the holy month of ramadan, including in myanmar. muslims make up a fraction of the population of myanmar, where 90% of people are buddhist. relations between the two communities have always been difficult. they're getting steadily worse. violence sparked in may last year when a group of muslim men attacked buddhist women in a western state. anti-muslim rioting killed more than a hundred people and left the government to declare a state of emergency. the government was criticized for not doing enough to protect muslims. earlier this month president thein sein said he's committed to stopping the violence. >> translator: we'll crack down on those who spread fear and hatred. we'll do all we can to stop these criminal acts. >> reporter: some high-ranking buddhist monks are using inflammatory rhetoric and calling for muslims to be expelled from the country. this man is the leader of a radical anti-muslim group. he has called for a boycott of stores run by muslims, and he wants marriage between buddhists and muslims to be outlawed. >> tran

the government of myanmar found itself in a difficult position. greater freedom of the press was one of its most high preferred democratic reforms, but citing security concerns, the authorities decided to burn the issues of the magazine. >> translator: we've taken this step to try and quell people's anger and prevent more confusion. >> reporter: many people in myanmar are starting to worry about the spread of radicalism. >> translator: it's only in a few people who are fanning hatred. >> translator: there's no denying we have religious divisions. the government should do something about it. >> reporter: people in myanmar were denied a voice by the previous military regime. under the civilian-elected government, they're allowed to speak more freely. but free speech means allowing different opinions and opposing views to be heard. unless buddhists and muslims can find a willingness to compromise and coexist, religion threatens to derail myanmar's democracy. thi ha thwe, nhk world, yangon. >>> gunmen have stormed a police station in northern iraq kil

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

the president of myanmar promises to release all political prisoners in his country. and a marine reserve is facing a crucial test. we now believe that seven people has -- have died, that is the official figure in egypt after clashes between police and supporters of the deposed president, mohammed morsi. security forces firing tear gas at demonstrators close to the camera who have tried to block one of the main bridges over the nile during the night. it just so happened that a senior on what was in the city meeting interim egyptian leaders. not only a figure about the number of dead, nicole, but also a massive number of arrests as well. right, it turns out it was a far more deadly night than expected. injured andere reports now that some 400 people have been arrested. the deaths, most of those occurred around the cairo university area. two people died in the bridge square area, the one behind me that you can see in this shot. that was the total from the clashed overnight, clashes between pro-muhammed morsi supporters and police. >> in terms of the demonstrators still

myanmar's leaders are no longer shunned by the west. president ten sane welcomed to downey street by the british prime minister david cameron, the former general converted himself into an elected leader. he told mr. cameron democracy is young in myanmar but the progress has been made. but outside parliament, campaign groups condemn the meeting. they say many people in myanmar are still suffering persecution that it's too early to welcome president saine to london. it's difficult to know how far the reform process in myanmar will go but protesters worry britain is putting commercial interests before human rights. they're especially concerned about the plight of the minority rohinja community. tens of thousands of people were driven from their home in clashes with the buddhist community. they now live in squared camps. myanmar's security forces are accused by human rights groups of taking part in this persecution. the president, they say, has turn aid blind eye to abuses against muslims. >> we want him to end all of this discrimination an

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

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

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

. >>> 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

and buddhist targets in general, particularly in the wake of the organized attacks against muslims in myanmar, has been communicated to the government by the intelligence agencies. dehli's special cell sent an intelligence advisory, warning about possible strikes. ] >> the attack has sparked outrage and concern among the buddhist community inside the country. and also at the international level. >> we do not want any terrorism for our buddhism. we want to have peace. we want harmony. we want to the siege all of the suffering from>> opposition alse state government for failing to protect the site. the heat was turned on the incumbent chief minister. >> at india has tightened the security of all buddhist shrines. >> traders have resumed at the temple complex and it is returning to normalcy after the attack. collects presence of outfits in the uk is strip -- is growing. this area remains the bedrock -- things are changing rapidly. with the sole aim to stop sectarianism, recent attacks is a reflection of the growing intolerance. his crime was an imposing presence of radicals in the region. >> thi

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 --

. >> 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

has banned this week's issue because of the cover story on violence between buddhist and muslims in myanmar. the concern in sri lanka is over religious fallout. >>> sports is next. first, we'd like to wish all our viewers a very safe and happy fourth of july. enjoy your day and the independence that so many have fought for over the years. >>> in sports, the youth invasion has begun in bean town. the boston celtics have hired brad stevens to be their head coach. the 36-year-old fills the vacancy left by doc rivers' departure to the clippers. >>> manny ramirez is heading back to the big leagues sporting a brand new 'do. the texas rangers signed him to a minor league contract and he says he will cut those famous locks to comply with the team's policy on hair length. let's hope it doesn't affect his game. some guys are superstitious about that. >>> well, the minnesota twins, they celebrated a yankee. rivera's final season by presenting the relief picture with a rocking chair. the twins' gift is made of shattered bats and some caused by rivera's famous fastball. >>> rapper jay-z continuing to ma

the 200t 200th anniversary of one of america's missions to plant the church in burma, often known as myanmar. adam first step foot there in the mission in 1813. >> george: and he left an amazing christian legacy not only for burma, but for the world. gary lane has that story. >> reporter: fork lowe lore tells about a golden book given to them and it was lost or destroyed. but prophecy told of a day in the future when a white brother would come and reunite them with the book and tell them about the one true god. that was fulfilled in 1813, when adam judson and his wife ann arrived in vangoon. the buddhists resisted the gospel. he didn't win his first convert until six years later. this pastor explains why. >> most people feared losing their jobs, and they were not willing to get away from the buddhisting an buddhists and cultural traditions. >> reporter: judson was jailed in june 1824. he was confined to a prison that used to stand on this site in ava. judson and other foreignors were held captive in shackles, suspected of spying for the british. he wrote about his sufferings. >> burmese chri

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

there will be an nih mole who will come out with the secret health data and he will seek uh asylum in myanmar. >> that is true. bill, everybody says that you have it all. when it comes to diseases, they are absolutely right. you might have the most to lose because you tend to have most inside you at this point. >> i lost you at the end there. you were fading away. >> with those std's mind you, a lot of them go away. >> i was losing interest in that question. >> i was losing interest in this story. are we surprised this is happening? i assume anytime i put anything on the internet whether at home or at work i am being tracked, being judged, being catered to by any type of ad. proving once again that minority report was the most prophetic movie ever made because tom cruise would go into his subway and the ad would mold to what he liked. for example if you win in the subway it would be ax body spray. they would mold to whatever interested you. that's what will happen. we will go down to time square some day and be embarrassed by what we like. >> i have one question. johnny, you raise an interest

they will seek asylum in myanmar. >> that's true. bill, everybody says that you have it all. when it comes to diseases, they are absolutely right. you might have the -- you might have the most to lose because you tend to have most inside you at this point. >> i lost you at the end there. you were fading away. a lot of the std's mind you go away. >> i was losing interest in the question. >> i am losing interest in this story. are we surprised this is happening? i assume any time i put anything on the internet whether at home or at work i am being tracked, being judged, being catered to by any type of ad. proving once again that "minority report" was the most prophetic movie ever made. tom cruise would go into the subways and then the ads would mold to what he liked. for example, if you went in the subway it would be ax body spray or piano time. it would mold to what interested you. that's what will happen. we will go down to time square some day and embarrassed by what we like. >> johnny, you raised an interesting point. there is an issue i have with a pharmacy -- and i don't

they would carry me the morning after those festivities to faraway burma, myanmar, which would heed to much writing about often san suu kyi. they would take me to thailand for a lovely trip up a long river where i could wave happily at the people who smiled back when smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine/israel impasse. to the west bank, to india, to all kinds of amazing places. like, for instance, petra in jordan. who knew? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, wood acre and -- [inaudible] my cushion, the fountain, the peace because of my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn, a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then in a dream it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents' place when i lived with them as an 8 and 9-year-old. my grandfather and i would sit on the porch in the still georgia heat and count the cars as they whizzed by. he'd choose red cars. i wou

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

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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

they would carry me the morning after those festivities to faraway burma, myanmar, which would lead to much writing about often sang suu kyi. they would take me to thailand for a lovely trip up a long river where i could wave happily at the people who smiled back when smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine/israel impasse. to the west bank, to india, to all kinds of amazing places like, for instance, petra in jordan. who knew? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, wood acre and -- [inaudible] my cushion, the fountain, the peace because of my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world, sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn, a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then if a dream it kim -- in a dream it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents' place when i lived with them as an 8 and 9-year-old. my grandfather and i would sit on the porch in the still georgia heat and count the cars as they whizzed by. he'd