ah, i'm melissa chan, thanks for joining us. pakistan has had a tumultuous weekend after its legislature ousted iran con from office following a vote of no confidence. given the country's political polarization and the power of the military there were concerns any impasse would lead to further instability. oh, the high drama continued on monday in the national assembly, as it was set to elect a new prime minister ahead of that vote. cons party staged a walk out boycotting the election with pakistan deep in political crisis. the country's new leader shabazz sharif faces the same challenge is con, did including a dysfunctional economy. joining us is journalist had gera, mariam in islamabad. i'm, can you tell us more about what happened in parliament today and pakistan's new prime minister? yes, so basically today, you know, the for the session was carried out in order to ward for the new prime minister of pakistan. and the bob they, mon, hans bach. hassan very gained out south party, the members they resign and mass, and then what was carried out, and now boss cherry, he is elected as the

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. 5 years ago, hundreds of thousands of people from the re hinge minority fled myanmar, after the country's military launched attacks across the northwest torching villages and killing civilians. most people ended up in bangladesh, his cox's bizarre refugee camp there ranger families have since built private run schools for thousands of children. now, officials say the schools are illegal and our allegedly cracking down on teachers who continue to give lessons late last year, bangladesh authorities began shutting down schools, settled by the ro, hangup. it means for ro hang your children stuck in vast comes the se, bangladesh, getting an education is a bigger challenge than ever. on another month on it, other gonna allow me 1st came here, we opened a private school to teach them in. however, the government is not accepted it. they've shut down a shot ins unload it already and i will know it. is it? bangladesh has been sheltering about 850000 rowing year. refugees from neighboring me in mar, since military offensive in 2017. that the u. s is designa

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. sri lanka is facing it's most serious economic and political crisis in decades with protests on the streets and officials resigning and being replaced so quickly. we're not sure how long the next finance minister will stick around, because the new appointee lasted just a day. people are struggling to get the basics from food to fuel. some observers say the poorest may soon face starvation. years of government mismanagement and corruption compounded by the pandemic, has led to this tragedy. troops patrol the streets outside the parliament and colombo lockdown after unprecedented street demonstrations. again, sri lanka, president go to buy a roger pucks up once, while the popular his approval ratings have been undermined by people's anger at ramp and inflation, as well as food fuel and medicine shortages. the cupboard panoramic destroyed sri lanka, tourism industry, leading to a lack of foreign exchange for imports lightly getting but again, they are very bad anger and i started a small business recently allow me like it, but it's very difficult

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. it's official, hong kong, former 2nd in command will soon be 1st in command. john lee is set to be the next chief executive. this week he formerly registered as a candidate which will be voted on not by the 7000000 people of hong kong, but by committee of about 1500 electors. this is john lee, submitting his candidacy to become hong kong new leader. he's came to draw attention to his application form the critic say's application is little more than a formality because he is the only person running for office. even so he took the time to explain how he won the backing of more than half of the prob, aging election committee. they have in general, supported the 3 directions, which is you as a result oriented approach to solve problems onto on hansley compact is in as of on call and also to um, consolidate a firm foundation for the development. hong kong lee said to take over from kerry lam who's not standing for a 2nd term after a difficult period in office, evolving the coven 19 crisis

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. shanghai, one of asia's top financial hubs, and a metropolis with more than 25000000 people is under locked down because the communist party is committed to a 0 cobit strategy at all costs. residents had hoped, the city would lift some measures after weeks of disruption, but officials appear to be doubling down. still no end in sight to the lock down in shanghai. but china is making a big show of its full throttle response. use army tens of thousands of health workers on their way to shanghai until the massive feats of testing by 25000000 people within one day or well and cheerful scenes of cooperation for the state tv cameras. to me personally, having his work as he gave us a sense of security for the hon. you on that to go all trying everything we can to overcome the difficulties with faith to get our task done with the best outcome. to see the i want to help. but cracks and the united front are showing up on mine. this video allegedly shows coven positive toddlers and babies, separated from their parents and put in quarantine. one woman whos

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. shanghai, one of asia top financial centers and china's wealthiest city is in its 3rd week of lockdown. and while some parts of the metropolis are just starting to ease restrictions, other residents are reaching there, breaking points. hunger has been a main driver with official struggling to deliver food to 26000000 people. it's very much stress testing, trying to 0 corporate strategy. as bob in crush mart reports for weeks, the streets of shanghai have been empty. supermarkets, a shot delivery workers that would normally be leaving their way through the city, are nowhere to be seen. social media is full of cries for help and complaints about lego food. some videos, show unrest, neighborhoods where people are desperate to find food. and in one unverified video, people even seen looting a supermarket authorities scrambling to deliver supplies. but they are huge probably know if i'm in for delivering vegetables. some of getting their food early summer getting late. it has a big impact on people's lives. ginia and les, it's a tomato pharma who walk on

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we're taking a closer look at development in the south pacific today. specifically the solomon islands. it is planning a security deal with china. and the idea of chinese warships base to less than 2000 kilometers off the australian coast, off its north east, has set alarm bells ringing. in fact, even the united states is worried. the white house has plans to send its top asia official, kurt campbell to the small nation later this month. the ongoing battle for influenced between china and the west shifting to the south pacific. beijing is helping its presence. a draft agreement would allow chinese police and soldiers to patrol to solomon islands. the 5 eyes intelligence alliance, britain, canada, australia, new zealand. fierce china is eyeing a naval base there. the solomons have long been seen as australia's backyard. the archipelago was a long way from china, but it's just a 3 hour flight from brisbin. australian anew zealand. leaders are not happy the what the reports that we've se

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us, japan. we'll finally begin easing kobe to travel entry restrictions friday for $106.00 countries. although it remains closed to tourists. tokyo has shut its borders since the early days of the pandemic. back in 2020, you may recall that it even hosted the olympics without any foreign visitors, save those athletes and coaches participating in competition. now some business and student travelers can come for more. we have zachary lee out of our east asia beer l. zach. bring us up to speed. what has japan's experience been like with cove at the last 2 years? yes, melissa japan has been successful in keeping the local coven infection res low in the past 2 years compared to western countries, even during the tokyo olympics last summer, infection number only collette for some time. last february, however, jump in face. the biggest wave of covina in case is caused by the army con variant by the rate of infection and death. i'm much lower like most of countries in the world. did i show later they to

the texas court granted a request by melissa chan's lawyers for a lower court to review claims that new evidence in her case would exonerate her. it was not immediately known when the lower court began reviewing her case. but has been set for lethal injection this wednesday for the 2007 death of her daughter, mariah prosecutors say the girl was the victim of abuse, noting that her body was covered in bruises, but she is. lawyers say mariah died from injuries. she sustained in a fall down a steep staircase several days before she died. >> the execution stay was announced just minutes before the texas board of pardons and paroles had been set to consider her clemency application to either to commute her death sentence or grant her 120 day reprieve and this year, voters in alameda county will decide on their next sheriff. one of the candidates held a meet and greet in hayward over the weekend. you send yet. sanchez has a long career in law enforcement and she's hoping to unseat incumbent sheriff greg ahern. she joined the alameda county sheriff's office is a technician back in 1997. and th

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