huge gaps in testing capacity that the government is now trying to close and extrapolate that across the country and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than anyone thought. a show of strength by myanmar's military and national day of commemoration takes on new meaning as the army cracks down on dissent. you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back t. ball also ahead republicans controlling the u.s. state of georgia eric use of trying to suppress voter access by pushing through restrictive laws china expands

a boycott campaign targeting western fashion brands as tensions rise over allegations of abuse inching john and the latest attempts to free the mega ship rocking this way as canal failed as maritime charter it builds up at both ends of the waterway. thank you for joining as the leader of myanmar's ruling giunta has promised to safeguard democracy and protect the people as the military put on a show of force in an annual parade. the pledge was in sharp contrast to earlier warnings that on tycoon protesters who interrupted the arms armed forces day commemoration could be shot the event marks the army's resistance to japanese occupation in world war 2 meanwhile another 3 people were killed in protests on friday rights groups say they have confirmed the

deaths of 320 protesters since the military ceasefire almost 2 months ago but the true number is likely to be much higher than speak to tony chang who's following events in myanmar for us from across the border in thailand his live in bangkok tony what's the message the army sending by going ahead with this parade today. very clearly it was a show of force but rather strangely the parade started very early this morning about 530 local time we did see large numbers thousands and thousands of troops coming out in the parade on the square foot sort of organized marching we saw rocket launchers as well cannon fire so it was really a very dramatic show as it always is it has to be said but to reinforce the fact that they are able to put this on at will they are still showing their strength minong by the senior general came out and he said that the violent acts of protest

on the streets were inappropriate he also referred to russia as a true friend and russia's deputy defense minister is currently in in myanmar the moment despite the international condemnation of the army's actions against the protesters but it also comes on the back of a message that was broadcast on myanmar t.v. rather chillingly saying that any protesters who continue to come out onto the streets would be shot in the head or in the back and that's i think a signal that we've we've seen snipers out on the streets we've seen many of these protesters killed with sniper shots to the head and then an indication there that the army is not going to be holding back particularly today when i think the army is showing its strength but the protesters also want to come out on the streets and show their opposition to military rule yeah that brutal crackdown as you say continues so you wonder where the protest movement to go is from here.

well they've gone up to the streets already in fact in many cities they came out very early in the morning in yangon the smalling they were at an insane areas. at about 2 30 in the morning they were able to get in a couple of hours marching before the military came out for there were clashes there on the stand in mandalay at the moment many people are on the streets again there are clashes in several areas to. states they've been fighting with with the armed forces again protesters coming out using mainly peaceful means but being met with again stun grenades and live fire and i understand we've already heard some fatalities in shan state this all very early in the morning today it looks as if many people are going to take this opportunity amongst the protesters to come out and show their opposition and once again the army is going to crack

down so it looks like it will be a long and bloody day tony in bangkok thank you for the update. as the breaking news out of egypt where a residential building has collapsed in cairo these are the latest pictures to come to us as you can see it's in the middle of the nice little home media reports say 3 people have died and 23 others were injured now the building collapse happening just hours after 2 strains collided in central egypt's killing at least 32 people and injuring another 165 there were a way i thought he says someone triggered the marriage and he brakes on one of the trains and the other one crashed into it from behind the president is promising to punish those responsible nor birdman leeway what's. the tangled wreckage from these train carriages reveals the sheer force of the crash that killed dozens of people

c.c.t.v. footage shows the moment of impact in so had province south of cairo. egypt's railway authority says the 1st train stopped when someone triggers its emergency brakes and other crashed into it from behind causing tree carriages to flip over parts landed in the nearby fields bystanders rushed to help survivors want dozens of ambulances scrambled to the scene really a matter of think we need an official to come see what has happened we can't remove the people from underneath the trains it's a shame look at the children we need a crane but they don't have one people or did we can even save the ones who are alive present abdel fattah el-sisi says those who caused the crash will be punished by i don't believe it's the right the right think the dual and it's not the right way to go i believe there is a serious serious problem and serious issues when it comes to fundamental services given to the egyptian people including of course the way away egypt's road network

has been plagued with train disasters in 2000 to 373 people died when people were trapped on a train as a firing to the carriages in southern cairo and 2 years ago a train ran into a barrier at high speed a cairo's main railway station killing more than 20 people there are more than 1000 train accidents annually in egypt and that is according to the government's statistical authority. i have a hard time believing that that's. the product of incompetence on the part of what level and or yes what we have is an infrastructure problem we have a government problem this month the world bank approved a loan of 440000000 dollars to modernize some of egypt's $5000.00 comes around network but it falls short of the $14000000000.00 the government previously said

was needed to overhaul the system. for the fake tombs and their relatives in this latest tragedy any upgrades if they do happen tonight c lure about the money to sierra. u.s. president joe biden has described the new voting restrictions in the state of georgia as outrageous and an atrocity that law will curtail voting hours and make it a crime to provide water to voters while they wait to cast their ballots democrats say the law is intended to suppress the voice of minority voters alan fisher has more from washington. from the white house condemnation of georgia's new voting laws here across that if you don't leave anything you. know that this is nothing but if you hear this i think people from both. demonstrators gathered in the statehouse as the republican governor signed the sweeping measures behind closed doors why is the governor trying to sign something in private one

state legislator was arrested for banging on the door not pulling on. georgia voted for joe biden in the presidential election then sent 2 democratic senators to congress in a runoff election is panty democratic. is un-american. to try to make it harder for people to vote. rather than making it easier. for people to vote here are some of the key measures in the new law there will be voter id number required for absentee voting that replaces the old signature checks there will be a limit on the number of drop boxes for early voters in each county so it will be less convenient the law makes it an offense to hand out food and drink to those waiting in line to vote and those lines get long but it does expand in past an early voting. the man who signed the bill into law says this cuts the chances of

electoral fraud georges will no doubt be soon overwhelmed with by it see t.v. ads mailers and radio spots attacking this commonsense election reform measure. in fact left wing groups funded by out of state billionaires are already doing that now they're using outrageous false rhetoric to scare you into millions of dollars in their own pocket there was no bribe this is not about the only thing that this is a response to is the increase voter turnout. in the state of georgia georgia's election process is already seen as one of the most efficient in the country so critics claim this is the solution to a problem that never existed one of magic and by dole trump and his supporters it will put pressure on politicians in washington especially democrats to come up with a national baseline for wanting rules and regulations and to do it soon alan fischer. a growing number of western retail giant sink looting h.

and m. and nike are facing a boycott in china for expressing concerns about the use of weed or forced labor to produce cotton in change on the company's made the statements last year but they were repulsed said by the communist youth league after western governments impose sanctions on chinese officials that sparked a huge backlash on chinese social media with a hash tag i support xing john khan and getting more than 5 and a half 1000000000 views several e-commerce platforms also join the boycott by pulling h. and m. products from their online stores they include njt dot com and dozens of chinese celebrities have also cut ties and terminated contracts with the bronze one of them wrote the country's interests are above all and the list is growing with state banks newspaper china daily naming more companies that evolve to stop buying cotton from change on. britain has been targeted by china as it hits back at sanctions

imposed on chinese officials by western governments now 9 u.k. citizens foundations noirs and an academic have been banned from entering china hong kong and macau or doing business there and resentments has more. lies of the century is the way the chinese embassy in london described the u.k.'s stand on the human rights of week in ging jang the foreign ministry in beijing went further saying actions imposed on china by the u.k. and other western powers had been outrageous then the interest hack who now. runs on chinese individuals and entities citing so-called human rights issues in sion jacking a based on lies and disinformation it breaches international law and basic norms governing international relations and interferes in china's affairs and undermines bilateral relations among the 9 individuals sanctioned by china is ian duncan smith

former leader of britain's conservative party he said the chinese action gave him a badge of honor for speaking out in a tweets u.k. prime minister boris johnson supported those who'd been sanctioned writing freedom to speak out in opposition to abuse is fundamental and i stand firmly with them johnson's foreign secretary says the criticism of china will be stopped. he will be summoned and we will explain it very clear. the position very clear in relation to the m.p.'s and the other figures are spoken out but also that we will not be silence. among the issues is the detention and reported abuse of readers in camps which china says are reeducation centers the rift between china and the west on this issue has a new low some analysts say it's likely to get worse the c.c.p. will not back down. this would damage the authority of general secretary sitting in

on but neither can western liberal democracies afford to give ground when it comes to dealing with what is effectively a genocide in india this isn't so much a diplomatic spats but a major with andrew symonds. a combo has exploded in a town in southwest colombia injuring at least 17 people it happened outside the mess presidents in corinto the region has seen an increase in violence in spite of a 2016 peace deal between the government and fock rebels present a vandal kay has condemned the attack as an act of terrorism and ordered a military response. still ahead on al-jazeera ethiopia's prime minister says eritrean soldiers have agreed to withdraw from the tikrit region after denying they were there for months. back over 19 why many artists on the island of bali in indonesia say they're struggling to get by.

of saying those violent storms making their way across the southeastern coast of the u.s. to this little clutch of thunderheads rattling through this is where we saw those tornadoes pushing across northern parts of alabama causing that damage there we have got that system still in place here as we go on through the next couple of days actually a fear that could be further problems just around the deep south across a similar area showers perhaps not quite as intense as we go through saturday but come sunday if anything they will pep up the become a little more widespread so there is the likelihood of further tornadoes coming through here as we go on through a good part of this weekend that west the weather will push up towards the eastern seaboard cooling off turning wetter there for the new york and also for d.c. there was some snow in the northern flank of that eastern parts of canada central

areas will turn a little drop by the time we do come to worst sunday where to whether some snow coming in across the pacific northwest into that western side of canada notice still some wet weather there all the way down into southern parts of texas wanted to showers to just spreading the way across the eastern areas of mexico a little more cloud here at least for a time but across much of the caribbean it's looking good as go through the next couple of days more the west sunshine the chalice. from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax enjoy a little break in your journey. and

when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done. welcome to our home. we . are watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories the leader of myanmar's ruling joined has promised to safeguard democracy and protect the people as a military put on a show for c.n.n. on your parade earlier the army warned on tyco protesters who interrupted the event could be shocked. civil rights groups are suing the u.s. state of georgia after the republican governor signed sweeping new voting restrictions into law one democratic state representative was arrested and the

protests against israel a growing number of western retail giant secluding h. and m. and nike are facing a boycotting china for voicing concern over the alleged use of weed or force labor . dozens of celebrities and economists platforms are cutting ties with the bronze. the japanese owner of a mega ship rocking egypt's suez canal says crews will attempt to we felt it during high tide on saturday but i expect so holding out little hope with some warning it could take weeks imran khan reports. confusion about the fate of the ever given a team of salvage experts flew in from the netherlands to help the so far unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the vessel while egyptian officials seemed confident the su is canal would reopen soon the dutch expert said they wouldn't commit to a specific time frame saying it could take days or weeks it's a mammoth task the ship is 400 mi is long weighing 200000 tons and it's stuck in

what's often described as the most important shipping lane in the world a maritime accident with global implications shipping analysts already predicting disruption and price hikes the series can now i'm a feat of amazing engineering that the world has taken for granted for 150 years what has happened is very unusual i can't remember it happening before the ever given container ship became wedged across the so is canal on choose day when high winds blew it off course about 12 percent of global trade passes through the 193 kilometer long canal which connects the red sea with the mediterranean providing the shortest link between asia and europe the vessel carrying around 20000 containers is registered in panama and operated by taiwanese transport company evergreen marine it was sailing from china to the port city of rotterdam in the netherlands when it got stuck this image posted on a ship tracking website shows the buck log of many vessels stuck at the exit and

entry points and in the middle. the vast majority of oil from the gulf is transported to europe through the canal global oil prices have risen as a result industry experts are warning of a flood of insurance claims covering the vast amounts of cargo being held up automotive parts and consumer goods containers may have to be offloaded in order to lessen the wait the su is canal authority says around $20000.00 ships pass through the canal last year and in egypt billions of dollars in toll free revenue the ever given is one of the largest container ships in the world for every hour and every day it remains stuck on a reef and stationary there are concerns about its financial fallout and the impact on global trade among current. ethiopia says has agreed to withdraw its forces from the northern region where they have been accused of killing raping and torturing civilians if european prime minister ahmed has finally admitted every

tree and forces are after months of denials catherine so he has a story here one of the key arrest indications of the presence of eritrean forces in tikrit i came from the town of bizet this was right before prime minister ahmed addressed parliament on tuesday and admitted for the 1st time the troops from the neighboring country had crossed into border areas in the northwest off the guy he argued the soldiers crossed into because of concerns about attacks by forces of the to guy people's liberation front several rockets were fired into every trap from when the conflict began last november you national security would they say the. the reason why they are there is because of a national security concern we also informed territorial government they are being accused of wrongdoing looting and other things the government strongly denounced these allegations and said it will take stronger measures on any of its soldiers

who are found guilty. prime minister up to now says they returned soldiers will leave this is after a meeting he held with president isiah software in the eritrea and capital asmara the detail and timeline of the withdrawal he's high of a still unclear if the eritrean troops withdrawal and that is only if they totally withdrawal which is a big if they're not that mean that it would be very difficult to egypt respectable military to completely crush this rebellion by the so-called secret defense forces so it's really not clear what the implications are of what the military strategy here is from the federal government and perhaps they are also looking to pursue some sort of secession hostilities and there are more reports coming out of the region the un refugee agency unit c.-r. ceased to refugee camps that were hosting about $20000.00 every trend refugees destroyed by an unknown people and there were about of most of the refugees is

a known been able to contact around 2000 there are also staying in the neighboring towns in the care of their insurer some have also been down in the capital addis but when our teams were able to reach its absence you melba what they saw was a. large areas of the shelters level to the ground or offices or just holes also burnt to the ground the forces integrity have been accused of abuses including killings torture rape and destruction of property they feel human rights commission and the united nations refugee agency have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into their leg ations of abuses committed by all sides catherine sawyer. france bears overwhelming responsibilities for the wand and genocide but was not complicity in the events of 994 that's the main finding of a commission set up by the french government it says a state was blind to preparations for the slaughter of about $830000.00 mainly

ethnic tutsis over 3 months france actively supported the hutu led government at the time the report says it could have done much more to prevent the killings the coronavirus funday make now in brazil has reported more than 3600 deaths a new record for a single day queues have been growing for intensive care beds as infections said the most populous states our panel has been badly hit and is extending knock down measures until april 11th argentina meanwhile has announced it will suspend flights from brazil chile and mexico to prevent the spread of new variants of covert 19 the measures will come into effect on saturday the government says it's concerned about the rising number of infections in neighboring brazil which has recorded more than 12000000 cases argentina has recorded nearly 2300000 infections so far. to bangladesh now where there's been anger sprogs by

a visit by india's prime minister as the render modi attended the country's 50th independence day celebrations protests against his visit turned violent at least 4 people died and dozens more were injured tanveer child read reports from dhaka. prime minister sheikh hasina welcome india's leader with warmth and praise loading north in the movie for supporting byrne with their spatially through the global pandemic. the government of india has always been the side as good and bad times this time india has handed over a 109 ambulances to the people of bangladesh i extend my heartiest thanks to prime minister narendra modi his government and the people of india. but violence flared among opponents of modi's visit some clashes turned deadly as police fired on protesters. still narendra modi was keen to honor his country's role in bangladesh's emergence as a new nation 50 years ago following

a brutal fight for independence from pakistan our mother. today in bangladesh the blood of those who fought for their liberation in the blood of indian soldiers are flown together this abroad for such a relationship that will not break down under any type of pressure and will not fall to any kind of diplomacy. i know these hated figure for some groups in bangladesh their point to what they see as his anti muslim policies in india and the influence he holds over bangladeshi politics probably all agression and good as the current ruling party is still able to hang on to power because of the aggressive policy and support given by india this is clear to the people now and to protect their own interests they've nakedly attacked the interests of the citizens. to let those who are currently in power are involved with modi to cling on to their seat which is why the ruling party now needs modi support to stay in power they commie has stabilized and boomed in recent years under prime minister

house enough. but activists say as those fortunes have grown human rights have deteriorated this is very on. the dish today we are supposed to celebrate gold in the mission and these very good in game. tact. just parkside they should just forward this to. a mr not the prime minister of india bangladesh as leaders have criticised demonstrators for overshadowing an important independence milestone involving an ally they see an increasingly important time which. dhaka. for centuries the indonesian island of bali has been a cultural hub where the galleries and museums displaying the work of traditional artists but the pandemic has forced many to close their doors some modest so found ways to keep selling their work but many say they're struggling to get by jessica washington reports on the island of bali in the village of birth to one

why and mother through has been making and selling masks for more than 50 years they're used for traditional dances and are often sold as souvenirs to us but with bali closed to foreign tourists because of the pandemic he struggled to find customers walk out why young. there are 304 families in this village 95 percent of us are masks craftsman because of covert all sales were canceled. some artists in the village have turned to other jobs but that's not an option for everyone so you know that when the going in. i'm old ollie i cannot do anything else i can't work of course structure site i don't have the strength. since indonesia's shut its borders he owns 30 dollars each month from sales nearby another experienced artist works in his studio he could do it soucie is one of

a group of artists who created this style of painting. i'm a guy that i paint to maintain balinese culture i want to show people with the supported by lead the island the harvesting paddy fields cultivating the land cows ducks flowing water this is bali. his granddaughter set up an instagram page to help sell his paintings online although he's forced to sell at a cheaper price he says he's fortunate. these days many people love stop painting entirely because it's so hard to sell their work. gallery owners are also feeling the impact with almost no walk in customers at this wood carving showroom nothing has been sold in months yeah i don't see. why this is the darkest moment for the tourism industry there were incidents like the bali bombings and the volcanic eruption that impacted tourism

but it's worse now. he's determined to stop his business from closing down like many galleries have. they noticed but he took we will never shut down even if there are no customers i want the world to know that we're fighting. even though he isn't making any sales he still orders new sculptures from local artists to keep the industry alive while they all wait for better days just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. now again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera the leader of myanmar's ruling gentle has promised to safeguard democracy and protect the people as a military put on a show of force in an annual parade area the army had warned on tycho protesters who interrupted the events could be shot tony chang has more from bangkok.