Welcome to news asia its good to have you with us we begin today with the dissident chinese artists impression of the situation in hong kong for testers and their running battles with the police and the Chinese Government support of the chief executive these are just some of the themes explored in the walk of australia based artist. Which atom in a bit but fast a quick look at a documentary on him called chinas 4 dissident this would be a kind of test. Condom i was actually entering a chinese territory we shall see we actually is going. To tell john. You know in the studio welcome but its you know we just saw you in that clip you were wearing a mask but yet here you are everybody can clearly identify you why the difference well ive been trying to hide my identity thing the very beginning of my creation but in the end of last year i find out my identity has been compromised and actually my family in china got threatened by the Chinese Government and. Police in shanghai and after that ive made this decision that i think heidi is no longer an option for me and actually the best way for me is confront them face to face and this was before an exhibit in the full supposed to open in hong kong yes this is supposed to be my 1st Solo International expression and freedom before the opening my family in china contacted by the story there and they deliver distress to say i dont cancel the show then me and my family well being. Now a lot of the images that you have made concern the situation in hong kong as you can see behind me and a lot of the work concerns of the chief executive kerry lamb it almost appears from the images that it is all for is it well. For any problem in any society one need to be responsible is the leader and parallel is the leader of hong kong she should be the one who is responsible for all the problems and particularly because her act is not good enough to solve the problem which bring to hong kong into it is very critical situation now but what are the options that kerry lamb has and what should she be doing well its very clear hong kong is have 5 the months and i dont think karen has really take those 5 months years later well she never really rent a proper talk between her and the protests there are some almost like a stage told the organized but people do not see her sincere with any of those movements you talk about people in the people in question here are primarily the protestors and your workers looked at protesters as well. If you can just show the previous picture once more in richard looking at the port protests in hong kong a lot of these protests have turned violent over the past many months a picture such as this in which you take what bruschi had said about being water dont picture such as these encourage violence well i have a very different opinion on that firstly i would challenge the very notion saying the protesters are getting violent we have to trace the roots of who started this lions it is actually the Police Brutality when those from london protesters seeing their friends got beat up facing life then just threatening what are they going to do it is just instinct to helping and save their friends or is it only instinct i mean you also had a situation in which a brawl. A protester was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire there was nothing provoking that well actually theres a concert argument with a lot of people are saying why does that person didnt really get. Kurtz so there was this horrible burden which is totally n. T. Our common sense and actually there are evidence showing this could be a staged performance maybe although you really believe these performances already being set on fire the problem is now in hong kong actually the freedom of speech has been heavily threatened and without dispute environment we can really never tell this is true and that is force yes we saw something from a video but is that video stages or not and theres no way we can tell right where we left leave it there for the time being but thank you so much but its awful coming into the studio youre in your views with us pleasure. Rajapaksa has been sworn in as next president of the people rising figure elected in a country itself deeply divided the election was held in the shadow of the Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 200. 00 people and National Security paved the one deciding issue of the majority were clear about who could provide it. Its official she longed to have a project after the helm again. To poland crowds gathered on the streets of the capital colombo to get a glimpse of the new leader. With. Something that can rationally actions. The brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. Claimed a landslide victory a day after the president ial vote was held by his supporters are reckless with praise and that your nation. Is taking over the country while its in a lot of trouble under any other leader even a child wouldnt feel safe on the streets im so happy long live. I mean that this victory belongs to go topple the people have shown their support for him now feel safe here im going to have a new app that you know more than a mere thought words can explain how happy i am and im going to let you know i pray for him and i want to thank him for saving this country that has gotten that didnt know that you were going to. The ranks brick hes here the camera is as much to get close to Mahinda Rajapaksa as it is for the new president. Supporters idolize the brothers who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. But not all the sri lanka is celebrating. There was little joy on the streets in areas that back rajapakse us often and. Such a theme about so they are uneasy about their future. In the past there have been allegations of enforced disappearances and oppression of the sand under the leadership of my hand and both are very large parts of minorities are concerned about their rights under the new nationalists dodge apartheid government bob baer a very good friend the front camera before the price. Changes in the countrys leadership are far from over. Experts point out that ask the incumbent Prime Minister donna to become a single is from a Different Party than dodge apart so he could resign. To allow for the new president to make his own pick but the last time an attempt was made to move to sri lankan Prime Minister it triggered a constitutional crisis. Well i mean it could have a destabilizing effect if mr vick overseeing that and mr rogers backs of the new president cannot agree on what the next step is going to be yeah then of course itll create a question oh look we have to have a water of no confidence and all of that kind of thing but otherwise its a relatively small transfer of power. Security peace and prosperity that is what she lankans are seeking its a tall order but good dobby logic box of euphoric supporters are confident he will deliver. And this is what the new president had to say upon his victory. By thank everyone who supported me so i understand that i am the president of the citizens who voted for me. And those who use their vote against me. Therefore im well aware that i am bound to say every 3 lankan irrespective of race or religion which i will make sure to fulfil that task. To them because one of them a shot just for has been covering the election for us and joins me on the line line now from colombo a good job at our departure has promised to court so every sri lankan irrespective of race or religion is this an assurance people from minority communities are convinced of. Well it is definitely important british that. Is making such an effort to repeat this point that he was so of all sri lankans that all sri lankans should come together that all of them would be included in the plan he has for sri lanka ahead and this is especially important because he is seen as a Strong Majority of teddy a nationalist lido who strongly favors the simple love with the majority but however words are not going to be enough for the minorities in this country to feel secure for example under the rule of the rajapakse as in the past im talking about. The defense minister and his brother my him that box up as the president of the country there are allegations of inforce disappearances of thumb is at the end of sri lanka civil war additionally we have minorities here muslims feeling insecure in the off the mat all of that used to sunday bombings where there have been facing a backlash but again with rights activists minority rights activists have pointed out that men never would do this to extremists attacked by the muslims or evangelical christians they act with impunity no actions taken against them so if the precedent actually treat actions and give assurances towards this that would actually be a good start to getting minority confidence on the altar 1st one of its most economic downturns in 15 years how much of an issue was the economy in this election. Both british National Security and peace one of the top concerns in this election everybody of the school too did say that they want all ethnicities aldridge and to come together to live in these for sri lanka to have the peace that it has wanted for such a long time but if the economy was not off the minds of people are those several people spoke about the fact that the cost of living is so high and they want the new precedent to reduce that that salaries. Know that there are not enough Jobs Available so this is also on the minds of people and talk about you but son has outlined how it has outlined some i can on the policies in his Campaign Promises but it is also important to note that he is seen as having a strong china and there is also important to remember that d a lot of a large amount of sri lanka scott in debt was in code when his father mind the logic box up wasnt far so this is another dog books like government to watch closely to ensure that his policies are beneficial for sri lankans right thanks very much for that michel just incredible. And this program and more on our website give up the dot com forward slash believes are now with pictures from the sri lankan president ial election watch comfortably Michael Kopper dogs are trying to reach you next time. For. Opinions they want to express t. W. On facebook and twitter up to date and in touch. Travel im a. Saudi arabia. The families. Of the countries company. 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