we have wayne hay back up again. he can hear us live in yangon. talk us through the results, wayne. >> reporter: yes. 329 was the magic number that the n.l.d., the party of-- n.l.d., the party of aung san suu kyi needed to pass to gain control both houses. remembering that the army is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament. the u.s.d.p. has performed very poorly in this election. so far as won just 14 seats combined in both houses of parliament. so at the moment the n.l.d., it is clear that they will control the next government, they will be able to form the next government on their own. that means also that they will be able to choose who the next president of myanmar will be >>> yes. any idea who that might be at this stage, wayne? >> reporter: no. we don't. the n.l.d., the leader aung san suu kyi, has so far in the lead-up to the election, and during this counting phase, has refused to speculate who that person may be. it will still come down to a parliamentary vote. that vote will take place early next year, but because the n.l.d. has

still a long way to go for this country to move towards democracy. >> wayne hay, thank you wayne. >>> a noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording. suspicion that an explosion brought down the russian jet liner, killing all 224 aboard. paul brennan reports. >> it's been seven days sent metro jet fell out of the sky. flowers were laid at the crash site in the desert. after a week of leaks and rumors, finally an official statement. >> debris is scattered over a wide area. more than 13 kilometers in length which is scifn consistenh an in-flight breakup. some parts of the wreckage are missing and it is hoped to locate them in the in-coming days. >> confirmed metro jet 9268 was 28 minutes and 14 seconds into its journey. it was traveling at 2 yawn knots. the auto-pilot had been engaged. then the cvr, cockpit voice recorder. >> a noise was heard in the last second of the cvr recording. a spectral analysis will be carried out by specialized labs in order to identify the nature of this noise. >> a team of 47 investigators from five countries are working on the various a

wayne hay >>> north and south akorea will hold talks next month aimed at improving communications. the summit will be a chance to calm tensions along the shared border. hostilities sfleez in august after two soldiers were wounded in a land mine explosion. things are very different on north korea's other frontier. the border with china is becoming popular with tourists. enterprise and north career atraders are doing good business >> reporter: it's the unofficial way through north korea back door with one of the number of chinese boat trips taking a tour. this one goes right into north cran - nor korean territory. a chinese tourist, a chance to peer into the lives of their reclusive neighbors. largely oblivious to the boats daily life continues. we haven't escaped the attentions of the traders who make a living from these relatively rich visitors selling from their small boats. they didn't want to be filmed. this section of the river has become a floating market. all under the gaze of border guards who don't seem to care. the north koreans don't have much to sell but our tourists see

wayne hay is there, in a state where many are not allowed to take part in the election. florence louie is where aung san suy kyi cast her vote, on the out skirts, and scott heidler. tell us how voting went today, and about the turn outs. >> it was a very good turn out according to those in the election commission. an official told the a.f.p. newsagency that there was an 80% turn out. officials where we are told us there was 60%. there were lines out the door at the elementary school. they lined up at 4:00am, the polling started at 6:00am. it was an historic day. it seems like there was an enthusiastic population that came out to vote. let's look at the day with florence louie's package. >> reporter: before daybreak, before the polling stations opened. voters in myanmar waited their turn for a chance to vote for the government they want. >> for the next generation, for real changes. hopefully there'll be change. >> this day, to make a change for the future, a brighter future for our country >> reporter: for nearly 50 years a military government recalled the country until

wayne hay now reports from thailand. the biggest victims caught in this war are the children. >> reporter: in a dawn raid on a remote village in thailand, the world of a small girl was turned upside down. one of the targets of the raid near the border with myanmar was her stepfather who was wanted in connection with drug trafficking and killing a policeman. he wasn't there, but the mother of the ten-year-old was caught with a small bag of methylamphetamine pills, enough to be charged as a dealer. at the police station in town she was able to contemplate what will probably amount to years in jail and years away from her daughter. >> translation: since there is no-one taking care of her now, she will need to get a job and take care of herself. >> reporter: that's exactly what this person has had to do for the past three years since her parents were jailed for dealing. when she is not working the field, she is looking after her brother and sister. they live with extended family but she has become the main caregiver while th

wayne hay al jazeera yangon >>> two contenders hoping to win are gen teen's policy. it is daniel scioli and mauricio macri. reporting from the capital. >> reporter: it was a historic night. the first time that two presidential candidates faced off in a debate in argentina. daniel scioli said that these elections are about two competing ambitions for the country's economy. he warned that his competition mauricio macri will take argentina back in time. >> translation: your proposals are a threat to society as a whole. you talk about lifting the restriction in the economy. it is a danger for every family, every worker whose jobs are at risk who is going to pay for this? >> reporter: mauricio macri said it's time to put an end to 12 years of kirchenerism. >> translation: you say that the argentinians are afraid, but i see them happy. we see hope that we will grow once again and there will be work. the only ones afraid are those with government positions because you have abused power and don't want to lose privileges >> reporter: he has vowed to lift trade and currency re

over to sich way, where wayne hay joins us from live. it's far from a perfect poll, when you take into consideration the million or so rohingya muslims that can't take part in the vote, right. >> exactly. it was a tale of two different parts of the city, in the central part of sich way and others parts of the state. people were act vote as around other parts of the country, majority buddhist population it is. in the camps, where there's 100,000 muslim people around the city of sich way, they were unable to vote. the vast majority were unable to. most are rohingya muslims, viewed as illegal immigrants, so their rights are being stripped away over the past three years, since their communities came under attack. and that forced a vast number of people into the camps. the last big right they lost occurred earlier this year when the government decided they could not vote. there was a lot of sadness that they couldn't take part in this vote. >> aung san suy kyi has been criticized for dismissing what the human rights groups call ethnic cleansi

wayne hay is live.k us through what happened in the court today. >> reporter: the men were brought to the military court here in bangkok to hear the charges, 10 charges in all were presented against the men including premed indicated murder and including possession of unauthorized illegal explosives. no word, though, peter no, charges related to terrorism. that word terrorism has not been mentioned really since day one when this blast occurred on the 17th of august. the authorities in bangkok believe that this attack was not motivated by religion. it was not motivated by politics and therefore cannot be called a terrorist attack. instead they believe it was a revenge attack for a crack down on human trafficking. so that session in the milled terry court is over. the two men have now left. and there was a procedural issue, a technicality over translation so the defense lawyer has to report back regarding that in 15 days. and then we won't hear about any pleas until the court resumes on the 16th of februa

let's go now live to bangkok where our correspondent wayne hay is standing by. had the last hour or so the two men have been indicted. tell us what the charges are. >> reporter: yes, they have arrived at the military court behind me to hear those charges. 10 charges have been laid against them including premed indicate tated murder, possession of illegal, unauthorized explosives. but interestingly, no mention of terrorism at all. no terrorism charges have been laid against these two men the police, the military they believe it was because of terrorism or religion so it's not terrorism. they have steered clear of using that word terrorism, presumably also out of concern about the affect that that may have on thailand's economy. the country relies heavily on tourism. 10 charges and they are being read them as we speak in the military court. >> are the authorities any closer to understanding the motives for the bombing? >> reporter: well, the police believe that this was a revenge attack for a crack down on human trafficking that they have been undertaking for some

as wayne hay reports from bangkok, authorities say the bombing was an act of revenge. >> more than three months after the bombing, the two ses respect arrived to hear the charles against them. they have been channelled with 10 offenses including premeditated murder. >> 2 efficiently manage this case, judges have scheduled february 16th, next year, to be the day that the defendants will enter their pleas. >> twenty people were killed in the attack when the shrine was at its busiest at 7 in the evening. security camera video e merged of a foreign looking man at the sideline. >> man was aaron karadag. he was arrested at an apartments where more bomb-making equipment and fake pass ports were allegedly found. soon after, riley was arrested as he was trying to cross the thai border. he confessed to being the bomb maker. despite the fact that police and army have said this attack was carried out by a network of foreigners and thais, only two people have been arrested. another 15 suspects are wanted but the fact that only two have been caught so far is perhaps further evidence of a case mismanag

wayne hay is is in the capital of the ra rakhine state. >> reporter: there is no democracy here. is the largest refugees camp that was set up three years ago when muslim communities in rakhine state came under attack. for many people they have been here ever since, for three years and their rights have been completely stripped away. the laugh of the rights was their right to vote. they have been able to vote in previous lexes not so this time. there are around 100,000 people in this camp. most of them are rohingya muslims who are regard ed in this country largely as illegal immigrants from neighboring bangladesh, despite many of them have been here for general indicatiogenerationsthere is a . in the fact they believe that any change has to be good. that any change to their swaying, a change in government has to be positive. it must be remembered that she and her party, the nld have not said anything in terms of support for the rohingya people. so we have seen no evidence that the lives of the people or the leadership would change for the better. >> wayne hay in myanmar. >>> nine

. >> reporter: i am wayne hay live in bangkok where two chinese nationals have gun before a militaryges in their role for what was described as the worst attack on tie he thailand. >>> we'll

the president will be told what he can do >>> wayne hay joins us live. no surprises that aung san suy kyi won her seat. what do you think it means for her? > no surprises, she was an incumbent of her seat, a comfortable win. the results coming out slowly. and the overall picture is that the n.l.d., the party of aung san suy kyi is heading for a large win, and heading to a win - an upset in -- enough seats in parliament to inform the government. the latest results having them winning 134 out of 149 seats in the lower house of parliament. in the upper house 29 out of 33. they were the results from the election commission, including a comfortable win from aung san suy kyi in her own constate usualsy. >> official -- constituency. >> results are painfully slow. what reaction has there been to that? >> yes, frustrate, i think, from within the party itself, within the mld. the people on the streets, the supporters are celebrating. they don't mind that this is a very u.n. official celebration, if you line, and the official results are in the early stages. look,

wayne hay live from yangon, so an important moment for aung san suu kyi an her party. talk us through it. >> reporter: yes. certainly a big day for the n.l.d. a day that comes incidentally five years ago to the day that aung san suu kyi, the leaderer of the n.l.d., was released from the military from her latest spell in house arrest. now she is on track to form the government on her own. her party will be able to fill most houses in both those parliaments. 3429 was the magic number that the n.l.d. needed heading into today. remember that vote counting has been ongoing since sunday's election. it has been a slow process. they've easily passed that 329 mark that they needed to counter any combined total that the ruling union i don't know solid art and controlling party might be able to muster combined with the milt tree that you mentioned which is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament. so far the ruling party has only won 40 seats. it is a huge win for the n.l.d. votes still being counted >>> what about who becomes the next president? >> reporter: that is the b

wayne hay al jazeera thailand >>> police in mexico have arrested one of the leaders of a drugs cartel in the western state. he was detained after a six month intelligence operation. the 31-year-old who was arrested with three others was accused of drug trafficking, extortion, theft of petroleum and of murder. five syrian citizens who travelled to hondorus on stolen agreeing passports were detained. they were arrested after an alert was issued from interpol. they had been tracked after leaving greece after the passports were reported stolen. they were trying to make their way to the united states. border police in nicuagua have turned back hundreds of migrants. they were trying to reach the united states. cubans arriving in u.s. by land have the right to apply for the right to stay. some believe that could change. >> reporter: more than two thousand cuban migrants have made the journey across central america in the last few months. desperately trying to reach the united states. for many this is as far as they've got. after being turned back by nicuagua border police many are sheltering

wayne hay there in yangon. thank you. >>> barack obama says a full investigation is underway. a south african and two jordanians and two americans were killed. officials say the attacker was a jordanian policemen shot dead at the scene. king abdullah visited some victims in hospital. >> members of the tribe that the attacker had belonged to was wondering what was behind the incidents? >> this young man only used to pray and fast. he had a good relationship with his parents, relatives and his brothers. he was a ver peaceful man. something provoked him to carry out such an attack. >> the president of the university of missouri has stepped down following months of protests calling for his resignation. african-american students allege he showed little concern about racism on catchus but when the football got involved, and his position became un10:00 a.m. >> it was a great victory of a nationwide activism that has intensified sense the shooting of a blacking man by appear policemen. >> i am resigning as president of the missouri system. the moechation in making this decision comes

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wayne hay is at a camp for displaced people. >> reporter: there's no celebration of myanmar's developing democracy here. in the camps around the state capital there's around 100,000 people, most rohingya muslim, viewed as illegal immigrants in myanmar, despite the fact that most of them have been here for generations. their rights have been stripped away. they used to vote in elections. not this time. that right has been taken away by the government. >> i was hoping to be able to vote. now i can't. our lives are so give right now. >> i'm sad that i can't vote. i hope that after the election the rohingya people will be recognised. that is my one wish. >> a few kilometres outside the camp people vote as normal. one of the main leading candidates for the buddhist party doesn't offer much hope for the people here. >> translation: there's citizenship law, we can live with that, but not newcomers. >> reporter: the people have some hope in the form of aung san suy kyi, but so far she has refused to speak out in support of them. >>> there have been three separatist attacks on israelis in the occ

wayne hay reports now from yangon. >> reporter: the magic number of for the n.l.d. was 329 seats kind with the upper and lower houses of parcel. that is the total it needed to win to be able to farm the next government to enjoy a so-called super majority for the next government on its own and counter any combined total that may be won by the ruling party and the army, remembering that the army is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament. as far as parliament goes, that doesn't matter now. the u.s.d.p. has performed so badly in this election, has won only a handful of seats compared with the n.l.d. the n.l.d. will be able to govern on its own and will be able to dictate who the next president will be and we will fine that out next year. we do not know who the n.l.d. candidate for the president will be. we know it can't be the leader, aung san suu kyi. she is prevented from being the president of myanmar because of a clause in the constitution. we don't know who that will be next year. we do know it will still come down to a parliamentary vote because the n.l.d

wayne hay, al jazeera, thailand. >> now one of the legacies of the soviet era has been the dumping ofadioactive waste in countries that were once part of the ussr. according to the u.n., up to 55 million tons of waste from ur uranium mines remains in norther tajikist a. n. environmentalists warn around 19 million people could be exposed today high levels of laidation. in kurdistan p it is threatening not only people but the environment. robin forest ier walker reports where the government says it needs million dollars of dollars to clean up the problem. >> it's a race to contain an invisible menace. these men are rebuilding the defenses around a radio-active dump to protect it from flooding. i am told the risk of inhaling dangerous particles is small, but it's dusty work. so, i am not taking any chances. 23 dumps, waste from uranium mined during the soft union threaten the town. the world bank has helped move some of the material but it's this official -- as this official explains, they want more foreign aid to finish the job. >> 50 million euros and they can sort this out. they are b

the process went better than many expected beforehand >>> wayne hay has the latest from outside the opposition leader's house in yangon. >> reporter: the european union's delegation here to observe this election says the process wasn't perfect, but they also acknowledge that myanmar has come a long way. the reports from the polling stations around the country themselves were largely positive, but some concerns were raised about the process for early voting, for advanced voting and voter registration. those are similar concerns that have been raised by the national league for democracy party in the form of official protests to the election commission. the e.u. also spoke about concerns about the process from here on about the fact that 25% of seats in parliament are reserved for the military and it wants to see in the future at least one of the houses of parliament reserved 100% for eau elected members of parliament, so doing away with those appointed seats for the military. a handful of results have been announced so far from the election commission. it's a slow process. so far an overwhelming

the process went better than many expected beforehand >>> wayne hay, how is the latest from outside aung san suu kyi's house in nangong. >> reporter: the european's delegate says the process wasn't perfect, but they also acknowledged myanmar has come a long way. reports from the polling stations around the country themselves were positive but some concerns were raised about the issue of early voting and voter registration. those are similar concerns raised by the democracy party in the form of official protests to the elector alconditions. process from here on, the fact that 25% of seats in parliament are reserve for the military and the e.u. wants to see in the future one house of the parliament reserved for 100% for lecheed parliament. so doing away with the seats for military. a handful of results have been announced so far from the commission. it is a very slow process so far an overwhelming majority of those seats have been won by the national lead for democracy which appears on track for a very large win >>> russia sports ministry says it's not surprised by most of the points made

wayne hay has the latest. >> reporter: she's one of the new faces of politics in myanmar. she was a political activist turned successful business woman, now soon to be a member of parliament for the national league democracy. >> this is not the end of the journey. it's justice. to go for - took over for the better way for society. >> she's a face of hope for the people in the yangon constituency. where she beat the heavily wait in the elections on sunday. >> i think she can do everything for us. i believe she pushed througheveryone's wishes in the constituency. >> i voted for her, she can improve our lives, deliver better education and health care. >> there was concern about the prospect of cheating. the ruling union solidarity and development party is made up of former generals who ran the country for half a century. many worried whether they are ready to relinquish control. while the election process was not perfect. it seems to have been free of the major irregularities. >> the process is better than many expected beforehand. it is also true, however, that more is neede

wayne hay has more >>> the national league for democracy continues a march to parliament and following a big win, a result to be announced by the union election commission. not surprisingly that of the party leader aung san suy kyi, who won her seat in the township to the south of the largest city. she was an income pant mp in that seat and won in the by-election three years ago. very much the n.l.d. on track to win two-thirds of the seats in the upper and lower houses of parliament. that's what it needs to do to form the next government on its own. remembering that the military is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament. so far as the results filter out from the election commission, there seems to be an overwhiming statement from the people in myanmar. >> to france, where there's more clashes between the people and migrants near the port of calais, several people were arrested as officers were brought in to monster a shanty town. tensions have increased since france increased police patrols and raised fences >>> slovenia says it will build a fence on its border. the prime mini

wayne hay, al jazeera, thailand. >> like e.i, which allows it to become the most powerful antibiotics available. the detective in pigs and chickens in china, the livestock is routinely fed which is considered a last resort antibiotic. it is no longer able to kill bacteria, in the animals. crucially the mutations spreads easily which means kit travel around the world, causing untreatable infections. thank you very much, can you tell us more about how this happened what is behind this growing resistence well, in this case. is massny china. this year it is predicted that they are going to use around 12,000 tons of the antibiotics. just for the promotion of growth of animals. so this is provided in enormous pressure. they have done it very successfully, they always do and always will. so now they have developed a gene, which is present on a mass which is a small piece of dna. which cob pers resistence. a lot of the infections it is the only one we have left. so if these -- if these bacteria in the u.k. can pick up which has been fo

wayne hay al jazeera, thailand >>> protests in haiti against the results of last months presidential election has turned violent. police used tear gas to dispurse protesters. they allege voter fraud. they're accusing the current president to manipulate result to give the ruling candidate the lead. over ten million people in south africa have to access to proper sanitation. with water in short supply, few innovations like a urine diversion toilet has made its way into villages. these term of imprisonments need to be regularly maintained manually and that's something already raising a bit of a stink. >> reporter: this person was over joyed when she heard home was to be fitted with a toilet. that was short-lived when it was put outside. instead of a flushed toilet, she was confronted with one that needs to be manually cleaned. >> it is going to be onold system. we have to use space, buckets and gloves, we died not to use it at all >> reporter: it's known as a urine diversion toilet. it separates waste from urine which is stored under the building. it is used as compost. she said it's no

wayne hay. jams, thailand >>> the campaigning ahead of election. the chosen successor of the current president is about to uphold the defense of argentina's working classes. he plans to continue welfare policies despite troubled economic times. up against him is the mayor makri, center right campaigning on the promise of change. he has promised to maintain a safety net for the poor, but he is pushing to over hall the economy to address spiralling inflation. tell us what strategies they've used to try and convince people to vote for them. >> reporter: the campaigning here. they are rung from different parts of the country trying to convince the undecided. there are many people who do not know who to vote. until now the strategy that christine kirchener has been to link makri to the past, to the 90s, to u.s. base that the government calls obviously tours. they-- vultures. many put the blame on them for the economic crash in 2001 saying that there is a dirt campaign against him. he is saying that it is carried out by people afraid of losing privileges

wayne hay reports from a camp for displaced people. >> there's no celebration at this camp. in these camps there are around 100,000 people, most of them are rohingya muslims, largely viewed as illegal immigrants. despite the most that they have been here for generation, their rights have been stripped away. they suicide to vote in elections, not this time. that right has been taken by the government. >> translation: i was hoping to vote. now i can't. our lives are so difficult now. >> translation: i'm very sad i can't vote. i hope that after the election the rohingya people will be recognised. that is my one wish. >> reporter: just a few kilometres away outside the camps, people vote as normal. a leading candidate for the buddhist party is not offering much hope for the people ear. >> we have a citizenship law, we can live with those compatible to the law. we can't live with newcomers. >> people have some hope in the form of aung san suy kyi, but so far she refuses to speak out for them. >> no to a senior advisor at the institute of peace. joining us from washington d.c. goo

crossing over to wayne hay, where many rohinga are not eligible to vote in this election. what are they hoping that will election will achieve for them and what do they have? >> reporter: certainly no celebrations. in the camps around, there are around 100,000 people. most of them are rohinga muslim. they are regarded illegal imdprants in myanmar, from neighbouring bangladesh. they have no rights or citizenship of this country and those rights have been stripped away. they were forced into these camps when violents attacks began against their communities around the state three years ago. as i say, they have no rights, they cannot leave these camps other than if they take the decision to go to sea to board boats and leave the country altogether, which is what thousands of them do every year. one of their last rights that was taken away by the government earlier this year was their right to vote. so we spoke to a couple of them about how they felt missing out on today's vote. >> translation: i was hoping to be able to vote, but now i can't. our lives are so difficult right n

wayne hay is at a camp for people. >> there i see no celebrating here for democracy here in these campsthere are around 100,000 people, most of them rohingya muslims, largely viewed as illegal i am france despite the fact most have been here for generations. their rights have been stripped away. they used to vote in elections, not this time. that right has also been taken by the government. >> i was hoping to be able to vote, but now i can't. our lives are so difficult right now. >> i'm very sad that i can't vote, but i hope that after the election, the rohingya people will be recognized. that's my one wish. >> just a few kilometers away outside these camps, people have been able to volt at normal. one of the leading candidates for the main buddhist party in the state isn't offering much hope for the people here. >> we have a citizenship law and we can live with those who are cam patible with that law, but we can't live with newcomers. >> people have some hope, but so far, the candidate has refused to speak out in support of them. >> stay with us, still to come, too scared to go home, s

government in decades and suu kyi will not herself be able to become president and al jazeera's wayne hayore. >> reporter: the magic number for the national league for democracy party was 329eats combined in both the upper and lower houses of parliament. that is the total it needed to win to be able to form the next government, to enjoy a so called super majority, form the next government on its own and encounter any combined by the development party and army and remember the army is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament and as far as parliament go that doesn't matter now and uscp performed so badly in the election and won a handful of seats compared with the nld, the nld will be able to govern on its own and will be able to dictate who the next president will be and we will find that out next year. we do not know who the nld's candidate for the president will be. we know it can't be the leader suu kyi, she is prevented from being the president of myanmar because of a clause in the constitution. we don't know who that will be next year. we do know it will still come down to a pa

. >> thank you, wayne hay. >> the university of missouri's good morning board are addressing calls for the president to resign. the team's football players say they won't play unless the president quits. >> we all made this decision as a team to not talk to the media, so you are not going to hear much from the players. >> african-american students accuse the president, tim wolfe of failing to respond to issues of racism on the campus. al jazeera has more. >> protests aren't usually part of the college football playbook, but racial tensions on the campus of the university of missouri may put football season on hold. the team says they are refusing to take the field in a show of solidarity with the graduate student on a hunger strike. saturday night, the student's black student government tweeted a picture of black players linked arm-in-arm with jonathan butler. he said he's willing to die unless university president tim wolfe resigns. he has been under fire for a tepid response to a string of incidents on campus, included racial slurs at black students and a swastika in feces on a wall.