or not there would be a stronger relationship between myanmar and the u.s. >> i think myanmar receivedrom the u.s. and many other countries, whether it is china from the belt and road initiatives, or japan, or regional countries. the u.s. historically has not been a direct investor in the do seerge volume, but we benefits from the regionalization of these supply chains. the u.s. china trade war has pushed a lot of people to move the manufacturing seville facilities into southeast asia and myanmar as part of that. i see support in the western countries and certainly a more consistent and stable global environment bodes well for me and mark. -- myanmar. rishaad: have you on the program, thank you. -- melvyn pun, from yoma. next, talking about what india could be a neglected engine. capital.ancial -- india's financial capital. ♪ juliette: india's economy has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, but there is one often neglected sector jumping to its rescue, rural demand spiking with a bump and harvest. . let's get more from our new delhi bureau chief. how is the farm sector helping

it's been 5 years since the people of myanmar went to the polls in a general election and only the 2nd time they'll cast ballots since the nation emerged from 50 years of military rule but no surprises are expected the national league for democracy or headed by the high profile and one time symbol of democracy . is expected to maintain its ruling position but with reform slow and stalled economic growth and peace talks their victory is not expected to be a landslide as in 2015 the normal. to change the whole system 5 year is just a short period we were under the dictatorship for more than 40 years and this is to stop of the democracy we need more time i can give to and i'll be more time you know i knew that they couldn't change anything for us that's why i don't like the. for me personally i just don't like the end of the turnout for the election is expected to be lower than the estimated 70 percent 5 years ago because the nation is facing a 2nd wave of covert 19 but also because some ethnic areas won't even have polling the government citing security due to ongoing fighting between th

plus the story of another election people in myanmar voted this weekend and it looks like another win for on some sushi and chips party. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u.s. president of china has not saying it will wait it's not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u.s. relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so what's the outlook now for america's allies and competitors in the end of pacific. joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u.s. has a powerful reach there over security trade and climate change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. a confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u.s. as a global superpower. meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u.s. as a champion of

it's official — aung san suu kyi's ruling party has won the general election in myanmar.power in 2011. the french prime minister says there's now more coronavirus patients in hospitals than in april, with a new admission every 30 seconds. in the uk there's been a 50% jump in cases compared to the previous 24 hour period. amnesty international says it has evidence that possibly hundreds of civilians have been killed in what it calls a massacre in ethiopia's tigray region. the government has launched an offensive there against local forces. now on bbc news, it's time for brexitcast.

in myanmar the government has sent thousands of people to cope in 1000 quarantine facilities and the places are very much like prisons so much so that former inmates are counseling those doing time there to help them cope with confinement. isolation uncertainty life under lockdown in myanmar isn't easy but for the spirit souls motivational talks like this have been comforting who better to understand them than these counsellors who spent time locked away behind boss. the people at close contact with covert 900 patients have been confined to the quarantine center since the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic then we learned that they had feeling similar to us former prison is since they long for visitors or people to talk to you. only on kill himself spent 9 years behind bars and a $990.00 s. as a political prisoner together with around 20 colleagues most of them former detainees has offered counseling at dozens of cornered centers the volunteers say it's important to address the psychological impact of the pandemic. we are worried about people will kill themselves due to mental heal

thank you so much for your time of leisure in myanmar the government has sent thousands of people to cope in 1000 quarantine facilities and the places are very much like prisons so much so that former inmates are counseling those doing time there to help them cope with confinement. isolation uncertainty life under lockdown in myanmar isn't easy before the spirit souls motivation talks like this have been comforting who better to understand them than these counselors who spent time locked away behind boss. the people and close contact with covert 900 patients have been confined to the quarantine center since the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic then we learned that they had feeling similar to us former prison is since they long for visitors or people to talk to. only on chill himself spent 9 years behind bars and a $990.00 s. as a political prisoner together with around 20 colleagues most of them former detainees has offered counseling at dozens of cornton centers the volunteers say it's important to address the psychological impact of the pandemic. we already have that people wil

another important election, myanmar this time.u kyi tipped for reelection even as the economy struggles for growth. we will have the latest. haslinda: but next, we will hear from the front lines of the logistics industry. group joining us to talk about the pandemic and the possible scenarios post election. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: our top story. joe biden saying he's comfortable winning the white house, while president trump castigates corruption in mail-in voting, despite offering no evidence. let's discuss the business implications with jim thompson, founder and chairman of crown worldwide group providing a range of logistics and related services. thank you for joining us. let's get your sense of what happens in some different scenarios in terms of your business and what you see from either candidate. >> for me, it looks like joe biden is going to win this thing. that's my personal opinion. i think it will be a benefit to the china-u.s. relationship. i think it will be -- calm her heads will be discussing the issues that se

plus the story of another election people in myanmar voted this weekend and it looks like another win for us on to cheat and her party. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u.s. president the china has not saying it will wait it's not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u.s. relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so what's the outlook now for america's allies and competitors in the in the pacific. joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u.s. has a powerful reach there over security trade and climate change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. a confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u.s. as a global superpower. meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u.s. as a champion of

also coming up, official results of myanmar indicate cheese party has won enough votes to form the next government. if you appear says it's liberated parts of the region where it's battling local forces, more mass protests in the previous capital against the ousting of former president over corruption, allegations security and election officials from the us government have released a statement declaring that this year's presidential election was the most secure in american history that added there is no evidence that voting systems were compromised. this as president donald trump continues to make unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud reports from washington d.c. . it's unusual for donald trump to keep such a low profile. he's made one appearance, but hasn't spoken in public for a week. his twitter feed continues to push claims of a stolen election on thursday. he tweeted a report alleging 2700000 votes were deleted from voting systems across the country . the company who made the machines says that didn't happen, and a government election watchdog insists the election was th

in myanmar g.'s national league for democracy party says it's won enough seats to form the next government although official results have yet to be released the n l d says its own numbers point to another landslide victory early reports from young on. myanmar's governing national league for democracy party led by un santucci has claimed another landslide victory in general elections. official results are yet to be released but the n l d says it's confident it has won enough seats to be able to form a new government. but i'm so happy and thrilled that in the old he has won i believe our mother soon will make the best situation for our country we know that was the man when i voted for an oldie because i want the best for my country and. i hope all newly elected candidates will listen to the ordinary citizens who voted for him. the celebrations began soon after polls closed despite pleas from the government to return home a sea of supporters clad in red put aside their fears about the pandemic and gath

. >> in myanmar there are enough seats to form the next government. official results have yet to be released but the numbers point toward a landslide victory. reporter: the national league for democracy party has claimed a landslide victory in general elections. official results are yet to be released but they say they are confident they have enough seats to form a new government. >> i am thrilled that they have one. -- won. i think they will make the best solution for the country. >> i voted for them because i want the best for my country. >> i hope all newly elected candidates will listen to the citizens who voted for them. reporter: celebrations began. despite pleas from the government to return home, supporters gathered to show support for the governing party. despite widespread folk cancellation in ethnic areas and speculation covid-19 would keep people away from the polls, the turnout was high. >> voting is still new in myanmar. for most, it's only the second time in their lives they have had a chance to vote for the party of their choice. peopl

in myanmar the government has sent thousands of people to cope in 1000 quarantine facilities and the places are very much like prisons so much so that former inmates are counseling those doing time there to help them cope with confinement. isolation uncertainty life under lockdown in myanmar isn't easy before the spirit souls motivational talks like this have been comforting who better to understand them than these counselors who spent time locked away behind boss. the people and close contact with covert 900 patients have been confined to the quarantine center since the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic then we learned that they had feeling similar to us former prisoners since they long for a visit is people to talk to. only kill himself spent 9 years behind bars and a $990.00 s. as a political prisoner together with around 20 colleagues most of them former detainees has offered counseling at dozens of corn consensus the volunteers say it's important to address the psychological impact of the pandemic. we already have people will kill themselves due to mental health issues even t

this is myanmar 2nd freely contested general election since the end of full military rule in 2011. many analysts expect the ruling party the national league for democracy led by aung san suu kyi to win. but whoever wins will have to share power with the military that's guaranteed 25 percent of parliamentary seats and control of 3 important ministries. and many here say that shows the still a long road ahead on myanmar's past to democracy florence to al-jazeera. lebanon's economy is near collapse and life is a struggle for many but syrian refugees are mung the worst hits said on how to report says from beirut the so at least 200000 syrian refugees live in lebanon's capital. the united nations says 16000 of them were directly affected by the beirut port explosion in august. rehab and her family survived the blast but their source of income did not she explains her husband hasn't been able to find work in a weeks like so many other syrians he is an informal laborer. my husband lost his job after the port explosion he tries his best to find temporary jobs to be able to feed us my son i

the ethnic violence is still continuing in myanmar. the information operations that's led by the military is still continuing in myanmar on facebook. the guy who led that u.n. that u.n. fact finding was much you can. there were some moneys and indonesian who used to head the commission on human rights that report to standing. facebook has a tone independent report and they say the same things. i'm shocked, not a thing yet is moving. and that's part of the reason. so here we go, like, what do we do? i mean, i'm not completely against facebook. other right now i am, i am, i, we were, you know, we're fact checking part, you're here against our behavior. i'm against impunity. you're right. if you look at it, every time facebook trice do the right thing, the market incentives actually punish is that, you know, i provided a lot of information to american regulators. facebook received the largest find that a technology company had received in history. you know, 5000000000 from the f.t.c. and a 100000000 from the f.c.c. and the share value. we

myanmar's governing national league for democracy party led by un santucci has claimed another landslide victory in general elections. official results are yet to be released but the n l d says it's confident it has won enough seats to be able to form a new government. a day and i'm so happy and thrilled that in the old he has won i believe our mother soon will make the best situation for our country when i was on my way and i voted for an oldie because i want the best for my country and. i hope all newly elected candidates will listen to the ordinary citizens who voted for them. the celebrations began soon after the polls closed despite pleas from the government to return home a sea of supporters clad in red put aside their fears about the pandemic and gather to show support for the governing party. despite widespread vote cancellation in ethnic areas and speculation that covert 19 would keep people away from the polls the turnout on election day was high voting is still new in myanmar for most voters this is only the 2nd time in their lives that they've had a chance to vote for the par

and by this stage into a myanmar fighting dry across pakistan, fondant rights here across much of the arabian peninsula, the cloud there, up towards iraq. and that could bring some rain but a secret agent claimed by both israel and egypt will any case officer who receives potential for a double agent will not always assume the worst truth or lies fact or fiction. most of the documents are for people 5 year old student under al-jazeera well tells the story of a man and many secrets might one day elicit the spy on al-jazeera. the is the earth. and there again, you are watching and as it has a reminder of our top story this hour, joe biden has delivered a message of hope and unity off to declaring victory in the u.s. presidential election, vice president elect maharis is making history. she's the 1st woman and minority to hold the job. well, president donald trump was playing golf when biden was declared the winner of the election. he has not conceded and says he will go to court to make sure the election north all hell has been escalation in the conflict real azerbaijan and armenia. and

in myanmar, counting is continuing after sunday's general election, but with votes so far counted andung san suu kyi's ruling national league for democracy has won enough seat to form the next government. simon adams, from the global centre for the responsibility to protect says he's concerned about a lack of democratic process. it has been a great victory for aung san suu kyi obviously and that will be the story that will be in many international newspapers and sent around the world but i guess my question is somebody who comes from a human rights background in terms of the work that is done by my centre is at what cost? because i think it's fair to say that this election was not free and certainly not democratic when you're systematically disenfranchising, for example, the minority rohingya in the rakhine state in the north and in other areas like shan and kachin, with the electoral commission did not let people from minority populations vote. that is about 1.5— 2 million people who did not get to vote simply because they were of a particular ethnic group and in the wrong part of th

despite a surge in corona virus cases across myanmar voters were eager with some arriving even before polling stations had opened. even 19 break seems really bad right now i had made up my mind that i must vote in this election all my family members to the national league for democracy. is widely expected to win a 2nd term while her international reputation has suffered because of her failure to speak up for the after they were targeted in a violent military crackdown in 2017 she remains hugely popular at home. but the analogies margin of victory is expected to be smaller this time economic growth has fallen short of expectations and ethnic conflicts persist in the country. the polls have been described as fundamentally flawed by rights group human rights watch more than one and a half 1000000 people mostly ethnic minorities want to be able to vote voting has been cancelled in more than 50 townships in areas the election commission says are troubled by unrest some ethnic political parties have accused the election commission of trying to block votes in constituencies dominated by ethn

we without the result is nothing for us this is myanmar 2nd freely contested general election since the end of full military rule in 2011 many analysts expect the ruling party the national league for democracy led by aung san suu kyi to win. but whoever wins will have to share power with the military that's guaranteed 25 percent of parliamentary seats and control of 3 important ministries. and many here say that shows the still a long road ahead on pasta to democracy florence al jazeera. ok you're up to date so a lot more news at the top of the hour stay with us here and there. is there a school realistically how can you do with institutionalized corruption and this country we listen if this breaks up a deal conflict between august on and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories the back to 0000 you pot 2 of especially best to geisha one o one ace visits western australia's only youth detention center and travels to the remote outback towns where many of the indigenous inmates come from. 0 ferguson has been in turmoi

would keep people away from the polls the turnout on election day was high voting is still new in myanmar for most voters this is only the 2nd time in their lives that they've had a chance to vote for the party of the choice and so people don't take this for granted even if they feel that the end of the is going to win in their constituency they still want to get out that to demonstrate their support to do their civic duty and i think there was an overwhelming sense of loyalty oh and for the n l d it looks like in v.z. as in the vote has been reflected in the result 25 percent of the seats in parliament are reserved for the military so that means that we are now the needed 2 thirds of the seats being contested in this election in order to gain enough power to choose the president who then in 10 will form the government although the m.l.t. was widely expected to win there was a question. about whether it would gain enough seats to meet that threshold but it seems the party has exceeded expectations early file al jazeera young gone. from one of the top stories on our jazeera and we start wi

myanmar's governing national league for democracy party led by un santucci has claimed another landslide victory in general elections. official results are yet to be released but the n l d says it's confident it has won enough seats to be able to form a new government. but i know i'm so happy and thrilled that in the old he has won i believe our mother soon will make the best situation for our country being out of the way and i voted for an oldie because i want the best for my country and. i hope all newly elected candidates will listen to the ordinary citizens who voted for them. the celebrations began soon after polls closed despite pleas from the government to return home a sea of supporters clad in red put aside their fears about the pandemic and gather to show support for the governing party. despite widespread vote cancellation in ethnic areas and speculation that covert 19 would keep people away from the polls the turnout on election day was high voting is still new in myanmar for most voters this is only the 2nd time in their lives that they've had a chance to vote for the party

and claiming victory in myanmar the ruling party says it's warm enough seats to form the next government. hello once again it's nice and quiet across china and the korean peninsula wasn't quite the weather also making its way towards japan a letter to the few showers that only show a brace just feeding some showers into northern parts of honshu into al qaida and that will be wintry in nature from time to time face it quieted down a little as we go through the 2nd half of the way cam but you can see the showers still there nevertheless 16 celsius in tokyo far into the day on wednesday 60 celsius 2 for soul so warming up some the temperature there for beijing as you can see much of china does look fine and dry over the coming days and light winds feeling really quite pleasant fun to try to across a good part of south asia although we will see increasing cloud and rain drifting in and northeasterly monsoon pushing the showers too was the east coast of india some heavy downpours braces finzi feeding their way into sri lanka so we are likely to see flooding here we go through the next couple

and many here say that shows there's still a long road ahead on myanmar's path to democracy florence to the al-jazeera. sproles more prosy politicians in hong kong have appeared in court over a fine as a legislative council meeting well in 5 months ago they were granted bail until their next appearance in february they're accused of contents and obstruction but critics say it's part of an attempt to sideline the sense invoices no probe aging lawmakers involved were arrested hong kong police have tonight any political motivation well severe gopalan is in hong kong for us with their current of today's court appearance. this was the initial hearing where they were told what their charges were they all put in their pleas to and they were all granted bail but the main crux of their defense is that this is an issue that should be dealt with within the legislative council and not at the courts of hong kong now if i can take you back to those events of may 8th that started off quite innocuously with a dispute over who should control the chair of a key committee that descended into scuffles i

and votes are being counted in myanmar as a general election despite rights groups calling the entire process fundamentally flawed leader and sound suchi is expected to retain power in the poll which was widely seen as a referendum on her government. those are the top stories to stay with us witnesses coming up next and then my colleagues in the house will have more news in half an hour i'll see you on wednesday thanks for watching. in an election led seen as a test of its 1st some across a key elected government ma'am i will vote for a new parliament faced with international pressure over a military crackdown ever engine this lens will i'm saying sit she's national league for democracy hold on to its majority. may mar lection on al-jazeera. heard. cleek. the. the. under that i've. never had a hand. and it flown well when the moon was here and then. i thought there was a lot of overlap i'm going into i haven't thought of that the. ones you mean one to one. another and i want. to make them up or does. the matter but in the style of the. good is a lot. so i think i chucked it at that. i

earlier on sunday millions voted in myanmar despite calls to delay the poll because of the pandemic. it was me 2nd election since the end of the military rule in 2011 for many the choice was clear on sunset she and her and the party a symbol for defiance and change. and. i want to know the party to win because they work for the people especially for the farmers it has a good reputation in the international community. which was once true despite her popularity the nobel prize winner has fallen from grace internationally due to her response to the will hinge a crisis. in 2017 hundreds of thousands of muslims had to flee and army crackdown which the u.n. described as an ethnic cleansing. we condemn on once or move on we will all want to live to the exclusion of. the bullets and the rule of law and one of. the international community said those words weren't enough they criticised the leaders election. until today although hinge a muslims for mating in the country are stripped of citizenship and rights including their chance to vote. but at home there is little sympathy for their plight

southeast asian nations block, or ozzy on which are written i, cambodia, indonesia, laos, malaysia, myanmar, the philippines, singapore, thailand and vietnam and 5 of their partners, australia, china, japan, you zealand and south korea. the trade volume of all of these members is around 11 trillion u.s. dollars. almost one 3rd of all trade. nearly a decade in the making. the regional comprehensive economic partnership for c.b.p. is historic. many in asia hope it will help speed up recovery from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. by lowering tariffs, exports of member countries are expected to grow by more than 10 percent by 2025. according to international think tanks. these agreements signifies that i rage in which has been the most economically dynamic region of the world in recent decades, is still committed to openness and to tried. and that we will use that as a platform and a springboard for recovery in the post covert era. a notable absence is india isn't wanted to join too, but withdrew over concerns. its local industries will be devastated by cheaper chinese manufactured goods

now some of the other stories making news around the world polls have opened in myanmar more than 900 medical parties are vying for a stronger voice in the country's parliament the party of aung sun suu kyi is favored to retain power but with less support than the party received in the landslide victory of 2015. here in germany thousands of people have gathered in the heart of leipzig to demonstrate against restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus earlier a court rejected the city's attempt to move the protests to the outskirts of forwent shut down across germany to think on monday including the cocksure of bars restaurants and sports facilities. and sport now on saturdays like one does make a game song by a new nick travel to dortmund for the bundesliga big one known in germany as dec classic up with a top spot in the league table at stake the hosts were looking for their 1st league win over by an indian in 2 years but the visitors were boosted by the return of this super star striker. by a mean man robert live and was back in legal action after missing last week's game thr

on everyone's a little bit disappointed especially in aung san suu cine what about the people of myanmar they as excited by democracy as they were 5 years ago well i suspect it would depend which part of me on my you were questioning if you are looking at the burman heartland it is nationalist heartland of the country i think they would be relatively content with unsanctioned shiv and i think she will win the election on the back of those votes they have seen what is the economic growth that see in a career rianne market existed before but of course if you were to ask the people around the fringes of myanmar the ethnic fringes you get a very different picture you see in the terrible violence against the indian you've seen many of the other ethnic groups disenfranchised during the last 5 years and some to cheers very much and as a buddhist nationalist politician so she still has tremendous support tremendous affection from the heartland but you get a very different answer from some of the other parts of the country and there's no effective opposition there either is there. there is and yo

in myanmar for example, on october 8th, facebook took down 38 inauthentic accounts controlled by myanmar military authority to prevent anti--- content. i compliment you for doing that. the meantime the military turned around and created new accounts that promoted the same content. in some way you got a "whack-a-mole" problem here but is there, a way that we can, you can stop these things, not just at the account level, at the user level? i use that as an example because people are being murdered in a systemic genocide? >> please answer, senator leahy's question. then we'll need to move on. go ahead. >> i'm sorry to take long but the previous questioner took all his time plus time allotted to me. >> no, we're 2 1/2 minutes. let's wrap it up. go ahead and answer the question >> senator, you're correctly pointing out that we diddies able certain generals in the my man march military as as dangerous figures, and they are not allowed to sign up for new accounts but as you point out these kind of integrity problems are not ones that there is a silver bullet where you could ever fully solve the

we're going to weather update baxter on al-jazeera then polls are now closed in myanmar millions undermine the right to vote in the election. and bolivia gets a new president is a former banker will take a look at the challenges facing him. rewind returns with updates on the best of out his ear is documentary. the moving story of 2 young tuchman girls in afghanistan. at last able to get an education after these super presage taliban occupation. but what has become of their dreams. rewind pencils and bullets. on al-jazeera. i was sick of prison. i was belittling 20 years or just me oh my darling the father of my job i eat lunch here. when parents are imprisoned the government doesn't have any plans for the trigger left behind so this shouldn't need for they need shelter they are searching for love. my passion is to see that this shooting of prisoners are also given another chance to live like know much of it because they're not a party to that crime is committed by their parents when i finally get to that place to build a home for these children and they see them become somebody used to fal

official results from myanmar's election sure the ruling party has won an absolute majority. the national league for democracy has already declared a landslide victory. the united nations says the conflict in it to priya -- in ethiopia has risks spiraling out of control. civilians who fled the fighting say they were bombed by government forces despite claims from ethiopia's government itself that it is only striking military targets. >> they have come with just what they can carry. ethiopians make their way to safety across the border and into sudan. if it was not for sudan, many would be dead. where do we go? if we go to eritrea, they will slaughter us. if you go into other parts of the opr, they will slaughter us. some had to make a heartbreaking choice of leaving loved ones behind. >> my mother -- i left her in a church. she is an elderly woman. my brother is blind. we left him as well. there is no food or water. everyone ran away. on the way we found murdered people with weapons and knives. that's why we ran. what were we to do? we want to save ourselves. >> thousands of

. >>> two people from myanmar are coming to japan u a work veto sass sa. it addressed man power shorta s shortages. the japanese embassy says they are the first from the country to enter japan under a visa category for those with specific skills. the pair will work at a resort hotel in the southern prefecture of okinawa they passed a skills evaluation plan for the hospitality industry in october last year, but their departure was postponed because of the pandemic. >> translator: i'm very glad to work with japanese people. i'm so excited. sglt >> translator: it's a great opportunity for me and my family is since they lost their jobs due to the pandemic. >> the visa category allows them to stay in japan part five ye s years. their wage will be equal to or more than that of local employees. he will enter a two-week quarantine before heading to okina okinawa. >>> the head of the united nations is calling on the leaders of the worlds richest economies to step up the fight against coronavirus. he says they need to spend more money on it. secretary-general antoni

plus the story of another election people in myanmar voted this weekend and it looks like another win for on some to cheat on children party.

cheese ruling party has won enough seats in parliament to form myanmar's next government. more than a 1000000 people, mainly ethnic minorities were unable to vote after the government cancelled polls because of fighting. those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next year. it's 101. east philippines, queen of extortion, do stay with us. when it's across the world, men are being glued into online chats with their tricked into a full meaning, sexual acts or nothing must. i am then up with you in the old from a village in the philippines. young workers then blackmail their victim, was pulling in millions of dollars for their boss. some of the western union branches in the area around where she lived recorded. the biggest traditions of any branch is in the world for periods. when no one east investigates the, you know, workings of an international on line 6 scan, the 2 hours north, east of the philippines, capital manila is a ramshackle villein, which we're here to meet a young man who called mom just they say someone might. i mean, i've got, i mean, the whole block, mak

myanmar's governing national league for democracy party led by un santucci has claimed another landslide victory in general elections. official results are yet to be released but the n l d says it's confident it has won enough seats to be able to form a new government. i'm so happy and thrilled that in the old he has won i believe our mother soon will make the best situation for our country being out of the way and i voted for an oldie because i want the best for my country and. i hope all newly elected candidates will listen to the ordinary citizens who voted for them. the celebrations began soon after polls closed despite pleas from the government to return home a sea of supporters clad in red put aside their fears about the pandemic and gather to show support for the governing party. despite widespread vote cancellation in ethnic areas and speculation that covert 19 would keep people away from the polls the turnout on election day was high voting is still new in myanmar for most voters this is only the 2nd time in their lives that they've had a chance to vote for the party of their ch

it's been 5 years since the people of myanmar went to the polls in a general election and only the 2nd time they will cast ballots since the nation emerged from 50 years of military rule but no surprises are expected the national league for democracy or headed by the high profile and one time symbol of democracy . is expected to maintain its ruling position but with reform slow and stalled economic growth and peace talks their victory is not expected to be a landslide as in 2015 the number. to change the whole system 5 year is just a short period we were under the dictatorship for more than 40 years and this is the start of the democracy we need more time i can give to and i'll be more time you know they couldn't change anything for us that's why i don't like the. for me personally i just don't like the n.l. day the turnout for the election is expected to be lower than the estimated 70 percent 5 years ago because the nation is facing a 2nd wave of covert 19 but also because some ethnic areas won't even have polling the government citing security due to ongoing fighting between the army

its way in here through the course of the way already seeing some other weather western parts of myanmar some very heavy rain there into the far northeast of india once again eastern areas of bangladesh also seeing some very heavy rain at the moment that west the weather will start to move a little further east which as we go on through choose day so it does drop a little still quite a legacy of showers coming in behind i just want to show is the the winds are calm around to the northeast now across south asia so we're driving some showers towards that east coast of india so quite a few showers there filtering in across kerala pushing it got a taka some very very heavy rain could cause flooding in sri lanka. 5 g. internet technology game changer oh global threat i don't want to be everyman maigret activists. conspiracy theorists engineers and world leaders this is only the beginning are going fiercely over control of the latest wireless technology the truth about 5 g. on al-jazeera. you. can watch al-jazeera with me so ron a reminder of our top stories at least 4 people have been killed

appealed for more troops to assist the relief operation a buddhist monk has surrendered to police in myanmar after 18 months on the run 3 author who was wanted for sedition after allegedly making inflammatory remarks about leader aung sun suu kyi his surrender comes days before parliamentary elections and analysts say his reappearance could be an attempt to influence the vote against su cheese party. but german chancellor angela merkel has urged people to abide by new rules designed to slow a rapid increase in covert 19 infections beginning today restaurants bars and leisure facilities will be closed for a month the chancellor told a news conference today that measures are necessary to prevent germany's health care system from being overwhelmed the country has recently seen a surge of covert 1000 patients in intensive care a whit start to germany's new partial lockdown. early morning in berlin as cool children have to class they are some of the few whose routine won't change that much with the new measures the new restrictions on effect shops schools or day cares the german government says i

also coming up, official results of myanmar indicate science ricci's policy has won enough votes to form the next government. if you're here says it's liberating parts of northern tier, greater region where it's battling local forces, more mass.

the rest of the day's news is ahead including claiming victory in myanmar the governing party says it's won enough seats to stay in power. and bolivia's former leader it will not alice heads home from exile in argentina. at least 50 people have been beheaded in mozambique over the past 3 days police say a group linked to isolate is to blame on rest in the northern colorado gather province began back in 2017 and has since displaced thousands of people police say the fires have burned homes and executed people in the oil rich region. the united states remains course in a political stalemate and legal wrangling over the outcome of tuesday's presidential election continues attorney general william barr has also rise federal prosecutors to investigate those allegations of voting irregularities if there's strong evidence the trump campaign has also filed lawsuits in pennsylvania among other battleground states trying to stop vote counting the president is refusing to concede defeat but his campaign has provided little evidence to substantiate their claims that's great alan fisher is live for

in 2015, they got 370 seats, but they made some gains in central myanmar. mandalay, a stronghold that went to the u.s. to people is now taken by an audi, and they are on track to get an even larger number than last time. a 1000000 people of blowing into various internationally. that was the way i think it's 70 going to have an impact. i mean, what we're seeing here, what we've seen in the results of the election is definitely a kind of confirmation of the strength the n.l.b. have in the central. but i'm an area the areas of mostly populated by the majority which the n.l.b. is sometimes seen as a party that represents only the majority. certainly been criticized for not prioritizing minority rights, ethnic minorities issues, fighting against doing anything about religious and ethnic discrimination. and of course, cancellation of widespread vote has been widely criticized our economy, which is, i mean me that's currently fighting the bambis army in the ethnic we're kind state which is the area that seen the most widespread cancellations on top of the fact tha

some a wet weather from time to time somewhere that says still continuing into were western parts of myanmar slushy drive across a good parts of south asia we are starting to see the showers becoming increasingly prevalent across southern parts of india tamil nadu maybe on to the dash very heavy rain in the forecast there for sri lanka as we go on through what you say and on into well where to stay as well more wet weather as we go through the middle part of the way further north temperatures struggle in new delhi 29 celsius here the fog and smoke problems are set to continue for they were in place is fine dry and sunny . a story of love family and freedom one of them i was 8 years old at school we heard the sounds of large explosions. and the hardships faced in captivity they came for me at midnight they told me to leave my son i said how can i contact him i saw so much pain in the eyes of the other female prisoners. and they are pricing. on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera quote mine of the top stories for united democratic presidential nominee joe biden has addressed his supporters in his h

india it's looking settled pakistan settled in sunny dry to into bangladesh and the good part of myanmar but you see this area cloud and rain that's making its way towards eastern gets as we go through the next couple of days already seeing some very heavy rain into parts of sri lanka with the possibility of some flooding localized flooding here as we go through the next day i'll say why just i say the showers long spells of rain pushing it to eastern parts of india all the way down into tom i'm not. told to al-jazeera winners realistically how can you do with institutionalized corruption and this country we listen if this breaks up until conflict between august on and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al-jazeera. be the hero the world needs. washing. and there again you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. drugmaker says it's coded $1000.00 vaccine candidates has proven to be more than 90 percent effective the company says it's on track to seek regulate your a

ruling party has won enough seats in parliament to form myanmar's next government more than a 1000000 people, many from ethnic minorities were unable to vote after the government cancelled polls because of fighting. you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera. i'll have more news for you right after inside story. do stay with this. is there a skit realistically having to do with institutionalised corruption and discomfort? should we listen? if this breaks up until conflict between budgets and india? this has implications for the rest of the world. we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. the opposition has left the building. hong kong's pro-democracy legislators resigned on mass to protest against the removal of colleagues deemed unpatriotic. so is this the end of political dissent in the semi autonomous chinese territory? this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. i'm a mass walkout is raising new concerns about democracy in hong kong. 15 opposition . politicians stepped down after the dismissal of 4 colleagues considered a threat to