what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore the world starts with. world heritage 360. now. you're watching news asia coming up today we take a closer look at myanmar's crisis through its neighbor india what it's doing with refugees escaping the myanmar military along its borders and what exiles already in india have to say. plus we'll find out why the covert can demick actually improved life for this fisherman and why researchers are taking notice.

i'm melissa chan thank you for joining us as the crisis in myanmar continues thousands of refugees have crossed neighboring borders including into india and in many cases indian officials have repelled them back some of these refugees have included the minority were hanging a group but there have been others the exile community from myanmar already in india has been watching this unfold with or many still maintain relations with friends and family back home he. reports for the last 6 zeros and her girls have friends in delhi but it didn't come easy to get here they had to leave everything behind and then they did not much head he says her husband was thought to have been killed by the military. they were forced to run for their lives off to be sheltering students protesting against the military. now the situation in myanmar is bringing back painful reminders from home

again last month when his brother was arrested for demonstrating against the group he was released a few days ago but this still isn't good news. right now he's in the hospital because when the military have arrested him they tortured him so much that we're told his fees isn't even recognizable the. protests broke out across non-modern right after the military coup in february this year. since then hundreds have been killed vested and 18 for opposing the armed forces. and the numbers are likely to. india myanmar share a long border in times like these people have often fled across border into india to escape the authorities but the indian government is not happy with the influx of

refugees it has ramped up border security to stop them. cured and dead thousands have sought asylum since the late eighty's refugees are disappointed by india's lack of support be valuable friends and relatives back home as internet shut down slow regular updates to just a trickle. requests for information have been pouring into james. who heads a refugee support group here the group has written to indian prime minister nadine's more the urging him to condemn the putsch as a democratic country they are shocked by his silence it is indeed a side. violent. human rights violation you know the where the military tore through the people just looking at them in the street and dead body you know all. but india is doing nothing.

kenny feels helpless in her safety because she can do nothing for those back home but she believes that the international community should speak up to know her. past sisters and brothers have to defend themselves against the military with their bare hands they don't have any c.v.s. please i beg other countries to help my unmarked citizens even before the cool henny knew myanmar i would never be safe for her again she worries that if things remain as bad as they are far too many people in her home country will end up feeling the same joining us now from delhi is. well who filed that report nisha we just heard from your report the frustrations of exiles who feel india isn't doing enough why is that the case and

has modi's government said anything one way or the other about the coup and protest . a little further one statement and debate india has released how that spread can so i know about the political turmoil in the archives however they have not named or condemned because yet they have also been sont the violence and but they're holding back from directly criticizing the village she is seeing my ex but can't possibly drop from doing the injuries and that's why i don't and is that india has a new effort to build its proximity it can also assist with the riyadh. thanks to the fact that date acquired that support to counter insurgency along the border is especially in the lot eastern states of india up watching myanmar in addition there is also an effort by india to counter the pills in a city order to see between them and my victory as well as china and india share of 1600 kilometers border with madame r.

and china's already large and so has the only india to decide if that's the issue it is this is the expectation based on which experts believe that it you know is not putting out a more emphatic statement i want to explore the domestic side further so does everyone agree with what the government is saying on this. but definitely not the last of it has definitely been pushed back from the states bordering admire that are. along this especially the chaps seen in the guts of refugees and the clue was excellent and still shit dies across the border and are even some villages that straddles the border now even that national government has put out by the developer to the state saying do not accept refugees india has also shot up security there was even a controversial advisor to put out asking the steve to politely to fuel the deputy of sort tried to cross all heart but it was quickly majority to

a bit evening because of an outright kind of these states had to push back even written into the prime minister saying that it cannot allow that on backyard tell us more about the situation along the border we are we really seeing an influx of refugees given the ramped up border patrols. do not have exact numbers at this point but from the watching that find themselves the end of 2 months of between a 101800 who have managed to cross in the beginning in the beginning of this 2 month period it was mostly police officers from myanmar where if you want to crack down on their parents that isn't the way the military expected them to now that i mean that millions as well the men and children who have seen images up to see how is it is that a big comedy to take now but there is an expectation that even despite the orders horses let me continue seeing if they're trying to cross over and one student at

that mentions julie do you want to have and we should as well thank you so much. remember one year ago last spring when many parts of the world went into their 1st lockdown and the traffic jams disappeared the air pollution went away and in some cases even the wildlife started showing up along empty streets and quite neighborhoods it was a reminder that the pen demick was bad for humans but in some ways good for the environment in thailand the popular resort island of paquette opens this july for vaccinated foreign travelers but not without some reflection and reservations from locals about the need to make money versus the value of nature. this view is like something straight out of a tourist brochure islands like oh yeah yeah i know why and co p.p.

are the envy of the international tourist industry but since the start of the pandemic for inter them has been banned for now locals have this paradise all to themselves. has lived here all his life he's one of the last of the semi nomadic mo can see people an ethnic group whose way of life is under threat. we fish in our traditional way with the spear but it's not easy. sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't because the fish are fast and swim zigzag. sutanto is a master at fishing and hunts alone. recently he's noticed a surprising and quite unexpected change. corona is good for the environment there are fewer boats fewer tourists and also less trash they used to be a lot more of all that here. fishing is easier now i used to spend hours looking

for fish but since corona there's plenty of them. with the tourists gone life underwater has visibly blossomed. corals have recovered. fish stocks have multiplied and animals that haven't been seen for years have reappeared. for corona $40000000.00 tourists came to thailand each year 33000000 of them when times beach holidays along the coast and then suddenly they all disappeared all the boats are gone but there are no more beach parties no more noise there's less sewage and rubbish from the hotels what a difference. but while empty beaches are a boon for the environment they spell economic ruin for many in the community

tourism is thailand's most important source of income even environmentalists agree it's about striking a balance. without tourism without the desire for these wonderful holiday destinations people would never have understood the importance of preserving nature they wouldn't care if the corals died anyone who goes to the seaside sees beauty and wants to protect it we can't have 0 tourism but we can't stop the pre khurana madness. a gentler kind of tourism could be the way forward more regulations more environmentally friendly from july to cat is set to welcome back tourists who have been vaccinated only then will it be clear whether the economy and the environment are compatible the return of tourists. will have to share this piece of paradise once again and hopefully this time the tourists will

share with him more sustainably. that's it for today you can find more on our web site www dot com asia check out our facebook and twitter as well we'll leave you with more pictures of the cat and it's now flora xing nature thank you for watching have a good weekend and goodbye. to .

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builders and architects compete with each other. this is how massive churches cool . the. contest of the beatles starts. on d w. your . welcome to arts and culture britain's prince philip has died at the age of 99 a staunch fighter for the preservation of the monarchy philip was a member of the greek and danish royal families until 1947 when he married elizabeth later queen elizabeth the 2nd always at her side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for the prince concert philip was married to elizabeth for more than 70 years he was known for his witty quips and

for off color comments that often veered off script he was also credited with helping bring the royal family into the age of television. though its death was confirmed by windsor castle. earlier we spoke to d.w. correspondent charlotte chelsea and pale in london. he has been with that married to the queen as a 17 years remains at the site by has signed for countless appearances often through very difficult times for the monarchy what springs to mind of course is the death of princess diana in 1907 that pays to huge challenge for the royal family and that the public support the image then off to the death of princess diana was with a face to this very serious challenge she remained throughout he's known of course for his his hema for his no nonsense attitude at times and indeed for his

gaffes as well on international engagement say he had been known in the pasta makes him some controversial comments which i'll remember widely but he is as the longest serving consul it has attended some 22000 so a solo a bents many more with the queen as well he who that will be remembered as a figure of stability and i think as well is an icon here in the u.k. the public service regardless of whether you all chrome on a key here he has been a constant steadying figure it here for decades the british royal family tweeted it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband the royal family joins with people around the world and mourning his loss and words of support are pouring in from around the world canadian prime minister justin trudeau said prince philip was

a man of great purpose and conviction motivated by a sense of duty to others and india's prime minister narendra modi tweeted may his soul rest in peace. now to russia where a documentary film festival is fighting for freedom of expression the arts dog fest shows documentaries that often aren't what the kremlin would call patriotic films with critical political viewpoints or films that tell the stories of oppressed gays and lesbians authorities in st petersburg already shut down the festival there before it began they say because of coronavirus rich actions he was though at the moscow edition where most of the films made it on screen. desperation joy. in more than $100.00 films the art talk fest in moscow offers a broad spectrum of emotions and thoughts that includes thoughts about today's

russia that few people there dare to voice out loud fearing government reprisals. the thing about the current leadership in russia is that they do not allow any open dialogue at all about topics that are disagreeable to them. in the recruit's which was pretty crass. in the film cutler van for instance the protagonists confess their concerns to their cell phones and they don't shy away from strong language when describing our country right now 30 there are several. the film is called the van had its premiere last year at the berlin film festival and since then not a single russian festival has dared to show it the authorities do everything to destroy the films that tell about the crimes those in power committed against their own people. or they just banned the entire festival that's what

happened with the regional edition of the art talk fest in st petersburg when police sealed the cinema due to alleged violations of coronavirus regulations. in moscow. already as with true a film about gays in chechnya saying threats had been issued. and russian ultranationalists tried to disrupt the screening of a film about crimea just some of the problems and provocations the art talk fest has to contend with each year but along with a domestic russian perspective it also offers an outside view of the world as with productions by dog. in his film about german reunification w.'s general manager peter limburg relates his personal experiences they include memories of former german chancellor helmut kohl historical speech and dressed in. a film about beethoven's 9th symphony takes viewers on a journey around the world to highlight the iconic works global influence.

by. and in a production by the w.'s moscow bureau russian viewers can experience their country through the perspective of a german russian t.v. team and meet 6 generations of their compatriots from 6 regions of russia. the art talk fest either functions the way we want to or not at all we won't compromise with those in power. so the art talk fest remains the only film festival in russia that dares to be confrontational and challenging and it calls on its audience to cover their mouths and noses but not their eyes. and staying in eastern europe. is often called europe's last dictator he's still in power with backing from russia despite condemnation from the united nations and the european union last year hundreds of thousands of belorussians took to the streets against sham

elections and their country. responded with violent crackdowns since then reports are still emerging from belarus of censorship political arrests and torture. so what remains of that time and what's next for belarus my guest vitaly alex a narc published a book about last summer's protests the white days of men sq our dream of a free bellerose that's out now and german and vitaly alex a narc as an orchestra conductor and artistic director of the symphony orchestra and munich germany who went back home to bowers last august to vote against lucas franco and so participate in the protests. but tell your book describes a very unique time in your country that at least ben seems to be a turning point what was it like for you when you went back to belarus last august

and yet it was and it has made another continent other people know this people who thought that they don't owe it to be even more all free spirits creative and most beautiful than any of us put this image and on the other hand we also experienced incredible violence many have called quote the region deep in 2020 and continues to do to date in the senate it gains its own people in full days alone between nights and 12 going to more than 7000 people that are a city and this people with tortured beaten held without food and water for many days and we all those who been not detained i was like there wasn't a danger but didn't know it and they think oh it's sourced to all the kit no internet in those days they also if this gets cut of communications across the country when they turned on and we saw what crimes that taken place if you trade city there to him on the loose and people in

a way that no of us will to see mange and now the tell you right in your book about how you helped conduct a protest choir you write about the power of traditional valorous and songs what was special about that experience. and yet this was they so-called required as far as we had open air concerts outside the club want to close a few weeks in august when there was a danger that we would be detained me started to create more partisan actions and every day deep secret place marks in different buildings in minsk would have the same just different music and these music on the go to top this current the because we didn't want to close on malls and keep doing something seemed something in the school spirit inspiring to people and continues to be so actually now people meet in other cities in the us to see and express the news in these but i tell you you were born in 1901 lucas shanker came to power when you were just 3 but at some point you did begin to question his authoritarian the government how did music play

a role in that. firstly when i was a child i had no doubt that all the things we saw in around us where quite normal but they all day books and the more they realized that it was probably possible to lease differently it should be possible to travel to other countries to speak other languages and it should be also possible to have a different political system we are not being destroyed as a parson and for me they awareness of possible alternatives was music when i was 1516 the old i discovered it in the vault of classical music and i realized that you can leave different you can choose and you can create another tell it just briefly if you could belarus as nobel prize winning author. has said that she fears there could be a civil war and belarus do you share her fears. and listen to i think the this is it was a beat and i have been talking to cyclone

a lot lately and ended the suit by she says she says that being in the exile she sees how ridiculous the author is behave and at the same time she regularly meets people who are not prepared to put up with this and i know she's constantly thinking about the way we can wean peacefully through easy so to say and person that i am convinced that behave to be no violence because we are about. to tell you thank you so much for talia alexei next book the white days of men scour dream of a free belarus is out now and the german edition vitaly thanks for coming on arts and culture and. some more cultural news now archaeologists are hailing one of the biggest discoveries in egypt in a century a lost city dating back more than 3000 years near the city of luxor archaeologists say they have already discovered several neighborhoods of the golden city making it the biggest ancient egyptian city ever found they say the ruins will provide deep

insight into a life and ancient egypt's wealthiest period under ruler iman ho-tep the 3rd. and giant sculptures by 92 year old japanese artist your crew some and now phillip in new york a potential garden because someone's work is influenced by her own bouts with hallucinations but also by growing up around her grandfather's nursery in japan after years of preparation the exhibition was supposed to open last year and march now finally visitors can see it from this weekend. that's almost it for this edition of arts and culture i'll leave you though now with the legendary late musician prince who was so prolific during his life that there are still new albums coming out with music from his archives 5 years after his death the latest welcome to america is due out this july and there's already a preview have

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