. >> reporter: in northern myanmar a family mourns the death of a 19 year old who became another victimf the drug trade. he was part of a group that has been destroying poppy fields. he was allegedly killed when farmers and militia tried to protect their crops. >> translation: he used drug in the past. he felt guilty that he wasted his time. he was willing to help opium field. my husband and i were very worried. finally we let him go. >> reporter: this is a chris phenomenon group that is thought to have around 100,000 members. its leaders say they're tired for waiting for the military and government to move against drug producers >> translation: our people are being shot and killed. we won't stop because if we do, there will be thousands more who die from all these drug problems. >> reporter: myanmar is the world second largest opium producer behind afghanistan with much of it smuggled across borders. it is having a big impact on community in myanmar where there's easy access to drugs. treatment centers are often crude and involve detaining addict. >> reporter: this is a former myanmar

. >> in northern myanmar a team mourning the death of a 19-year-old who was involved in the drug trade. he was killed when farmers and mill tradition tried to protect their crops. >> my husband and i were very worried. finally we let him go. >> a christian group that is thought to have around 100,000 members. they say they're tired of waiting for the military or government to move against drug producers. >> we will not stop. if we don't do it today, there will be thousands more who will die. myanmar is the second largest opium producer second to afghanistan. you but it has had an impact on myanmar. treatment is often crud and often detains addicts. a former investigator with the drug enforcement administration. he said that the business is growing. >> most of the increases are in areas that are controlled by myanmar government as opposed to ethnic groups. >> it has to continue its increasingly dangerous job despite losing one of its own. >> thousands of indonesia taxi drivers have been protesting on the streets of jakarta. some say that uber is under cutting their business. >> many pro

japanese officials say that they hope to extend the line to the northern city of sopporro b by 2030. >> myanmar's first-ever stock exchange is now open. [ bell ringing ] >> solely one? was listed, and it's share price did go up 19% in just an hour. it's hoped that the opening of the exchange will boost economic development in myanmar. >>> bangladesh's government has decided not now to ban facebook an it had restricted access because of what it called security concerns. but small business owners say that the ban cost them dearly. we have more on that story. >> this man runs an internet company. his website is an online marketplace that does most of its business on facebook. but a recent government ban from the social networking site has cost him money. >> there are some fixed costs that you can't avoid unless you shut the whole business down. while facebook was down we had no sales. but we had to keep paying our employees and other costs. >> it is worth an estimated $800 million a month in bangladesh and the ban hit many small businesses very hard. the government defends blocking the site saying m

northern syria. he was wounded in a u.s. air strike in a town in syria last week. he was called i.s.i.l.'s minister of war. voting is underway in myanmar to pick the company's president. aung san suu kyi is barred from the role. her party won overwhelming majoritys in both houses in november's election. the pick is a long time confidente of aung san suu kyi and expected to beat the other candidate who is from the military. live to bangkok. wayne hay can tell us more. who is likely to become the president? >> reporter: all signs are that when that vote wraps up in the parliament that it will be the man you mentioned, a 69 year old member of the n.l.d. party. a man with a pretty low-profile, really. certainly internationally. he is close to the party leader and has known her since they went to school together. he is known to be very loyal to her. that's important because while she cannot become president right now, it is believed that the n.l.d. will not give up its hope that she can become president in the future and, in fact, they may make another push to amend the constitution within the next 12 months. if they are successful, then th

northern iraq. meanwhile police broke up two separate demonstrations in istanbul on monday and protesting for the car bomb attack in ankara that killed at least 37 people. myanmar'sament elected a new president time is the first democratic elected leader after 50 years of military rule and the lead of the national party and it barred her from becoming president because her two sons are british citizens and takes office the first of april. and wayne hey has been following the latest developments in myanmar from bangkok. >> no surprise as mps voted on who they wanted to be the next president of myanmar and the largest in party managed to get the president of its choosing, no surprises there because it dominates the upper and lower houses of parliament after it won november's election in a landslide and this was a parliamentary vote by mps and the next president after he is sworn in will be a 69-year-old who is not a member of parliament, he is a member of the nld a man who is known to be very close to the party leader who cannot become president under this constitution but the party has not given up hope of her becoming the president and it's believed there will be

myanmar's new government said peace in ethnic minority areas is a priority. rebel armies have been fighting for autonomy or independence. despite a ceasefire signed last year, the situation is worsening. >> in the northern state, a buddhist monastery can provide protect. communities are being torn apart and young people are suffering the most. at this time of day, his youngest son should be helping her on the farm. in november, the 16-year-old and two others from his village were taken by a group of men and they haven't been seen since. >> of course i miss him. he still wants to finish school and he's learning how to be a mechanic. his father is not feeling well, so he stopped going to school to take care of his father, then this happened to him and we're helpless. >> it's likely they were taken by one of the rebel armies operating in the area. allegations of abduction are becoming increasingly common. accusations of rape and torture have also been made against government soldiers. one armed ethnic group told al jazeera it doesn't force people to join its ranks. >> we don't do like that. we just organize them. we explain them you have to come by yourself. >> under almost 50 years of military rule, myanm

northern part of new jersey near new york city. there will be a historic changing of the guardian myanmar. in here andard mark. -- miramar.as promised run the government anyway. in brazil, lawmakers are trying to revise the impeachment process. that comes after millions of protesters marched on sunday demanding his ouster. there are new allegations leaking him to kickbacks. there is global news 24 hours a day. francine? francine: thank you so much. there is a profit dropped to 39%. global steel demand is falling. this is the lowest since 2013. we go to moscow now. thank you so much for joining us. it's not a pretty picture out there. demand is lagging. prices going down. have you seen bottom for steel prices? iron ore is going up. can we call it bottom for sure? vel: we can see improvement across most of the products that we sell. coal --rts with iron diane or in cold indifferent types of steel. this is too early to see. we are hopeful the production cuts that were announced in china along with stronger demand we see across markets are helping the price improve. francine: what is the long-term trend? hopeful that very the

myanmar's new government says piece and ethnic areas are the main priority. they have been fighting for autonomy or independence. despite a ceasefire, the situation is worsening. wayne hay reports. >> in northern shanked state, a buddhist monastery can private protection for men, outside the grounds, leaders say the communities are torn apart and young people are suffering the most. at this time of day. this person's son should be helping her on the farm. in november, the 16-year-old and two others from their village were taken by a group of men. they have not been scene since. >> of course i miss him. he still wants to go to school. he wanted to be a mechanic. his father is not feeling well. and he stopped school to help his father. then this happened to him. >> reporter: it's likely they were taken by a rebel army. ailess of abduction are becoming common. accusations of rape and torture have been made against government soldiers, an armed group told al jazeera it doesn't force people to join its ranks. >> we didn't have the policy, we organized and explained to them. they had to come. >> under almost 50 years of military rule, myanmar become economically isolated. the problems are magnified