you got white hair. learning the language never got this gets me to go but you need to instruct it's to say you want to do their story . for margaret. you're watching t w news asia coming up today resistance to the military coup builds in myanmar but how hard will the people push back whether code democrats take to the streets and what numbers may determine the political future of the country. plus ongoing farmer protests in india again international attention we take a closer look at the women behind the movement.

i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia we started the week unpacking the breaking news out of myanmar that the military had no old recent elections to seize power and detained earlier suchi of the national league for democracy party we ended the week with a look at where things stand more than 100 pro-democracy officials and politicians have been rounded up facebook which is widely used in the country has been blocked and while the main political party has called for protests a few people have taken to the streets for now so far the international community's response has been tepid here's the president of the u.n. security council barbara woodward. the members of the security council expressed deep concern at the declaration of the state of emergency imposed to me and by the military on the 1st of february and the opportunity detention of members of the government including state councilor and some sushi and president with mint and

others they called for the immediate release of all those detained. the members of the security council empathized the need for the continued support of the democratic transition in me and we have pulitzer prize winning journalist amen joining us from me on march 8th we just heard the comments from the u.n. security council and the biden ministration is still deciding how to respond what can the international community do and what do you think it should do. there are i think one really important thing to remember is to not repeat the mistakes of the past we had for decades and now are brought sanctions really harmed people at the grassroots level because many of the military. business is natural resources based and they continue to have trade partners especially with china you know around the region this well and they didn't really

a target the people they were they were met properly and i think another mistake that we need to avoid is to make sure that we're not pinning all of our hopes onto one person and the leadership and potential all these of one person as well and instead to really solve. all of these grassroots organizers who are popping up around especially the. civil disobedience movement. and if we are going to do sanctions as an international community and to do something very specific targeted like what we're seeing with syria. there's at least beer company is now pulling out of its relationship with a member of the military company is why. now why aren't we seeing that mean many people taking to the streets given the popularity of the national league for democracy. it's in part because of the concern people are having for the national league for democracy and the people who've been taken into prison so based on the

2008 constitution which the military track. and which allowed. the previous elections that we have for the last 15 years to occur they're allowed to do what kumamoto various. under various and go situations and so on there are people really waiting to see which section of the constitution was going to be invoked and what charges were going to be levied against them so if it came. from what i was hearing on or when i was going out and reporting a lot of people are deeply concerned that's something they did post. would be used retroactively to charge or are used to using court against the people who are currently detained including outside sochi. now why is this happening right now. yeah that's the question i think that everyone's trying to figure out i think there's a good argument but it's convenient we have an election lined very. likely

with. yeah perfectly with a global pandemic and so there there's just a lot less ability for the international community to observe the election for journalists to come in now for any sort of diplomatic missions. and just even for the international community to intervene in some way or to provide support and want and in some way. i think there's also arguments to be made. the military was trying to see if they like where. in 2010. when the election in large part because it was boycotted by moment you know the r.d.s. star city of introduction to 15 they lost. you know they may have expected to wait until thousands were any given that there have been. intervening years and there are people who despite liking the end of the are not particularly are not you know jubilant at the leadership they shown. now is democracy

at these brief few years we've seen and it's decades of authoritarian rule what do you think is democracy finished. i would make the argument that we have not only transitional democracy. and i think if you are a modern but this. of a certain class then you enjoyed a lot more freedoms under in the last 20 years but for people who are living in conflict zones or the overhang for people who are just really economically disadvantaged you know you didn't enjoy that for rights as a citizen and even what constitutes a service some of them are is is based on like race riots started selling right instead of id as a separate experience. so i think we were on the path we were on the brother before the coup so i don't think we're quite the doctor suggests. and i think whatever

happens next if we don't keep those broader issues of mind always going to have something about at least partial record. payment on thank you so much for joining us. farmers in india are calling for a nationwide strike this weekend after more than 2 months of protests against controversial agrarian legislation the largely peaceful demonstrations suffered a setback last week when farmers broke past police barricades and clashes broke out but that hasn't stopped the movement and as many are charging reports many of the farmers behind this campaign are women. slogans songs resistance rallies. the family protests 1 at showed no signs of dying down.

with the good and enthusiasm women of all ages are leading from the front one of them is 58 year old middle of the. a farmer who has country joined the movement with an all women group from a village 2 hours away from the capital her entire family back home farms for a living she has been participating in the protests against the 3 agricultural laws passed by the government since the beginning. she says her age and the constant pain in her knees have not dampened her spirit and that women have as much right to be at the protest as men want more of what is in that women cannot do today. sorry go ahead everywhere the fly planes the judges and lawyers read you not see women today don't give them the money like don't women when legal cases and courts here also build when you have a. family name a lot of optimism is shared by far most camping out at the borders for over 2

months now. the protests have evolved and grown bigger. recently on in just republic day after farmers pledged to hold a peaceful track to rally the government allowed them into the capital. but clashes still erupted in some areas. now the government has hardened its towns to worse the protesters placing heavy fortifications and barriers to contain them c. but the crowd continues just when the clashes that took place on 25th of january between groups of farmers and security forces led to act last year in which it was being part of the protests may grow weaker on the contrary the protests are only strengthened when more and more women from the neighboring states all daily joining in making their way into the capital city to continue the move. for over 70 percent of rule indian working women are engaged in some kind of farming activity to make

a significant contribution to india's agricultural book course. and their participation in big numbers at these protests has strengthened the movement. like name of the community also comes from a family of farmers and says the farm bill's book passed without consulting them and will not benefit. a large group of women from her village have joined her as well to show their solidarity with the farmers cause most reliable were no women are as important in these protests as many were also as in montenegro conscience them and the region where i come from women actually work harder in fields than. normal are complete. and gauntlets other women like them see they will not be until the laws of woman and you should be. if this gets resolved to be real ready to you to do. evil not to let up until we get what's hard right we want to die. then miller says her grandson has told her to come back after winning this but and she

is determined to not go. joining us is. delhi in addition to the women you profiled in the report we've also seen some internationally known women support these protests we have climate activists granted turnberry and also pop singer rianna does this kind of attention matter at all when judging from what happened after the if we didn't it seems like it didn't matter after all jonathan read to us we've actually made quite a huge impact immediately after the treated. social media in india actually blew up especially twitter we had thousands of thousands of tweets tweeting them and some of them criticizing a lot of them some of them appreciating them what their tweets did was big god the farmer protest issue happening in india a sort of globalization which perhaps had not perceived till now and not only the farmer propped up but also the fact that the indian government was ordered to internet shutdowns one day in areas. around only to contain the protests

immediately after they tweeted the ministry of external affairs and so issued a statement calling these tweets as a sensationalist and responsibly and we saw a lot of celebrity then minutes to come in all would tweeting in one go about how india is united and how it doesn't need people from outside india during comment on and so in a way did in fact a lot interesting now the farm legislation has already passed so just how likely will the farmers get their way i mean politically prime minister narendra modi is in a very secure position or is he not. well in terms of what's going to happen it's hard to see the farmers refused to back down they do not want to settle on any compromise what they want which had they have been saying since the beginning is a complete repeal of these 3 laws the government do refuses to bagged out after a month to put on the fund the station with the founders they have not been able to break the deadlock but what critics also been pointing out that this situation has also become a matter of

a back to the office action and for the government itself to the government also not want to back down on this matter so after a long moment this seems to be no resolution in sight. many are chadri thank you so much for joining us. that's it for today there's always more on our website www dot com forward slash asia thank you for watching have a good weekend and good bye. the fate of the corona virus endemic. as the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context around a virus update 19. on t.w. . life on earth one of a kind and. 2 coincidences.

or the improbable happened. the creation of our solar system with our planet is a bit like winning the lottery. or unique starts feb 11th on t.w. . eating at home the new normal now for most of us around the world kids don't go to school hence there are no school meals adults can't eat out because restaurants and cafes are closed that means back into the kitchen and do your own cooking a trend to the chosen interesting side effect and regional produce has become even more popular. some just want to support local farmers and vendors but the main reason for a rise in organic food seems to be that most of us believe healthy food will keep

us healthy too. and during a pandemic that's a pretty good incentive. hello and welcome to a new. and hopefully tasty edition of our night in special want to germans and i have to say all of that looked yummy i don't know where they did their grocery shopping but if you here in berlin you probably turn to organic food producers here in the region their business is thriving despite or because of the pandemic it's unusually quiet in the farm shop here in port of in brandenburg due to the pandemic only 3 customers have been in this morning. the people from berlin aren't coming it's very sad that people are forced to stay home. it's called. the cafe is closed no weddings or events allowed the international green week that

happens in berlin every january was online this year so no catering contract the store and catering service turnover is down by 75 percent in the premier and is a bit depressing also for colleagues who can't do their normal jobs. for my son and her husband didn't have to put any of their employees on reduced hours they even hired 20 new people because they were going to produce delivery service is booming. they have 180 cows and produce milk and cheese in the farm dairy. the eco village board of the union also runs a kitchen in the nearby town of marjah which produces items such as chicken stock pickle peach and potato soup. the organic farms turnover has risen 50 percent during the pandemic. katie to be honest i'm overwhelmed things here have undergone dramatic changes and dramatic changes are always

a challenge. at the moment he and his team are delivering organic produce to some 3600 customers a week in brandenburg berlin and also to supermarket chains. that's a 3rd more than before covert 19 germany has seen a 20 percent rise in sales of organic goods during the pandemic. is enough as one of us in the product demand really spiked when people were a bit of panicked back in march april but the other issue is trust people need something they can trust in this difficult time that the organic market exudes trust with innes so it's become increasingly popular and smaller local stores have also become more popular and. many consumers are keen to support local businesses.

it's a positive development it's hard work it's very challenging but it's great. it's great the customers are supposing a. little fun my son is already thinking ahead he wants to build loyalty that will outlive the pandemic. for more i'm joined now by dire he's the co-founder and director of lucien rich bio a micro biome a company in the indian city of bangalore companies working on preventive health care and position medicine it's so very good to have you with us dr dhar and i'm sure you're familiar with the saying you are what you eat does this mean that all diseases perhaps even including 19 begin of the gut. well thank you thank you monica for having me on the show it's a pleasure. you know our industry not got as big as we know it you'd be amazed to know that and on 70 percent of the immune system to fight in the

indistinct and a lot of the disease is especially the chronic diseases like you know of type 2 diabetes in the human mental diseases like parkinson's and stuff like that have been shown to be linked to the gov't. i mean there's something called the gut lung eryxias there's something called as good brain x. is that it's got a skin axis so yeah a lot of diseases actually. you know have a link to the dark. one thing since we already know endemic you know so one thing what people have seen. is that the fast to whitish. in the lung through. to now is to result to present in the industry you know. interesting so a lot of the fat in the interesting have that particular receptor and. this might also interesting to study new issue. and not just one thing really. lot of

researchers have found quite a fish in the stool sample of people afflicted with this did even exactly and we also now because it's not just the intestine but basically body we co-exist with with millions of microorganisms partly also responsible for our digestion of course. how can we support. to fight the enemy a virus for example that enters our body. the microorganisms since we are talking about the gut micro biome and micro biome microorganisms. ruled in not only. you know metabolism of a lot of the indecisive lot of vitamins in fact sugar toning which is a new transmitter is also. in the interest and so it's a very important. seem particularly that we have it on microorganisms and the

best thing about the microbes in the gut at least is that. what we mean by that means they can be more delicate and they can be more diluted by food and hence we come to the very important topic that you have put across. so when people take care of their guard. by taking care of their microorganisms that means a good microorganisms should be you know should be encouraged to grow so that microorganisms can't grow then people be healthy idea and how do we promote good bacteria good microorganisms in many ways. especially in the food because on this. we can get you know just give us an example for i mean we all have to eat and that includes you give us the perfect meal especially now in in the times of the pandemic that that keeps us healthy and that supports our system

what's the pasig meal. so portrait me to my mind would have you know equal representation of fiber. because 5. people are dicks to prove arctics group. of course a lot of if you did lose people are sure you know taking that you did good. microorganisms that cut down on great meat because. me leads to something called less demeo and that can cause a lot of issues have. a lot of not greens and stuff like that all of these in equal proportion. can out and help our stay healthy does it matter whether it's growing because people are really crazy about getting produce right now. so the organic foods are basically food grown without you know having any taste is. there

will be in that way. but i mean if you if you eat food or if you don't vegetables which are grown non-organic only but have a good proportion of you know like humans and the grains and you know the next and omega 3 fatty acids that we can have let's say fish and stuff like that it should it should help so yes organic food is good but even if you don't have all going to it is not going to change a lot of things so it's the right balance and nurturing the good microorganisms in our body. found a director of the micro biome the company. in bangalore thank you so much for your time thank you thank you monica for having me. well time now for your questions over to derrick williams. what's the latest on whether humans can pass the virus on to their pets. though we still don't know the exact

route it took through exactly which species the corona virus came from the animal world in the 1st place so of course there's been a lot of worry since the beginning of the pandemic that infected people might also in fact their pets proven examples of that occurring are quite rare though though it does happen and and the affected animals are also occasionally mildly symptomatic or one study indicated that kant's and ferrets are more likely to get it than dogs and in evolutionary terms ferrets are of course pretty closely related to the mink which seem to be more susceptible to the disease in another horrendous chapter in this and that many of the detection of posted 19 that further farms in europe led to millions of names being told last year the reason for the

drastic move was the fear that populations of animals at the farms could serve as as reservoirs for sars could be 2 and also that pact cages of sick maine might accelerate the development of even more dangerous new variants of the disease and to prevent that scenario in the future researchers in both russia and the u.s. has been working on vaccines that could be used in mink that that are all that different to some of the vaccines being developed for us if they are approved and licensed we might even see the 1st mink being vaccinated in a month or 2 and manufacturers say they could quickly adapt their products. for for other domesticated animals including dogs and cats i'm guessing pets probably won't be far behind and. as we're all waiting to get vaccinated

why not go for a sugary substitute in the meantime this syringe shaped cake may not protect you from coby 19 but it'll certainly sweeten your day a bakery in germany came up with the idea and it's not their 1st pandemic inspired product remember the hunt for toilet rolls last year don't think about it just again. that's it thanks for watching.

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