what they call a dictatorship many addressed in red that's the color of the national league for democracy party the in miles army seized control of the government at arrested it's a video this 6 days ago leaders have been false to a near total internet shutdown to try to silence dissent. davey's to hard is the founder of the alternative network on burma she joins us live by skype from bangkok thank you for your time how much are people risking by going out into the streets and protesting in may and. we have to understand that in the past the military has reacted very violently with lethal force against people protesting the dictatorship at various parts of the most recent history so they are indeed taking a huge risk how do you see the war anticipate the military responding to this i think the military has been trying to create rumors that also suit you was released in order to calm people down and get them off the streets that has of worked and people are very very angry they know this is more than the n.l. the end. this is the future the young people are out on the streets and this military h

the elections in 2000 since the election last year which and the n l d the national league for democracy party won by a landslide and they've been detained so they may still be in a pit or they may be they may be transferred on the way to another another place we don't know where they are being held then the military has said on a military t.v. that they had carried out this coup in response to electoral fraud and this really is what the military has been saying for days that they think that there has been electoral fraud that is in essence it is it could really just be the military just not being happy that it has to share power with a civilian government and seeing its power diminishing from term to term with every election to be fair to be clear though there has been no evidence of electoral fraud we've not heard of we've not had an observer say there has been any issue of ballot stuffing or any international or any electoral fraud but this is consistent with what the military has been saying right the national league for democracy the n.m.d. as you say 180 percent of the seats in november

antigovernment protests kicked off in thailand last year after a pro-democracy party was disbanded for opposing the military government the protest escalated and morphed into demands for the monarchy itself to be reformed it's long been thought thailand's monarch was the richest in the world. well the economy has contracted more than 6 percent due to the pandemic millions are unemployed and there's little prospect of a tourism revival well in the midst of all of that the king's recent decision to take control of his assets has struck a chord so how much is the king worth then. what year are long gone as wealth has been estimated to start at $30000000000.00 by business insider in 2018 his thoughts on more than $6000.00 hectares of land around the country a biography about his father in 2011 estimated property holdings in bangkok alone were worth about $33000000000.00 well since the king took control of the crown property bureau in 2017 to $18.00 some 4 point $7000000000.00 and new developments have been announced on land it owns through the bureau the king is the biggest shareholder in

they want to see aung san suu kyi and her colleagues and the national league for democracy party immediately detention, and above all, they would like to see the results of this november election, an election in which the national league for democracy did very well, they got a landslide victory, they want to see these results respected and reflected in the parliament and by myanmar�*s military leadership. 0k, nick, myanmar�*s military leadership. ok, nick, thank you for the very latest on that. let's introduce you to a journalist based in yangon. we havejust been hearing about how the protests are continuing because of any reaction yet from the military to all of this? we haven't seen _ military to all of this? we haven't seen any - military to all of this? - haven't seen any major reaction from the military yet. we have heard reports of shots fired into the air to disperse protesters and what are canada's, but we have seen no displays of force so far in yangon. —— water cannons. displays of force so far in yangon. -- water cannons. how lona do yangon. -- water cannons. how long do you — yan

coup was allegations of fraud in last november's elections which suit cheez national league for democracy party one members of the party have condemned the coup. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement . and we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience mars' military appears determined to undo the course of the country's past to change. they've grown up as a journalist who's been covering myanmar for many years new joins us now from kuala lumpur dave the disrupted facebook and other social media services which people opposed to the coup were using to organize themselves how big of a blow is this for the protest. certainly significant blow because facebook is the king of social media in myanmar for a lot of people that's all they know when it comes to social media and when it comes to the web for that matter that's of the communicate amongst each other that's how they get campaigns going d

on facebook the ruling national league for democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and to honor november's election results which handed the n l d a landslide victory. they were the 2nd democratic elections in myanmar after a transition from decades of military rule now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today northern ireland has temporarily suspended some checks on food products coming into its ports due to concerns over worker safety comes after graffiti appeared which suggested its staff were targets. there's been a rise in tension. over of the part of the break that agreement allows goods to flow between northern ireland in the u.k. and ireland part of the. turkish president said he would discuss drafting new laws drafting a new constitution rather for turkey with his party's allies he criticised the current constitution for containing traces of military influence in 2018 turkey transition to a presidential system that concentrated power in early ones ends and o

so just detained the head of government and leaders of her national league for democracy party. won a landslide in november. but the army insists without evidence that there was widespread fraud. world leaders condemn the offense as an assault on democracy. reporter: myanmar was supposed to mark an exercise in democracy on monday, but instead, the military rounded up the nations leadership. it then and as a coup on military run tv. >> the state of emergency is in effect nationwide. the duration of the state of emergency is set to one year. reporter: military chief novels the country. monday was to be the first session of a new parliament. recently army made allegations of election fraud. >> like this member of parliament, nld leaders were taken into detention before dawn. there is a growing list of nations expressing concern over the situation, as well as the united nations. the u.s. state department has called on the military to release all those who have been detained. australia's prime minister says his country is keeping a close watch. >> these are rather disturbing developm

soldiers detained the head of government on some suchi and leaders of her national league for democracy party or in l d they want to landslide in an election in november but the army insists without evidence there was widespread fraud world leaders have condemned the events as an assault on democracy the l.d.s. urging supporters to protest and resist scott heiler reports myanmar was supposed to mark an exercise in democracy on monday but instead the military rounded up the nation's democratically elected leadership including on song suchi it then announced a coup on military run t.v. . the name of the state of emergency is in effect nationwide and the generation of the state of emergency is set to one year military chief men playing now rules the country monday was to be the 1st session of a new parliament after on song party the national league for democracy one a landslide victory in november. recently the army made accusations of election fraud and tension between the civilian government and the military increased last week when a general refused to rule out the possibility of a coup the m

the crowd chanted we don't want the military many way flags for me and was national league for democracy party. the un is saying that the charges against unsung see so many compromises the country's democracy will continue to call for her immediate release for the president's immediate release and all others who have been detained by the military in the last few days i think the charges filed against her are just compound the undermining of. the rule of law in myanmar and the democratic the democratic process. the kovacs scheme set up to ensure poor countries get equal access to corona virus vaccinations as unveiled its distribution plans for the next few months the scheme backed by the global vaccine alliance the world health organization and the u.n. children's fund was aiming to purchase $2000000000.00 doses by the end of 2021 well it now says that it's a kid $330000000.00 doses to be distributed in the 1st half of this year this will mostly be the oxford astra zeneca vaccine that will cover around 3.3 percent of total populations in $145.00 pacific countries but kovacs wants to ensure coun

detention from the country's ousted leader and other top figures from her national league of democracy party. authorities had cut access to the internet as the protests grew saturday, fanning fears of a complete information blackout. >>> welcome back. 4:55. "nbc bay area responds" to an alameda family not feeling any love from southwest airlines. >> chris chmura hose you how we got the case off the ground. >> tim irwin and his wife booked a southwest flight to atlanta to see their daughter get her graduate degree. they wanted to convert their tickets to points but there was a hiccup with his wife's account and couldn't get anyone at southwest to help. that left 670 bucks up in the air. he contacted us, we contacted southwest. here's what it told us our customer relations team will reach out to the customer directly. they did. tim says a rep. then called, apologized, and personally walked him through the process of reclaiming his $670. he wrote us a note afterward and said "i do not believe it would have been fixed without your intervention." we've heard from lots of people who canceled fligh

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

other senior politicians from the ruling party the military says it's a response to a fraud in november's election that return the national league for democracy to power the n l d party has issued a statement in the last half hour calling on the people of myanmar to quote wholeheartedly protest against the cool while we have a team of reporters covering this breaking news story for us on the phone is standing by in young gone myanmar's largest city florence we is in kuala lumpur and katrina you is in beijing with the reaction from china or speak to all of them very shortly but 1st victoria gate and be a report on how the who unfolded it. the military made its move in the early hours of the morning detaining democratically elected leader and sang suchi and other senior figures from the ruling party cheese n l d government won november's election by a landslide but accusations of electoral fraud led to tension between the civilian government and the military. what my stance is is that one has had the upper hand in the internal military struggles but also gone back to a chinese arms and said look this is where we think you're going in a chinese

elected leader and head of the national league for democracy on science which he won a landslide victory in elections in november following a large loss of party's favor by the military who declared the election fraudulent now the head of the army is running the country. amid mounting international criticism people are now wondering whether their country's brief experience of democracy has perhaps come to an end. this with a young al-jazeera from the white house says addressing the co in may and as a priority for president biden we're continuing to review sanction our sanctions authorities and other options it's certainly a priority there as the nations as the charges against severely compromised man miles democracy will continue to call for her immediate release for the president's immediate release and all others who have been detained by the military in the last few days i think the charges filed against her are just compound the undermining of. the rule of law in myanmar and the democratic the democratic process minimise ex-pats have rallied in capitals across asia to call on governments to put pressure on the military. there were. thousands

wearing red now holding bread balloons as well red being the color for the national league for democracy the party that won the elections in november by a landslide we're also getting reports that dozens of people have turned up on the streets in mandalay the 2nd largest city in myanmar to protest as well as small protests taking place in the coastal town of more than mean to clearly these protests appear to be spreading across the country the killing of a street performer in chile has triggered rallies against alleged police violence demonstrators confronted security forces in the capital santiago who fired water cannon on the crowds police shot the street juggler in the southern town of the officers say he resisted a routine identity video of the incident on social media has sparked widespread anger one officer is in custody. there journalist models hussein has been released after more than 4 years in prison in egypt he was arrested while visiting family in december 26th dean was never formally charged with a crime. thousands of demonstrators into nazir have defied a police lockdown to mark the

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parliament was with the way in a predawn raid, one of many from the ruling national league for democracy partythe door of her home is locked. she previously spent nearly 15 years under house arrest in opposition to an earlier time of military rule. in a statement, she said i urge people not to accept this, to respond and wholeheartedly to protest against the coup by the military. not easy in myanmar, but here in thailand, myanmar's ex-pats have made their latency clear. honoring her and burning photos of the country's most senior army chief. >> i have been crying all day. he is the bad guy. how could he do something like this? >> while pro-military supporters flew flags in celebration on the streets of myanmar, the coup is a setback for many others. little more than a decade after the country began its transition to democracy, the army is back in charge. >> i feel the army assaulted the people when it staged this coup on the government. a government elected by our people. >> our country is just a bird learning to fly. now, the army broke our wings. >> residents have been queuing a cash machine

leader aung san suu kyi, and an unknown number of elected leaders and members of myanmar's pro-democracy partyssue: the military claimed massive election fraud in last november's parliamentary polls. after suu kyi's party won a landslide. the election commission says fraud did not happen. the now-75-year-old democracy icon spent 15 years under house arrest, peacefully protesting against the junta. in 1991, she won her nobel prize, but critics say she failed to address the potential genocide of the muslim minority rohingya. in 2017, hundreds of homes were burned. the u.n. called it ethnic cleansing, and nearly one million have fled to neighboring bangladesh. now detained, the nobel laureate is calling on the people to protest against a return to authoritarian rule. ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. >> diaz: important reporting from ramy. there was a strange sight in germany today. this is the city of stuttgart. the hazy atmsphere was caused by a rare weather system that blew in dust all the way from the sahara desert in north africa. eerie. still ahead, covid's toll on working women. why its n

in the national league for democracy party are extremely popular they won i think 80 percent of the votes of the seats in the last election are people very upset and are they any indications that they might you know that they might be some protests of some sort. i mean i think this is one thing that is very clear even at this early stage is that this is not going to be popular i mean the public has been very supportive very very have rallied behind on sunset she at every step even while she faced criticism from international community and from other people the public has been absolutely behind she just won again in a landslide victory in the november elections they are extremely popular in the last week when rima started to come out about the crew we did see. the flags which is a party and the flags being hung windows around the streets of downtown young gun banners with her face on it saying we support the results of the election and also calls from the international community as well for that to be a peaceful transition and for everything to go smoothly and for the rights of democracy t

coup was a geisha is a fraud in last november's elections which suit cheez national league for democracy party one members of the party have condemned the coup. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement . we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience jamar as military appears determined to undo the course of the country's posse to change. earlier we spoke to caylee long scenes a myanmar researcher from the human rights group amnesty international we asked her about the fears for the people in myanmar and about what she expects from the international community. and the big broader political crackdown they concerned about human rights defenders in general about activist civil society on generalists as well as the humanitarian situation in the country where over 300000 people have displaced and we're not sure what the story is yet with aid access under the military we're hoping that it will st

coup was a geisha is a fraud in last november's elections which suit cheez national league for democracy party one members of the party have condemned the coup. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement . and we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience mars' military appears determined to undo the course of the country's past to change. a lot to talk about here so let's go ahead and bring in dave good about he's been covering the anwar for many years and joins us now from kuala loan for good to have you on again so a couple of walkie talkies that's a move that's been widely slammed as absurd what can you tell us about these charges against. yeah keep in mind these walkie talkies used by her security detail 1st off is import export law well this is a big leeward of the law that can be twisted and turned to basically make anything that was imported or export or illegal now the interesting t

aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy party won a landslide 80% of parliamentary seats inhat boat. the -- that vote. the army has called to investigate voter irregularities. she was detained on monday morning using social media channels, she called on the burmese people to protest against the coup, and what she says in an attempt to resell a military dictatorship. indeed, many see this takeover as the end of myanmar's fledgling democracy, despite the compromises and concessions of the last decade. mark: let's get the analysis with the executive director director of burma campaign in the u.k. the previous name of that myanmar. once again, -- first of all, think you for joining us. aung san suu kyi is under arrest. do you have any word coming out of mnmar? anna: well, it is quite quiet of a moment. obviously the country has been really shocked and shaken by the food today. there was rising tensions since the electio in 2020. but really that tension ramped up in the past few days when the military said they would not rule out a coup. there was a lot of speculation that someth

coup was allegations of fraud in last november's elections which suit cheez national league for democracy party one members of the party have called for calm. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement . and we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience mars' military appears determined to undo the course of the country's past to change. are for more now i'm joined by kaylee long's she is in london and she is with the human rights group amnesty international she is a researcher on me and bards good to have you on the program amnesty says that this is and in this moment for me and more what are your fears for the people there to know well being and the broader political crackdown they concerned about human rights defenders in general about activist civil society in general as well as the humanitarian situation in the country where there are 300000 people are displaced and we're not sure what t

on facebook the ruling national league for democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and are november's election results which handed the n l d a landslide victory. they were the 2nd democratic elections in myanmar after a transition from decades of military rule now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways. well as the u.n. security council gets ready to consider response journalist dave grohl who's been covering both the us told the. previous sanctions have not had a hope for effect. well if the past is any indication of what could happen in the future well then economic sanctions are unlikely to have a significant impact on any decisions that the generals make a case in point this country during the military dictatorship that ruled the country until about 10 years ago there were crippling economic sanctions from the west and most of the population it lived in absolute poverty because of it but the generals and their cronies in the business elite were still rich now you could have targeted economic sanctions where you'd just pinpoint the economic

on facebook the ruling national league for democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and to honor november's election results which handed the n l d a landslide victory. they were the 2nd democratic elections in myanmar after a transition from decades of military rule now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways. and journalist dave green a bomb has been covering me on maher for several years he told us why many believe the economic sanctions are unlikely to have much impact. well if the past is any indication of what could happen in the future well then economic sanctions are only likely to have a significant impact on any decisions that the generals make a case in point this country during the military dictatorship that ruled the country until about 10 years ago there were crippling economic sanctions from the west and most of the population it lived in absolute poverty because of it but the generals and their cronies in the business elite were still rich now you could have targeted economic sanctions where you'd just pinpoint the economic intere

gangs students the young and old many are dressed in red the color of the national league for democracy party or the n.l. game. it won november's election by a landslide a result the military has refused to recognize citing unsubstantiated allegations of fraud the bad as read against military dictatorship. these people are calling for the release of elected leader aung sun suu kyi and others have been detained. protests have grown from just banging pots at night in yangon. to civil disobedience movement medical staff went on strike 1st and were joined on friday by lecturers and other government employees have another for government you know we don't one dismember truth which unlawfully seize power from our elected government we don't want anyone who steals power and then forms their own government we're no longer going to work with them we want the military coup to fail i mean from. the threat of arrest israel astray and sean to know an economic advisor to aung san suu kyi was reportedly taken into custody on saturday another key aide when taking who called on the public to oppose the coup wa

the streets of yangon many of them wearing red which is the color of the national league for democracy. party which won the election by a landslide now even people who want taking part in the protests show to show their support by offering the protesters food and water and we also know riot police have been deployed in yangon they prevented more people from reaching the main site of the demonstration as far as we know no arrests have been made yet now these signs of disquiet have been growing since the coup started on monday 1st it was people banging pots and pans which is part of traditional myanmar believe that dr that that believes that this doing that this noise protests drives out evil and then it grew into a civil disobedience campaign 1st with medical workers in hospitals across myanmar taking part and then growing to include lecturers teachers and civil servants as well now activists groups say that nearly $150.00 people have been arrested and local media reports say 30 people have been arrested in connection with the noise protests so myanmar military leaders clearly. they want to st

on facebook the ruling national league for democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and to honor november's election results which handed the n l d a landslide victory. they were the 2nd democratic elections in myanmar after a transition from decades of military rule now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways. and for more on that let's bring in felix he is a researcher for the asia division at s.w. p. the german institute for international and security affairs welcome to the program and thank you for joining us do you see a path out of this political crisis in myanmar. at the moment not really to be honest the coup. has created a new status quo as europe alluded to. the end though the leadership de facto has been detained. this military patrolling this is key areas and key cities at the moment i don't see really a way out i also do not see the military. reacting to international pressure that will come one way or the other the u.n. why the u.s. and other states and organizations are actually i do not see a quick way i don't know why is that i'd

online has previously suggested abolishing the constitution and is now in charge and actually for democracy party has people to reject the coup and wholeheartedly protest action has drawn international condemnation and is a reversal of what many saw as years of progress towards democracy man man had long been hailed as a rare case where the military willingly handed power to civilian rule or we have a whole team of reporters covering this story in just a moment we'll be getting more from. there for us in yen gone we've got a little problem in line for us in new delhi in katrina you standing by in beijing 1st of all see you you were talking over the last few hours about the military about more police being out on the streets but otherwise is it unusually empty there in yangon. when the country feels sort of like business as usual when you go down most of the streets around the police stations in certain areas you can see a large number of police there is a normally are and specially beats riot police battalion 11. lease basically has it come actually in some protests and then they're kind of the t

the party was eventually able to tamp it down and stabilize democracy. in germany, by contrast, the main conservative party was weak and disorganized, depended on outside groups for help. this provided an opening for an early incarceration of rupert murdoch, who used his media empire to seize control of the party and tried to drive it to the right. the infighting zapped the strength of its party and many of its voters began to go to far right alternatives like the naz sa party, allying with hitler deciding this was a way to take control of the conservative movement. the rest, of course, is hitler. i am not making a comparison between extreme republicans and nazis. i am making the argument when parties lose the ability to police their extremists not just to the party but also to democracy itself. much of today's republican party has been permeated by extremism. according to a survey, 56% of republicans believe the traditional american way of life is disappearing to fast that we may have to use force to save it. 39% backed and even stronger statement. if el

caller: i think we need a pro-democracy party like the democratic party, the gop is an anti-democracythat because when donald trump tried to overthrow, he had that attack on the u.s. government capital. that's not what democracy is about. it is about the peaceful transfer of power. and since a lot of republicans are denying the facts, they know that biden got elected and that trump lost and all this stuff, but that's a major problem to have a party that's against democracy. i think we do need a third party maybe two or three more parties. they had to all be a pro-democracy party. host: thanks, brian. on to tom in san jose. caller: hello, this is tom. i believe in separation of state and church. i think the republican party has convoluted this whole idea. they are getting involved in everybody's personal lives. i get that democrats are a good party, they the common guy, i think the republican party has started to repress the vote, i think they would vote for satan himself if they supported abortion. we are against abortion and against gay rights. i don't see that is any of their busine

suggested abolishing the constitution is now the man in charge so your cheese national league for democracy party is urged the people to reject the coup and wholeheartedly protest well despite international condemnation the military maintains its actions are legally justified it's a big reversal of what many saw as years of progress towards democracy in miles long hailed as a rare case where the military willingly handed power to civilian rule we have a whole team of reporters covering this story in just a moment we'll be getting more from there for us in yangon we've got florence luis standing by in kuala lumpur katrina you in beijing with all the reaction from china and a little tour and i'm in new delhi 1st of all back to you ali in the young gone that is of course the biggest city in minot the commercial capital what's the scene there. well there's increasing tension on the street here in yangon this morning when news 1st came out there wasn't much happening people were sort of going to work as normal and the only obvious destruction was the fact that internet and phones had been jammed and s

rounded up and arrested an unknown number of its elected leaders and members of myanmar's pro democracy party, the most famous among them, aung san suu kyi, the country's top civilian leader. echoing the claims made by former president trump about fraud in the u.s. election, the military in myanmar claimed massive election fraud in last november's parliamentary polls. aung san suu kyi's party won a landslide, the election commission says fraud did not happen. this activist didn't want her name known. >> i'm not really that surprised be because the military have always been a part of myanmar life. >> reporter: now detained as she was for 15 years under house arrest, the 75-year-old aung san suu kyi has called on the people to protest against a u-turn back to dictatorship. ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. >> o'donnell: there's some sad news tonight from hollywood. actor dustin diamond has died just weeks after he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. diamond was best known for playing "screech" in the sitcom "saved by the bell."ar mario los his former co-star mario lopez says his death i

party. a pro-democracy faction to try to pull the party back, or pull the party to a position of, you know, rely new. a new party. >> it looks like your section of the party is represented by five or six republicans in the united states senate so even though you may represent a larger amount of the actual republican voting population, you're certainly not represented in the congress. >> well, that's absolutely right. and, lawrence, as you and many f your viewers understand the reason why that is a reality is that our primary systems are such that the base primary voter of the republican party is -- they are supporting trump-like candidates. and so those of us who occupy a smaller part of the party can't get our candidates through the primary process in most cases, so we are not represented. and that's also what is an impetus for our meeting, for our gathering on friday and for the additional steps that we're going to take. you know, the party simply does not represent us, does not represent people, republicans, conservatives who are committed to democracy, committed to our founding values, c