this is how you summon a waiter in myanmar. i know. i know.ooters, and you would be rightly ejected. it takes some getting used to, for sure. this is a big noisy fish house. named for you this khine people. >> now we're talking. it's one of the things we're told you have to eat here. frogs from the river, then tomato curry. try this. good sauce. that's good. that's some good stuff, my friends. we shall know them by the number of their dead. early morning in yangon. among the crush of commuters, shoppers, people trying to make a living, rise up the last remnants of empire. faded, often crumbling, but still there after all these years. these are the offices, businesses, and public buildings of the british colonials. this building was once one of the swankest department stores in rangoon. a century ago in the poem by kipling, young englishmen, you could buy fine egyptian cigarettes, french liqueurs. the floor tiles were shipped over from manchester. now people live here. a half century of a pariah state has left very few of these buildings in goo

many of myanmar's farmers struggle to make a living. value-added crops, like licorice, will boost their incomes. >> translator: japanese techniques are really good. i'll do my best because i can expect to increase my income. >> reporter: nagane would like to persuade more farmers to grow licorice. this farmer wants to grow watermelons. he says chinese sellers will buy everything he produces. nagane tries to convince him that licorice is easier to grow than watermelons. >> translator: i'd like to give it a try if i can make more money. i hope it will benefit me and the development of this area. >> translator: i'm looking forward to seeing our business grow in myanmar. i'll be happy if i can help to increase the farmers' incomes so they can live more stable lives. >> reporter: the first full-scale harvest is expected in four years' time. myanmar is set to become a reliable supplier of this valuable crop. yasushi isa, nhk world, myanmar. >>> emerging economic powers. the threat of violence. the push for peace. the shadow of conflict. get n

muslims. >> reporter: violence in myanmar, also known as burma. rohingya muslims being burned out of their villages and driven out of their country by mobs of buddhists, which sometimes include monks. >> the police stood aside, the army stood aside. >> reporter: phil robertson is with the asia division of human rights watch. >> entire areas were burned down. i mean, we had satellite photographs before and after showing the damage that people were being shot and killed, people being disappeared. you know, we uncovered mass graves from that period of time. you know, it was a slaughter. >> they get out like 4,000, 5,000 people, and then they surrounded the village. they attack the muslim. >> reporter: ko aung, a made-up name, is a rohingya refugee who still has family in myanmar, so he is afraid to be identified. >> they used their spears, their knives and also arrows. >> reporter: matthew smith is the asia director of fortify rights, an international nonprofit that documents human rights violations. >> many of the crimes that we have documented rise

. >> i'm wayne hay on the thai-myanmar border where the thai government is making plans to send tens of thousands of refugees back to myanmar. >>> iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki is not backing down on his bid for a third term despite huge pressure to resign. now he's threatening a legal challenge against the president, a kurd, for standing in his way. all this as kurdish forces battle against islamic state in the north. we have this report. >> reporter: an important victory in the fight against the islamic state group. fighters from the turkish region recapture an up to, holding up the black flag as a trophy. islamic state fighters are in control of large parts of northern iraq. their gains since june put prime minister nouri al-maliki under intense pressure to quit. he's gone on the attack against the country's president. >> translation: i warned the iraqi parliament, the presidency and the constitutional course the president had no right to delay the election of a new prime minister based on the results of our last elections. and such a violation will lead to more security p

it's a tradition you can only find here. >> this is the inle lake, in the heart of myanmar. it's home to the intha people, known as the people of the lake. living on the water, they've developed some special skills. they spend hours standing on one leg, using the other to steer the boat. that way they have both hands free to cast their nets. the intha people live in symbiosis with the water. they grow tomatoes, beans and rice on floating gardens. standing on both legs is not an option here. any pressure makes the ground sink. the floating gardens are secured to the lake bottom solely with bamboo poles. kyi thin nwe and kyu kyu lin are back from harvesting the lotus. time is of the essence, the plants have to be processed while they are still damp. a swift slice reveals wafer-thin threads, as fine as spider webs. later, they use it to make lotus silk, the most expensive cloth in the world. buddha's thread is delicate. weaving it requires considerable skill, as well as time and patience. these women weave about 20 meters of thread a day, a -- tradition that dates back centurie

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al jazeera, on the thai-myanmar border. >> sri lanka, freedom to worsh worship.a luxury for those who attend prayers here at the oldest ahmedis mosque. some say the first time their children have practiced their religious traditions. >> we pray in mosques openly. we spend our lives according to our reasonable. we feel freedom. >> reporter: theamong hundreds of pakistanis who have traveled to sri lanka to ask the u.n. to recognize them as refugees. in pakistan it's illegal. two months ago her husband was arrested in a crackdown by immigration authorities who have arrested more than 200 asylum seekers. fleeing fail, possible death, many are hoping that sri lanka will be a safe place to wait while the u.n. processes their claim for asylum. but another they're worried, they have ordered another an asylum seekers to be sent back to pakistan. >> he was put on a plane to pakistan ten days ago. she and her extended family are scared of what will follow. >> on july 27th three ahmediss were killed when their homes from burned down. >> my son keeps asking me, if we go back,

they came to escape the oppressive government in myanmar or burma, as it was known then. they were running away from separatist fighting between ethnic minority armies and government soldiers. >> my husband and my children and i couldn't survive there. they didn't pay us, telling us they didn't have money after we supplied crops. so many died. >> reporter: so many living in the camps has grown to around 120,000. i ron irkly they are living in a country with a military government following the thailand coup. soldiers tighten security at the camps, knowledge an announcement that they planned to send people back. >> most of the refugees alounge this stretch of the -- along this stretch of the border come from over the mined. the union fought for independence or autonomy for more than 60 years, sign a deal with the myanmar government, but sporadic fighting continues. >> negotiations are under way for a nationwide ceasefire. talks are held with most of the rebel armies, including in the north, where fighting has been tense in recent years. those working with refugees in thaila

in camps on the border for decades and afraid to go home and wayne reports from the thailand myanmarreporter: it has been years since they came to the camp in western thailand and came to escape the oppressive government in myanmar or burma as it was known there and running away from fighting between armies. >> my husband die and children could not survive there and we had rice and didn't pay us. telling us they didn't have money and so many people died there. >> reporter: people in the camps around the border has grown to around 120,000. ironically now living in a country with a military government following thailand's coup just over two months ago. in resent weeks soldiers tightened security at the camps following an announcement that they start planning to send people back. most refugees along this stretch of the border come from just over the mountains in the state, the rebel national union fought for independence or autonomy for more their 60 years and recently signed a cease fire deal with myanmar government but sporadic fighting continues. negotiations underway for a nationwid

and foreign minister met with his counterpart in myanmar. it was the first talks between the two nation's foreign ministers since prime minister abe took office in late 2012. but china remains firm on its position that there are preconditions with improving ties with japan. chinese government officials say they want abe to officially recognize that a territorial dispute exists over the senkaku islands, and they don't want him to visit yasukuni shrine. for the second straight year, abe did not visit the shrine on august 15th, the day japan marks the end of world war ii. but the move hasn't eased china's concerns. chinese government officials will be closely watching to see if abe visits yasukuni during the autumn festival. a summit is slated for november. the focus will be on whether two leaders will hold talks on the sidelines to try and improve japan's soured relations with its neighbors. kurando tago, nhk world. >>> staff with the world health organization are battling the deadliest ebola outbreak in the history of the disease. they now sa

myanmar's rulers built the city eight centuries ago. and there will be a three-day session. a key focus of the talks will be china's assertive moves in the south china sea with its rich energy resources. the ministers are looking for ways to ease tensions created by china. at friday's opening ceremony, myanmar's president thein sein called for unity among asean members ahead of next year's launch of an economic community. >> translator: the current developments in the world are a cause for serious concern. asean should strengthen the asean-led architecture and asean should move forward with its proactive policy of nonalignment and resort to the peaceful settlement of disputes. >> friday's main event is the meeting of foreign ministers from the ten asean countries. the philippines has called for ceasing destabilizing actions in the south china sea. the philippines is locked in territorial disputes with china. but some asean members expressed caution in working-level talks. it's unclear if asean can take a unified stance against china. the foreign ministers of japan and china

it is the mission of our ethnic group. >> reporter: there are more than 130 ethnic groups in myanmar,ne and one other have reintroduced ethnic languages in national schools. but some others are expected to follow suit. the old view that being multilingual could threaten national security is being questioned. >>> don't forget that you can keep right up-to-date all the day's developments on the al jazerra website. >> the united states spent a decade, thousands of lives and trillions of dollars to overthrow saddam hussein and create a new iraq and now the islamic state is threatening to unravel iraq and syria. if you are president obama, what is your next move? that's the "inside story."

tens of thousands of people left eastern myanmar. human rights groups say it isn't safe for them to return home. reporting from the thai-myanmar border. >> this camp in western thailand they came to escape western myanmar or burma as it was known them. >> my husband die and my children and i couldn't survive there. they didn't tell pay us telling us they didn't have money. so many people died there. >> reporter: since then, the number of people living in the camps around the border has grown to around 120,000. ironically they're now once again living in a country with a military government following thailand's coup just a month a ago. most of the refugees along the stretch of the border come from just over the mountains there. the rebel national union has fought for independence or autonomy for more than 20 years. negotiations are underway for a nationwide ceasefire. talks are being held with most of the rebel armies including the kachin in the north. those workin working with refugn thailand say it's too early to send them back. >>

. >> reporter: we're looking for one of myanmar's secrets. our guide refused to take us so we rented motor bikes and are heading deep into the jungle. after half an hour of darkness, there are distant lights. it's a gambling complex aimed exclusively at chinese customers. casinos are illegal both in myanmar and china. the gambling halls here are packed. they're not all tourists. look closely at the people wearing headphones. they work here placing bets on behalf of clients back in china. the satellite dish outside makes sure that the connection never drops and money keeps coming in. >> welcome to a sin city state of gambling, prostitution, and drugs. the consequence of a peace agreement signed 25 years ago. the deal saw rebel fighters stop their insurgency and in return the government gave them full control over a small strip of land along the chinese border. there's no law enforcement here. this market in particular is notorious for openly trading in parts of kpot exotic and endangered animals. we filmed and saw tortoises, shakes. this is an

the only -- myanmar. the only way to get a sim card was through a public lottery system, paying obvious $100. now being able to buy one for $1.50 has people swarming in. >> we sell 100-200 handset. >> more a long time the industry was monopolised by a state-owned enterprise. two foreign companies are now allowed to operate. this is a taxi driver who just bought his first mobile phone. >> the reason i bought the phone is i can get taxi orders from friends and customers. sfloo he hasn't quite worked out how to use and and sometimes confuses an incoming and outgoing cool. the boom in mobile phone sales means more will be able to activate the internet. this is a country where 1% of the country goes online more work needs to be done. they are between 2,000 and 3,000 transition towers. the country will need 10 times that number. hampered by the infrastructure, the foreign owned companies are launching service in three cities. they came to reach most populations with respect five years. many are optimistic. >> t

they recently signed a ceasefire deal with the myanmar government but sporadic fighting continues. negotiations are underway for a nationwide ceasefire. talks are being held with most of the rebel items including the kachin in the north. those working with refugees in thailand say it's too early to send them back. >> in the conflict area there no fighting in the area there is no fire. >> ethnic minority groups also continue to say they're treated like second class citizens by the government. >> everyone in the town has been talking about being sent back. but i will not return back. i will not go back. i have no home, and nothing else there. there. myanmar is chaotic. >> despite the condition in the thai camps they feel they have a good chance at life if they stay here. >>> up to date with news emerging from iraq. lines from a recorded statement from prime minister nouri al-maliki. saying it was a dangerous violation of the constitution and also saying that we will fix the mistake after what he described as an unconstitutional nomination of a new prime minister. so some lines coming

. >>> the languages of minority groups of myanmar are making a comeback. more than 50 years burmese was only allowed to be taught in schools. >> reporter: this teacher is teaching children to read and write in their mother tongue. most of these children are from the shawn ethnic minority. and while they speak the shawn language, this is the first time they are learning the written script in school. >> translator: in addition to teaching, i'm a farmer. after teaching in the morning i go back to the fields. >> reporter: she learned how to read and write shawn in a monastery. previously the only place one could do so. the shawn culture and literature committee which trains teachers for about a week before sending them out to schools has only managed to recruit about 30 people. after the military took power in the early 1960s, burmese was the only language taught in state schools, but the 2008 constitution ensured that ennick -- ethnic minorities could learn their own language. lessons start at dawn and go on for 90 minutes. the children get a break before reg

a technological solution for myanmar. how telecommunications is the focus of the country's next chapter. >>> hello again, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. there has been violent scenes in the u.s. town of ferguson, after riot police fired tear gas at protesters, the incident was triggered by the throwing of a molotov cocktail. a curfew has come into effect. kurdish peshmerga forces in northern iraq regained control of several towns east of mosul from the islamic state group. they are backed by u.s. air strikes, targetting fighters near the largest dam. two houses have been demolished by the israeli military in hebron. the homes belonged to two men suspected of being involved in the kidnapping murder of three israeli teenagers in june. the home of a third suspect was filled with conflict. >> fighting between armed groups continues in libya, despite calls for a ceasefire, from people inside and outside the country. the united nations condemned the escalation in violence. >> five weeks of fighting between rival f

it is the mission of our ethnic group. >> reporter: there are more than 130 ethnic groups in myanmar,o only groups have reintroduced traditional language in schools. the old view that being multi-lingual could threaten national unity is losing ground in the country. >>> well, it's time for the sports news. >> thank you very much. we'll start with tennis. the world number 1 looks like he has rediscovered his form at the u.s. open. having only won twice since simil women eblton. >> reporter: he has reached the last four finals at flushing meadows. he began this campaign by beating his u.s. opponent 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. >> i have had many things that happened in my private life as well in the last two months, so i was probably not mentally ready to compete at this high level. but now it's different. i feel emotionally recharged and ready to go. >> reporter: andy murray had to overcome cramps to complete his second round. and he ended upbeating his opponent in four sets. >> a cramp early on in the stage where sometimes nerves can bring on. i certainly wasn't nervous, after just winning a tough

[bell ringing] there are more than 130 ethnic groups in myanmar and they have introduced languages ins but some others are expected to follow suit. the old view that the multi lingual to threaten them is losing ground in the country, i'm in shaun state, myanmar. >> time for the sport now and here is farah. >> they signed a madrid for a record british transfer fee, 26-year-old argentina has a deal worth $99 million and he was a key player last season when the spanish team became european champions for a 10th time and his transfer breaks the previous british record of 81 million set in 2011 when fernando toris joined chelsea from liverpool. retiring from international football, mid fielder who joined manchester city earlier in the month won over 100 caps and he said it has been a tough decision for me and given it so much thought since the world cup and always exceptionally proud and honored to represent my country and the club side put down an early marker in the english league on monday, the defending champion beat liverpool, 3-1 and former manistee player mario was in the stands for

aljazeera, on the thai-myanmar border. >> secretary of state john kerry calling on myanmar's leaders to move ahead with reforms. >> an australian couple accused of abandoning their child with a surrogate in thailand insist they didn't do it. in an interview, david and wendy farnell said they were upset tests weren't done earlier. they blame the surrogate mother. they say she made them leave him in thailand. >> she said if we try to take our little boy, she's going to get the police and she's going to come and take our little girl. >> take both of the babies. >> understand she's going to keep both of the babies. >> gami's surrogate mother isn't contradicting the couple. she said she fears he would be put in an institution. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world today. hillary clinton, of course, highing a potential white house run, distancing herself from her former boss. she believes that president obama is overly cautious when it comes to foreign policy. she believes in fact told the atlantic that because the united states didn't get involved in syria, that th

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in myanmar, we do a session that chris was helping us organize.the deputy minister came and presented. there's a bit of a debut. government of myanmar has overcome its sense of embarrassment or discomfort at talking publicly about its programs. it came forward in a very candid, calm transit, honest and honest andnsive, forthright way. that was so refreshing to see. the response was great. you had dozens of myanmar folks come and those from the region. you have indonesians and tie experts join in that effort as well. i was really delighted to see that. thank you. >> so, let's open it up to questions or thoughts. we will take three at a time. just introduce yourself. there are mike's on both sides. i'll try to facilitate this by pointing. anybody have -- ok, you have somebody over there come over here and over here. you say -- just say who are. >> hello, i am from usaid. my question is for dr. morrison. you mentioned that there was near consensus at the conference on the five or six things that need to be done to turn the tide of hiv. i'm wondering

. >> reporter: this 14-year-old has experienced a number of first far from her myanmar. >> first day it was like snowing here. it was really hard for my sister. >> had you ever seen know before. >> no, i didn't. that was my first day. i'm from malaysia. >> reporter: her family escaped the violence in myanmar where a genocide is underway against the minority muslim population. >> reporter: after years of living as refugees, their father gained status here in the united states. they live in this basement apartment. >> reporter: but here in chicago far from the flood shed the challenges are decidedly different. >> we found that in-home mentoring is important for this teenage girl population especially for refugee families so they can learn the skills they need at home and help them do the things that they're required to do at home, care give, cook and clean with their families members. they have a lot of responsibilities from their parents. >> reporter: all while learning to take care of themselves. >> did you ever get on a bus before you came to chicago? >> no, i never got on a bus bef

both sides attended when they reached a forum in myanmar. >>> an nhk survey showed support for abe's cabinet has rebounded to 51%. the rate dropped below 50% last month for the first time since abe took office in december 2012. nhk conducted the phone survey over the weekend. more than 900 people responded. support for the cabinet was up 4% from july. the disapproval rate fell by 5 points. 24% said that out of six policy items they should put priority on reviewing the social security system. 19% chose the economy. nhk asked about abe's wish to meet the chinese president on sidelines of an international conference in november. the two have not held talks since abe took power. more than half said a japan china summit is needed. 11% said there is no need. more than 60% said they welcomed japan's decision last week to impose more sanctions on russia after the downing of a malaysia airlines jet. 28% said they disapprove of the action. it will be his first visit in five years. he will spend seven days in japan. he will deliver lechl turs on international relations in tokyo and osaka. the f

. >> 14-year-old has experienced a number of firsts from her native myanmar. >> it was snowing here and hard for my sister to push her car in. >> had you ever experienced snow before? >> i was from malaysia,. >> her family escaped myanmar genocide against the minority population. >> after years of living as refugees in malaysia without the proper documents to attend school, her father gained status in the united states. the family of seven lives in this three bedroom basement apartment. >> but here in chicago far from the bloodshed the challenges are decidedly different. program director ashley says feeling mentorship is a cornerstone of the program. >> especially for refugee families, that they could learn the skills they need to do in the home and do the things they're required to do at home like care-give, cook and clean, they have a lot of responsibility from their parents. >> all while learning to take care of themselves. did you ever get on a bus before you came to chicago? >> no, i never got on a bus before. >> noor has also been learning how to live life in a metropolis. >> if y

and chinese foreign minister wang yi were taking part in discussions at the asean regional forum in myanmar. the chinese are caught up in a number of disputes over territory. some delegates quoted kerry as saying unilateral action is destabilizing the region. he supported a proposal from delegates from the philippines to introduce a moratorium on activities that could escalate tensions. foreign minister wan said the involvement of some countries from outside the region is confusing the situation. and he said it will take time to consider the plan. cambodia has close ties to china and cambodian delegates also expressed their reluctance to support the proposal. >>> north korea's foreign minister delivered a speech saying the nuclear program counters a threat proposed by the u.s. the senior diplomat said the united states has increased tensions on the korean peninsula by adopting a hostile stance for the north and says nuclear programs are aimed at preventing war. he said the counter parts in seoul have rejected propousals. the north korean diplomat did not rule out the possibility of another

the former ministers of asean will meet in myanmar from friday and their counterparts from japan, china, the united states and north korea will attend the asean regional forum on sunday to discuss security concerns. the chairman's proposed statement from the forum says the diplomats welcome the progress on discovering the fate of japanese citizens abducted by north korean acts decades ago. the two nations recently had talks on the long, unresolved issue. the draft statement also expresses concern over north korea's recent missile test firings. diplomats are considering mentions tensions in the south china sea in the statement. this would include the recent standoff between chinese and vietnamese vessels over a chinese oil rig temporarily installed near disputed islands. but chinese official are said to be opposed to putting territorial disputes on the security conference agenda. >>> cambodians who lived through a reign of terror have waited decades for justice. next year. crown prince maha vajiralongkorn joined the inauguration. he said members of the assembly are all assuming important

of religious minorities, a lucky severson report on the violent oppression of rohingya muslims in myanmar, formerly burma. >>> and popular crime novelist james lee burke. he tells bob faw his themes are often biblical. things like the mystery of evil, and the search for salvation. >>> plus, hindus celebrating the birth of their popular deity, lord krishna. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lillian

which the deputy minister from myanmar came and presented. this was a bit of a debut. i think the government of myanmar had overcome its sense of embarrassment or discomfort at talking publicly about its programs. it came forward in a very candid, come proceprehensive, h and forthright way, and that was so refreshing to see. and the response was great. i mean, you have dozens of myanmar folks come and those from the region and you had the indonesians and thai experts join in that effort as well. so i was really delighted to see that. thank you. >> okay. so let's open it up to questions or thoughts. we'll take three at a time. so just introduce yourself. there's mikes on both sides. i'll try to facilitate this. anybody have any -- okay. you have somebody over here, over here and over here. yeah. so just say who you are and -- >> hello. i'm suzanne lacler from usc. my question is for dr. morrison, you mentioned that there was near consensus on the five or six things that need to be done to turn the tide of hiv. i'm wondering if you could just r

myanmar is opening up. that sounds like very good news for the burmese and the region as a whole. certainly investors have lost no time and are flocking to burma to turn the un

many years ago, when myanmar suffered from the cyclone nargis, singapore was one of the first to extendhelping hand. it's not just about helping. it's about understanding each other and moving together. don't try to parachute some solutions from 10,000 miles away. look at what is it that the community already has existing. but perhaps they are not doing that as efficiently. or they're lacking in the resources, whether it is a lack of access to finance, a lack of access to demand, a lack of access to market. i think we have to think in terms of prospering the neighbors and prospering together. and as a political leader, my role is to continue this sort of value system and to ensure again that next generation doesn't just become a me-me-me-generation. but one that understand that there is small me but there is a big we. >> thousands of birds flying south during the european winter head for lake tana in ethiopia. it is the source of the blue nile and has a unique eco-system. more than two thirds of its fish can only be found there. several of the lake's islands also host ancient orthodox m

as i mentioned, we have seen the meeting between two countries, china and myanmar. and who knows?there could be china, japan, summit meeting. we can't exclude that possibility between china and japan. and if china and japan can get agreed to holding this summit meeting, why can we have a summit meeting between korea and japan? it does not make sense. the relationship between korea and japan should not be a zero sum game. it would be a positive sum game for someone else. this is very fatal to the national interest of both sides. korea and japan are not enemies. certainly there is a potential anti-japanese sentiment in korea, but we are not enemies. i recollect the history of the middle east, egypt and israel, reluctantly got to agree to meet at camp david in 1978 and signed the documents. israel conceded the sinai peninsula, the gaza strip. we have another crisis, but if israel and egypt could get together and signed this agreement, why can't korea and japan do it? also we have seen in europe a reconciliation between britain and ireland. which has been there a long time. the fricti

the delegates from asean member nations and japan, china, india and other countriesed me in myanmar's capital on wednesday. it was the second round of talks on the arsep since last august. the ministers agreed to accelerate goraks to lower tariffs but failed to draw up a framework. the arsep participants are hoping to reach an agreement by the end of 2015 but there is a big gap among them over the issue of lowering tariffs. after the meeting, japan's minister -- told reporters that negotiations have been tough as each country has a different opinion. but he emphasized the importance of the trade liberalization framework. >> translator: it's extremely important to establish a free trade deal in the east asian region which will become the center of global growth. we will try to move negotiations forward to reach an agreement by the end of 2015. >>> let's check on markets now. tokyo stock prices trading lower this morning amid a lack of fresh trading cues. some are taking profits from the recent rally and the yen is a bit stronger against the dollar. let's take a look at currencies. the

myanmar, we do a session that chris was helping us organize.the deputy minister came and presented. there's a bit of a debut. hasrnment of myanmar overcome its sense of embarrassment or discomfort at talking publicly about its programs. it came forward in a very candid, calm transit, honest and forthright way. .hat was so refreshing to see the response was great. you had dozens of myanmar folks come and those from the region. you have indonesians and tie experts join in that effort as well. i was really delighted to see that. thank you. open it up to questions or thoughts. we will take three at a time. just introduce yourself. there are mike's on both sides. i'll try to facilitate this by pointing. ok, you have-- somebody over there come over here and over here. >>t say who you are and -- hello, i am from usaid. my question is for dr. morrison. you mentioned that there was near consensus at the conference on the five or six things that need to be done to turn the tide of hiv. i'm wondering if you could review those quickly. thanks. >> next ques

sam, as those economic ministers meet in myanmar this week, part howhe agenda is going to be cooperations going to build the wealth of asean nations. talk about what challenges still lie ahead. >> good morning. communityeconomic , economic equity development for all. enterprisesdium make up over 90% of all commercial enterprises. it is imperative that we work for the sme's to be successful. in order to do that, we have to ask against barriers such eliminating trade registration complexities, regulatory standardization. we need better access to financing as well as some breakthroughs in technology. me countries better at it than others? give me an example of a bright spot in asean. >> certainly there are challenges in different contexts given the diversity of economic development across countries from singapore all the way to myanmar, one of the later entrants. but we share a similar problem. particularly the area of trade regulations. for instance, when a company registers a product in one country for goods and services, that doesn't necessarily mean it is harmonized across all countries

. >> in the remote jungles of myanmar, lives a creature known for centuries as the lifeblood of the country's if you use elephants, you don't need wider roads, or a car, or a heavy duty machine.

as i mentioned, we have seen the countries,ween two china and myanmar. and who knows?there could be china, japan, summit meeting. we can't exclude that possibility between china and japan. japan can getnd agreed to holding this summit meeting, why can we have a meeting between korea and japan? it does not make sense. the relationship between korea and japan should not be a zero sum game. it would be a positive sum game for someone else. fatal to the national interest of both sides. korea and japan are not enemies. certainly there is a potential anti-janine's -- anti-japanese areiment in korea, but we not enemies. i recollect the history of the , egypt and israel, reluctantly got to agree 1978et at camp david in and signed the documents. conceded the sinai peninsula, the guy iaza strip. we have another crisis, but if user zero and egypt could get and signed this agreement, why can't korea and japan do it? aso we have seen in europe reconciliation between britain and ireland. which has been there a long time. the friction and resentment and the conflict could be overcome

look at the explosive system that rolled through myanmar, india, into parts of bangladesh as well.'ll talk about these totals. they have been impressive, just in the last 24 hours, between 80 and 108 millimeters of rainfall. no depressions here or tropical cyclones. it's just a lot of tropical moisture available. you get the heating of the day, and things just start going. and the rain tallies have been similar day in and day out. so we have not had time to allow the waters that have technically caused flash flooding to recede there. so we continue to see super saturation across northeast asia with more rain on the way over the next couple days. and that is going to be ongoing. as far as the bigger picture in the tropics this time of year, we're usually tracking something. and right now, nothing out there. it's been a while sense we've been tracking a cyclone, and that's just fine with us. west pacific tropics remaining quiet. we'll monitor persistent areas of thunderstorms. but right now upper level winds just not favorable. although philippines, nothing organized but just very he

that is not the case in myanmar where cell phones were a hucksry. government is trying to change that. >> these people are all part of the telecommunications sweeping through the area. now being able to buy one has got people swarming into mobile phone shops. >> we've been selling 100 to 200 handsets on a daily basis. >> for a long time, the industry was mo pop lied by a state owned enterprise. the government allowed two foreign countries to operate. a taxi driver just got his first mobile phone. >> the reason i bought the phone is so i can get taxi records from customers and friends. >> he hasn't quite learned to use it, though and sometimes has trouble telling an incoming call from an out going one. he wants to one day surf the internet with his phone. >> the booming phone sales mean more people will access the internet. industry experts estimate that only 1% of the population go on line. a recent survey suggests half who do use the internet do so through a mobile device. >> much more work needs to be done. there are between 2,000 and 3,000 transm

. >> this 14-year-old experienced a number of firsts, far from myanmar. >> when i was first here, it was snowing here. it was hard for my sister to push her car in. >> had you ever seen snow before? >> no i didn't, that was my first day from malasia. >> her family escaped the violence in myanmar where a genocide is underway against the minority muslim population. after years of living at refugees in malaysia without the proper documents to attend school, her father gained status here in the united states. the family of seven lives in this three bedroom basement amount. >> here in chicago, the challenges are different. in still confidence in the girls is a cornerstone of the program. >> in-home mentoring was important for this teenage girl, to be there to help them learn the skills at home and do the things they are required to in home, care give, cook and clean with their family members. they have a lot of responsibility from their parents. >> all while learning to care for themselves. >> did you ever get on a bus before you came to chicago? >> no, i never got on a bus before. >> she

you can see an episode featuring bourda bourdain's trip to myanmar in a few minutes. >>> coming up, therch remains at the crash site for flight coming to a halt. we'll tell you more ahead. ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. >>> welcome back, flight 17 searching has come to a standstill. the operation will continue, although, they frankly don't know when and it's too dangerous right now. nick paton watching walsh repo. the fighting was so close to you, you had to turn off your lights and whisper. what's the situation like there now? >> reporter: it's much quieter tonight, but earlier on today, we have heard as dusk fell, heavy artillery north to the city and behind me a couple hours after that, artillery aircraft fire into the air. so still a tense night here in donetsk. we went out into the city today to see what the night before's violence had been about, large creators caused in the streets close to city center, what looked to be air strikes, two people killed by shelling, nobody quite knows who was behind it and the gunfire we were hearing

. >> john kerry is in myanmar trying to solve mayor time rights.e presented a proposal calling for a freeze until a resolution asking reached. china has been planning to build an oil rig in vietnamese waters. the three nations are part of several south asian. chuck hague is trying to strengthen military ties with india. says the two countries must broaden their partnership by producing military weapons the during his last stay in new delhi he met with the leaders pressing for the dual creation of a new anti-tank missile. government's in west africa are closing borders in an effort to top the spread of ebola. nearly a thousand people have died from the virus in four countries. >> again e shut off border crossings with liberia and sierra leone today after the world health organization called the outbreak an emergency of international concern. in liberia, riot police had to a couple of demonstrations over the government handling of diseased ebola victims. protesters say the bodies have been lying in the streets for days. he bowl a spreads through dire