he set his eyes on myanmar, which is enjoying brisk economic growth. electricity is available in only about a third of the country. but rice production is widespread. and there's a network of canals for irrigation in place. minami is taking part in an official development assistance project to provide power generators to myanmar. his firm received an order from jayko, the japan international cooperation agency, it will supply two power generators to a farming village 500 kilometers from myanmar's largest city. minami and an agency official are checking whether preparations are going well. >> translator: i'm excited that the power generator i saw now willll be installed in villages without electricity. i'm looking forward to seeing what happens there. >> minami hopes the jayco project will show how useful the power generators are. he sees the project as a stepping stone to the firm's business overseas. >> translalator: i hope to makey company the global top brand in hydro power generation. >> microhydro power generation can change people's lives. new ma

. >>> thousands of people in myanmar gathered in yangon monday to mourn the death of a legal advisor to the ruling party, shot in the head at the airport the day before. mourners including family members, lawyers, and national league for democracy activists, attended the funeral. ko ni was a muslim who provided advice to the country's de facto leader aung san suu kyi for many years, including during her push for democracy. >> translator: he did many good things for myanmar. this is very bad for our country and for us too. i'm very sad and grieving over his death. i wouldn't even feel so sorry if my father died. that's why i came here, to pay respect to him. >> the shooting comes at a time of heightened tension between the buddhist majority and an ethnic muslim minority. police have detained a 53-year-old man, but his motive is not yet clear. the government issued a press release saying the initial interrogation indicates he was trying to destabilize the state. >>> white house officials say israel's prime minister will visit washington next month. trump has been promising to strengthe

suz is dedicated to helping chilildren in her home country f myanmar. franklin from panama works together with young people to improve health care in his country. and elaine from vietnam wants to beautifyfy her hometown ho chi minh city. and today we introduce you to a global shaper from indonesia. reporter: every morning esri nurhani prepares the food she'll later be selling at the market. she's a micro-entrepreneur. her snack bar ensures her an income with h which she e suppos her family. today she has a guest, 29-year-old andi taufan. he recently gave her a small loan so she could start her business. esri nurhani invested in cooking utensils and basic ingredients. esri: every day i spend around 150,000 rupiahs and sell the food for 200,000, so my profit is around 50,000. reporter: 50,000 rupiahs a day are the equivalent of almost 3 euros 50. it's not much, but it's enough to make ends meet. andi taufan has helped many people build up a livelihood. his organization offers microcredit to groups that organize themselves. andi: engage them with us. try t