from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today because in hong kong has convicted 7 leading activists and politicians for taking part in anti-government protests they include veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee and media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter b.'s a letter mass and sent peter's cathedral in rome the traditional foot washing ceremony has been councils and other events of the weekend will be restricted. japan has cancelled a leg of the europe olympic torch relay in osaka this city is seeing a surge in infections the relays making its way across japan observers have been told not to share the tokyo olympics begin in july. the european union is coming under fire over its treatment of migrants for years now thousands of asylum seekers have been living in human conditions in gr

and more we're now joined by journalist dave from kuala lumpur malaysia dave us on sochi 3 of her deposed cabinet members as well as an australian advisor all charged with violating the official secrets law what do you make of that. yes so them as well as long as i'm 62 well this is the colonial era law and the way these chloe era laws and miasma are 30 written away that are so broad and it's so vague that you can twist and turn them to make just about anything a file ation and that's you know we don't know the specifics of what she allegedly didn't hear that would lead to these charges or same goes for all of them but they can these clinton era laws are in to make it easy to make almost anything a violation and look she was charged a week ago according to her chief lawyer and her chief lawyer just found out about it 2 days ago so it just shows you how ridiculous the system isn't am on the m.r. does not have an independent judiciary so the military in the end can bend and twist things to get the result that they want. a u.n. envoy has warned that may be on the brink of a civil war is that

from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests in 2019 sentencing of the group will take place at a later date but they could face up to 5 years in prison 2 other defendants had previously pleaded guilty. well those convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy martin lee he is the 82 year old co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and margaret a 73 year old's barrister and former lawmaker w.c. kong takes a look now at the decades long democracy struggle which for some activists started in beijing. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only with young dedicated to the 18 i tell them in krakow is located demetri repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the group for th

from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this assessment. time now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world this hour in the u.s. president joe biden has set out plans for a 2 trillion dollar program of infrastructure spending is called it an investment that will create millions of jobs while giving roads utilities and industry an upgrade but position republicans say tax increases could slow the economy. of course in hong kong as convicted 7 leading activists and politicians for taking part in antigovernment protests veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. holy thursday service has been held not saddam cathedral in paris is the 1st time since it was badly damaged in a fire 2 years ago the scale down ceremony involved a foot washing ritual that symbolizes jesus' willingness to serve. india has expanded its vaccination drive to include everyone over the age of $45.00 health workers

from kuala lumpur malaysia she says the arrests of high profile individuals as not discourage protests is from continuing their rallies against the military genter. tacan is the latest public figure to be detained by security forces his family members said he was taken away in the early hours of thursday morning security forces had entered their family home and they don't know where he's being held he's a well known actor know not just in myanmar but also in neighboring thailand now and a couple of days ago security forces also a rested a well known comedian zangana who is famous for being politically outspoken he was critical of the military june term military authorities even when they were running the country up till the democratic transition in 2010 and he's been arrested several times before and he is now back in behind bars again now on the tactic i suppose is to strike fear in the hearts of protesters to show that no one is safe from rescue a public figure status is not going to protect you but that hasn't been enough to deter people from coming out on the streets to protest aga

philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur in malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. a 2nd look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a court in hong kong has convicted 7 leading activists and politicians for taking part in antigovernment protests they include veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee and media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. in japan authorities in osaka have asked to cancel its leg of the olympic torch relay the city has recently seen a big surge in coronavirus cases the relay is due to come through the through in 12 days 12 days time. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter he's led a mass instant peter's cathedral in rome of the pontiff skipped the traditional service commemorating jesus' last stop and other events over the weekend will be restricted. holy thursday service has also been held at notre dame cathedral in paris it's the 1st since the gothic building was

full well it's now speak to france russia's marching developments in myanmar for us from kuala lumpur in malaysia france i see the ambassador has still not been let into the embassy this morning. that's right he hasn't been allowed back into the building he hasn't been in since wednesday according to a spokesman he had been recalled on march the 9th now in the june to the military seemingly taking the stand that you are either with them or against them 100 percent and the ambassador had previously called for the release of aung san suu kyi the democratically elected leader of myanmar should won the elections last year now the spokesman for the ambassador said in a press conference just hours ago outside the embassy in london has urged the british government not to recognize the military representatives who are now claiming that they are the u.k. that they are now the envoys to the u.k. now of course while all this is still being played out there could be implications for the other myanmar diplomats around the world now as for aung san suu kyi she hasn't been seen in public since she was detained

so far well let's speak to florence who is she is monitoring developments in myanmar from kuala lumpur in malaysia for us france i see these wanted list they include actors musicians even social media influencers and the arrests of not really clearly begun. absolutely the latest high profile person to be detained is pinter khan he's a well known actor and a model he's famous not only in the country but also in neighboring myanmar his family said security officers came to the house in the early hours of thursday morning and took him away and just a few days ago security officers also arrested a very famous comedian zarganar he's famous the outspoken he's been critical of military leaders even when they were ruling the country before the democratic transition in 2010 and he has been arrested now and the military officials also seem to be conducting a purge of other officials abroad as well the ambassador to london to the u.k. has been locked out of his office now in the country the protests are still happening there well into their 3rd month and people are finding ways to come out in the streets to

best care to the wounded when our reporter florence lu is following this story for us from kuala lumpur in malaysia in florence really given the comments by the president really underscores how serious the government is taking this incident considering the prime minister was also there less than 24 hours ago. that's right now as you mentioned this is one of the this is the blast chain accidents the island has had in decades it's also shaping up to be the 2nd worst rail in sitting on the island that the worst was in 1988 when a train caught fire an estimated 64 people were killed now officials are ready warning that the death toll for this accident could rise and that's because they haven't finished extricating the carriage and more body parts could be discovered so they're saying that the death toll really could be much higher than what has been reported so far and the accident also happened ahead of a long travel weekend a popular travel period on the island when people travel to their hometowns to clear the tombs of their ancestors so you know the government is really taking this very seriously n

the bloodshed so far well let's speak to florence lui she's marching or this for us from kuala lumpur in malaysia florence the ambassador i believe has still not been let into the embassy this morning what's going on there. that's right now it appears that the military giunta seems to have taken the position that you are either with them or against them 100 percent and because he's said that because he called for the release of aung sun suu kyi that he's now and been reportedly now he's been locked out of the embassy building reportedly by his own deputy we've also heard from his spokesman urging the u.k. the british government not to recognize the military attache as the envoy to the u.k. so. clearly you know people are taking sides officials are seeing as the protests go on into their 3rd month with many people with hundreds of people being killed that they can no longer not be seen to be taking sides and the military clearly coming down against people who have spoken out in favor of the democratically elected government now as for aung san suu kyi she is due for a court hearing on thursday but

louise standing by for a spring as all the latest inside myanmar she'll be reporting from kuala lumpur in malaysia 1st though less so it's a joint a whole he's signed the myanmar embassy in london enjoin of there's been some astonishing developments where you are this morning what on earth is going on there fact here is the ambassador. well until just a few moments ago outside the embassy building there there was a very noisy protest going on 50 to 100 people shouting slogans calling for the release of political prisoners and the democratic leaders in myanmar there's no doubt on their behalf who the appropriate diplomatic representatives of that government choice i mean the man who was locked out of the building last night in what he described last night as a mini cooper in the streets of london of course that is disputed me and among the military authorities themselves he was here a short while ago the ambassador a former ambassador depending how you look at it he answered a few of my shouted questions to him very briefly take a listen. what is it just like the british government to do for you to

developments within me in march from kuala lumpur in neighboring malaysia she says the arrests of high profile individuals have been discourage people from continuing their protests against the military didn't. tacan is the latest public figure to be detained by security forces his family members said he was taken away in the early hours of thursday morning security forces it entered their family home and they don't know where he's being held he's a well known actor know not just in myanmar but also in neighboring thailand now and a couple of days ago security forces also arrested a well known comedians are gonna who's famous for being politically outspoken he was critical of the military june to a military authorities even when they were running the country up till the democratic transition in 2010 and he's been arrested several times before and he is now back at behind bars again now on the tactic i suppose is to strike fear in the hearts of protesters to show that no one is safe from a rescue a public figure state is not going to protect you but that hasn't been enough to deter peop

1st day of ramadan in indonesia and malaysia is expected to be more lively compared to last is because of coronavirus restrictions for as louis reports from kuala lumpur. is preparing the meal for the family as muslims didn't observe the 1st day of ramadan the mother of 2 contracted cope at 19. but hospitals in jakarta will full and she ended up self isolating in a hotel for 2 weeks until she recovered how much i was very wary but i spoke to my children and my extended family every day in the encouraged me to fight on so despite the pain i was in i continue to be positive and hope for the best i'm very grateful that i'm healthy and able to observe ramadan with my family. indonesia has the highest number of covert $1000.00 cases in southeast asia but the country is conducting a major fractionation drive and has begun easing some restrictions including allowing special prayers in some mosques subject to physical distancing requirements in neighboring malaysia some restrictions have also been lifted last year's ramadan was much quieter occasion the government had cancelled because of the pandemic and vendors went online this year at the markets are back

of malaysia has now to recover about $3000000000.00 from us bank goldman sachs audit firm deloitte as well as a malaysian banking group bank thank you for that florence story live there in kuala lumpur taiwan's transport minister says his tipping down following a train crash that killed 51 people the train derailed on friday when it hit a truck that rolled onto the tracks from a neighboring construction site manager has apologized and is in police custody. so then i would like to make a statement i have cause a serious accident to taiwan railway a new situation and start our coal train umber of fall 08 during the tumble sweeping holiday desir disclosed people to be wounded and i deeply regret this i also expressed my most sincere apologies old do all i can to cooperate we've seen instigators and take on the responsibilities i have. on tycoon protesters in myanmar show no sign of being silenced despite weeks of deadly crackdown spy the military they've been peaceful demonstrations in cities across the country on sunday in mandalay one group gathered at dawn on motorbikes calling for a return to democracy more than 560 people have been killed since the military seize power on february

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