for ordinary people in myanmar, that's not so cheap. but she used a social networking website to appeal for donations and got a powerful response. more than 60,000 people offered to help. >> translator: dogs shouldn't be killed. if they can be saved, that's definitely much better. >> reporter: every saturday, yadana and her helpers go around the country's largest city. they catch dozens of dogs and vaccinate them. then they put collars on them to show they have been inoculated. she and her friends receive a helping hand from an influential source in myanmar. buddhist monks agree to support the vaccination drive. people at the monastery provide stray dogs with food and shelter. they make it easier to give vaccines effectively to more dogs. >> translator: yadanar is practicing what buddhism preaches. she values dogs as well as humans. that's very good. >> translator: at monasteries we can vaccinate many dogs at the same time. we hope to expand our activities rapidly with the help of the monks. >> reporter: many people in myanmar carry a d

he also met the teacher frs myanmar who are receiving training at the school. the university signeded an agreement with myanmar's government in april to promote engineer kagsal exchanges. in september, they accepted 16 teachers and staff from eight colleges in myanmar. >> this is a 60 year diplomatic relation we have. so, in many areas, we have to thread in our relationship. >> nearly 300 students at the university, but myanmar is aiming to change its -- he added that cooperation between the two nations in science and technology will have a favorable impact on other fields as well. >>> silk worms in japanese labs are spinning a new kind of fabric. they've been genetically engineered to produce silk that grows and researchers will help the worms revitalize the industry that played a big role in the modernization of japan. >> the splendid colors of a magnificent kimono. what makes this piece so special is that the shreds are lumen es. the project is led by the institute of biological studies. researchers manipulated the jeans of silk worms by introducing other li

no one knows just how many there are in the ethnic armies and in the myanmar military, but in the lastrs, the government has handed back more than 360 underage soldiers to their families. the ministry of defense took legal action against about 270 people in the military for recruiting underage soldiers, a sign of the government's commitment in tackling the problem. he now realizes he may not even be alive had he been sent to fight on the front line. >>> well this year's nobel prize for literature has been awarded to an author who explored life under nazi occupation. >> for the art of memory, which he have evoked the most ungraspable human destinies, and uncovered the live world of the occupation. >> reporter: his body of work includes around 30 books. he writes about the nazi occupation, and its effects on france. >>> ancient cave paintings have been discovered in indonesia. new can stay up to date with all of the news at aljazeera.com. >> ebola right now looks like a major risk and shock for three countries. it could spread if we don't get on top of it. >>> dr jim yong kim warns that

heading for the streets of myanmar. yum! brand succeeded in china. we will be asking if it still has the recipe for brand-new markets. >> i'm watching the markets for you as we kick off a new trading week. google equities, things could be better but no, fairly big sell-off today. the global sell-off we're seeing following a drop on waurlt friday. the worst weekend for stocks in the middle east in get this, four years. bargain hunting, put off jafment pan close today. that will pay catch-up tomorrow. asia pacific now in a technical correction. aggregate to everything that you see here on your boards. australia, more or less eight-month low here. south korea seven-month low. hang seng four-month low. southeast asia index seven-month low. multimonth low for a lot of asian indices here. two things here. fist is we're seeing demand for safe havens now. a little bit picking up a little bit. yen $107.12 against the u.s. dollar and that brings up the u.s. dollar index. if we can get it up for you. one more try. here we go. it's run up over 7% over the past f

does it have the right recipe for myanmar?> a show of force, hong kong police moved in to clear the barricades. beijing andealthy, the imf agree about china's slowing economy. on the menu and myanmar, this kfc have the right recipe? let's get you back to the streets in hong kong. those protests with scores of police removing barricades and taking back government property. what is happening? right now, right behind me, these professors are rebuilding, reinforcing one of the barricades on the road right outside the government headquarters. police have been removing barricades this morning. they have removed them from three or four sites already. there are several roads the protesters have blocked off. they ran to the third week of protests and a blocked off several main arteries that go in and out of the financial district. will he stated removing them this morning because -- police started moving them this morning because they said they were not being manned by the protesters. worried they will remove them as well. concerned an

. >>> and we have a report from myanmar's child soldiers. and the los angeles kings show off their trophy before the first game of the season. we'll let you know how they got on, a little later. >>> hello again. adrian finnighan in doha. the u.s. collision launched fresh -- coalition launched fresh air strikes in kobane, near the turkey-syria borders, kurd esh fighters are engaged in house to house fighting. >>> more than 40 have been killed in attacks across yemen. in sanaa 32 died in a suicide bombing, targetting houthis, who were organising a rally. two other attacks targetted army bases. thousands of people lined the streets of kenya's capital nairobi, welcoming home the president. he's been in the naig appearing before the i.c.c., facing charges of instigating violence in which over 1,000 people decide. >> members of pal sign's government -- palestine's government travelled to the border. they are expected to hold the first cabinet meeting since hamas and gaza agreed to an unity government. we have more from gaza, in one of the worst hi

. >>> since the government of myanmar agreed to end the practice of using underage soldiers a few yearsit has returned many boys to their families. but the young boys are still being recruited into the military. >> reporter: this woman was worried when her eldest son, a then 15, didn't come home from school one day. >> translator: i have heard stories of sons joining the military. to me my son is just a kid, he is just a student. >> reporter: she secured his release. her son, now 16, says he ran away to be with friends, and only joined the army because he was offered $300 to do so. he says the army major who recruited him knew he was underage. >> translator: in the application form, i was asked to give a fake name for myself and also my parents. >> reporter: the myanmar government acknowledges the problem, and in 2012 agreed to end the practice. recruitment of underage soldiers happens in places like train stations or even temples. the teenagers are often offered a financial incentive to join. armed ethnic groups who have been fighting the government for more autonomy are also known to

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, comprehensive, honest and forthright way, and that was so refreshing to see. and the response was great. i mean, you had 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 mics i think on both sides. i will try to facilitate this. anybody have any -- okay. this is not a shy group. okay. you have somebody over there, over here and over here. yeah. so just say who you are and -- >> hello. i'm suzanne la clerk 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 o

. >>> now myanmar's president is holding talks with the opposition, military, and ethnic groups.ark talks will see opposition leader meet for the first time, the powerful armed forces chief. the meeting comes days after officials announced the next general election will be held late next year. president obama is going to visit myanmar in the coming weeks. >>> the sri lanka military has brought in heavy machine to help search for people buried in a massive mud slide. residents and unis -- unofficia sites say there are still many people missing. >> reporter: the reality of the landslide is still sinking in here at one of many welfare centers, there are around 700 people, a mix of those who got away in time from that wall of mud and sludge that buried over 80 plantation housing worker homes. now here as you can see, many people being housed in a local school. as you can seafood distribution going on. they are being given their morning meal. logistical issues in trying to house 700 people in what is a school. there are issues in terms of sanitation and water supply. and the attention

myanmar begun to release hundreds of the prisoners, including ex-military intelligence. the authorities freed detainees in september 2013. myanmar has been going through a political transition after ending years of military rules. >>> mexico's attorney-general is on his way south to guerra, after the president. penn yen yetta's promise to hunt down those responsible for the deprrns of 43 -- disappearance of 43 students. they've been missing for a week. it's difficult to know whether they are linked to the mass graves. adam raney reports. >> reporter: some of the prayers of the 43 students say prayers at the school where the young people studied. they want one thing - their children back alive. despite that being increasingly unlikely. parents prayed, the president tried to show he is in control of a situation he is largely ignored for several days. >> i have instructed members of the cabinet so we take action to clear up the event. asking for those responsible, and apply the recall of law. we must find the truth and find laws apply to those responsible. parents want resu

. >>> myanmar has released dozens of prisoners.elease of large numbers of such businesser ins is part of myanmar's reform process. >>> mexico's attorney general is on his way to the state after the country's president promised to hunt down those responsible for the disappearance of 43 students. they have been missing for more than a week now, and it's unclear still whether their disappearance is linked to the discovery of mass graves. adam reports. >> reporter: some of the parents of the missing 43 students say their prayers at the school where the young people studied. they want one thing, their children back alive. despite that being increasingly unlikely. while parents prayed, the president tried to show he is in control of the situation he has largely ignored for several days. >> translator: i have instructed members of the cabinet so that we take action, lead us to those responsible, and apply the rule of law in relation to those events. we must find the truth and ensure that law is applied to all that are responsible. >> tran

barack obama spoke also to theian myanmar president and talked about political reforms and talked aboutext year's elections have to be an inclusive process. critics see this as little more than window dressing. we also have to note that just several week -- the u.n. repertoire on human rights issued a report saying that while it was come mendable that myanmar was making progress, it also seemed to be backsliding a bit. the report mentioned the peace process which still has not come to fruition yet, the ethnic fighting which left hundreds of thousands of people displaced as well as the mistreatment of anneth mix minority group. >>> russian and your next question have signed a $4.6 billion deal so russian gas can continue to flow into ukraine. russian energy giant gazprom turned off the gas last summer because it said ukraine owes it a lot of money. >> translator: this decision we have taken will provide the energy security of ukraine, and also secure the supply of gas towards the european union. >> translator: russia has compromised on the price. this is our contribution to the compromis

, both in britain and here in myanmar.amilies of the two men accused of murdering hannah withridge and david miller footage of their sons taking part in a thai police reconstruction two weeks ago. both men faced the death penalty and were paraded on the beach where they allegedly killed the british tourists. his mother tells me news of his arrest has broken her heart, leaving her suicidal. you know how much i love you, she says. tell them the truth. you're not guilty. the case has been rigged against my son, the other's mother says. it's not particularly surprising that the families of the two accused men should think that they're innocent, but there are plenty of experienced, independent observers, including british diplomats, who have serious concerns about the way the thai police have handled this investigation. this man is part of a burmese support team and he firmly believes the men are scapegoats. he cites the treatment of a witness, mongmong, the man in the blue shirt here. i just spoke to him ten minutes ago on the

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pardoned them for the sake of peace and stability and large numbers of prisoners in myanmar have beend. students protesting for ten days agreed to hold formal talks with the government. and no date has been set but the students insist the meeting will be called off if attempts will remove barricades from the streets and we report from hong kong. >> reporter: eventually this colorful support for the so called umbrella movement will be removed but it has not stopped people adding messages calling for change. the sticky notes began appearing on the walls of the main government offices after the protests began ten days ago and more keep being added and some now hope the world becomes a permanent feature. >> we can get this. i hope the next generation can know it. we have the hong kong history. >> these are the voices from hong kong people. >> you would like the wall to stay? >> yes. it's part of us. >> reporter: and this is part of it as well. umbrella man, the movement's new mascot. the students are both united divided hong kong and those divisions are mostly generational. >> i'm so sad.

. >>> thai police say two workers from myanmar have admitted to killing two british tourists on an islandn southern thailand. the bodies of david miller and hannah witheridge were discovered last month. a third myanmar national is also being questioned. >>> this weekend, hundreds of bishops will be descending on the vatican to discuss some of the most important issues affecting the catholic faith. pope francis has suggested maybe it's time to review some parts of the doctrine in light of the fact that many countries have legalized gay marriage and divorce rates are rising. but what does catholicism mean to modern day families? we've been speaking to catholics around the world to find out. we start in the philippines. >> this is our church, and we go to church every sunday. first to give thanks for all the blessings we received during the week. and also to help us sustain us for the coming week. our parents are very traditional catholics. especially my mom. she goes to mass every day. prays before she sleeps. >> and even in the morning. >> even in the morning. so issues like living togethe

let's get more now from myanmar. our correspondent there is in yangon. why the sudden release?porter: that's a good question. the government don't tend to release justifications as to why they're doing this. the official reason was to do with peace and stability and humanitarian reasons that were cited by the ministry of information there. but when an announcement like this is made here, 3,000 prisoners released, there are no details really given as to who those people will be. so during the course of the day, we have to try and piece together exactly what's going on, who's being released. as you said, it just seemed that most of these people are criminals, but there are two small significant groups. one is perhaps about ten conventional political prisoners who have been detained for their political beliefs. and even more interestingly, another group of perhaps as many as ten former members of military intelligence here who fell out with the ruling leadership about ten years ago and was sentenced to a very long time in prison, the most famous of those was sentenced to 152 years

. >> a number of muslim rohingya escaping violence in myanmar has rich to over 100,000, according to the human right group. more than 900 left every day for nine weeks. they are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. >> botswana's president won a second term. the party has secured a parliamentary majority at the polls. botswana is a large diamond miner. >> now, after months of conflict and instability ukrainians will vote for a new parliament on sunday. many in the east will not be taking part. pro-russian separatists are voting troops. it blocked voters. they want to hold an election in november. when a ceasefire was signed. this is the area controlled by the separatists. since then there has been violations by both sides with the rebels controlling more territory. >> reporter: it's these pictures that landed this woman in trouble. she was detained and beaten by pro-russian fighters, accused of repping troops. she was died to a lamp post with a sign on the chest accusing her of being a traitor. now she's running as an independent candidate. >> translation: honesty will

. >> this woman spent 50 years in this thai village near the border of myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her sight. a single mother with two sons. my kids were small, i could not see. they had to help me, and not the other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preventible. led contamination spilled from mining factories upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago and destroyed normal life for most that live here, the company was fined $65. led pollution was never fully cleaned up. >> this woman lives next to the creek she relies on. tests confirmed her blindness was from lead poisonings. others suffer the effects. some children have learning disabilities. in some spots the contamination is 100 times more than the safe level. after years of delays, restoration of the creek was supposed to start in may. so far it has only conducted studies. researchers say until the clean-up ordered by the supreme court takes place, every day the people are exposed to toxic levels of led from the creek. more people will get sick, and possibly more birth defects. >>> in jan 2013, the pollution c

. >>> this woman spent her entire 50 years in this thai village near the border with myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her sight. a single mother, she has two sons. >> translation: my kids were small and i could not see. they had to help me, and not the other way around. >> reporter: what happened to her and others was preventible. led contamination spilled from mining factories upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago, the company was fined about $65. the led pollution was never fully cleaned up. they live next to the creek. a test at a hospital confirmed her blindness from lead poisoning. >> some of the children have learning disabilities. in some spots the contamination is 100 times more than the safe level. after years of delays. restoration was supposed to start in may. >> researchers say until the clean-up ordered by the supreme court can take place, people will be exposed to toxic levels of lead. more people would get sick, and possibility more birth defects. the pollution control department was brought to court. we sued. the first environmental justice case. they were ordered to

lots of heavy rain is on the menu for western parts of thailand, as well as parts of myanmar. all right, across the u.s. we are seeing some clouds over the southwest. this is the remnants of tropical storm simon. it's now a low pressure system but it is still producing some rainfall for northern parts of mexico. that will be spreading into the four corners region, especially in arizona. but no rain is inside for california, where drought has been continuing. so that is worsening the fire conditions. we have some images coming out of yosemite national park. a fire erupted in the western section of yosemite national park tuesday. this is one of thousands of wildfires that have raged during california's fire season this year. october is typically the month when the state experiences its largest blazes. california has been dealing with drought conditions all summer, contributing to the numerous fires across the state. and i'm afraid to say there's no significant rain in sight for the next several days across california. that could worsen the fire conditions. meanwhile, there's a t

hall is campaigning for the rights of farm workers in thailand who come mostly from myanmar, cambodia, and laos. the companies involved accused him of defamation. >> i think it is a verdict that is great for migrant workers. it's great for human rights defenders. it's great for freedom of expression. it is something that shows to the prosecutors and shows the police that they knew to act in accordance with the rule of law. >> in a report for an ngo, hall alleged that the thai seafood industry illegally confiscated passports, paid below the minimum wage, and overworked staff and conditions so hot that he strokes were common. among the companies mentioned was a natural fruit, whose owners are said to have strong political connections. the company hit hall with a defamation suit. >> the court did not address the matter of why we sued him. so we accept the decision. but we are going to appeal. >> the case was thrown out on technicalities. hall still faces up to seven years in jail and fines totaling 14 million u.s. dollars if found guilty of the three charges still outstanding. >> we have

. >>> the number of muslim escaping violence in myanmar over the last two years has risen to over 100,000ng to a human rights group. they believe more than 900 have left every day for the past two weeks. the u.n. calls the rohingya one of the most prosecuted my an at thises iatminorities in the wor. >>> protest nurse hong kong are set to vote on whether to end their sit in. activists are calling what they plan a referendum on sunday. the government has offered to liaise on the protesters demands for free elections in 2017. as sarah clark reports, the block eights have become a tourist attraction. >> reporter: there may be fewer student demonstrators but the true test site is now attracting visitors of a different kind. >> just walking around having a look around as just tourists, yeah. >> reporter: travel warnings have been issued in some countries, but tourist as peer unfazed by the protests which is now looking more like a permanent fixture in the streets of hong kong. >> it's massively impressive and i hope they achieve something. >> reporter: ysabel made the trip from the united kingd

and in myanmar, sri lanka, it is different from africa. >> i actually believe that africa is at the stage that asia was 15-odd years ago. where a number of companies, many of whom in this room, viewed asia as an opportunity to plant and grow aggressively. those of white house two local and plant ourselves properly for the right investment, right locally and we can then lock in africa. the risk attributes of african countries, i talk about a great deal, with you if i go there and travel, you can find ways to control the way that is perfectly acceptable to the government's needs of most of our country. so to give you an example, gold and master card, we go to a bank in africa be we take our two partners here, you take from them a certain level of guarantee, which takes two to three days between the time that we take the money back. in small bachgs banks, and underwriting, and we try to find a way that they could do the underwriting and provide a level which we accept as collateral. it is a way of managing the same risk. it is true of what you can do with all kinds of risk in this case. i th

. >>> this woman spent 50 years in this village near the border with myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her site. a single mother with two sons. >> translation: my kids were small. i could not see. they had to help me and not the other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preventible. lead contamination filled from mining sites upstream. they were shut down 16 years ago and destroyed normal life, the company was only fined 65. the led pollution was never monitored. this woman lives next to the creek she relies on. her blindness was from led poisoning. others suffered from led poisoning, some have learning disabilities. in some spots still now the contamination is 100 times more than the mox mum safe level. after years of delay, restoration was supposed to happen in may. so far they have only conducted studies. researchers say until the clean-up is ordered by the supreme court takes place, the people will be exposed to toxic levels of waste of the more people will get sick, and possibly more birth defects. >> in january 2013, the pollution control department was brought to cour

stayed unbeaten throughout the event and picked up wins against the likes of oman, china and hosts, myanmarthe minister of sports said the team will have to get used to touching above its weight. >> we are you the least populated nation. becoming champions of the most populated continent, asia, i think this tells you, you know, a lot of things. much of the planning takes place here at qatar's aspire sports academy, a government-backed program that identifies and nurtures young talent. the majority of these players have come through to aspire, all driven by the ambition of playing in their home world cup. >> the bid for the world cup changed >> all of the kids wants today play football. because why? they have a dream to play the world cup. >> it's a realistic dream because it's here in qatar. >> this is a huge step forward. themselves against the best young players. at 7 ario level, while the country is getting ready to host the world cup. they yet to qualify. >> this team may have a role to play in trying to change that. andy richardson, al jazeera, doha. he was yaw after 1-1 in the first l

official made a surprise visit to the south in an attempt to improve relations >> the informationster of myanmarmany political prisoners have now been freed. >>> students who have been protesting in hong kong have agreed to hold formal talks with the government. the students insist the meetings will be called off if attempts to clear barricades or remove protesters from the streets. >> reporter: eventually this colorful display of support for the so-called umbrella movement will be removed. but it hasn't stopped people from adding messages calling for change. the sticky notes began appearing after the protests began ten days ago, and more keep being added. some now hope the wall becomes a permanent feature. >> we can keep this. i hope the next generation can know it. we have this in the hong kong history. >> these are the voices from hong kong people. >> reporter: so you would like this wall to stay? >> yes, of course, it's part of us. >> reporter: and this is part of it as well, umbrella man, the movement's new mascot. the students have divided hong kong and those are mostly generational. >> i'

i mean, you had dozens of myanmar folks come and those from the region and the indonesias and thai experts join in the effort. i was 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's mikes i think on both sides. i will try to facilitate this by -- anybody have any? this is not a shy group. you have somebody over there. over here and over here. say who you are. >> hello. i'm suzanne from u.s. aid. 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 could you just review those quickly. >> next question. >> mary lynn with creative associates international. i have the same question for stephen. i think consensus at an aids conference is frightening. i wondered what you wanted to see more debate about. i also wondered, what is the explanatory dialogue going on about low treatment for pediatrics? i worked as a pediatric aids adviser to a child health project. and i never

started working for the company in 1974 and known to many as big mustache and he had investments in myanmar embargo against iraq and he was acquitted and he had ties to moscow over sanctions in the ukraine and rowry is live and let's start with the circumstances that led to this accident. what do we know? >> reporter: well, visibility was pretty poor last night in moscow. it's been fairly heavy rain for the last couple of days and it was foggy, sleet last night at the airport and visibility down to about 350 meters. what we do know is that the plane as you say hit a snowplow as it was taking off heading from moscow back to paris. the russian investigative committee launched a criminal investigation. it detained the driver of the snowplow saying that they believe that he was under alcoholic intoxication. not something that his lawyer denies, saying that the man has a heart complaints and he doesn't even drink. the story might change as more information comes to light but that is what it appears happened at the moment. >> rory as we said maintain ties with moscow despite sanctions, do we know

the government in myanmar has announced it's releasing more than 3,000 prisoners. most are thought to be criminals, but at least four are senior figures from military intelligence. they've been pardoned by the president, who says it's been done for the sake of peace and stability. >>> mexico has sent in federal agents to take over security after discovery of a mass grave. local police conspired with a criminal gang to get rid of 43 students who recently clashed with police. the president has vowed to find and punish those responsible. >>> the kenyan president is on his way to the hague for a landmark appearance before the international criminal court. he faces charges there of crimes against humanity. the charges are in connection with violence that followed the 2007 elections, which left more than a thousand people dead. he insists he's innocent. do stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come, former england batsman kevin peitersen reveals what was said in those private team meetings. (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (ma

the nation of myanmar, they have the worst heroin epidemic in probably the world.t's currency, you can walk into a store and hand that over and get something back. the country's currency has been so debased, they'd rather take tissues. hey, give me a cigarette, give me candy. so you couple that with 80% of the youth are drug addicts, and there you have it. a clean syringe can buy you about anything. take, for instance, the stone money in the pacific island of yapp. that's right there. that is a lot of cash you're looking at. stone carvings, cash in that country for decades, the largest ones were the most valuable ones. you could not take those with you. and i've got to tell you something, take a look at the u.s. dollar. this is how much value it's lost since the creation of the federal reserve. honestly, it's virtually worthless. now, we are not far from the horror stories you hear about zimbabwe where people have to take just basic necessities. it brings us to our next real real deal. i know at some point in this country there's going to be an inflation crisis of

prime minister modi will have his first outing next month in myanmar. india plays an important role. we bring them in economically, politically, strategic discussions. even before prime minister modi took office for some time, each one of the structures has them as a key player. it's how i think the general expectation is while they will play a role in the region, the prime minister will focus on domestic, economic issues as all political leaders do. we encourage them to play an active role throughout the region. >> i will say briefly, senator mccain and i had the opportunity to meet with him after he came into office. we were struck that there is a lot of opportunity for the u.s. and india to gain altitude in a partnership that over the past few years has lost quite a bit of it. hopefully the meeting here is a good first step in that regard. i think our hope and the hope that's shared in the congress is that we'll be really ambitious. that we'll have the genuine consultation about how we view the world, what we want the world order to look like and rea

prime minister modi will have his first outing next month in myanmar.we bring them in economically, strategic discussions. >> i think the general expectation is while they will play a role in the reason the prime minister will focus on domestic, economic issue as political leaders do. >> i will say briefly, senator mccain and i had the opportunity to meet with him after he came into office. we were struck that there is a lot of opportunity for the u.s. and india to gain altitude in a partnership has lost quite a bit of it. hopefully this is a good first step. our hope and the hope shared in the congress is that we'll be really ambitious. that we'll have the genuine strategic consultation about what we want the world to look like and bring it back to those questions. obviously, you know, the domestic priorities that the ambassador mentioned will be important for india. that will be a choice for india. when it comes to the issues we are talking about here, one of the things we are very pleased to see is the extent to which india is building relationships

and in myanmar, sri lanka, it is different from africa. >> i actually believe that africa is at the stage that asia was 15-odd years ago. where a number of companies, many of whom in this room, viewed asia as an opportunity to plant and grow aggressively. those of white house two local and plant ourselves properly for the right investment, right locally and we can then lock in africa. the risk attributes of african countries, i talk about a great deal, with you if i go there and travel, you can find ways to control the way that is perfectly acceptable to the government's needs of most of our country. so to give you an example, gold and master card, we go to a bank in africa be we take our two partners here, you take from them a certain level of guarantee, which takes two to three days between the time that we take the money back. in small bachgs banks, and underwriting, and we try to find a way that they could do the underwriting and provide a level which we accept as collateral. it is a way of managing the same risk. it is true of what you can do with all kinds of risk in this case. i th

red cross and the fire marshall just wrapped up the scene here, but we are seeing someone from the myanmar shale's office, saying the properties are condemned, but we don't need notice to tell us that, in all, 18 people are displaced and homeless this morning, the good news is they are receiving help right now. let's look at video from late last night, this all started, around 11:30, two story row home in hunting park. fire chief says when crews arrive two minutes after the call came in, flames were shooting, from the first and second floor of one row home, and had already spread to the first floor of the home next-door north park avenue. fifty-eight minutes later, the fire was contained, and under control, but not without causing some major damage for families. and when it was all said and done five properties were damaged by the fire, 12 adults, six children, three pets, were left homeless. two men taken to temple hospital with minor injuries. that good samaritan that you spoke of says he was cents driving by when he saw the flames shooting from one home, he jumped out of his car and sta

i want you to tell me from your days in asia are the problems in myanmar, sclri lanka so differe? >> i believe africa is at the stage asia was 15 years ago where a number of companies many of whom are in this room viewed asia as a real opportunity to plant flags and grow aggressively. i think africa is at that stage. as jeff said in the morning those of us who go local and who can plant ourselves properly with the right investment and the right quality of people locally and the right technology transfer we can learn a lot in africa. the risk attributes of african countries are talked about a great deal. if you go there and travel as we have done and you look at the opportunities there you can find ways to draw those risks in a way that is of most of our companies. we give you an example. when we go with mastercard, we go to a bank in africa. we need to take from them my two partners, we need to take from them a certain level of guarantee around our collateral. typically, if you went to small banks and the underwriting hundreds of thome, they can't do that well. they're now going t

we do that from myanmar to mexico. do that using what i will mispronounce because i see it in my french brain spelled with two owes so i say mock but it is probably mooc. from which 2000 civil servants and others have graduated in the last year. i'm trying to can be with you, president. [laughter] but they only focus on public finance and that sustainability for the moment. so we do that, and as i said we try to constantly adjust on responding to the needs of our membership. as i like to say sometimes, it's not your father's imf. it's yours. now together, as we look forward to the future, as we adjust, i hope that together we can actually push the clouds out and see a lot more the blue sky that many people aspire to a round the world. thank you. [applause] thank you very much, madame woodard. madame the guard has agreed to honor george counts tradition stay, not only by -- but also bring to take questions from our students. so we're going to bring out some microphones. i think there might be one in the middle i'll. wou