this is yangon's 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock?a must-go place when you are in yangon. >> meet burmese punk rockers side effect, and lead singer darko. >> you can come here any time, there will be lots of people like here. >> so if you sit here long enough, you'll see every musician? >> yeah, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00. most restaurants close early but not here on 19th street where you can eat barbecue into the middle of the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined you've got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my -- was nirvana, and then toes -- >> what american bands do you hate? >> um, creed. >> yes! they are like the worst band in the history of, like, the world. so what's it like having an indie band in myanmar? difficult? >> for sure, yeah. before you record a song, like when you have the lyrics, you have to submit the lyrics, so they're going to censor it, they're going to check

this is yangon's 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock? a must-go place when you are in yangon. >> meet burmese punk rockers side effect, and lead singer darko. >> you can come here any time, there will be lots of people like here. >> so if you sit here long enough, you'll see every musician? town? >> yeah, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00. most restaurants close early still, but not here on 19th, where you can eat barbecue here into the middle of the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined you've got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my -- was nirvana, and then toes -- >> what american bands do you hate? >> um, creed. >> yes! they are like the worst band in the history of, like, the world. so what's it like having an indie band in myanmar? difficult? >> for sure, yeah. before you record a song, like when you have the lyrics, you have to submit the lyrics, so they're going to censor it, they're g

this is yangon's 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock?en you are in yangon. >> meet burmese punk rockers side effect and lead singer darko. >> you can come here any time, there will be lots of people like here. >> so if you sit here long enough, you'll see every musician in town? >> yeah, you can say that. >> the citywide curfews used to mean close your doors at 11:00. most shops and restaurants still close early but not here on 19th street where you can eat barbecue here into the middle of the night. >> what is this, tofu? >> pork tail. >> pork tail, oh. the barbecue is awesome. >> these young men show exactly how determined you've got to be to rock, especially in burma. >> i like to say my allegiance was nirvana and then sex pistols and stuff like that. >> what american bands do you hate? >> um, creed. >> yes! they are like the worst band in the history of like the world. so what's it like having an indie band in myanmar? is it difficult? >> for sure, for sure, yeah. before you record a song, like when you have the lyrics, you have to s

nhk world, yangon. >>> india's supreme court has made a landmark decision that has major implications for both the pharmaceutical industry and the world's poor patients. the court rejected a swiss firm's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug. in the ruling handed down on monday, the court says the compound made by novartis is not novel enough to qualify for a patent. the company filed the case seven years ago. india has stricter pharmaceutical patent requirements than other nations. for example, it doesn't allow patents for tweaks to existing drugs. this common industry practice is -- india a major producer of copycat drugs which mimic branded products. it also makes generic medicines which are based on expired patents. indian-made alternatives can cost less than 10% the price of branded drugs. health officials believe that more than alf of the aids drugs used in developing nations come from india. aid groups are applauding the court decision saying it protects the right of the poor to medical treatment. >> i think the supreme court said they definitely abuse this pract

a fire at a muslim school in myanmar's largest city yangon has killed 13 children. officials in the muslim community readers have called .or calm tensions between muslims and buddhists have been high since ethnic clashes last year. a rebel army in myanmar says foreign countries will have to intervene if a long-term peace is to be achieved. the aim is to end a long war. tens of thousands of people remain in camps. wayne hay has this report. >> mealtime is a community affair and the kids go first. the people displaced by the fighting say they have enough basic food but need more meat and vegetables. the united nations estimates there are almost 80,000 people in camps. some have been here since the cease-fire was broken almost keep him years ago. others fled the recent battle that started in late december. >> jet fighters were firing on civilians, but luckily we did not have casualties because we ran for cover. if we did not run fast, we would have been injured for sure. pre-k's in debt -- >> in that round of fighting, the military launched a series of attacks. since t

. -- when i was in and gone -- in yangon recently. will we see that in the media sector?>> i hope so. they are very much expecting changes. we also are experiencing this media freedom -- expecting us to last for at least one year. even my organization can now operate in the country, dealing with the resources directly. so, i think both the audience and the owners of the private media have a very high hope for all of these developments. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> let's take a look at what's going on in the world of the sports -- of bundesliga. frankfurt has returned to its winning ways. >> after failing to win six games, they gain a big come from behind victory. frankfurt is now within striking distance of qualifying for the champions league. >> he got on the scoreboard -- greuther furth got on the scoreboard quick. they're one -- their lead did not last long. their first defense looked horrible -- vulnerable. stefan aigner. the coach was laughing it up. 68th minute, it was frankfurt's striker, alexander meier, with his 15th goal this season. they narrowed th

. -- when i was in and gone -- in yangon recently. will we see that in the media sector?>> i hope so. they are very much expecting changes. we also are experiencing this media freedom -- expecting us to last for at least one year. even my organization can now operate in the country, dealing with the resources directly. so, i think both the audience and the owners of the private media have a very high hope for all of these developments. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> let's take a look at what's going on in the world of the sports -- of bundesliga. frankfurt has returned to its winning ways. >> after failing to win six games, they gain a big come from behind victory. frankfurt is now within striking distance of qualifying for the champions league. >> he got on the scoreboard -- greuther furth got on the scoreboard quick. they're one -- their lead did not last long. their first defense looked horrible -- vulnerable. stefan aigner. the coach was laughing it up. 68th minute, it was frankfurt's striker, alexander meier, with his 15th goal this season. they narrowed th

wayne hay has this report from and on -- from yangon. >> children's from some of the poorest backgroundsre taught in buddhist monasteries -- children from some of the poorest backgrounds are taught in buddhist monasteries year the classes are led by monks -- monasteries. the classes are led by monks. >> there is no doubt these teachers -- children would have a better future if we had teachers -- >> you don't have to look hard to find cases of children missing out on education. child labor is common. families selling their children to restaurants and tea shops to make money. >> when others are going to school and i don't, i feel sad. i have to collect trash, clean the tables, and serve tea. >> just across the street is a good state school. many families cannot afford the extras like uniforms and books. the government is undertaking a review of its education sector and is already making changes. for years, you never said these were not trusted by the military. -- four years, universities were not trusted -- for years, universities were not trusted by the military. to be the finest educatio

other news in brief their teen boys have been killed in a fire at an islamic orphanage in the city of yangon in me in my early hours of tuesday morning and seventy five pupils were asleep in the dormitory at the time of the incident and electrical fault is made to spot the blaze which is being linked to recent clashes between buddhists and muslims in. a small town in the u.s. state of georgia has just passed a law requiring every household and gun decision was unanimously approved and is intended to send a pro-gun message obama administration. of the connecticut school massacre right and also weapons ban same time in texas the federal government has refrained from tallent organization that's distributing free shotguns to train people how to use them. but the ongoing u.s. gun control debate has turned its attention to what type of bombs people should be allowed to bear and how they obtain them but it would all be academic if people had the ability to bypass all the restrictions and produce firearms that even leaving their homes thanks to the logical magic of a three d. printing what at first