had used the mat under a ladder during the inspection. the plant's officials have been plagued with problems using the a.l.p.s. they f

afraid for their lives in the forests and remote villages of western myanmar. charles stratford, al jazerra. >> earlier we spoke to benjamin a senior legal adviser for southeast asia at the international commission of jurists. >> well, it isn't new. this was the case a year ago as well in october 2012, and what we have seen since then is now at least 40 incidents, nationwide, in which muslims have been attacked by buddhists in essentially inter communal violence, no fewer than 12 of myanmar's 15 administrative regions has experienced at least one of these incidents of anti-islamic violence, and of course, in other states this has been repeated now since june 2012 and is continuing to take place. it's not confined this population, although that should not be understated but it involves the ethnic community as well. there has been something of a shift from the roots of the targeting being ethnicity to being religion. initially when it was one largely on account of their appearance south asian ethnicity in a history that goes back many decades that's very controve

the rohinga asylum seekers were trying to escape prosecution in myanmar. the police told them to go. we find them in the same village they started from - afraid and in shock. >> these are the rohinga asylum seekers after paying $3,000 to a smuggler who promised safe passage. now they are broke, desperate to make a hazardous journey by boat. >> all of them have been stuck in indonesia for eight months or longer, many trying more than three times to leave by beat. >> we don't trust the smugglers. we spent all our money. even though we don't trust them, we have to try again. we have no choice but to try to reach australia. we have no help from indonesia. >> the indonesians have not signed the unconvention for refugees. >> translation: so far i have not dealt with police officers involved in smug lipping. i have heard the allegations. >> more often police allow asylum seekers to escape after being paid a bribe. one rohinga family out of 30 intercepted a held by immigration officials. they have, six, no money left. the same happened to a group of pakistanis. >>

myanmar's elephants face a turning point. they have survived wars and dictatorships, and now democracy and a free market. >> michael is back with sport. we have a real world series going. >> after last night's blow out - entering the world series, nine of the last 10 champions won game one, a the rd sox did over the cardinals. but st louis fans had history of their own on their side in game 2. the cardinals won 11 post-season series after losing game one and won nine play-offs trailing 1-0, second to the yankees of 9 to 11. all the history goes out the window. it was about the pitching and a personal moment for cardinals rookie michael walker as he got the start, 22 years owl. early on he looked like the pitcher that has been the best guy post season. now, this game was scoreless until the top of the fourth. cardinals matt holliday went deep off the wall in center. he would end off as third with the triple. do the cardinals get an end. two batters later. the heart and soul of the squad does that - bouncing over the mound. he

myanmars elephants face a turning point. now they must survive democracy and the free market. jfrmgs nirmal ghosh, al jazeera, yangon. >> thanks for watching. i'm del walters in new york city. "the stream" is next. and as always check us out 24 hours a day on aljazeera.com. ♪ >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. a nickel mine in minnesota is it a false choice to tell minnesotians they have to choose when work and the environment? ♪ >> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here and he is bringing in all of your comments and questions via our social networks. waj is lot of people in our community didn't know about the controversy up north

al jazerra. >> there are around 5,000 elephants living in captivity in myanmar. sing james taylor took to the field last night at fenway park dirk game two of the world series between the red sox and cardinals. ♪ oh, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ for amber waves of grain >> flanked by survivors of the boston marathon bombings taylor sang america the beautiful during the seventh inning stretch. he had a bit of a flub earlier in the night as he was about to perform the national anthem, he started america the beautiful, realized his mistake and made a seamless transition in to the star spangled banner that will do it for this edition of al jazerra news, i am stef seu sy, thanks so much for watching. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. a nickel mine in minnesota is it a false choice to tell minnesotians they have to choose when work and the environment? ♪ >> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here and he is bringing in all of your comments and questions via our social networks. waj is lot of people in our community didn't know about the c

. >> myanmar will host a series of asean-related meetings next year. member nations will participate as well as major economies such as u.s., china and japan. as the chair of asean next year, myanmar's diplomatic skills will be put to the test. most members are working to strengthen their respective ties with china, but some are locked in disagreements with china over territories in the south china sea. the disputes have often disrupted unity between the asean member nations. thein sein commented on the issue. >> myanmar is expected to hold a general election in 2015, and will be part of the asean economic community when it is founded the same year. with the milestones in sight, the government must tackle the issues of constitutional reform, diplomacy with asean and other countries and religious conflict within its borders. thein sein is facing the crucial test of pressing ahead with reforms while winning the trust of the international community. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> prime might be administer -- prime m

myanmar in may and malaysia, singapore and the philippines in july. next week, abe will visit indonesia again for apec. as well as brunei for the asean meetings. he's also scheduled to visit cambodia and laos by the end of december, which means abe would have visited every asean member country in the course of this year. u.s. president barack obama has suffered a setback on the diplomatic front. a consequence of the partial shutdown of the u.s. government. amid a congressional budget standoff. that led obama to cancel his visit to malaysia, the philippines, indonesia and brunei. he'll be represented instead by secretary of state john kerry. it's a blow to an administration that has given more attention to the asia-pacific region to keep china's growing military presence in check. >> the united states engagement in the region is a process, it's not an event. you know, i mean, of course, it would be wonderful to have the president of the united states participate in a forum like apec that we are about to have, but at the same time, the nature of the u.s

elephants in myanmar used in the lumbar trade. with the government banning timber exports, the future of these elephants is uncertain. >> reporter: he was originally caught from the wild and trained. now his handlers see him as strong and obedient. ideal qualities for a timber elephant. >> translator: some of the elephants are nice, but others are wild. >> myanmar has more captive elephants than any other countries. more than half help the timber enterprise. others in private hands. the times are changing fast. from april 2014 logging exports will be banned, but while that may be good for the forests, the elephants and their handlers face an uncertain future. >> translator: the handler might be worried. even the government offices are worried. when logging he can traction is reduced and it'sen economical, they'll be eliminated. >> reporter: private owners who has 20 elephants are in a dilemma. >> translator: we are in a situation where we have to sell our elephants. if we don't get any help, we have no choice. we will just release

clashes broke out in the state in june 2012 and spread to the other area of myanmar. tensions have been mounting in southern part of the state. in the past few day, bists have torched dozens of muslim homes and surrounded a mofshg in the township. on monday armed police dispersed a crowd around 200 buddhists. >> translator: military and police forces won't be enough to control the situation. these burnings, killings and violence will only end when you take part in maintaining peace yourselv yourselves. >> clashes between buddhists and muslims have displaced 140,000 people and killed several hundred since last year. most of the displaced are muslims who are denied citizenship by the myanmar's government. thin seine is following military rule and he is failing to protect muslims. the president apparently wants to show both internationally and domestically that he's taking an active interest in the issue by visiting the heart of the sectarian violence. despite the presidential visit, a new round of violence flared up on tuesday. more than 700 buddhists and they took to t

charles stratford has the details. >> reporter: the burning aftermath of attacks against myanmar's muslim community. it started after a buddhist taxi driver said he was verbally abused by a muslim shopper. crowds of buddhists burned, beat and killed. groups of hundreding of buddhist villagers, some with swords, roamed the streets and stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death. one man told al jazeera why he joined in. >> translator: we are doing all of this just to protect our own religion because we heard that the muslim man abused buddhism. >> reporter: in one village some say police stood by as the mobs moved through. >> reporter: the police are merely shooting into the air and not doing enough to prevent the violence. >> reporter: the sectarian clashes first broke out in june last year. more than 200 people have been killed since, thousands have fled their homes. not all buddhists agree with the gangs. >> translator: we are all natives of this region. if this violence persists, all the businesses and community here will be affected. >> reporter: the president is in the state for the first t

myanmar is described as having taken significant steps to ease censorship. madeline is an asian media and internet freedom expert, and she joins us life now from washington, d.c. madeline, first of all, just describe to us a little bit about how these governments, what tools they use to control the internet. >> absolutely. the freedom on the net report found that there are ten main ways that governments are cracking down on the internet, and the most severe we've seen this year are new laws like vietnam's 372, which increased the probability that people will be arrested for what they do online. and again, china and vietnam are some of the worst in this respect in the world. >> how do you think that people should deal with this problem? is it a problem that should be dealt with by lodge lating with different states, or should there be a global treaty? >> i think it depends very much on which aspect they're trying to fight. for example, there are countries like the philippines where a very active civil party movement filed 15 petitions with the supreme court t

beyond that, there's also a humanitarian crisis in western myanmar. there are 150,000 internally displaced muslims, and tens of thousands of them are still not getting the adequate aid that they need. >> of course, a lot of people are asking the question, matthew, why the opposition leader anning sung chew lee has been so quiet over the issue. which has she been? >> in many ways and not just for her and other political actors in the country it's viewed as political suicide to stand up in defense of the muslim minority. this is a group of people who are so did hes pied throughout the country that the moral leaders aren't standing up in their defense. that's part of the reason for her silence, but beyond that there's fundamental misunderstandings about this population of people in that part of the country. >> that's matthew smith from fortify rights. thank you for giving us your thoughts. >> thank you. >>> in greece the deputy leader of the far right golden dawn party is in court. he faces the possibility of being remanded in custody. earlier a court or

for decades, coexistence has been a part of daily life for the religions of myanmar. about 90% of the country's people are buddhist. for years, they live peacefully with christians, muslims and people of other faith. over the past year the tolerance is eroding. we found posters that advertise the anti-muslim movement. they called for buddhists to avoid doing business with muslims. some shops are selling t-shirts with that message. >> translator: i want to help make these t-shirts to support my religion. i have seen many buddhists wearing them. >> thank you. >> aspect muslim act vivs are taking a high tech approach too and using social media to spread the word. facebook pages are drawing some vitriolic comments. he doesn't like what he sees. he is the founder working to spread media literacy. he has been traveling around the country teaching locals not to believe everything they see or hear. they are concerned about people who don't have access to the internet yet. he is worried they won't be able to distinguish fact from fiction when they eventually do go online. >> t

myanmar has more captive elephants than any country and more than half belong to the timber enterprise and the government's official logging agency. others are in private hands. but times are changing fast. from april 2014 log exports will be banned. while they may be good for the forest, the elephants and handlers face an uncertain future. >> translator: the handlers are worried and the government service and office are worried and logging extraction is reduced and not economical and will be eliminated. >> reporter: private owners like samoo with 20 elephants are in a dilemma. >> translator: we are in the situation where we have to sell our elephants. if we don't get any help, we have no choice. we will just release them into the jungle. >> reporter: like in other countries the elephants could be trafficked, sold, exploited and abused. or if released into the wild it could clash with farmers. and the forest cover has fallen below 30% and elephants have an shrinking habitat and wildlife conservationists are concerned about the fate. >> the government, stakeholders and people, those ass

. >>> it is a tradition that dates back thousands of years elephants in myanmar used in the timber trade. nirmal ghosh reports. >> reporter: this 36-year-oldel fanlt was originally caught from the wild and trained. now his handlers or oozies as they are called in burmese say the is strong, palace sid a obedient. >> translator: some of them are nice while others are wild. >> reporter: myanmar has more captive elephants than any other country. more than half belong to the government's official logging agency. others are in private hands. but times are changing fast. from april 2014, log exports will be banned, but while that may be good for the forests, the elephants and their handlers face an uncertain future. >> translator: the handlers might be worried. when logging extraction is reduced, whatever is not economical will be eliminated. >> reporter: private owners like this are in a dilemma. >> translator: we are in a situation where we have to sell ourel facts. if we don't get any help, we have no choice. we will just release them into the jungle. >> reporter: theel facts could be traffi

myanmar's constitution blocks aung san suy kyi from becoming were the, it blocks anyone whose children or family are foreign nationals. >> a 15-year-old girl deported during a school trip can return to france, says president francis hollande. her family can't come back. >> he belongs the ethnic roma community and will not go back without her family. >> leonarda dibrani won her battle to return to france, but she is still not happy with the offer from president francis hollande, a man she described as partners. onward leonarda dibrani, and not her family would be allowed back from kosovo >> translation: to, i don't want to go -- no, i don't want to go without my family, especially her. we are tied together, my dear sister. i can't leave her behind here. >> during the week her case brought thousands of protesting students out on to the streets, appalled at the way her case was handled. now the president admits it was heavy-handed to detain leonarda dibrani in front of her friends. the expulsion itself was legal. >> translation: if she requests so and wants to continue her education in fr

, and musli >> woodruff: buddhists are the overwhelming majority in myanmar, the former burma. muslims account for just four percent of the population. one in eight people around the world is chronically undernourished, but the number is falling. u.n. food agencies reported the findings today. they estimated 842 million people suffered from chronic hunger between 2011 and 2013. that's down from the estimate of 868 million for the previous two years. the u.n.'s goal is to cut the numbers in half by 2015, but the agencies warned some regions may fall short. the us. supreme court took no action today on petitions to review the obama administration's rules aimed at climate change. none of the nine legal petitions were mentioned on a list of new cases that the justices agreed to hear. the supreme court's new term begins on monday. still ahead on the newshour: stuart rothenberg and susan page on the shutdown; day one on the new health insurance exchanges; we have a primer on how they work; israel's prime minister condemned iran's president at the u.n.; two marine generals fired for n

myanmar's constitution blocks aung san suy kyi from becoming president because it blocks anyone whose children or spouses are foreign nags ails >> pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif is on his way to washington for talks with president obama after the u.s. released $1.6 million in aid to his country. the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan is intense. pakistan outraged at an assault killing osama bin laden and the killing of pakistani soldiers by u.s. air strikes. >> in the maldives opposition supporters are protesting after the police stopped a re-run of the legislation. former president mohamed nasheed, who left office in suspicious circumstances led rallies in mali. they intervened because of a supreme court ruling. it's the second attempt to hold an election in the last six weeks. >> the self-proclaimed philippines sultan whose followers invaded sabah tide. >> jamalul kiram iii died of organ failure. he described himself as sultan of sulu after a group of islands in southern philippines. before colonial times his ancestors ruled over parts of the philippines and malaysia

asylum seekers from afghanistan, iraq, myanmar fly to jakarta, or they take a boat - depending on travel documents. they hook up with a people smuggler. there's a lot of people smugglers reactive here. they pay thousands and in the middle of the night they arrive at a beach. they've been transported from a safe house to get here. many make it. they'll be transported by small boat and many are intercepted by police. like a group of 230 rohinga who tried to reach this place and failed, as you can see in our report. >> this man was arrested, transporting around 230 ethic rohinga seeking refuge from myanmar. he was taking them to a boat when authorities stopped them. the police intercepted six trucks full of asylum seekers. this was the only person arrested. he said he was trapped into becoming a smuggler. >> translation: i was afraid when i saw the people going into the trucks. i told them i was not going ahead with this. the men who ordered the transport screamed that they'd burn my trucks and threatened me with a gun. >> police are looking for the head of the syndicate. a police officer i

government officials in myanmar say a man arrested for bombing a hotel in the biggest city has revealed his motive. he said he was trying to scare away foreign investors. a homemade bomb went off monday in a room in a luxury hotel. the blast hurt an american guest. police detained a man who had occupied the room the day before. government officials say the mayonnaise former member of an ethnic rebel group that fought for autonomy. he told police he opposes any increases in tourists and investents abroad. officials say rebel group is denying involvement in the bombing. the group signed a cease-fire agreement in january of last year. members have been fighting government forces for more than six decades. leaders in two of china's biggest cities are deploying new weapons in the fight against a growing problem, air pollution. they are launching tougher measures to combat particles known as pm 205. state run media say officials are preparing counter-measures based on concentration of particles and how long they are likely to linger. the toughest measures will kick in if pollution is likely t

and also like here in myanmar, they have been reduce today curiosities. the elephants face a turning point. they have survived wars and dictatorships, now they must survive democracy and the free market. al jazerra. >>> personal belongings of the late u.s. president john f. kennedy will be auctioned in november, his rocking chair and two flags that stood in his oval offers are among items being sold by a private dearly. the chair is expected to fetch at least $50,000. and the two flags are expected to sale for at least $100,000. a reminder that you can get updates on all of our stories on the website aljazerra.com.

they would carry me the morning after those festivities too far away burma, myanmar, which could lead to much writing about aung san suu kyi. they would take me to thailand for a lovely trip up the river were i could wave happily at the people who smiled back and smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine israel impasse. to th the west bank, to india, o all kinds of amazing places, like for instance, patrick in jordan. two new? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and this is the holy people in kerala, oakland, with a current and dharamsala. my cushion, the fountain, the piece, because my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world, sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn. a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then in the dream, he came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place when i lived with them as an eight and nine year old. my grandfather and i would sit on the porch in the steel georgia heat and count the cars as they whiz by. he did cho

. >>> a bomb has exploded in a luxury hotel in myanmar. police say the bomb was a small homemade device with a timer. the motive for the bombing wasn't immediately clear, and no one has claimed responsibility. there have been several explosions around myanmar in recent days, killing at least four people. >>> the highest court in the united states is considering a ban on using race for enrollment. there are ongoing legal cases in michigan and california, but in other parts of the u.s., universities have a quota system for underrepresented groups. >> reporter: this is a 60s style civil rights freedom ride reborn. these high school students are rolling from detroit to the supreme court in washington to keep affirmative action alive. >> there are a lot of barriers here in america. >> reporter: in michigan universities can favor minorities, but by state law they can't give preferential treatment to minorities. in 2005, michigan voters passed a constitution to ban affirmative action. >> somebody who is more qualified with grades or something lik

. >>> the government of myanmar is meeting members of an organization as an effort to resolve bloody fighting. in may 2011, a 17-year truce ended when fighting broke out when rebels and government troops. a has meant tens of thousands of people being displaced inside the state. thank you for being with us. first of all are you hopeful that this latest round of -- of talks will amount to anything? >> well, not very hope. i think it's possible that they may reach some kind of compromise deal, but i think that the fundamental problems that profell the different ethnic groups to take up arms remain. two problems. one is the burmese military has rejected the only viable solution to create a multi-ethn multi-ethnic yuan non-which is federalism and second peace for them is not a goal in and of itself, peace is a means to achieve a commercial development. these two problems remain to be addressed. >> so why do you think this has been such an intractable conflict for so long? is it because of those resources? >> yes, there is an issue of the central government's attempt to control strategic b

they're escape myanmar. the police told them to go. we find them in the same village they started from still afraid and in shock. these are the asylum seekers who left least week trying to seek christmas island by boat. they are broke but still trying to make the journey by boat. all of them have been stuck in indindonesia for eight months or longer. >> we don't trust them for sure. we have spent all of our money. we have no choice but to try to reach australia. we receive no help in indonesia. >> indonesia is not on the asiem asylum for the refugees with the u.n. >> have not death wit dealt wite police officers but i have heard of the allegations. >> it's rare for the police to arrest the leaders of the smuggling send wh syndicates. this man is responsible for smuggling thousands of people. he is optimistic he soon will be free. nearly 10,000 asylum seekers are stuck in limbo here in indonesia aand some of them live in dire conditions because they don't receive any help here. despite a new tight australian refugee policy they hope tha

they are trying to he i eggs ese persecution in myanmar. the police told them to go. we find them in the same village they started from and still afraid and in shock. these are the asylum seekers who left last week in a boat after paying $3,000 to a smuggler who promised safe passage. now they are broke but still trying to make the journey. >> all of them have been stuck if indonesia for eight months or longer. many have tried several times to leave by boat. >> we don't trust the smugglers. we spent all of our money. even though m we don't trust thm we have to try again. we are trying to reach australia u we get no help in indonesia. >> the authorities are blamed for not doing much to stop the smuggling. >> so far i have not doa dealt h police officers who have involved in the smuggling. >> it's rare for the police to east are tharrested leaders of e smuggling syndicate. according to police he is responsible for smuggling thousands of people. the man is optimistic he will soon soon b be free. >> many of the migrants traveling through indonesia are traveling from the i

. >> aboat packed with passengers has sunk off the coast of myanmar, many of the 150 people on board are still missing including bangladeshis. the boat hit something in the water close to bangladesh. >>> ruling party has retained control of congress. results so far christina kirshner's regime, ends replacing her standing for the third term. >>> 330,000 village leaders are waiting to see if they have been elected councilmembers. half of them were politicians who were hoping to be reelected. >>> more from manila. here in this public school alone thousands have come in as early as 6:00 a.m. local time. they are looking for their names on ballot lists and are expected to vote for a cluster of village government positions, manual system is still being used despite automated elections being introduced more than three years ago. >> it's taking a long time for me to find my name on ballot lists. i went everywhere there are those who have died and are still on lists. i went to other districts and thought i'd see my name. >> people need to know it's important they exercise their vote. there ar

so many asylum seekers from afghanistan, iraq, myanmar, they show up here in the middle of the night. they've been transported by puglers who are active in indonesia, pay thousands and try to reach the australian coast. many are not making it. hundreds died at sea in the last couple of years, and others are intercepted by police. a group of 230 ro hinga refugees from mine mar failed to make it this far, as you can see in the report for the special coverage of escape routes. >> this man was arrested transporting around 230 rohinga, seeking rev guj from myanmar. police were tip off and six trucks were intercepted. this man was the only man arrested. he said he was threatened into becoming a smug lerp. >> translation: i told them i was not going ahead. the man screamed that they'd burn my trucks and threatened me with a gun. >> police are looking for the head of the smuggling syndicate. a police officer is suspected of being involved. the rohinga asylum seekers were not retained as illegal immigrants. they are in the same village they started from - afraid and in shock. these are the roh

." >>> police in yangon, myanmar, are trying to find out what caused an explosion at an american hhotel. police say something exploded monday evening at the traders hotel. it's not clear what. the hotel is located if an area where many foreign firms have opened offices. businesspeople from western nations flooded into yangon as foreign investment and many stay at the hotel. police are investigating whether there's any link to another explosion in yangon. a bomb attached to bottom of a truck went off on sunday. two people were wounded. >>> rescue workers in central colombia are searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed condominium. they found two bodies. nine other people are missing. the 24-story building was in a residential area. construction workers were inside at the time. they were checking cracks in the structure. most residents had left the building as a safety recaution. rescuers are using dogs to try to find people in the rubble, but they're worried nearby high-rises might also be unstable. workers finished building the condominium earlier this year. investigators su

first to myanmar. world bank report gives the country's one of lowest ratings for ease of doing business. are you really surprised though? the study looks at obstacles and opportunities to set up shops in 189 countries. one of the cumbersome procedure that it takes 72 days to register a company. for example, only takes three in singapore. the company that is rated lower than myanmar? chad and sudan. >>> ubs execs are set to be grilled next month over the royal mail ipo. british lawmakers want to know why shares of royal mail were not priced higher at its offering and why the company was only valued little over $5 billion. the shares risen impressive 62%. public offering was just 20 days ago. good ine. >> in china, beijing police have helpful suggestions for women drivers on website for its cabbies. don't wear heels. make sure to release the brake before driving. oh, don't panic if you realize you're going the wrong way. that last one was especially money as it was part of an explanation that said it is

. >> the world food program says it's running out of food for displaced people i in myanmar. it's left 14 140,000 people displaced. >> there are a billion people in india and having enough today is an issue. er therthey have been trying toh out food again. >> these cadets are getting ready to plow the fallowfields of the south indian state. armed with pa beingty cal practy join their comrade to help revive the local industry. this is the new front line in their push to become more self self-sufficient. >> we need expansion and we need training and it will be like army training. >> new recruits spend 20 days learning about everything from fertilizer and seed and planting and machinery. since the first session in 2003, 3, 5 hooka 5 hookah deaths hav e training. >> the state has seen a decline in the number of people willing to work in the field. but the food security army is trying to will you will lure peo the land to ensure that all indians have enough food. this is one of the first officers. she devoted herself to the land. she has more than 40 providers and runs a business

rage knew the most popular beach resort in myanmar and this is what is left of at least three muslim neighborhoods. the army is here now enforcing curfew. but where were they when buddhist mobs were running wild a few days ago? ofund a thousand people roche to us, recalls this muslim man. the police did nothing to protect us. they did not shoot at the mob. the crowds destroyed everything in their paths, even livestock. hundreds of muslims are still thought to be hiding in the bush. i am too afraid to go home, said this woman. they killed people. i think five or six people. the attacks coincided with a visit i the -- visited by the president in the scene of the worst sectarian violence last year. this was the first time he had a chance to meet some of the tens of thousands of muslims displaced by the attacks. he had the two -- he had little to offer them though, except for repeated pleas for restraint. arethese repeated attacks dropping a an increasing number of muslims and nothing is being done to help them go home. totead, they are confined primitive camps, living in squalor, and no

. >> police and myanmar say at least five people have been killed by buddhist mobs. the renewed religious violence broke out. fighting between buddhists and muslims has killed more than 200 people since june 2012. >> the australian city of melbourne is cleaning up after the strongest storm there in three decades. gusts of 130 kilometers an hour brought the roofs off of buildings. 90,000 homes felt the peak of that storm. >> now, to bulgaria. a german writer says he is being denied entry to the united dates. he wanted to fly from brazil to a conference in denver but says he was not allowed to board the plane. the author helped start a petition for the german government to take action against the nsa spying on german citizens. >> so far, u.s. authorities have ailed to respond to requests as to why exactly he was denied entry -- u.s. authorities have failed to respond. >> the message -- the methods the government have been using to spy on their own people are part of a new exhibit at the museum of communications in frankfurt. >> it is a startling and frightening view of

. >>> myanmar's pro d aung san su collected a human rights award she won more than two decades ago. aung san suu kyi won the prize for freedom of sort in 1990, but she was under house arrest at the time. she could not leave the country because that would have put her at risk of never being able to return. authorities released her three years ago. last year, she won the seat in parliament and became leader of the opposition. >> we still have to work very hard before the basic law of the land which is the constitution. will guarantee us right to live in accordance with our conscience. >> the president of the european parliament praised her for what she's done. martin schulz said she's shown people that fight for democracy will prevail in the end no matter how long it takes. >>> diplomats are trying to use their influence to bring the two sides in syria's civil war together. they're hoping to persuade leaders of syria's main opposition group to attend an international peace conference. but opposition leaders are resisting. diplomats from the united states and russia have been trying fo

rage knew the most popular beach resort in myanmar and this is what is left of at least three muslim neighborhoods. the army is here now enforcing curfew. but where were they when buddhist mobs were running wild a few days ago? ofund a thousand people roche to us, recalls this muslim man. the police did nothing to protect us. they did not shoot at the mob. the crowds destroyed everything in their paths, even livestock. hundreds of muslims are still thought to be hiding in the bush. i am too afraid to go home, said this woman. they killed people. i think five or six people. the attacks coincided with a visit i the -- visited by the president in the scene of the worst sectarian violence last year. this was the first time he had a chance to meet some of the tens of thousands of muslims displaced by the attacks. he had the two -- he had little to offer them though, except for repeated pleas for restraint. arethese repeated attacks dropping a an increasing number of muslims and nothing is being done to help them go home. totead, they are confined primitive camps, living in squalor, and no

. >>> the government of myanmar is meeting members of the independent organization as part of an effort to resolve a bloody conflict with rebel fighters. the kio has struggled for greater freedom since it was established in 1961. in may 2011 a 17-year truce ended after fighting broke out between rebels and government troops. as a result of the violence, tens of thousands of people have been displaced inside the state. florence lui has this report. >> reporter: their songs speak of a longing for piece in their land. they belong to the kachin ethnic group. they gathered here to welcome rebel leaders from what's known as the kachin independence army. they emerged from the jungle stronghold towards peace talks. >> translator: the kachin is our truced group. >> reporter: since a 17-year truce was broken, rebel leaders have fought against government troops. tens of thousands of people have been displaced because of the conflict. >> translator: as a consequence of war, everything has been affected in our region. education, health and social life. >> reporter: the kachin independence organizati

a clean sheet for climate- friendly tourism in the dominican republic, how the new freedom in myanmar affects the catwalks, and singing out loud -- south africa's aspiring new opera talent. the island of hispaniola is divided into deeply poor haiti and the up-and-coming dominican republic, a popular tourist destination. you can even see this division line from space. while haiti has lost much of its landscape to deforestation, the trees that do remain mostly belong to the dominican republic. and increasingly there is an awareness that keeping tourism green is important to keep this industry sustainable. here the islanders are putting some new ideas into practice. >> visitors to the beaches of punta cana are treated to a caribbean island paradise. here the developing country of the dominican republic presents its prettiest face to the world. more than three million tourists from around the globe flock here every year. most stay at all-inclusive resorts, which consume vast amounts of energy. they also release more than 800,000 tons of co2 into the atmosphere each year -- as much as is g

cloud coverage across this area, it's now a low pressure system hanging on to northwestern thailand and myanmar border. we have been seeing a lot of rain here across the western seaboards of indochina peninsula for a few weeks already. with this storm nearing, it doesn't look like it's going to be good news we'll keep a close eye on this, we have to keep a close eye on other storms as well. you can see three storms over the water. the water is very warm. the warm sea surface means it will be feeding the system. we have a system just below the eastern coast of japan, and it's affecting the iso islands reaching up to 70 kilometers per hour. it will be making storm surges and highways along the pacific coast of japan, looks like this will be continuing. with the rain, we're seeing showers across the region. this will be traveling across the pacific ocean with sometimes very hev have a rain and with that combined with the high waves, flooding at low lying coastal areas will be at very high risk. another storm system over east of the philippines, not affecting land masses now, it will be headed towa