it's chinese tourists some cambodians are benefiting from the investment in the form of jobs but others are being forced out because of the construction and rising costs. but when i moved to my restruck here the rate was lower and i don't have many customers because i'm on the outskirts of town now i didn't want to move here but i had no choice sihanoukville is an important part of china's belton road initiative which aims to link asia with africa and europe through loans and investments trade between the two countries is up more than twenty percent and most goods come through here cambodia's only deep sea port this area also holds strategic value for china sea and sits on the gulf of thailand which then becomes the south china sea where china

live from doha also coming up marking forty years since the fall of the camaro rouge we talked to cambodian still coming to terms with one of the cartridge darkest chapters. place in sudan fired tear gas and stun grenades as protests against president bashir to show no sign of ending. diversity takes center stage in los angeles stars gather for the golden globe. donald trump's national security adviser says u.s. troops will not leave syria until i saw is defeated in the region john bolton is in israel where there's been concern about president chimes abrupt announcement in december to withdraw forces alton says there is no timetable for the pullout which was initially expected to take a few weeks he also said he doesn't want turkey to take military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces. we're going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw the to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated and is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel or other friends in t

it's chinese tourists some cambodians are benefiting from the investment in the form of jobs but others are being forced out because of the construction and rising costs. but when i moved to my restruck here the rate was lower and i don't have many customers because i'm on the outskirts of town now i didn't want to move here but i had no choice sihanoukville is an important part of china's belton road initiative which aims to link asia with africa and europe through loans and investment trade between the two countries is up more than twenty percent and most goods come through here cambodia's only deep sea port this area also holds strategic value for china sea and sits on the gulf of thailand which then becomes the south china sea where china is involved in territorial disputes with several southeast asian nations cambodia isn't one of them but instead of siding with its neighbors when it comes to the dispute it sides with china. there have even been reports recently that the chinese are planning to build a military base along this coast the cambodian government says it's not true and i

seemed to catch the cambodian government off guard. the ministry just received the official statement which is sixty four pages long from the you a few minutes ago so we will discuss the details internally first i apologize we have to delay the press conference. the news gets worse with the e.u. signaling it will also place tariffs on all other goods from cambodia as punishment for what it says is a deterioration in democracy and human rights ahead of last july's election the government launched a crackdown on dissent which resulted in the largest opposition party being disbanded prime minister hun sen has remained publicly defiant in the face of increased pressure and scrutiny from the west which is come amid a surge of investment and trade with china privately his attitude may be different though given that cambodian businesses sit to become less competitive in their biggest markets europe the first step initiated by the e.u. in october will see cambodia under investigation for six months after which the formal process of imposing ta

this was a typically fiery aggressive speech from the cambodian prime minister hun saying and it was delivered on the day that my fourth year in office and to a large extent he's been able to stay in power for so long through keeping the opposition at arm's length and more recently completely stamping it out ahead of last july's general election the leader of the largest opposition party chemist was arrested on treason charges his cambodian national rescue party was dissolved many of its key figures were banned from politics for five years and after all that the prime minister's party the cambodian people's party won all seats in the national assembly in that election all of this of course was strongly criticised by the european union which is now started a process that could ultimately mean tariffs placed on goods exported from cambodia to europe we're basically in a six month probationary period and if the e.u. doesn't see any significant improvements in the situation in cambodia within that timeframe then it will trigger a formal process to place tariffs on those goods from cambod

it's chinese tourists some cambodians are benefiting from the investment in the form of jobs but others are being forced out because of the construction and rising costs. when i moved to my restruck here the rig was lower and i don't have many customers because i'm on the outskirts of town now i didn't want to move here but i had no choice sihanoukville is an important part of china's belton road initiative which aims to link asia with africa and europe through loans and investment trade between the two countries is up more than twenty percent and most goods come through here cambodia's only deep sea port this area also holds strategic value for china c n n bill sits on the gulf of thailand which then becomes the south china sea where china is involved in territorial disputes with several southeast asian nations cambodia isn't one of them but instead of siding with its neighbors when it comes to the dispute it sides with china. there have even been reports recently that the chinese are planning to build a military base along this coast the cambodian government says it's not true and in

you've got to remember that 60% of the cambodian population is under 30.ave much memory about the period, but they, of course, have heard from their parents and the other generations about the brutality of the regime, and everyone was saying how good that the regime has terminated. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: more than 200 british mp‘s have written to theresa may urging her to rule out a no—deal brexit as she tries to bolster support ahead of next week's crucial vote. —— mps. bohemian rhapsody has won two of the top gongs at the golden globes awards in hollywood, beating the much more fancied favourites, including vice and a star is born. human rights watch has called on thailand to allow a young saudi woman fleeing her home country to continue her journey to australia. rahaf mohammed al-qunun is trapped in bangkok. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the irish times, which says a formal exchange of letters between the eu and the uk, stipulating that t

it's chinese tourists some cambodians are benefiting from the investment in the form of jobs but others are being forced out because of the construction and rising costs. when i moved to my restruck here the rate was lower and i don't have many customers because i'm on the outskirts of town now i didn't want to move here but i had no choice sihanoukville is an important part of china's belton road initiative which aims to link asia with africa and europe through loans and investments trade between the two countries is up more than twenty percent and most goods come through here cambodia's only deep sea port this area also holds strategic value for china c n n bill sits on the gulf of thailand which then becomes the south china sea where china is involved in territorial disputes with several southeast asian nations cambodia isn't one of them but instead of siding with its neighbors when it comes to the dispute it sides with china. there have even been reports recently that the chinese are planning to build a military base along this coast the cambodian government says it's not true and i

they're planning to return within the next few months more than one hundred members of the cambodian national rescue party were barred from politics for five years when their party was dissolved ahead of last year's general election. has more from. highlighting the political divide the ruling cambodian people's party is having new headquarters built by the chinese just down the road the offices of the band opposition cambodian national rescue party or abandoned many of its key members left the country but a valid one to return even if it means they'll be arrested a price that we had to pay. a price that. the opposition was accused of conspiring with foreign countries to overthrow the government and was dissolved by the course that led to the party of prime minister who owns in winning all seats in last year's election his spokesman says those who have committed crimes must face justice. for them to them we have overcome them to come back but they have a biggish and i mean to respond to the core. one opposition member who didn't have a chance to flee was party leader kim who is under

almost seventy percent of cambodian population is under the age of thirty born at least ten years after the fall of the camaro rouge most of them feel as though this country's dark period shouldn't and cannot be forgotten but that the government and the nation must not dwell on the past. lisa in any event was born after the camaro rouge regime he now has a son all three generations are hoping for more on the. congo and any i make an effort today for the next generation with my son to help them have much more than i did try not to compare things in the past too much because even in my time things have changed so much. the only surviving senior camaro rouge leaders were found guilty of genocide just two months ago by a war crimes tribunal. while the brutal regime came to an end thanks to a vietnamese led invasion the government underlines the need for independence conflict of the forty years ago was a mistake a foreign interference it was a mistake a cold war so that's why to prevent to have. a new young state i think so reality and dignity and independent is a must and it's a cambodian t

and marking forty years since the fall of the camaro rouge we talked to cambodian still coming to terms with one of the country's darkest chapters. president trumps national security adviser says u.s. troops won't leave syria until i saw is defeated in the region john bolton is in israel where there's been concern about trump's abrupt announcement in december to withdraw forces bolton says there's no timetable for the pullout which was initially expected to take weeks he also said he doesn't want to take any military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces were going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw the to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated it is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured stephanie decker has more on this from west jerusalem. not much concrete came out of that press conference of course the two countries reiterating the incredible support for each other john bolton s

more head in the news hour including forty years after the fall of the comma rouge we talked to cambodians who are still coming to terms with the nation's starkest chapters. and in sport a big setback for defending champions australia in their opening game at the asian cup. this president says he's hopeful a new round of negotiations with china may bring an end to the trade war between the two nations talks are due to be held in beijing on monday they come during a ninety day truce on imposing new tariffs which expire and march it all started early last year when washington imposed levies on a number of chinese products arguing the u.s. was getting a bad deal beijing retaliated leading to a series of tit for tat terrify chs that's helped to spark volatility on global markets as uncertainty mounts over what will happen next between the world's two largest economies and is a political analysts specializing in china he also advises the chinese government on economic and development issues he joins us live from beijing turner thank you thank you very much for joining us we appreciate it what w

vice president pence delivered a warning to cambodians when he was out in asia last year. the cambodians often deny a lot of things that actually happen and if there is any place in southeast asia where you can imagine chinese rotational , it isin the future cambodia. all the concern about the or indonesia i find those to be overblown and increasingly unlikely given domestic politics. toan imagine an agreement allow rotational chinese access for certain things especially considering the circle of rent .eekers is relatively small the chinese don't have to worry about public pressure. -- that have to buy off is not the case even in other authoritarian countries in southeast asia. >> we have about eight or nine minutes to go. we will take questions from the audience. wait for the microphone. make a very short question so we can try and collect a few of them. let's go over here. .he microphone is on its way >> i have a question. -- last weekend a meeting with pompeo and .resident trump >> will you repeat the question? >> what came out of it with president trump. let's collect

the cambodians often deny a lot of things that actually happened. if there's any place in southeast asia are you could imagine chinese presence in the year, it isthis cambodia. , i find thosecern to be overblown and increasingly unlikely given domestic politics. i can't imagine a permanent base in cambodia. i could imagine an agreement to rotational chinese access. the circle of rent seekers is relatively small. the chinese don't have to worry about public pressure. they only have to buy off the leadership. that's not the case in other of their tan -- authoritarian countries. >> we have about nine minutes left to go. we will take questions from the audience. please wait for the microphone. make a very short question so we can try to collect a few of them. let's go over here. the microphone is on its way. >> thank you very much for a good time. can you share your assessment [inaudible] thank you very much. >> would you repeat the question? it was about what came out of it with president trump. ok, let's collect three questions. next, up here in front

you've got to remember that 60% of the cambodian population is under 30. of a memory about the period, but they, of course, have heard from their parents and the other generations about the brutality of the regime, and everyone was saying how good that the regime has terminated. that was nga pham in siem reap. more now on brexit. for some of those opposed to the british prime minister's deal, the central problem with it is the so—called ‘backstop' — a way of committing to there being no hard border in ireland — whatever the future trade arrangements. as brexit day approaches at the end of march — emma vardy reports now from the border area. a near invisible line, but it's this that's drawn the uk into political deadlock. near the border, people are used to living life in two currencies, but everyone's part of the same eu club. so northern ireland and the irish republic can trade without restrictions. but that could all change after brexit. and counting down the days with less than three months to go, there's still no agreement on how a deal to prevent a ha

you've got to remember that 60% of the cambodian population is under 30.f them don't have much of a memory about the period, but they, of course, have heard from their parents and the other generations about the brutality of the regime, and everyone was saying how good that the regime has terminated. that was nga pham in siem reap. in pakistan, less than half of women have access to a midwife. in the country's remote himalayan area, many give birth without any help at all, but one woman decided to step in to fill the gap. she's taught herself to be the first midwife in her area. this is her story. now, of course, we have got the golden globes which is currently going on live. it hasjust golden globes which is currently going on live. it has just started and lots of excitement about that. incredible stuff. we've had some of the first images come to already and some of the first female contenders have already had their photos taken. lady gaga is a real strong contender, along with vice, a satirical look at the former vice president dick cheney. and yes, craz

the opposition press however the n.g.o.s says it is nonpartizan in two thousand and seventeen the cambodian government kicked the ngo out of the country accusing washington of interference a spokesperson for the cambodian people's party. says such n.g.o.s are not welcome . and you define sale as. this activity to either. my even asking the politico and. said gee why didn't the principal also give it to the prince of war independent. and you'll be. the government of the mystique of. the likelihood of the people if and you will just. see it gives the guy the snow up there right and you'll all right as venezuela's political infighting continues both the government and the opposition are appealing to the armed forces for support one who proclaimed himself interim leader on wednesday says he has been holding talks with military officials to push for the overthrow of the president nicolas maduro meanwhile paid a visit to troops overseeing drills and calling on them to stay loyal. if they don't want the soldiers of venezuela we're waiting for you to be on our side are you. soldiers of venezuela we

you have got to remember that 60% of the cambodian population is under 30.m don't have a marked memory about the period, but they of course have heard from their parents and other generations about the brutality of the regime and everyone was saying how good that the regime has terminated. now, nga pham, on the anniversary, thank you very much. in pakistan, less than half of women have access to a midwife. in the country's remote himalayan area, many give birth without any help at all, but one woman decided to step in to fill the gap — she's taught herself to be the first midwife in her area. this is her story. what a great story. more on what at madeira was talking to peter bowes about earlier, the red corporate —— carpet being rolled out for the golden globes —— kasia madera. 0ne film set right here in singapore, crazy rich asians, has been nominated for two awards — for best comedy or musical, and best actress for its star, constance wu. with a majority—asian cast, it represents a major triumph for a community which has struggled to get meaningful parts i

vice president pence delivered a warning clearly to the cambodians in asia last year, but the cambodians often deny a lot of things that happen. if there's any place in southeast asia where you could imagine a chinese presence in the future, which is why i didn't pick this but in the future, it's cambodia. all of the concern about that in the philippines or in indonesia, i find those to be overblown and increasingly unlike given domestic politics. i can imagine this but i can imagine rotational chinese access for certain things considering the serve will is relatively small. the chinese don't have to worry about e public pressure, they only have to buy off the leadership that's not the case either in other authoritarian countries in southeast asia . >> we have eight or nine minutes left and we will take questions from the audience. please wait for the microphone, state your name and affiliation and make a short question so we can try to collect a few. let's go over here in the front . >> i have question, can you share, the many ways, is there any connection between them and denuclearizat

cambodian father and son reflecting on the darkest of times for this nation as it marks forty years since the fall of the camaro rouge seen by many here as a rebirth for the country. at sixty eight oatley is lucky during the four years the camaro rouge ruled cambodia from one thousand nine hundred five to seventy nine almost one in five people died that's nearly two million from either execution starvation or disease lisa says he still has to feed his family and was tortured when he was caught. and i am thankful for what happened and you know what has happened it's the end my family from starvation. but at least the i don't feel that we had the freedom from the floor and we lost that authority to the vietnamese but some feel that regardless of the deep emotional and physical scars from the camaro rouge regime those four years need to be remembered through education and memorials like at one of the infamous killing fields just outside penn. it's already. so it's. very hard even though you want to change but we cannot change so in that it would be good to. transform. almost seventy percent

highlighting the political divide the ruling cambodian people's party is having new headquarters built by the chinese just down the road the offices of the banned opposition cambodian national risk you party are abandoned many of its key members left the country but of valuing to return even if it means they'll be arrested for a price that we had to pay. a price that it's worth paying the opposition was accused of conspiring with foreign countries to overthrow the government and was dissolved by the course that led to the party of prime minister hoons in winning all seats in last year's election his spokesman says those who have committed crimes must face justice. for them to them we have overcome them to come back but they have a biggish and i'm going to respond to the core. one opposition member who didn't have a chance to flee was party leader kim was under house arrest in phnom penh awaiting trial for treason plain clothes police keep a close watch outside in response to the turmoil cambodia's largest export market the european union has started a six month investigation that could

the cambodians strenuously denied there will be any chinese base in cambodia. vice president pence delivered a warning very clearly to the cambodians when he was out in asia last year. but the cambodians often denial a lot of things that actually happen and if there's any place in southeast asia where you can imagine chinese rotational presence in the feature, not this year, which is why i didn't take this, but in the future, it is cambodia. all of the concern about the philippines or myanmar or indones indonesia, i find those to be overblown and increasingly unlikely. given domestic politics. i can't imagine permanent base in cambodia, but i can imagine an agreement to allow rotational chinese access for certain things especially considering that the circle of rent seekers around hun sen is relatively small. the chinese don't have to worry about public pressure. they only have to buy off the leadership. that is not the case, even if other authoritarian countries in southeast asia. >> great. so we have, i think, eight eior nine minutes left to go. going to take

leaving with the dead a report on why these cambodians have found a happy home among the tombstones at the local cemetery. five british welcome to be. it's good to have you with us imagine having to walk to the nearest field of forest every time you want to use the toilet this is the reality for millions in my country to tackle it the government in twenty fourteen said so at the start of completely eliminating open definition by october this year more than one hundred ten million toilets are expected to be built under the so-called green india campaign the government is claiming that twenty seven of india's thirty six states and union territories are now free of the problem but a nationwide study by an enduro has found otherwise we'll speak to a researcher in a bit but first this report from our correspondent sonia will travel to the recently renamed town of the british to find out more. it's a must do it with the pretty much the last speakers here have a duty secret. has never had a toilet. she has to walk more than a kilometer every day to relieve. the ritual with indignities andrus.

me a new young state i things are going to be and dignity and independent is a must and it's a cambodian tradition to release birds to shed bad luck as the people here feel lucky the chapter of oppression and genocide is behind them and many still are hoping for more more freedom and more opportunity it's got harder al-jazeera phnom penh the french government is hardening its stance on unofficial demonstrations introducing legislation to toughen sanctions on protesters it's in response to the yellow vests protests across france that started in mid november and have often turned violent the prime minister told french television the right to demonstrate must be preserved but people who break the law must be sanctioned by the highest profile trial yet in the french catholic church sexual abuse scandal has begun in the city of leone the archbishop of the onus charged with failing to report serious abuse allegations in the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's there are even ports. sixty eight year old cardinal from the one of the most prominent catholic figures in france arrived for the st

also coming up mocking fourteen years since the fall of the commander rouge we talked to cambodian still coming to terms with. darkest chapters.

six billion dollars to build it the impasse over funding as led to a partial government shutdown cambodians are celebrating what's called victory over genocide day generally seventh marks forty years since the fall of the brutal c'mere rouge regime the u.s. military says an al qaida operative of queues of planning the bombing of an american warship has died then and strike in yemen it says the attack killed we in the governorates on tuesday seventeen sailors died when a small boat with explosives blew a hole in the side of the u.s.s. cole imagine in october two thousand and seven those are the headlines. september eleventh. in the ruins of new york america votes to defeat terrorism but this promise is quickly betrayed george bush changes enemies asama bin laden is replaced by saddam hussein. see it as this sudden turn to love is the result of an extraordinary deception with devastating consequences for the world. everything begins less than six hours after the attack at the pentagon which was also strong secretary of defense donald rumsfeld scans the rubble and he issues his instructions st

seemed to catch the cambodian government. the ministry just received the official statement which is sixty four pages long from the a few minutes ago so we will discuss the details internally first i apologize we have to delay the press conference. the news gets worse with the e.u. signaling it will also place tariffs on all other goods from cambodia as punishment for what it says is a deterioration in democracy and human rights ahead of last july's election the government launched a crackdown on dissent which resulted in the largest opposition party being disbanded prime minister hun sen has remained publicly defiant in the face of increased pressure and scrutiny from the west which has come amid a surge of investment and trade with china privately his attitude may be different though given that cambodian businesses osip to become less competitive in their biggest markets europe. the first step initiated by the e.u. in october will see cambodia under investigation for six months after which the formal process of imposing tar

state sponsored murder suffered at least one of these human rights abuses twenty eight percent of cambodians look at what you want to take us next to this tweet or two tweets actually from and through who says that people have an appetite for accountability for various reasons but not least because it will help bring closure to victims and avoid the mistakes of yesterday but as this been set out from the outset not everyone can be prosecuted and not. everyone can be compensated but he brings up another point in the second tweet here in which he says there is also an appetite for the former president jimmy to be held to account in the gambia in a way that he denied us i.e. fairly so i'll give this one to you too because there is a lot of talk about whether or not this process this reconciliation commission will actually bring to justice the former president. well you see them into very forgiving people and i know that life has been lost and i know there are people waiting for closure but we're also hearing that. people are saying they would never go to the sea to testify again i may because t

highlighting the political divide the ruling cambodian people's party is having new headquarters built by the chinese just down the road the offices of the banned opposition cambodian national rescue party are abandoned many of its key members left the country but a valid one to return even if it means they'll be arrested the price that we had to pay. the price that it's worth. the opposition was accused of conspiring with foreign countries to overthrow the government and was dissolved by the course that led to the party of prime minister who owns in winning all seats in last year's election his spokesman says those who have committed crimes must face justice we never close the door for them to them we have overcome them to come back but they have a biggish and i mean to respond to the core. one opposition member who didn't have a chance to flee was party leader kim who is under house arrest in phnom penh awaiting trial for treason plain clothes police keep a close watch outside in response to the turmoil cambodia's largest export market the european union has started a six month inves

i want cambodians to know howw important it is to grow here.eporter: during cambodia's communist era, they cut down pepper production, saying it was decadent. the crop was revived in the mid-1990's. its rebirth helped t t local community and helplped pay for medical clinics and schools. the eu has given kampopot pepper protected designation. that has pushed prices higher and opened up new marketets. >> we are expecting prproduction to increase in 2019. kampot pepper is alrlready well-known in some international markets, but we are also developing some new markets. we are developing the new markets due to the quality and reputation of kampot pepper, which is considered to be the best pepper in the world. reporter: the revival of pepper farming here has transformed lives and the landscape, and created an awareness of the region among pepper-loving consumers across the world. ben: and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. hardliner jair bolsonaro has been sworn in as brazil's new president. his election marks a radical shift to the