:00:00. > :00:20.Italy with roughly 15 minutes to go. Now on BBC News, it's Reporters.
:00:21. > :00:25.Hello and welcome to Reporters with me, say NAB Dali, ringing you the
:00:26. > :00:31.best reports from correspondence around the world. In this week 's
:00:32. > :00:34.programme: A very effective coup, Jonathan Head travels to the
:00:35. > :00:39.northern stronghold of Thailand's red shirts and find that opposition
:00:40. > :00:48.silenced by the military crackdown. What can you do? We have to stop.
:00:49. > :00:52.Guns and butter, with the former military man in charge as President
:00:53. > :00:57.of Egypt, our correspondent finds the army is also running grocery
:00:58. > :01:02.stores and petrol stations. Some say the military is less of a fighting
:01:03. > :01:08.force, more of a trading company. And, football is fit for the World
:01:09. > :01:13.Cup, we visit one of only two factories in the world allowed to
:01:14. > :01:21.supply the tournament in Brazil. `` football Klose darts. It has been
:01:22. > :01:24.effective crackdown since the military seized power in Thailand,
:01:25. > :01:28.most members of the former government and leaders of the
:01:29. > :01:37.redshirt movement in support of it, has signed agreement in political
:01:38. > :01:40.activity. What of the strongholds of the former government in northern
:01:41. > :01:46.Thailand? Our correspondent Jonathan Head went to the province of food on
:01:47. > :01:53.tiny to find out whether there is still a spirit of resistance.
:01:54. > :01:58.In the hard scrabble Fatherland of Thailand's north`east, redshirt
:01:59. > :02:03.loyalists have been caught offguard over the military takeover ``
:02:04. > :02:08.farmland. His life has become entwined with the red shirt course.
:02:09. > :02:11.He met his wife at their rallies. For all the talk of fighting back,
:02:12. > :02:19.now the coup has happened, he is unsure what to do. TRANSLATION: For
:02:20. > :02:26.now, we will wait and watch what they do. We aren't afraid of them.
:02:27. > :02:30.The soldiers have weapons. Still, there are more of us here in the
:02:31. > :02:37.north`east than they have in the army. The military is keeping a
:02:38. > :02:42.close watch on the redshirt here. In one of their strongholds, it has
:02:43. > :02:48.raided their homes and question their leaders. So far, that has been
:02:49. > :02:55.enough to stop any real resistance. We have to shut up. This woman used
:02:56. > :03:01.to run one of the hundreds of local radio stations that mobilised
:03:02. > :03:06.support since the clue, she has been in hiding, moving from house to
:03:07. > :03:09.house, afraid of being detained `` since the clue. To most people
:03:10. > :03:14.accept they have to stop their redshirt activities? They have to,
:03:15. > :03:21.because the gun is pointed at their head, what can you do? We have to
:03:22. > :03:28.stop, but we don't want to. `` coup. In village after village, we saw
:03:29. > :03:31.almost no signs of opposition. I came to this place six months ago
:03:32. > :03:37.and back then it had declared itself to be a red village. Most homes
:03:38. > :03:39.proudly displayed posters proclaiming their loyalty to the
:03:40. > :03:47.government and the party founder, tax and Shinawatra. Today, like much
:03:48. > :03:51.of the region, it is fearful and silent `` Thaksin. In the end, the
:03:52. > :03:59.uprising against the coup didn't happen here. They haven't given up.
:04:00. > :04:02.In their little heart, this man and his wife believing the democracy
:04:03. > :04:10.they thought they were fighting for and the better life they hoped it
:04:11. > :04:14.would ring `` hut. `` ring. With the former military man back in charge
:04:15. > :04:21.at resident of Egypt, it is business as usual. He is the fifth Egyptian
:04:22. > :04:26.leader to have served in the armed forces. The army continues to
:04:27. > :04:30.control large swathes of the economy, including shops, petrol
:04:31. > :04:36.stations and hotels. It even produces a brand of Pasztor. As our
:04:37. > :04:40.correspondent has been finding out, with al`Sisi in the presidency, the
:04:41. > :04:48.business interest are expected to grow. On duty in Cairo, safeguarding
:04:49. > :04:52.the road into the capital. As well as protecting the nation, the
:04:53. > :04:58.Egyptian army is protecting this, a vast business empire built with
:04:59. > :05:05.conscript labour. Its commercial interests strap from petrol stations
:05:06. > :05:09.and shopping mall to hotels and bars `` stretch. Even grocery shops where
:05:10. > :05:15.you can buy the army's products, including its brand of Pasztor.
:05:16. > :05:20.Supermarkets like this are just one small part of the army's economic
:05:21. > :05:24.activity `` pasta. Some say the military is less of a fighting force
:05:25. > :05:29.and more of a trading company. It is unclear how much profit it makes or
:05:30. > :05:39.how much of the economy it controls, but estimates range from
:05:40. > :05:43.5% to 40% and beyond. It is keen to show off its major infrastructure
:05:44. > :05:49.projects. They are delivered with military efficiency. It is not keen
:05:50. > :05:56.on showing off its accounts. There is virtually no civilian oversight
:05:57. > :06:00.of its budget. This expert says its vested interests have been concealed
:06:01. > :06:07.for decades in the name of national security. It is a black box. Not
:06:08. > :06:12.only, it is a black box in a dark room. We know there is a box, but we
:06:13. > :06:18.just don't know how big it is in this room and we don't know what is
:06:19. > :06:24.inside. That is how secret it is. This is dangerous for Egypt? Of
:06:25. > :06:32.course it is. It is dangerous to the Egyptian economy and to the
:06:33. > :06:35.transition to democracy. We got a rare look under the hood, or of the
:06:36. > :06:42.chassis, at the Arab American vehicles company. It is seen as an
:06:43. > :06:47.offshoot of the Egyptian economy. This joint`venture with Chrysler
:06:48. > :06:53.international producers Jeeps for the army and the civilian market.
:06:54. > :06:58.The retired general in charge says the military is an engine for
:06:59. > :07:03.growth. It is important for the country, because it is part of the
:07:04. > :07:08.driving force for the economy in the country. How much of the economy
:07:09. > :07:18.does it control? This is the big question. The army supports, not
:07:19. > :07:27.controls, only supports the economy in the country. Now, the economy and
:07:28. > :07:33.the country are in the hands of al`Sisi, the former army chief. He
:07:34. > :07:39.might be out of uniform, but he is still seen as their man. Under
:07:40. > :07:46.President Sese, the army is expected to get even more of the spoils.
:07:47. > :07:49.Pakistan might not have a team competing at the World Cup, but you
:07:50. > :07:54.will still be feeling their influence on the pitch. That is
:07:55. > :08:00.because they are one of only two countries making the official
:08:01. > :08:05.football is. `` footballs. Our correspondent visits a factory in
:08:06. > :08:10.Pakistani and find out that winning the contract to supply the footballs
:08:11. > :08:15.was a reward for investing in the very latest technology `` Pakistan.
:08:16. > :08:20.These are no ordinary footballs. They will be used during the World
:08:21. > :08:25.Cup matches, kicked by some of the most famous footballing feat on the
:08:26. > :08:28.planet. This factory in north`eastern Pakistan is one of
:08:29. > :08:31.only two factories in the world which has the contract to make
:08:32. > :08:39.footballs for the World Cup. The other is in China. These are called
:08:40. > :08:44.zoo car, which means Brazil you. The colours of the ball reflect the
:08:45. > :08:50.colours of the flag `` Brazuca. These represent the multicoloured
:08:51. > :08:54.wristbands that resilience were and these white patches are a reference
:08:55. > :08:59.to the country's status as five`time fever World Cup winners. Put balls
:09:00. > :09:04.like these used to be handstitched, at Pakistan got left behind when the
:09:05. > :09:10.technology developed for machine stitching. It took ten years for the
:09:11. > :09:18.factory to catch up `` footballs. That meant a decade without a
:09:19. > :09:21.contract. The technology changed. Pakistani companies didn't have the
:09:22. > :09:24.most up`to`date technology. The Chinese companies were smarter and
:09:25. > :09:28.more advanced and could produce more footballs with that technology at
:09:29. > :09:35.good prices. Lots of buyers switch to China. It took a $1.1 million
:09:36. > :09:40.investment to upgrade the factory. Now, the new machines are in place
:09:41. > :09:45.and the contract has been renewed, and the footballs are coming off the
:09:46. > :09:48.production line. The workers here say it will be a moment of glory to
:09:49. > :09:55.see these footballs in the stadiums in Brazil. TRANSLATION: It takes a
:09:56. > :09:59.lot of hard work to make these footballs and we feel proud that our
:10:00. > :10:01.footballs will be going to Brazil for the World Cup. I will be
:10:02. > :10:09.watching the game on TV with my family. Pakistani is better known
:10:10. > :10:15.for its cricket. The country has a long way to go before it puts itself
:10:16. > :10:24.on the football map `` Pakistan. For now, these balls have put the
:10:25. > :10:28.country back in the beautiful game. That ends this edition of Reporters.
:10:29. > :10:32.Don't forget to join us at the same time next week. For now, from me and
:10:33. > :10:38.the rest of the Reporters team in London, goodbye.