myanmar is still one of the poorest countries in south east asia. but political freedoms are growing - even the economy is opening up. younger burmese in particular are seizing the opportunities. a meeting of kindred spirits. sue has joined the local global shaper network. it was founded a few months ago and has ten members. it receives advice from the world economic forum in switzerland which has experience and expertise. all three volunteers have studied abroad. now they want to have their say in myanmar and shape the country. i think it's a crucial time in our history and we need as much brain power, as much skills, professional power that we can get. every great country did not start with one person, instead they started with one team. that must be it here. that's what i want to do. i want to create a community, a better team. by doing that our believe our country will pick up. >> the global shapers are under 30 years old and they believe that a lot needs to be changed - for instance the gap between rich and poor. pyae is an entrepreneur and tra

you just have to look at the people of myanmar. we started one flight to yanggong, now we have seven flights. so there's a lot that can be done. the beauty of what we have created is a lot of inter-asean travel. so a lot of kids who never thought of going to thailand or myanmar. >> reporter: low-cost carriers are quickly increasing their market share. they now account for more than 50% of capacity in the region, according to the center for aviation. last year, fernandez established air asia awe sesean and moved t jakarta. he expects it will bring more paerngs and connectivity. we have gone out and done it. i moved my office to jakarta to prove a point. i went to jakarta to make a statement that i want to be seen as not malaysian or thai or indonesian, but as asean. the great thing about asean, if you put anywhere in asean and you go four hours, the diversity of culture and differences is huge. four hours in america, it's all the same. four hours in america, it's more or less the same. so potential is huge. and we're reaping those b

to myanmar. so lots of flows right now into myanmar's adventure. we started with one flight to yangon. there's a lot that can be done. the beauty of what we've created in air asia is a lot of inter-asean travel. so a lot of kids who never thought of going to thailand, going to myanmar or vietnamese, they can go to malaysia. >> low-cost carriers are quickly increasing their market share. they now account for more than 50% of seat capacity in the region according to the center for aviation. last year fernandes established air asia asean and moved to jakarta where the association's secretary general is based. fernandes expects that the asean economic community, or aec, scheduled to launch in 2015 will bring even more passengers and connectivity. >> i am mr. aec. we've actually gone out and done it. i moved my office to jakarta to prove a point. i went to jakarta to make a statement that i want to be seen as not malaysia or thai or indonesian, tourism is one of those things we can help by growing. th

for impoverished myanmar, this means lots of jobs and a surge of trade and revenue. but for mya hlaing and his neighbors, it meant they would have to move out in two weeks, or face jail. >> ( translated ): this meant the destruction of our lives. we were ordered to move out, but we were not offered any other housing or compensation for our loss. >> reporter: like most of myanmar's farmers, mya hlaing never held an ownership deed to his inherited fields and for decades this wasn't a problem as the government allowed farmers broad rights to cultivate and live on the land. but in the late 1980s that all changed, as a repressive dictatorship took power and started seizing land for military use and to hand out to the elites. >> ( translated ): powerful government leaders, their children and relatives, together with their business cronies, lawlessly confiscated a great deal of agricultural land for their own interests. >> reporter: maung maung win is a lawyer based in yangon. >> ( translated ): farmers who demanded their land back were jailed. there was hardly any compensa

. >>> myanmar's president has made a major step towards democratic reform. he's promised to release all their country's political prisoners by the end of the year. he made the announcement during his first official visit to britain. he met with david cameron. the prime minister said he was pleased with myanmar's political and economic progress. he expressed hope that the country as elections planned for 2015 will be free and fair. people with relative whose are foreign nationals are barred from seeking the position. aung san suu kyi's two children are british. the prime minister said his government's mission is to promote reform ahead. elections. he said his government will enter into a cease far with ethic rebel groups. they have been battling for more than 60 years. >>> japan's two leading stock markets have now merged to become the third largest in the world. the aim is to improve the trading efficiency and global presence of japan's markets. nhk world has more from the tokyo stock exchange. >> reporter: officials at the combined exchange group held a cer

monks from myanmar and bangladesh also took part. demonstrators called on the indian government to protect those sites for future generations. authorities have sent investigators to the town that is an attraction for pilgrims and tourists thanks to its numerous temples built from donations from buddhists all over the world. >>> work has begun in thailand on a new factory for honda motor, strengthening the country's reputation as the detroit of asia. the japanese firm competes with automakers from around the world all wanting to sell more cars to southeast asia's growing middle class. the thai prime minister was an honored guest at a ceremony to mark construction. the new factory will supply vehicles to thailand and other countries in asia and oceana. >> it st one of the key markets in asia region. the construction of the new plant assembly plant is a key part of this strategy. >> the plant is being built at an industrial zone east of bangkok. operations are scheduled to begin in 2015 with output reaching 120,000 car ks a year includi

. >> jica staff are helping a power company to develop business in myanmar. they will offer similar projects in rwanda. >>> deserts in china are spreading. certificates say they take up about a fifth of the country. but tomorrow farmers have come up with a way to reclaim land and earn a sweet reward from it. >> reporter: the gobi desert spreads into mongolia. it's the fourth largest desert in the world. the annual rainfall in this region is below 200 millimeters. the surface is covered with pure stand. but in the midst of all this baron land a patch of green lies among some dunes. it's a vineyard 1400 heck tars in size. poplar trees stop the sand from blowing in. the farm cultivates cabernet, merlot grapes cross bred with local varieties to grow well in sand. the company that owns the vineyard tried several cultivation methods. they even went to israel for irrigation technology. alfalfa grows among the vines. the leaves shield seedlings from sand storms. the men who came up with the method is -- the ceo of the vineyard. his technique is the result of ten year

a member of the minority in myanmar is another of this year's recipient. she works to rehabilitate communities affected by armed conflict. the award is named after ramon, who was a reformer and president of the philippines in the 1950s. it is given to individuals and groups that contribute to peace and social services in asia. the foundation will hold an awards ceremony on august 31st in manila. >>> bombers in southern thailand killed three people and injured two others. security forces are facing violence in the region despite a peace deal with muslim separatists for the mol holy mo of ramadan. they detonated an explosive near a hospital on wednesday. three teachers in nearby car were killed and two police officers were wounded. teachers have become targets for militants who demand that children receive an islamist education. muslim acceseparatists have bee waging an insurgency for almost a decade. more than 5300 people have been killed in the fighting since 2004, including at least 160 educators. the explosion comes two weeks after muslim negotiations --

abe visited vietnam, thailand and indonesia in january and myanmar in may. >> thai kick boxes or muay thai is the country's natural sport, said to be the strongest standing martial art in the world. muay thai fighters begin training from an early age. the government and national media have refrained from criticizing muay thai because of its special place in thai culture, but medical experts want to ring in some changes. >> a young fighter is loved. muay thai is getting more and more popular in thailand. the number of fighters at the age of 16 is more than 900 initially. but that number is expected to be more than 100,000. >> translator: child boxing is so exciting. it's a lot like adult boxing where sometimes people think. kid boxers just keep on fighting to the end. >> reporter: this 8-year-old started muay thai two years ago. >> translator: i'm not afraid to punch. i will win the match today. >> reporter: he gets his first victory in the second round by a technical knockout. outside the ring, his mother looks on anxiously. >> translator: i'm afraid isle sisle see his opponent hurt h

abe visited vietnam, thailand and indonesia in january and myanmar in may. >>> it's time to take a look at what's going on in world weather. it's a sunny day in tokyo. let's find out what's happening across japan. >> yes, well, the end of the rainy season was declared pretty early in much of japan this year. however, it looks like it has made a comeback across much of eastern continental asia. this is due to a seasonal front stretching from eastern china into sea of japan. underneath it, heavy rain will be found. in the past 24 hours, 200 millimeters has fallen in south korea. i know that in seoul, people are wading through flooded water at the moment and houses are inundated. this additional rainfall into the next 24 hours, about 150 millimeters, is not going to really help improve that situation. now it's going to be recreated from inland china. but moving into central japan, looks like the rain will be an ongoing situation into wednesday with chances of afternoon and evening showers in tokyo as well. the good news is, as i mentioned, things are couple minute fishing here but showers

we have done bulgaria and we are selected to become an operator in myanmar. so we haven't been sitting completely quiet on that scene. on the contrary, i think we are now ready to integrate global after the approval which was recently given and we are about -- we are in the face of finalizing the license times in myanmar. and this is done then on the back of the whole experience that we have in similar markets, in asia, from before. >> so that's the way to go, going to emerging markets, to bulgaria, to myanmar, and not necessarily staying in the nordic markets where penetration clearly is very high. >> well, the nordics are important to telenor, of course. and the strength of the norwegian market comes through in this report. we have solid margins in this country. we have strong investments. we are on the 4g development curve at 30% -- 40% population do now enjoy 4g services. so norway is still a very important part of the telenor group activities. >> jon, thank you so much for taking the time, jon fredrik baksaas, the ceo of telenor. >>> around the desk, i w

they would carry me the morning after the festivities to a faraway burma, myanmar, which would lead to much writing about sushi. it would take me to thailand for a lovely trip up the river or i could wait happily at the people is smile back when smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine as well impasse. to the west bank l.a. and india, to all kinds of amazing places like, for instance, pitcher in jordan. i would find myself resignation of chickens in between travels and this is a holy people in oakland, whitaker, and marcella. my cushions' often, the piece, because of my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world. sometimes seeing far away. i felt torn. a condition that did not like and did not recommend. and then in at dream it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place where i live with them as an aide and nine year-old. my grandfather and i sit on the porch and count the cars as a whiz by. he would choose red analogies blue black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose,

a case of that or digital as we talk about. >> i think the pendulum swings back and forth. >> myanmar is something else. >> 60 million people. >> i know. >> amazing. >> well, i don't know. we're out of time. >> we will have enough time when we go to dinner. when i claim my bet. >> i mention it every time and you never follow through. and i get the message. i get the message. it's bad. >> can we bring andrew, too? >> definitely. >> to balance things out. >> we'll all go. >> i would love that. we won't even go through the drive-through. >> we can talk fashion sense. >> yes. we'll eat in the ronald mcdonald -- >> is that where we're going? >> thank you. good to see you that morning. >> thank you very much. >> he has some better clients than that. we can go there. >> you've been very quiet. >> i wanted to talk about netflix and facebook and -- the fabulous fab. he's heading to court in new york. the charges against the former goldman sachs trader. mary thompson will join us with a look at that trial when we return. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." three years after the s.e.c. charged him

they would carry me the morning after the festivities to a faraway burma, myanmar, which would lead to much writing about sushi. it would take me to thailand for a lovely trip up the river or i could wait happily at the people is smile back when smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine as well impasse. to the west bank l.a. and india, to all kinds of amazing places like, for instance, pitcher in jordan. i would find myself resignation of chickens in between travels and this is a holy people in oakland, whitaker, and marcella. my cushions' often, the piece, because of my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world. sometimes seeing far away. i felt torn. a condition that did not like and did not recommend. and then in at dream it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place where i live with them as an aide and nine year-old. my grandfather and i sit on the porch and count the cars as a whiz by. he would choose red analogies blue black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose,

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for instance, often sang sushi in myanmar was one of our members, but she stepped down when she was elected to the parliament. so that's one of our, i'd say, openings to freedom. we go where we wish, we meet with whom we choose, and we say what we really believe. and we're not constrained by whether or not we'll be reelected or put back in positions of authority. so that has given us a chance to meet not only with -- [inaudible] , for instance, but we meet regularly with the leadership in the hamas. and we also go to north korea to try to bring some better resolution, relationships with north korea. i need not go down the list of things that we do, but we go where we wish. so we have an insight which we always share at the end of our sessions with leaders who are directly involved and still holding public office. and that includes the president and the secretary of state and quite often the secretary general of the united nations. i'll issue a personal report very soon after we get back from any trip which i'm involved with the elders. so all the elders have our own organizations to pursue.

going to india, china, myanmar, other than japan where you start to feel enthusiasm that i had not felt for the previous 50 years, the rest of it seems sideways overall. when it comes to where where do i think the growth is going to come from long-term, there is this major shift that is going on. you see a lot of people writing about it, but i think the statistics pointed out even more though than we think sometimes. this is usda economic data. it is global insights. world gdp over the next 20 years, the u.s. declined from 26% to 22. other developed regions declined from 46% down to 24%. at high- you look growth regions, brazil, mexico, china, india, russia, it goes from 29% to 47% over the next 20 years. my numbers are not perfect. so any of you -- i know you're all financially conversant. wait, that doesn't add to 100. it doesn't. i know that up front. that's the world's first big problem. but it's directionally correct. i could provide you with the real numbers at some point. but that's a real change. it started about ten years ago. you could see the curve starting to change. that's