simon adams, democracy in myanmar. simon adams. great _ democracy in myanmar.ams, great to have you i democracy in myanmar. simon adams, great to have you on. | adams, great to have you on. thank you for talking us through that. thank you. there we have it, breaking news here on bbc world news, the apparent milk —— military coup in myanmar, aung san sui kyi's the country's the factor leader, has been detained, not just her other senior members of her democratically elected party have also been detained and this is after elections in november where her party won a convincing majority but the military have seemingly stepped in today and detained members, senior members, of the party. we now wait to see what happens, what response, if any, we hear from the authorities, government figures and the military there in myanmar. that's it from me. lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello. it may be a new month but the weather pattern, for now, is staying the same. so, in the week ahead, there will be low pressure systems coming our way. there will be more rain to floo

the update of course we'll be checking in regularly with you for the latest say on the situation in myanmar is our correspondents live there from young gone or this been a reaction international reaction is coming in slowly we've heard from the u.s. there's been a statement from the white house that bring in katrina use our correspondent in beijing katrina until the end of military rule in myanmar and 2011 the military of course had support from china china keep an ear a big player in myanmar how will they be viewing these events unfolding today. well the certainly going to be watching very very closely we haven't had any official response from beijing yet but we're expecting that at least over the next few hours and as you mentioned mayan mars is a key i live for china is a very important player in the way chinese china sees it in terms of its influence in the asia region and china is mine was large is trading partner it's the 2nd largest source of foreign direct investment china also shares a 2100 kilometer border with my ammo so mylar is crucial for beijing is geo political interests in

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myanmar's military has retained power. the military says the overthrow is temporary, it has promised elections in a year. the coup is drawing international condemnation. the u.n. called it a serious blow to democratic reforms. joe biden has warned military leaders they could face sanctions. a group of republican senators in the united states are hopeful of bipartisan -- after meeting with the president to discuss their alternative. they are discussing a plan worked about a third of the 1.9 trillion dollars joe biden is aiming for. susan collins spoke after the meeting and says she is happy for how it went. >> it was a very good exchange of views. i would not say that we came together on a package tonight, no one expected that in a two hour meeting. but what we did agree to do is to follow up, talk further at the staff level, and amongst ourselves, and but the president and vice president, on how we can continue to work together on this very important issue. anchor: the un's high commissioner for refugees has called on the

the de facto leader of myanmar what's the military likely to do with her now. military seems to be very stubborn and they're not abide by the law they don't care about any system any promise you know yesterday this is something to model the do something else so it is very unlikely to predict them but the one of the key important point here i would like to raise is is very important how what is international community going to do now because international community has been playing very weak. diplomatic you know but if there isn't any any reaction. reaction from the national community to encourage them to undermine any international law or any any new news so we are freezing to day to day we have this situation unfortunate situation because 'd they never face any consequence because what they have done so and everything that we urge the international community ok must be immediately targeted sanctions on this general and their businesses immediately of course a missile interesting to see what internationally she does there has already been condemnation from the

military now of course the military in myanmar has been close to beijing for decades and arguably myanmar was closer to china when the military junta was in power and we don't know if there was any communication there might have been some consultation in beijing hasn't been forthcoming with that no i'm sure we're not going to hear if they were certainly the military would be relying on china's continued economic support if they were to go for the with this crew to avoid any sort of economic collapse and certainly china for its part is watching closely to make sure its interests are protected no matter what happens india and also they'll be watching very closely to see how if ever they could possibly use this transition as an opportunity to expand its influence in myanmar between e.u. in beijing thanks very much katrina or malaysia says it seriously concerns about surveillance in miramar and has called for a peaceful resolution to election disputes for onslow is in kuala lumpur with the latest reaction from southeast asia. the strongest condemnation we've heard is possibly coming from from

a military coup in myanmar is democrat democratically elected leader on sons and she is detained in the army has declared a state of emergency phone and internet services are disrupted in the commercial capital state television is taken off the air. i'm pretty battle you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with continuing extensive coverage of the call in myanmar also ahead donald trump's office names a new legal team for his impeachment trial in the u.s. senate plus bail hearing in hong kong for jimmy lie the billionaire media tycoon charged with violating the national security. thank you very much for joining us so the military has seized power in myanmar and declared a state of emergency the army detained at the country's democratically elected leader on sons who she and other senior politicians from the ruling party the military says it's in response to alleged fraud in november's election which returned the national league for democracy to power they target and b. has. the military made its move in the early hours of the morning detaining myanmar's democratically elected leader a

military and to prove i say 50 and security for the people of myanmar. what were very powerful intervention there from the myanmar ambassador the latest damning assessment of the situation in his country and i james that special assembly is so continuing what else should we be looking out for as the day progresses. well i think you'll be looking out for the repercussions diplomatically of what we've seen here general assembly debates general assembly sessions don't normally make a great deal of impact critics would say the general assembly is just a talking shop it doesn't have any real teeth in the un system but we've heard very powerful words we've heard from the un special envoy with her view of the situation the fact that she would like to go to me and mar and she's been blocked from visiting man march she has a clear condition that she wants to see the detained political leaders the real leaders of the country on the visit and so far her visit has not been authorized by the military and we've heard that powerful statement from me and maher and basse

trade with myanmar is small.—mile border, much larger. china has much different interests in consorting with the generals than the us does. there are some old sanctions but there have already been sanctions. so i think this is symbolic more than anything else. i think the interest — you see the young people using the internet and using social media and other kinds of social protest to signal that this is not your parents' kind of demonstrations but, still, the government has so many tools of repression and, after all, aung san suu kyi was under house arrest for 15 years. i think we must expect a very long and messy attempt to try to put pressure on them to accommodate their own complex domestic political forces. annalisa, jef mentions aung san suu kyi there and of course she is a political prisoner again — perhaps seen differently than she was the first time around. a lot of criticism of her willingness to defend the military over its suppression of the muslim—minority rohingya people, many of whom are course now

china is myanmar's largest trading partner, of course they're very important, but myanmar also needsout its biggest investors, and in the region its biggest investors are japan, thailand, singapore. those are some of the countries it will have to start paying attention to, and those military generals. this is not the myanmar of decades past, this is a myanmar much more integrated into the global economy. and so if the generals really want to ignore the calls of many of their own people, three quarters of civil servants are on strike at the moment in myanmar, if they want to push on with this and try to impose their own ruling they will have to think about the region in general, notjust china. that's a powerful point, isn't it? you have made much of your reputation as a documentary filmmaker. this time we are seeing something we never saw during years of military oppression in myanmar, we're seeing images and pictures, extraordinarily powerful ones, those flotillas of small boats, for example, marshaled in protest, the buildings covered in the colours of aung san suu kyi's party. how

well this is a it's a profoundly dark day for the people of myanmar. the coup in many ways doesn't make sense the military already had political power it already had significant economic power so. to a certain extent were some threats of a coup over there over recent days as you noted but this is still a shark and you know we are thinking about people being more right now we're worried about further arrests we're trying to make sense of just how far the military has cast its neck in terms of arresting. people in this situation the. a military and of course the government even nonsense which he had been criticizing a great deal for the treatment of the routing of people in rakhine state and the mass exodus that led to the crime down in rakhine in 2017 what you know what is the current situation as far as white south and send in myanmar how are people there coping on a daily basis. well you know there are layers upon layers of human rights crises taking place and me in my right now of course the situation that the real anger facing amounts to genocide cr

it has invested billions of thousand myanmar.o you see china responding as international calls for the release of the leader, restoration of democracy? >> china has as much interest as the rest of the world. china is the first country to visit right after the elections. in january, the chinese foreign minister came to talk to the leader and they outlined -- the relationship between the nld government and china has been warmed. china has as much interest as the rest of the world to resort democracy. -- restore democracy. we cannot isolate china and said they could derail the process, if it is in the un security council, they could walk behind the doors. they could talk to the armed forces, the minority forces as well. china has a lot of leverage inside the country. kim: do you agree with that? is china as interested as the rest of the world and the restoration of democracy? what is china's relationship with the military? >> china has interest in irma being stable. i would say she is right. they would be better off if there was a r

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however, i think we always believe that we are part of myanmar and myanmar came to us, we did not god we will do anything within the capacity that we have as individuals or a community to ensure this nation is a better place for everyone and we will be, once again, trying to put all the efforts that we have to be politically active and politically mobilised. indeed, this is a good opportunity for us to ensure we are included in the larger protests and our people are doing that, our people are on the streets with the larger burmese public to be protesting against the military coup. let's get some of the day's other news. a court in hong kong has denied bail to the media tycoonjimmy lai in a landmark case. he's been charged with colluding with foreign forces under the controverisal security law imposed by beijing. he is the highest profile figure arrested under the law since it came into force last june. israel's prime minister has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. benjamin netanyahu was making his second appearance in court since his trial began in m

the biggest fear is for sue tun who runs a car dealership in myanmar are u.s. sanctions president biden has already threatened such a move. on it but that it the coup affects foreign currency exchange the market will cool down we will be reluctant to make purchases our major concern is how we maintain a banking system and if we're put under u.s. sanctions. the textile sector here has boomed in recent years 700000 people manufacture clothing and footwear for western brands such as a generic the gap and i didas. the industry makes up 3 percent of me on mars annual economic output it now fears that major clothing retailers might stop sourcing from myanmar for public relations reasons. and the french institute of international relations says last week's military coup could push me on march further into china's arms the 2 countries share a 2100 kilometer border and the giant neighbor is myanmar's most important supplier of military equipment including armored vehicles and jet fighters the chinese also see me on mar is an important country in beijing's belt and rode

so i don't want to suffer any other people in myanmar like we were in myanmar so for me. a it doesn't make any difference for me whoever was in the elections because. it was a the government. and we had suffered genocide in myanmar again in this. election. but nothing make a difference to me because. we are the people who have been accusing. action of genocide. really. very much situation that is going on in myanmar now. well still ahead here on al-jazeera a bail hearing in hong kong for jimmy lie the media tycoon charged with violating beijing's national security law also. i amassed it in a conservative region argentina has legalized abortion but how accessible is the procedure those stories after the break. weather wise is still quite quiet strata arabia iran and turkey the shamali is blowing it's weakening slowly jury in tuesday's big dusty one so far but not particularly cold and there's a breezy and it's coming out from the interior towards the coastal event barretts up to $22.00 degrees that's recently warm for this time of year there's a hint of clouds forming here

porter: thisecurity council meeting myanmar was virtual.e had a snowstorm in new york and due to covid-19, almostll u.n. meetings are virtual right now. this meeting was called by t u.k. which holds the rotating presidency of the security council this month and china, myanmar's primary backer in the council, reportedly asked for it to be a closed meeting so the council was not even able to agree on a statement. diplomats said china and russia wanted more time to consider a draft drawn up by the u.k. that condemns the coup and calls for the immediate release of aung san suu kyi. now, the secretary general special envoy on myanmar addressed the security council andalled for the immediate release of suu kyi. she said that recent developments were a serious blow to democratic reforms in myanmar. during the security council meeting, fresh information came out that suu kyi is now at home under house arrest. the u.n. secretary-general spokesperson said the results remain the same and that the u.n. is calling for her to be released. those calls wer

a military coup in myanmar and the violent reaction to protests comes under the spotlight at the united nations. anxious parents wait for answers after more than $300.00 school girls are kidnapped in northwest nigeria. the u.k.'s top court's rules that shamima begum women who join deisel in syria cannot return to challenge a decision revoking her british citizenship. and hundreds of opposition supporters in armenia demand the prime minister's resignation over last year's defeats in the war with us or by john. and score a former u.s. gymnastics coach facing multiple abuse charges has committed suicide john get at her close links with disgraced team doctor laurie nasa. well it's been 4 weeks since a military coup in myanmar overthrew its democratically elected leaders triggering the most widespread protests the country's seen in years. and now for the 1st time the u.n. general assembly is meeting on the coup and the crackdown and here's why this was friday morning in myanmar's biggest city go police use stun grenades to despairs protesters so far they've been no reports of injuries but se

tonight, derailing democracy in myanmar. the military seizes power, declaring a state of emergency for at least one year. soldiers have detained the leader. the u.s. is threatening sanctions. also coming up, the vaccine shortage shock in the european union. germany's leaders meet with vaccine manufacturers amid growing frustration at the slow pace of the country's covid-19 vaccination program. portugal's health system on the verge of collapsing. germany is one of several e.u. countries offering to help the country. now, the world's worst coronavirus hotspot. china threatens to retaliate after britain opens a new visa scheme offering residency rights for potentially millions of hong kong residents. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the unit states and around the world, welcome. from europe to the u.s., there is condemnation of last nights military coup in myanmar. the army has seized power and deposed a year-long state of emergency. the move follows a landslide when in an election the army says was marred by fraud. s

i don't want to suffer any other people in myanmar like we had severed 2 in myanmar. for me. a it doesn't make any difference for me whoever was in the election because. it was a the government of me and we had suffered the genocide in memory again in this. election. but nothing makes a difference to me because. we are the people who have been accusing. action of genocide. really. very situation that is going on in myanmar now. discuss this with michael when he struck for the east asia programme for the quincy institute joins me now from calling in maryland via skype good to be with the program very strong words from the u.s. initially but actions speak louder than words what would you like president biden to do right now. well i think the statements that have come out of the white house and from president biden have been a good start i do think that by the ministration really needs to stay very strongly its opposition and be able to take actions against the military coup and against the government that would result from that and demand that they have a return to the

is likely to achieve in terms of the situation on the ground in myanmar. well i think it's a very different answer than i would have given at the start of the session before we heard that dramatic intervention from the ambassador of me because i think that being the 1st member of the diplomatic corps in myanmar to turn against his own government and clearly ambassador to the u.n. in any country is an important position i think this may well spur some members of the general assembly who heard that to take a slightly tougher position the general assembly doesn't have real teeth but it certainly amplifies a message and may well also give a little bit of a prod to the other key organ of the united nations the one that does have the teeth the u.n. security council so far the security council surprised a few people in the early days after the coup by actually managing to agree a statement a statement that was by security council terms reasonably strong in criticism of what had happened in myanmar they didn't get them managed to get the word coup in the statement

reporter: on the weekend coup in myanmar -- pres. biden: the burmese military should relinquish power they have ceased, release the advocates and activists and officials they have detained, lift the restrictions on telecommunications and refrain from violence. reporter: and on russia's imprisonment of alexey navalny. pres. biden: he should be released immediately and without condition. reporter: biden's speech which also touched on china and reversing the trump administration's dismantling of u.s. refugee policy was short on -- short but specific -- a reflection of the years he spent leading the senate foreign relations committee. a former diplomat says he supports biden's action on yemen. >> u.s. contributed significantly to that war and now the u.s. a saying i will no longer contribute to this war, i will not feel it with weapon shipments from here. i would like you all, the big powers and regional powers to do the same. that is something new. reporter: the other part of biden's foreign policy agenda -- repairing an agency that los

so i don't want to suffer any other people in myanmar like we had severed in myanmar so absolutely 'd. it doesn't make any difference for me whoever was in the election meters. into a a big government of telling me who had suffered they didn't cite a memory again in this town. in the election it was in a levy or it was there. but not didn't make difference to me because. we are the people who have been accusing. action of genocide and this is really. very much situation that is going on in myanmar are you. bound to hasten agreements to screen me and i'm trying to you know concern that you know well i'm going to want to really. a read writing to me. if these kinds of creation both of us are on in myanmar 'd. we are waiting to go back to our country. we are waiting to rebut your country so if these kinds of situation burns down in myanmar so we believe. in our government it will make for our rebirth creation which is a great concern for us since we have already stated here in one of the. course for years now. ok mohammad to fellow leave at the moment thank you for joining us with your

trade with myanmar is small, the trade between myanmar and china, the 1200 mile — myanmar and china,erals and the us does there are some old sanctions but there have already— old sanctions but there have already been sanctions. sol think— already been sanctions. sol think this _ already been sanctions. sol think this is symbolic more than — think this is symbolic more than anything else. i think the interest~~~ _ than anything else. i think the interest... you see the young people — interest... you see the young people using the internet and using — people using the internet and using social media and other kinds — using social media and other kinds of— using social media and other kinds of social protest to signal— kinds of social protest to signal that this is not your parents _ signal that this is not your parents kind of demonstrations but, _ parents kind of demonstrations but, still, the government has so many tools of repression and after— so many tools of repression and after all. — so many tools of repression and after all, aung san suu kyi was under— after all, aung san suu

i'm scott either in chiang mai thailand we speak to the large myanmar community here about their concerns over the coup earlier this week. child soldier who rose to rebel commander now found guilty of war crimes by the international criminal court. u.s. president joe biden says he is ending american support for the saudi led war in yemen including a ban on the sale of specific weapons and his 1st foreign policy speech since taking office biden spoke out about the coup in myanmar. russia's treatment of opposition ficus its promise to restore america's leadership in the wells and repair and says that what fraction during the trump he is a state department correspondent rawson jordan reports. u.s. president joe biden delivered his 1st foreign policy speech at the state department and made news on the long running war in yemen where saudi and rati forces have allegedly targeted civilians with u.s. made weapons this war has to end and to underscore our commitment we are any and all american support for offensive operations in the war in yemen including relevant arm sales on the weekend coup in

nobel peace prize laureate uncensored she is back under house arrest in myanmar facing trumped up charges of illegally importing walkie talkies the military deposed her and the country's elected government on monday declaring a state of emergency for the next 12 months it's head claimed the army's hand was forced by massive voter fraud in november's elections which sons who choose party won by a landslide she called for supporters to protest the intervention but is it too late are titled myanmar coup death knell for democracy. the lug nuts. a. welcome to to the point it's a pleasure to introduce our guests yasmin law who works for the independent social science research institute giga and she says the international community has been living in denial for a long time the military has never really wanted to see real democratic change in myanmar. and with us is félix high joke from the berlin based policy and science think tank s w p his opinion the coup has put an end to myanmar's illiberal and partly authoritarian. transition to democracy. and it's great to welcome my colleagues chief from

the situation in myanmar and the country 70. well it's 1st off i mean they were they were banking on them understood or trying to see issues which i think they will continue to do but it was also this r.c. e.p. that was very very important that obviously has been signed already it is not going to take another 2 years for you know that it should be ratified assuming that it is but for china this is not welcome news the last thing they need is instability in the region i think i must around the world there's a recognition that there is going to be with you know the coated health and economic facts that are followers there's good remorse social unrest and i think for china they'd like to see less of it especially in their area they see you know any kind of stabilizing force like this is an open invitation for outside countries you're kind of waiting and what there were in the water in the house that you're not and i thank you very much for sharing your views who have us and our tongan is a china political analyst joining us there f

this is myanmar's commercial hub.t and phone lines have been restricted and a number of international and domestic tv channels were pulled off air. we did manage to get this report from bbc burmese. >> things here are getting quiet. people are not sure what will happen next so they are staying indoors unless really necessary. but they went out yesterday to stock up on rice and other staple foods. people have been see lining up at atm's and banks, trying to take out money. phone lines and internet connection is limited, with various provianchor: life at led normal. this video was posted by a local journalist on twitter. he mad this point, saying local people are afraid to comment on the military's move. it is difficult to get people to comment in myanmar. the bbc has managed to get some reaction. >> i am really shocked and panicked. have been feeling unwell all day. tears were streaming down my face. i'm hopeful aung s suu kyi and her colleagues will be released peacefully. may she and her colleagues be free and make t

they feel that myanmar is in _ myanmar is in their sphere of influence.e in the governments and the affairs of the country. they want to have access to the indian ocean, they consider it to be 0cean, they consider it to be their west coast. they have long had investment interest, resources that fuel chinese development, coming from myanmar, a lot of theirjade. they are please, i think, that the united states and the west has been alienated from bmr. —— myanmar. they have had a good relationship with the lnd and in sincity. they have not had a good relationship with the military. they have not like that they have been fighting groups against the military. this may push the regime and the military towards china and it might be an opportunity for china to take.— china to take. fuses significant _ china to take. fuses significant days - china to take. fuses i significant days ahead. china to take. fuses - significant days ahead. great to have your expertise. thank you. —— usually significant days ahead. we return to the coronavirus pandemic and specifically t

as cheap protectors namely china china and myanmar have strong trade and political ties china. of course you know it has really allowed me and mars military to get away with a lot of what they've gotten away with the past few years you know it is me and more going to be needing beijing's continued economic support going forward and do you believe that china may have been tipped off in any way that this was coming i mean would they have had to sign off to this coup. well unquestionably me and my would need china's economic support but they're going to need china's political support i mean china's a key protector of me and not within the u.n. security council and that we need from me and from the military's point of view and me about that we need that we need to be continued but china always extracts a very high price for its protection china's china's not a an international player that simply does things for no reason it's it's a realist and it will demand concessions from the military end and quite likely the sorts of concessions in terms of dam building and other and other inf

just briefly how is all this affecting ordinary people in myanmar . yeah well the internet and phone lines are very badly disrupted seem to be being blocked the army are on the streets the main city young gong banks of clothes there was long lines at a.t.m.'s this morning prompting fears of a run on the banks. long lines of petrol stations at rush vendors people you know they've lived under military rule before and you know that they're very nervous about his return and not at the moment as far as we know protesting on the streets you know as i mentioned since he has called for that so really it's a very tense time and we're going to have to see how things unfold today and in coming days philip thank you very much that was philip sure well though there asia correspondent for the sunday times. phil robertson is deputy director of the asia division of human rights watch and he joins us now from bangkok mr robertson what do you make of what is happening in myanmar. well frankly this is our worst fear this is a real nightmare i mean what we've seen is a e

however, i think we always believe that we are part of myanmar and myanmar came to us, we did not gog within the capacity that we have as individuals or a community to ensure this nation is a better place for everyone and we will be, once again, trying to put all the efforts that we have to be politically active and politically mobilised. indeed, this is a good opportunity for us to ensure we are included in the larger protests and our people are doing that, our people are on the streets with burmese public to be protesting against the military coup. do stay with us on bbc news. there is much more to come, including this. english come, including this. photographerwho english come, including this. photographer who kept finding english photographer who kept finding his innocent images labelled a sexually overt by facebook. welcome back. 0ne main headline for your the sarri... —— this our. myanmar�*s military has flexed its muscles, water cannons have been used on those protesting the coup. there have been promises of a new election. the world health organization says it's too early to

world leaders have condemned the military seizure of power in myanmar. as joining us now from paris what's been the reaction. a lot of reaction coming out of europe we heard earlier from the head of the european union commission and she put out a tweet saying that she condemned the coup in myanmar she said that myanmar must return faster to is a legitimate civilian government those were the sentiments echoed by the head of the e.u. council michel who also condemned the coup and said that all people who had been unlawfully detained should be released and that the results of the election at the end of last year should be held here in france we've heard from the government spokesperson gabrielle a towel and saying that france is watching the situation very closely indeed with a lot of concern watching hour by hour he said he also said the paris was particularly concerned for french citizens and nationals in myanmar the french foreign ministry also putting out a statement a short while ago in which the foreign minister joy of luxury are called for all people

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thanks for joining us we begin in myanmar where the military has seized power and declared a state of emergency the democratically elected leader. has been detained along with other senior politicians from the ruling party her party is calling on the people to protest against the coup we'll get more from shortly she's one of the few western journalists based in me and maher but 1st here's. myanmar was supposed to mark an exercise in democracy on monday but instead the military rounded up the nation's democratically elected leadership including on song suchi it then announced a coup on military run t.v. token the name of the state of emergency is in effect nationwide and the generation of the state of emergency is set to one year military chief men on playing now rules the country monday was to be the 1st session of a new parliament after on songs to cheese party the national league for democracy one a landslide victory in november. recently the army made accusations of election fraud and tension between the civilian government and the military increased last week when a general refuse

they are appointed by the commander—in—chief, not elected by the people of myanmar.s wealth, they have control of economic institutions that are totally unaccountable. in terms of the public at large, they are unaccountable whatsoever with respect to these resources, so they have incredible sources of wealth, they lack the kind of accountability that most believe is critical for any military, and now despite all of those benefits that they gave themselves in the current constitution, they've overthrown the constitution. it is absolutely remarkable, it is absolutely outrageous. as of a couple of hours ago now, they are in control, state of emergency for at least a year. what can the international community do now? well, first of all, there is absolutely no justification for this whatsoever. they can't claim that this was a matter of national security, that they were protecting the country, they can't use any of those excuses to justify this. i think first of all the international community has to speak out very, very clearly, very loudly and make it unmistakable how t

deforestation and taking over people's land so you know if myanmar myanmar military government if it has to return to its previous state where it can only do business with china. it's not a terrible scenario for the military government and in fact they may find that they are probably happier without having to share the spoils with other countries and with other commercial entities in young laugh is it of concern that the door wouldn't have gone through with what they're doing right now without china's support so this creates another problem for not just a new biden administration but for europe in a global community that's actually dealing with a viral pandemic at the moment and now they've got this very important military coup happening involving more than likely china. absolutely and the message of ascending to the rest of the country the rest of world the other countries that are watching this very closely is that. in our democracy is all well and good but there's also this other form of government and that could very well work for you i mean we're an autocratic nation but we are

is _ myanmar. how do you see this being changed? is it _ myanmar.case - myanmar. how do you see this being changed? is it a case of| being changed? is it a case of international pressure, can you see the military backing down? no one knows where these protests are going to go, but fear of returning to myanmar�*s bloody past is at the front of everybody�*s mines. the situation is escalating, rather than de—escalating. what is remarkable is the level of solidarity we are seeing across age groups, different professions, it is notjust about politics and aung san suu kyi this time, it is about wanting democracy and rejecting military rule. we are witnessing a very intense social upheaval. the international community needs to come together as one voice and address the situation. i don't mean the west and the us, but india, japan, china and others who have an interest instability in myanmar and the region. instability in myanmar and the reuion. ~ ., instability in myanmar and the re.ion_ . ., ., region. what about the protesters _ region. what about the |

problem and that exists in myanmar we were there every evolution that exists in myanmar we were there and today we are going to be there so that i think that's supposed to be the thing for the ringgit people despite the end of the government we are all dear when they were in power to prevent. the military from from from preventing them or a standing as a firewall for an international court of justice i'm sure the fact that there have been protesters mainly young protesters on the streets of cities like yangon carrying signs in which they are expressing regret for what happened to the rowing in the. asked what does this say to you does that mean that there is more awareness of the plight of the rangar now in myanmar while the battle is not to be between the and i will and the and the military the battle is between the the the the public cloud the public office and the democrates solve. their big military i think we need to be able to distinguish this is not a war that we are in between the military or the or the end of the it is a war between the public where the power of sourced exist

as well as other myanmar officials that were detained in the military takeover., for now, is staying the same. so in the week ahead, there will be low pressure systems coming our way, there will be more rain to flood—affected areas, some snow as the wet weather pushes north, causing some disruption, and although milder for some of us, that's not going to last. a damp start for some to the south, close to this area of low pressure for monday morning. this is a much more vigorous weather system coming our way with that rain and snow monday night and into tuesday. monday not starting as cold as sunday morning. still, the coldest parts of scotland close to minus double figures. quite sharp frost in scotland and northern england under clear skies, but with some sunshine for monday morning. icy where we're still seeing some wintry showers towards the north and east of scotland. damp and drizzly with plenty of misty, murky conditions across parts of southern england and wales. parts of the the midlands, though, and east anglia may brighten up into the afternoon. and rai

from myanmar's immediate needs well traditionally myanmar's immediate neighbors regional neighbors the association of southeast asian nations they have adopted as they toss a refusal to. comment on what they deem to be the internal affairs of a country now and so we've heard statements coming from individual countries condemning me and condemning what's happening in myanmar but not in very strong terms now the stronger statement we've had comes from indonesia where the indonesian government has said that electoral differences or to be addressed in accordance with available legal mechanisms now we will remember the young man military has. carried out this coup on the excuse that electoral fraud has been perpetrated so this is what indonesia has responded now coming from singapore we've heard singapore expressed grave concern but also urging all science to show restraint and then from countries where there is a an autocrat in charge countries like cambodia and thailand as expected they've issued statements to say that these that what's happening in myanmar is an internal affair for that

protests have taken place outside myanmar too.h aung san suu kyi in custody once more, these are painful echoes of a wretched past. are myanmar�*s generals really prepared to return to the bad old days? perhaps even they do not know what they will do yet after inflicting such a blow to their country's democratic hopes. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. derek mitchell is the former us ambassador to myanmar. i asked him whether renewed us sanctions could put pressure on the military. i think it is probably necessary to send a signal this is completely contrary to — to our values into our interests in — in myanmar — in burma. but i think that is not sufficient. i think we need to reach out to our allies, and i know they are — japan, korea, and probably india, as well. to put pressure on the regime as well as to see if there is less ability that we are not seeing to date in the commander—in—chief and the military at large. i don't know how honest you can be, but were you taken by surprise with this action from the military? we know th

ok, the internet connections _ myanmar itself? ok, the internet connections and _ myanmar itself? ok, the internet connections and famous have - myanmar itself? ok, the internet. connections and famous have been myanmar itself? ok, the internet - connections and famous have been cut nationwide. if the army is cutting all the connection, it means that there is definitely something happening, which cannot be good. i got contact with one of my friends living in yangon who contacted me. there is currently protest going on and she showed me photos and videos of the protest. it is now in a situation, dangerous being surrounded by the police and i'm so worried for them. we really want our true leader back. i have other friends here trying to reach them. this is all i can say. you friends here trying to reach them. this is all i can say.— this is all i can say. you are clearly very _ this is all i can say. you are clearly very worried - this is all i can say. you are clearly very worried about i this is all i can say. you are i clearly very worried about your friends and family back home

be speaking to the un special rapporteur on myanmar. hello again i'm to start with the world news on al-jazeera live from also coming up the attack was done for donald trump at his instructions and to fulfill his wishes . donald trump had sent them there. democrats concluded their arguments and donald trump senate impeachment trial the former president's defense team will now make their case. britain's economy slumped to a record 9.9 sorry sums by a record 9.9 percent it's the worst in more than 300 years. and setting a different target our white house correspondent has a surprise encounter with u.s. president joe biden and 1st lady as they survey an installation on the white house lawn biden also shared a cup of coffee. i think i have things that i didn't even i didn't have the days to come back. but we begin in myanmar where hundreds of thousands of people have been rallying against the military john to and want to looking like one of the biggest day as a protest against the case despite the government's efforts to quell the demonstra

growing anger in myanmar over monday's military coup launch demonstration is stage seen young gone despite an internet shutdown just a few weeks after donald trump state department labeled yemen's who sees terrorists joe biden's administration changes course also this hour farmers in india brought highways across the country in protest against controversial reforms being proposed by the government and the coronavirus forces an african union summit on the line even as it tops our long agenda for the continent students i'm joined again go with the sports as a new cricket captain smashes a double century to prevent the 1st test against india to. thank you for joining us the 1st major street protests have taken place in myanmar 6 days after the military seize control of the government and arrested is civilian need as thousands march in the largest city of young gone on saturday in anger about the cool heavily armed police brought off main roads is a sharp escalation from earlier demonstrations which were largely limited to banging pots and pans and online protests anger swell since army leader

myanmar is also dealing with issues like this. united states is supposed to serve as an example. what we're seeing from the republican party in the last few weeks, much less past few years, has fallen short. >> i did want to ask you about representative kim who voted to impeach trump and challenging the trump wings of the caucus itself stand up. real quick, do you think it has legs? >> i sure hope it does. look those ten members stuck their neck out to do the right thing and are pay the political price. adam kinzinger is one of the best and smartest young theest house leader and i'm on board with anything he wants to do, it's usually a good i'd y5u. >> doug heye always a pleasure to have you on. thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up on ""cnn newsroom"" team from world health organization expands investigation in wuhan while many liveing there still grieve in anger more than a year after losing their loved ones. we'll be right back. till you find the perfect slice... even if everyone asks you... another burger truck? don't listen t