. >>> myanmar's transfer to civilian rule is expected to take place as early as february. the country held a general election in november, the first in 20 years. but the international community has criticized the election as unfair. the military government announced on radio on monday the two-chamber parliament will hold its first session on january 31st. they will be inaugurated after the country elects a president. myanmar will transfer power from military to civilian rule for the first time in 23 years. however, the general election has been criticized for favoring pro military powers and excluding aung san suu kyi. one quarter of military seats were allotted to military nominees regardless of the vote. more than 80% of the seats are held by military personnel. european countries and the united states say this amounts to nothing more than a change of uniform and a military dictatorship will continue. attention is focused on how far the international community will deal with the new myanmar government, including the lifting of sanctions by some countries. >>> more than 2

on top of that -- we're talking the myanmar republic here, excuse me, we're talking about the post-myanmar republic, we're talking about the post-nazi era -- we will never let you into the nazi party because you must be a pure aryan to be in the nazi party. so they said, okay, if you won't adopt us, we'll make our own nazi parties. and that's exactly what they made. they made many nazi parties. and they made them all over the middle east. they ran nazi publications, and they theorized in arabic henry ford's -- [inaudible] which was a fundamental turning point for adolf hitler in his war against the jews. and this treatise today, this fake protocol, this forgery is still the best-selling book in the arab world. in addition, the nazis didn' t want to up set the apple cart with the british. the british had palestine, the british had control over german debt, and the nazis wanted to keep palestine open for jews. now, you remember i wrote the book about the transfer agreement, the deal between the zionists and the nazis that brought some 60,000jews to palestine and millions and millions of thei

myanmar was muted. its nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi, freed from seven years house arrest last month, sharing her hopes. >> we hope we will see a year that is happier for all the people of the world, including the people of burma. >> reporter: and in moscow, the emphasis was on security. 5,500 police for 1.5 million people. in germany, a million people came together at the brandenburg gate that once divided east from west. it's all a pleasant piece of escapism for a world that needs it. here in london, we just finished now with midnight and the fireworks display lights up the river behind me. london's colorful mayor promises it will be glittering and primal. i can't wait. kate? >> okay, martin, have fun. thank you. >>> when "nightly news" returns, a very special "making a difference" report. what's happened to some of those who touched your hearts this year and the difference you made in their lives. >>> finally tonight, we have a very special edition of our weekly "making a difference" rep

nhk has obtained official myanmar government documents that outline legislation for mandatory military service. the documents show that the mandatory military service legislation was enacted on december 17th last year. the government will introduce a draft for men and women age 18 and older. men between ages 18 and 45 and women between 18 and 35 will be drafted into the army for two to three years. the government requires citizens of eligible age except those physically challenged to register with local authorities. those who fail to register or try to evade the draft face imprisonment of up to five years. following the country's first general election in 20 years last november, the new parliament is expected to convene as early as this month to establish at least an appearance of civilian government. the last-minute decision to introduce the draft system before the new government's integration is likely to set off protests from the public. >>> top officials from japan and the united states have reiterated they will resume talks with north korea after it takes steps to abandon its nucl

cambodia, thailand, laos, myanmar. by using rats we can make mine action a lot cheaper. and that is really important. because the international community cannot go on prioritizing on a problem that costs so much and has actually very little outputs. in the end, what is done with mine action is just creating the necessary conditions for development to occur, but in itself it is not development. >> thank you very much there. bart weetjens, the founding member of the group apopo speaking with us from tanzania. >>> hi again, and welcome back to your world weather update. now, for east asia we are looking at fairly settled conditions for a lot of northern china as well as the korean peninsula. but over toward japan here looking at these lines spaced close together and winds are going to be strong here today. a lot of blustery, cold winds from the north. and also looking at snow again for the northwestern flank of the country. that's been an ongoing story here for the past couple of days since the weekend even. so snow amounts really starting to pile up here. do stay on the wa

nhk has obtained official myanmar government documents that outline legislation for mandatory military service. the documents show that the mandatory military service legislation was enacted on december 17th last year. the government will introduce a draft for men and women age 18 and older. men between ages 18 and 45 and women between 18 and 35 will be drafted into the army for two to three years. the government requires citizens of eligible age except those physically challenged to register with local authorities. those who fail to register or try to evade the draft face imprisonment of up to five years. following the country's first general election in 20 years last november, the new parliament is expected to convene as early as this month to establish at least an appearance of civilian government. the last-minute decision to introduce the draft system before the new government's integration is likely to set off protests from the public. >>> top officials from japan and the united states have reiterated they will resume talks with north korea after it takes steps to abandon its nucl

defense last november she has been compared to nelson mandela in her fight for freedom and democracy in myanmar. as military regime forced her to spend 15 of the last 22 years in detention. we should mention we conducted the interview over the telephone after i was denied a visa. we were able to get a camera into the country which was risky because she is still under surveillance and journalists are followed and questioned. after the euphoria upon her release, aung san suu kyi, who calls gandhi an inspiration, is refocusing her nonviolent movement for democracy. in your effort to free your people from oppression, you say you are willing to engage in a dialogue with the military regime which has been condemned for ongoing systematic violations of human rights. including rain, arbitrary decisions, disappearances, and torture. what makes you now willing to negotiate with a regime accused of such crimes? >> you have to talk to people if you want to bring about peace for change. even if you 2340e whknow what t done is very, very bad. >> you indicated you are willing to reconsider your position on in