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muslims have gone through what people call ethnic lines. rohingya. what are they condemning? this is what they asked for last month. what is it that they have been condemning over the last year? it many people, including those that are sympathetic to you, they look at the situation and think, why hasn t she spoken out? she was about human rights. speak out about what? they would ask me questions and i would ask answer them and i said nothing, simply because i didn t make the statements that people thought i should make. what we are trying to go for is reconciliation, not condemnation. do you ever worry that you will be remembered as the champion of human rights that fail to stand up to ethnic cleansing in her own country? no, i think that is too strong and expression to use the what is happening. that s what i think, i have to say. i think there isa think, i have to say. i think there is a lot of hostility there. as i pointed out thatjust now, it is muslims killi ....
is publicity always good? maybe not for pepsi after a controversial advertisement. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it is sam world news. it s newsday. good morning. it is 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 6:30am in myanmar we re in london, and 6:30am in myanmar were 70,000 rohingya muslims have fled persecution in the past six months. there are reports the national army has been responsible for mass killings and rape. aung san suu kyi has for many years been recognised as a champion for human rights, but more recently she has been accused of failing to confront the atrocities against the rohingya minority. she has given an exclusive interview to fergal keane. it is a relic of the absurdity and paranoia of military rule, a capital marooned far from the people, designed to keep the generals safe, but where the new democratic government is trying to consolidate its hold on power. its leader, aung san suu ....
to help homeless people living on the streets. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a father who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter out of school for an unauthorised holiday has lost his case at the supreme court. jon platt, who s from the isle of wight, had argued that all the law required of him was to ensure that his child attended school regularly. the high court had originally ruled that the holiday did not constitute regular absenteeism but this morning the supreme court has overturned thatjudgement. this is how lady hale announced the ruling. unauthorised absences have a disruptive effect. not only on the education of the individual child, but also on the work of other pupils and of their teachers. if one pupil can be taken out whenever it suits the parent, then so can others. different pupils might be taken out at different times, multiplying the disruptive effect. any educational system expects people to keep the rules. not to do so is unfai ....
that do provide free school meals is that do provide free school meals is that there is higher levels of attainment, better levels of concentration and better health for the children. on the eve of the masters, the world number one dustinjohnson has fallen down the stairs and injured his back. and coming up in the sport? the referees‘ governing body has apologised after keith stroud misread the rules in last night s match between newcastle and burton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a father has lost a landmark case at the supreme court in a dispute about taking his child out of school without permission. jon platt, from the isle of wight, refused to pay a fine after he took his daughter to florida, and successfully argued in the high court that the law requires only that children attend school regularly, which his daughter does. but today, the supreme court ruled unanimously that it is disruptive to a child s education to remove them from school du ....
counterpart xijinping, getting ready to host his chinese counterpart xi jinping, for two days of talks in his resort in florida. from trade to currency, to north korea, there is a lot on the table for the leaders of the world s two largest economies. and as the masters gets underway there are concerns about the world number one dustinjohnson, who concerns about the world number one dustin johnson, who fell downstairs and injured his back. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. a father has lost a landmark case at the supreme court in a dispute about taking his child out of school without permission. jon platt, from the isle of wight, refused to pay a fine after he took his daughter to florida, and had won previous court cases. but today, the supreme court ruled unanimously that it is disruptive to a child s education to remove them from school during term time. the prime minister theresa may welcomed the ruling, saying it recognised the importance of children atten ....