Hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. Well bring you the latest in a moment, but first. Myanmar s military authorities have warned that armed authorities have warned that forces day is being celebrated Armed Forces Day is being celebrated by the country. This is a large parade which marks the anniversary of the foundation of the army. Lots of firepower is on show here. Previous processions, and we have seen this already, have shown troops will. Have seen this already, have shown troops will. Which can be seen there, a lot of armoury is welcome including tanks, jets and missiles, and also a fly passed by the army chief and the june fly passed by the army chief and thejune to head. He may well be speaking, but this is a really Big Show Of Strength by the military. You remember remember, of course, that the country at the moment is in the midst of some turmoil. This is since February The 1st when the generals ousted and detained the civilian leader aung san, des
Gets a new state of the art housing in belgium. Hello and welcome to the programme. We will start in myanmar. The leader of myanmar s militaryjunta, Min Aung Hlaing Reinterated A Pledge to hold elections at large military parade, marking Armed Forces Day. The leader of the regime accused some Politcal Party leaders of corruption, saying legal action will be taken. We will come back to some of those pacific announcements and words that we heard at a speech at this parade that you are watching right now. These are live pictures, that has been going on for the last couple of hours. We have seen hundreds, thousands of troops information. This is all too mark Armed Forces Day and there is an extraordinary historical parallel here because this day celebrates myanmar s resistance to Japanese Occupation back in 1945, that was led by aung san suu kyis father, the Defector Leader of myanmar until february this year when the military that we can see these pictures had detained her and took power
One of the most significant artworks of the 15th century gets a new state of the art home in belgium. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. First, the leader of myanmar s militaryjunta has repeated a promise to hold elections, following februarys coup. General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking at a large parade in the capital, naypyidaw, to mark Armed Forces Day. The display of strength comes almost two months after the army seized power. Anti coup activists have called for a huge show of defiance, but the authorities have warned that protests will be met with deadly force. The annual Military Exercise involved hundreds of soldiers, marching in formation with large flags, as well as tanks and other military hardware. The event marks the anniversary of Burmese Military resistance to Japanese Occupation in 1945, led by the countrys independence leader aung san, the father of aung san suu kyi. Our Correspondent Nick Marsh says much of the military general s speech was
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