this is yangon's 19th street. does yangon rock? can it rock?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 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 going to check it. even somet

on monday, the government of myanmar met with ambassadors from other countries in yangon to explain its response. >> our position is very clear. but first we have to set up a verification process to determine the status of these people. if they are coming from myanmar and they have enough evidence to prove that, myanmar will be ready to bring our people. >> speaking on friday, the minister referred to those who have reached indonesia and malaysia and cast doubt on their status as refugees from myanmar. he said some are claiming to be rohingyas because they think this will help them get assistance from u.n. organizations. roselyn debhavaly, nhk world, bangkok. >>> iraqi leaders are preparing to take back the key city of ramadi from the islamic state militant group. but there are worries that deployment could fuel sectarian violence in the predominantly sunni city. this footage was posted online on monday. the vice governor of anbar province told nhk that the city has fall into the hand of the militant group. he said all government troops have withdraw. local media say islamic state fight

florence louie reports from yangon in myanmar. >> after years of working awe broad, he is happy to beome. hislant stint as a migrant worker is something he wants to forget. he was made to work 20 hours a day on a fishing boat off of indonesia. but he was lucky. he managed to escape with the help of a fellow myanmar worker. one of my friends tried to run away. he was given a series of electrical shocks. his fate got swollen. i tried to report it to the police when we docked on an island. they beat us. >> these men were working in appalling conditions on fishing boats for little or no money. their or deal ended when gone easeian officials rescued them last month. following reports of workers being held illegally and abused. many of the men are from myanmar. the main reason is lack of job opportunities. thet. they have no choice but to go abroad. >> my grant smuggling is reported to be worth $2,000,000,000 and growing. working and staying illegally in a foreign country makes them vulnerable to abuse calls are likely to become more urgent as it is set to rise assays the u.n. due to openin