they want to be like thailand in many ways but are also fearful of the influence of thailand. and you can see this for example, in something like the spread of hiv/aids which is a very serious problem in thailand, and one that the lao government is, you know anxious to deal with before it becomes a serious problem in laos. narrator: for some laotians, the pull of the global economy is irresistible. inthavong: i think it's a question of trying to make the best of that change-- to take the good things and leave the bad aside. and it'll be interesting to see whether the social development can keep pace. fox: laos is a country that has many possible futures. it is a country that still has pristine forests and free-flowing rivers. laos is a country that may be able to structure its development in a way that is truly sustainable-- development that actually leads to an increased standard of living but not at the expense of the environment or of a very special and distinct culture. inthavong: narrator: although its history and geography have long isolated laos from its neighbors and t

we got to thailand. he did not wanna come to thailand at all. one of his dreams was getting stuck on an island. i think one of them was drowning. and when we first got there, he couldn't sleep at all. these dreams kept wakin' him up. and he was just terrified. we were in bangkok at this point. >> he was crying and hyperventilating and, you know, "we can't do this. something's gonna -- bad's gonna happen, dad. we can't do this. please let -- don't take us there, to the beach." jai was afraid of his dreams because he dreamed his car accident. >> it was pretty much spot on, exactly what happened. and even though my dad knew that that first dream had come into fruition, he -- that's kind of a tough call. do you cancel a vacation just over a dream? so we decided to head south and see how it went. when we would go out to dive, jai would stay at the hotel, watch movies. the water is really incredible there. it's this turquoise blue that you only see in the caribbean. >> i dived in some of the most beautiful pla

parts of thailand reaching up to the 40s. laos also close to the 40s. and southern china will see these figures throughout your weekend. at least into your saturday. please watch out for heat stroke. here across the u.s. we're looking at some icy conditions which have caused havoc in traveling. especially in eastern canada. we have some pictures coming up from ontario today. a massive highway pileup involving over 50 vehicles occurred on wednesday at a highway in trenton, ontario. most are large tractor-trailers getting caught up in icy conditions during the overnight hours. aerial images show these trucks piled up for miles, blocking the highway. four people were injured but none were life-threatening. icy conditions this time of the year are often a result of flash freezing when water pools up on the highway in the day but freezes during the overnight hours. looks like we're looking at another snowstorm. so the navigation will be very difficult on highways again and even in parking lots. we have these lines very close to each other, meaning that the w

. >> thailand? >> and see if i can find that product. >> i didn't want to go alone. that's what i told her. i didn't want to go alone. because it's a foreign country. >> she knew i'd been in the military. she knew i'd traveled and needed somebody to go with me. >> that's what i told kim. i remember that now. i don't mean to laugh about it. but i was really sick. >> mm-mm. i couldn't tell her all the details. because then that meant that i would have to admit to somebody that i was in the drug business. and that was not going to happen. three months previous i had a nail client who knew that i was in a really bad situation. i had $12,000 worth of debt from when i was married, and it was more than i could imagine because i was a single parent working part-time, taking care of three children by myself. >> feet off of the table. >> my nail client told me that she had a friend who had some businesses and maybe her friend could give me some part-time work. >> zuna was nigerian. she carried herself like a

>> i need to go to thailand. >> thailand? >> and see if i can find that product. i didn't want to go. that's what i told her. i didn't want to go alone. >> really? >> because it's a foreign country. >> she knew i had been in the military, she knew i had traveled. i need somebody to go with me. >> that's what i told kim. i remember that now. i don't mean to laugh about it. but i was really sick. huh-uh. i couldn't tell her all the details. because then that meant i would have to admit to somebody that i was in the drug business. and that was not going to happen. three months previous, i had a nail client who knew that i was in a really bad situation. i had $12,000 worth of debt from when i was married, and it was more than i could manage. because i was a single parent, working part time, taking care of three children by myself. >> get off of the table. >> my nail client told me that she had a friend who had some businesses, and maybe her friend could give me some part-time work. zuna was nigerian. she carried herself like a businesswoman. she appeared to be doing v

i'm veronica pedrosa in bangkok thailand and we'll that is correct a thailand airways to see if they can emerge from heavy debt to make a soft landing >>> we start with the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu's controversial visit to the u.s. to address a joint sitting of congress and he'll tele-u.s. lawmakers why he opposes the terms of a deal with iran. earlier binyamin netanyahu gave a speech to the biggest american lobby group. >> reporter: as in previous appearances. binyamin netanyahu gave a speech to a.p.a. c, taking pains to ensure that differences with president obama should not split democrats and republicans in the support for israel. >> i regret some misperceived my visit as doing that. israel is a bipartisan issue and should remain. >> many are describing as a tactical mistake binyamin netanyahu's accepting the republican invitation to speak before a joint meeting of congress without notifying the white house, saying she's forcing democrats to choose between israel and obama. just as the negotiations to reach a framework agreement reaches is crucial phase. secretar

and what works for taxi answered those questions for thailand do you have the data you know how often you get repeat customers in terms of because hunching hunch of it is repeat versus new customers your focused on the commute and more of the local events, etc. you have a lot of expansion opportunity and the demand is over time. >> our local ridership will return 85 to 95 percent over 12 house house accounts that the riders can be serviced our entire ridership community is in the marin county ear in terms of the communities and all of them while we're technology you can call and we're a couple degrees away in terms of our new services and how we are actually getting people outside of the norms there's not enough evidence at this point to be able to tell you if their come back at the junctions in the middle of winter and our marketing has not day viewed yet maybe we'll be able to qualify our ridership. >> you've answered my second question how the word is getting out obviously you're using the yacht club i'll be interested in a water taxi ride but it sound like you've addressed corpora

elephants are considered a sacred animal and thailand. they have long been hunted for their ivory and exploited for tourism. 6000 elephants are estimated to remain in thailand, half of them are domesticated. >> gold in the 20 kilometers individual. he missed one target in his four visits to the shooting range. the norwegian took silver, 21 seconds behind. the cezch won bronze. fuchard was moved by his victory. >> this victory stands out for many reasons, the sporting ones because i did not start the championship well. i wanted to win a medal. also for family reasons because my brother finished off the podium and he deserves to be there. then because i was a long way away from winning this metal when i was ill in september. i am so happy to be here. this also stands apart because we are all very marked by this tragedy in argentina. if i finish with this one particular reason, then it is for nothing. it helped me a lot. it is a tragedy in life and it makes us realize how lucky we are to enjoy these moments. and thursday's first leg, the eur

the state railway of thailand says 52 people were injured, including one american and five koreans. the crash occurred when an eight carriage train slowed down and was rear ended by a six carriage train. authorities say the driver of the second train did not notice that the first had decreased its speed. this is the third train related collision in the space of a week. on tuesday, a passenger train collided with a truck during heavy rains killing seven people. in a separate incident thursday, a pickup truck driver was killed when his vehicle crashed into a passing train. >>> a blast struck a bus carrying police officers in pakistan's largest city. an islamic extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. the blast occurred on friday. two policemen were killed and a dozen injured. >> translator: the policemen were on their way to resume duty. when they arrived, the motorcycle was parked here. and suddenly, there was an explosion. >> pakistan gunmen stormed an army-run school last december. more than 150 people, many students, were killed in the attack. extremists are cont

so mauritania, india, thailand... >> thailand, southeast asia. pakistan has large numbers. north and west africa, really. so we talked about mauritania, but you can come all the way down the west african coast, very significant numbers of enslavement. >> hinojosa: all right, now, help our audience understand the definition, because there is an image in our country, and one that, you know, in terms of the media, popular culture... i mean, i was reading your stuff, and i was writing down... well, roots, you know? that's the image that a certain generation has. >> yeah, we hold in our mind a picture from the 19th century. >> hinojosa: chained. >> african americans, cotton fields. and that was slavery at one point in time in one particular place in the world. but, you know, slavery has taken all these different forms throughout all of human history. >> hinojosa: so define it for... >> but if you take all those forms and you say, "what is the core, what is the central attributes of this," it always amounts to the same thing-- one person completely controls another person. they u

the thailand civil court found they were in detention. their attorney will appeal. >> this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members from their hometown. the passport they have is issued by the turkish not from here. >> these 17 uyghurs contend they're from turkey and have been given turkish passports. chinese officials say they're not from turkey, but they're from china and they're not alone. there are 300 uyghurs in detention for illegally entering thailand. for the time being they are all now caught in this diplomatic tug-of-war. >> now the cost of hosting a formula grand free is enormous. german has lost its grand prix while south korea has also hit a financial wall. following >> the country has committed itself to the 2018 winter olympics. from south korea, rob mcbride reports. >> it is the world class circuit that was supposed to put south korea on the formula one racing map. but after just four grand prixs the racing world has largely forgotten it is here. unable to generate the

in attendance was the prime ministers of india and thailand and former president real clinton. >> it has been a dark week for singapore. the life that has guided is all of these years has been extinguished. we lost our finding father mr. lee kuan yew, who lived and breathed singapore. all of his life.

their detention because they illegally entered thailand is sound. that's something their attorney is going to appeal. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members back in their hometown. the passports are issued from the turkish interior ministry. >> reporter: they contend they are from turkey and have been given turkish passports. chinese officials say they are from the west of china, and they are not alone. there are more than 300 uyghurs here in detention for illegally entering thailand. >>> the u.n. estimates that will are at least 10 million people word wide who aren't citizens of any country, and that means they can't get support from any government. daniel lak reports from canada's yukon territory where he met a man that is trying to prove he is canadian. >> reporter: exercise for donovan as he gets his kids from school. not that he could pick them up in the family vehicle. he has never had a driver's license, or a passport or a birth certificate. >> daddy, why are you on

ohta says the ministry has put on hold plans by thailand-based airlines to expand routes to japan. the minister said thai officials have reported that their government is already taking -- or already talking to the international aviation authorities. he said japanese and thai aviation officials have also begun discussing how to proceed. >> translator: the two sides will look for ways to cooperate on safety. we would like to make sure that as many tourists as possible can travel between japan and thailand. >> ohta also said the government wants to hold a conference on tourism with china in south korea. it would be the first meeting of the countries -- the country's relevant ministers in four years. >> translator: japan china, and south korea will hold intensive talks on measures to expand exchanges. we will also discuss how to increase the number of visitors from outside east asia. >> visitors to japan from china and south korea are increasing sharply. but japanese are traveling less to those two countries. the meeting is being planned for april 11th and 12th in tokyo. >>> checking

its performance for the 2 mainland chinese benchmarks, you can see thailand is open. they are up. southeast asia markets malaysia singapore, taiwan the main benchmarks today.

they are accused of trading and smuggling the ivory through thailand's southern border. it is the biggest bust in recent years. >>> people working for aid agencies in vanuatu are praising the resilience of the people affected by cyclone pam. 11 people were killed but a feared spike in the number dead hasn't surfaced thankfully. >> reporter: he was in japan at a conference on preparing for disasters when disaster hit his own country. he is now back taking to the sky to inspect the damage. first stop is this island. the australian government has flown in a team to check on australians in the area the minister has hitched a ride. >> it's similar to the one that strike the philippines, but we haven't got the report from the island since all communications are down at this time. but i think we will not be expecting much casualties since people are prepared. >> reporter: unlike the philippines this cyclone didn't cause huge storm surges from the sea. so water was less damaging thanked with. even so the low number of deaths and injuries so far has been remarkable. he is on a wh

. >> reporter: 17 people in thailand is still in limbo, bank bangkok because they entered thailand is sound and they will appeal and he says they have other factors at play. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics, the 17 people are from turkey. they have family members back in their hometown. the passports they have were issued by the turk issue interior ministry not from the embassy here. >> reporter: and that politics is in between turkey and china, the 17 people content they are from turkey and have been given turkish passports and chinese say they are not from turkey but the western province in china and not alone and 300 people in detention for illegally entering thailand and all of them are caught in this diplomatic tug of war. >>> the u.n. estimates there are at least 10 million people worldwide who are not citizens of any country, they can't have proof of a national identity and means they cannot get support from my government and daniel lack met up with a man in yukon in canada trying to prove he is canadian. >> reporter: exercise for donavan getting his kids

>> flyer in hand, he books the short flight to a remote part of thailand. the next day he arrives on site but with mixed emotions. emotions. >> i was certainly nervous. excited, but there was a fear there. >> he is prepped for the leap of a lifetime. >> as soon as you pay, you are weighed immediately and they choose the correct bungee cord for your weight. then a gentleman puts the harness around your legs and you step onto a kind of platform. and this platform, like, raises electronically. the harness looked fine, and it was the first time i've done a jump. they basically said, don't worry. it will -- we attach everything. your job is to jump. >> as the elevator rises, he scratches his head, second-guessing his decision but still committed to the jump. >> i was full of adrenaline. it was a huge rush, so excited but also scared. my head was saying, what are you doing? why on earth would you want to do this? >> overcome with fear, a would-be jumper bows out. he is up next. wrestling with uncertainty, he steps toward the edge. >> just jump. >> just jump? >> w

. >> reporter: i am veronica pedroza in bangkok tie thailand. we will be are looking looking at tie ways to see if they can get out of debt and mack a soft landing. ♪ ♪ >>> iraqi forces say they are making gains in their latest offensive against isil fighters north of baghdad. a very iranian commander is reportedly helping to direct the offensive. but the u.s. says it isn't providing air support because it hasn't been requested. around 20,000 soldiers and militia fighters are advancing on tikrit. it's been under the control of isil since june, jane arraf joins us from baghdad now. it seems to be going pretty well for the iraqi forces, talk us through what is happening join? >> reporter: it's going slowly. but they are continuing their march towards the city of tikrit. in the last few hours we recall hold that iraqi forces and the shia partners with them are seized a box-making factory. in the down of al dor. it's significant because it's a hometown of the sadam hussein's former right-hand man still out there and said to be one of the allies

critics say he plans to impose a so-called dictator law granting him absolute power ten months after thailand's elected government was overthrown >>> in southern peru at least 19 people have been killed in a bus crash. the bus swerved off a highway in the region of ucocho plunging 1,000 meters off a cliff. 37 people were injured and taken to hospital >>> and in western mexico a volcano has erupted sending a column of ash three kilometerses into the hear. people who live near the fire volcano have been warned they should be ready to evacuate. it's one of mexico's most active volcanos >>> you wouldn't normally expect to see a family of giraffes out for a stroll. here's that story on how they got there. >>reporter: it is dubbed a piece of africa in the philippines. this safari park is home to over 300 endangered animals and over 4,000 hectors of natural reserve. it's a top tourist destination but the park is its least-known attraction. he tells me the story of how the former president envisioned the park after a trip in africa. in 1976 over 100 animals were shipped from kenya here evicted more tha

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. >> we're heading toeb thailand. you might see in the reflection of the wind screen a gold trinket. people in thailand have gold trinkets for luck. today, i think this guy's so glad it's there. out of nowhere this suddenly happens. >> oh! >> oh oh! >> holy snap. >> that's what i said. >> this guy sees it comes, jams on the breaks pulls over to the left-hand side and narrowly escapes the accident. >>> it's an average morning at the lodge in tan zan knee yap everything's nice the pool's inviting but they have an uninvited guest in the pool. >> that would be a water buck. i don't think it's an accident it's in there. >> it's called a water buck where else is he going to be. >> have you seen the rest of the landscape. >> video speeds up. you see somebody extend the line across the pool. >> he's just doing laps. getting his morning exercise, guys. give him a break. give him a protein shake, he'll be fine. >> this thing is fighting it. i'm not done. i have 100 more laps to go. >> i feel bad for this guy. he found paradise

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. >> kim was born 38 years ago in thailand where here family was living. the prognosis for a girl with down's syndrome at that time and in that place was not one full of promise. >> the doctors did say maybe she will be able to fit in society. >> but mom, nancy, says a mainstream education and two loving older sisters gave kim a great foundation. she says kim's natural abilities are what made her a great athlete. >> she learned to swim in thailand with a teacher young. that is where her nice strokes and all came from. >> strokes kim showed off to the country at this year's special olympic usa games in new jersey in june. that is kim in the 100 meter freestyle relay where her team won a gold medal. >> this one is silver. >> just one of three medals kim won during the game. >> i love to win. >> i was very proud. >> but what makes mom even prouder is how kim chooses to live her life every day. >> this summer teaching not just swimming but art to children at the community center. and teaching the rest of us that real winners don't stop even after crossing the

she's a 9-year-old elephant who lives in thailand. there's something special about her. she lost her leg to a land mine. >> no way. >> that happened in 2006 but ever since 2008 she has had prosthetic legs and they are sizing her for her latest leg. >> get out! >> i don't even know this was a thing. i thought she just had to walk around through life with three legs. >> i didn't think an elephant could survive with three legs. i wouldn't even have imagined that. >> that's amazing. think about this. the weight that thing's got to support. >> she lives in a national reserve in thailand and they claim they have the first hospital for elephants. she is not the only elephant that has been fitted with a prosthetic leg. but look at her. there she is walking around like trying to get used to this leg. if this happened in 2006 here it is nine years later, and she's still surviving. >>> it's a bar mitzvah invitation with some blurred lines. ♪ we're going all night that's howe celebrate ♪ >> now meet the io >> when is your bar mitzvah? >> it's on may 2nd. >> what's the address? >

. >> i want to introduce you to mosha, she is a 9-year-old elephant and lives in thailand. something special about her, do you notice? >> wow. >> she lost her leg to a land mine. >> no way. >> that happened in 2006. but ever since 2008 she has had prosthetic legs. they are sizing her for her latest leg. >> get out of town man! >> i didn't even know this was a thing. i thought she had to walk around life with three legs. >> i didn't think an elephant could survive three legs i couldn't imagine that. >> amazing. think about this the weight that things got to support. >> she lives on the national reserve in thailand and they claim they have the first hospital for elephants. she is not the only elephant that has been fitted with a prosthetic leg. look at her. there she is walking around with it trying to get used to this leg. if this happened in 2006 here it is 9 years late somewhere she still surviving. >> we've all had those horribly awkward, embarrassing moments. on video. middle school in the fresno unified school district. presenters inside the class, presenting computer p

the area where thailand myanmar and laos merge and is one of the biggest opium producing areas. other drugs are making an impact too. >> it's been the early morning routine for 10 years. the nets spread along the river. >> fishing is not easy living. it's difficult here in the golden triangle, a notorious region for drug trafficking. >> translation: trying to avoid confrontation with drug traffickers, especially at night. they use small fishing peers like this to off-load drugs. i never talk to them as i fear for my life. >> three months ago, thailand, laos and myanmar launched an attack. they say there has been a 50% increase in arrests and cease tours. >> an arrest in one country can lead to another arrest in another country. coordination can lead to many rests, and to drug kingpins. >> reporter: an example happened at the headquarters recently. thai officers were shown how tea packets were used to smuggle methamphet mean locally auld ice. their counterparts saw the same thing. all know now to keep an i out for the tea packets. >> about 5,000 soldiers and police officers are d

they are in detention because they illegalliered thailand - that is sound. that is something that the attorney will appeal. >> this case is tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. you have family members in the home town. the passports are issued by the turkish interior ministry not the minister here. >> politics in between turkey and china. 17 uyghurs contend they are from turkey. chinese officials say they are not from turkey. they are not alone. there are more than 300 uyghurs in detention for illegally entering thailand. all are caught in a diplomatic tug of war. >> a rally has been held in el salvador's capital. the solid ardy against violence. >> dressed in white, the people called for piece and justice. thursday was declared a public holiday. el salvador is one of the most joint nations with a high crime rate. >> thousands have been protesting in mexico to mark six months since the disappearance of 43 students. parents staged a rally. they don't accept the findings saying the children were killed by a drugs gang. >> thousands of people are

. >> reporter: the fate of 17 muslim uyghurs here in thailand is still in limbo. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members back in their hometown. the passports they have are issued by the turkish interior embassy. not from the embassy here. >> reporter: the politic is between turkey and china. they contend they are from turkey and have been given turkish pass ports. chinese officials say they are from china, and they are not alone, there are more than 300 uyghurs here in detention for illegally entering thailand. and all are now caught in this diplomatic war. >>> at least 10 people have been killed in a stampede in bangladesh. it happened as thousands of devoteees gathered outside of the capitol. the holy site at tracks pilgrims to take part in an annual ritual there. >>> a state funeral has been held for former australian prime minister who died last week. prime minister tony abbott joined hundreds to remember the man who lead the nation between 1975 and 1983. he died at the age of 84 after a brief illness. >

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. >> reporter: tonight, this american fugitive is believed to be in custody in thailand after being on the run for five years. kelly lynn miller, seen here applying lip gloss before a press conference announcing her arrest this week, was nabbed by thai police after fleeing from alabama in 2009, dodging a five-year prison sentence for a dui fatality. >> miller is driving under the influence, she runs off the road and she just pins this guy up against his rig and drags him down 459 between her car and his. >> reporter: according to reports in thailand, miller spent years bouncing between three islands popular with tourists. the man miller struck, donnie goodwin, was checking the tires on his truck in an emergency lane. his sister, now grateful miller was caught. >> he was a big part of my life. i just wish it would bring donnie back. >> reporter: no federal agency keeps track of the number of american fugitives on the run overseas, but the number of arrests by u.s. marshals has been steadily rising, from 646 in 2010 to 883 last year. >> if you commit a crime, you won't be able to go to s

. >> reporter: thailand's main airport seems to be busy as ever but last year there was a 7% drop in the number of travelers. thai air wares the national carrier is in trouble. not just because of a drop in tourists but also its $6.1 billion debt. it's been reported the airline may be deck klee insolvent with debts out stripping assets. and insufficient debt coverage. so what is the plan? and how did it come to this? the sixth thai airways president since 2000. >> the environment changes. the competitor changes but we did not. on the low cost side which is the domestic and regional we still have a way to go. but it is possible as we have seen our competitors of similar size were doing. >> reporter: thai airway airways is a listed state ends prize that has been operating at a loss for sick quarters. how the government decides to deal with that is a key test at the time when the economy is struggling. already three routes have been axed and officials say assets like planes will be sold. perhaps most painfully as much as 20% of the workforce who thought they had jobs for life as governm

a rate cut one day after thailand did the same. let's get more. tell us about why the rates are diverting like this. -- diverging like this. you mentioned asia versus the u.s.. it seems to be everybody versus the u.s. >> you have the rising dollar and the rest of the world that is trying to bring down the interest rates right now. you have south korea. the latest one to join the bandwagon there. followed by thailand yesterday. 20 nations are loosening policy this year. the bank of korea is lowering the repurchase rate down to 1.75%. that is an all-time low. the bank of korea governor talks about the weaker euro as well. it affects exports. again, the repurchase rate has cut. it was something economist were not expecting. domestic demand has fallen substantially. overall, they decided to act preemptively. if the federal reserve removes the word "patient" from the statement, it could at uncertainty. >> thank you very much. mark: want to bring you more breaking news. the u.k. regulator says they will review the telecommunications industry. that will

its performance for the 2 mainland chinese benchmarks, you can see thailand is open. they are up. southeast asia markets malaysia singapore, taiwan the main benchmarks today. hong kong, china mentioned it to jakarta there. and japan which opened lower. teachers changing direction. and -- futures changing direction. resource stocks are falling in australia. santos are in declined. oil prices are falling. platinum is down. that is driving down australia. you can see these 2 markets. korean air, one of the biggest performers there. and steel stocks, one the biggest performers. this is about airlines. look at china. the driving force. angie: thank you. the all forum attract us some of the biggest names including the man who coined the term bric. jim o'neill is having a change of heart and said it might be time to remove the "r." jim anil: -- jim o'neill: i have been getting e-mails about when are we going to remove the "r." angie: we spoke with one a russia's largest petrochemical companies, the ceo. he sees china a comment is largest single country customer. -- he sees china as the c

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matt's a british ex-pat, who's been leading dive tours in thailand for a decade. he knows this territory like the back of his hand. >> it's always a buzz, makes the adrenaline rush because you know you're going to see this big, fer oeshs animal and she's going to come out and interact with you. you can play with her, stroke her, and, of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hardy appetite. in fact, she's adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> all the dive guides used to take food down for her, sausage, bacon, leftovers from breakfast. we've fed the moray many, many times, maybe become a little bit complacent. she was more like a friendly dog more than a dangerous animal to us. >> matt plays with emma, teasing her with his bag of sausages and breakfast food. the moray eel seems to enjoy the games. here she nuzzles against matt's hands and passes back and forth like a playful pet. matt's friend captures the whole thing on camera. >> when we approach the he'll, she would

why orchard is called orchard is because it was most for thailand and singapore and what we are really doing here is to bring the orchard back to orchard road. okay? >> he was a student when he began volunteers in 2011. as he is good is mechanics, he is now responsible for systems maintenance. >> i would like for farming, but farming is kind of relates in -- very surprise d at there are so many, so interested in farming. >> he's very good. he was our volunteer for what -- >> three years. >> today, the staff sample a solid containing the herbs they have grown. >> very good. >> allan is currently negotiating for other properties in order to expand his business. >> in the past, farmers are older people and they use generation one technology, but now, you see around, all my volunteers, they're younger people, they want to go into farming and i think that will bring the change to singapore's agricultu agriculture. >> singapore, separated from malaysia in 1965. at the time, 20% of the country consisted of farmland and about 20,000 households were engaged in agriculture. as the country's econ

a large producer in thailand, a large producer in indonesia, predominantly oil. but the regions of the asia-pacific are some of the fastest growing economies in the world. we are a large player. alix: some of the most volatile as well. what is it like to operate there? melody: we have had a long history in china. we have had a long history of partnership there. matt: what is the range of forecast you're working with right now? for a new product for production? melody: our investments are for the long term. when we look at our investments in the region thailand bangladesh, we also have large projects like the week's stone project there we take the long term view. alix: are you working with a particular number right now? exxon, for example, some of their properties $55. we are seeing trade now around 58. what is the crude number we are looking at? melody: we test our plans for a variety of prices but focus on the long-term p our projects are large and complex and produce for decades. we have been always in asia-pacific for many decades. we invest for the long-term.

in thailand's ancient capital they are building a flood gate to help from disaster. the u.n. estimates if $6 billion were invested globally in disaster risk management it would safe $360 billion in disaster losses over the next six years. >> we are usually in power for four five years so they probably say it is not going to happen to me so wait to invest until actually now. >> reporter: but the people who live on front lines of disaster-prone areas do have provision, they are waiting for the governments to make the investment for the future of all in their country well beyond the next election cycle. scott heidler, al jazeera bangkok. >> days away from taking away saladin province from i.s.i.l. an iranian general who is rarely seen on camera is leading the militia man as osama ben javid reports. >> iraqi forces making headway despite suicide attacks and booby trapped buildings. >> translator: i think a side has turned in tikrit and with it be libertied soon. >> reporter: many believe they deserve more credit for capturing land from i.s.i.l. instrumental by general sulemani su

he was scheduled for a public trip to thailand, taiwan, and vietnam. we had three different types of briefings. one was for a book of people going into china. there was a briefing book for those who were not going to go to china but had to know what was going on to help cover up where the hell we were. then there was a briefing book who did not know we were going to china. i was just going to sleep and kissinger would wake me up and coming to do them all again. to make a long story short, i have to explain to the audience and history that kissinger was not the first person into china after 22 years. we have all heard it. kissinger admits it in his memoirs. >> that's because kissinger thought summit might be shooting when you stepped off the plane. >> i will double that for a minute. when we got to pakistan, kissinger was going to get stuck with a stomach ache and go to a pill station. while he was supposedly there, we will shave off 48-hour's to beijing. a couple of problems. cass injured or -- kissinger got a real stomach ache in india. then we get th

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. >> moves are being made to end martial law in thailand. the army commander turned prime minister has asked for royal approval which is considered to formality. the critics say the plans to impose a so-called dictator law granting him absolute power 10 months after an elected government was overthrown. >> myanmar is a step closer to ending more than 60 years of civil war. negotiators agreed on the final text of a draft agreement to end fighting on several front between ethnic minorities and the military. there is still a lot of work to do. >> they've been negotiating on and off for years until finally a significant break through. negotiator the for the administration of the president and the leaders of 16 ethnic armed groups agreed on the final text of a nationwide ceasefire agreement. just months away from elections myanmar's president can count this break through as an important political victory. the road is open for political dialogue after it is signed. >> at the same time, in the border areas in question, fighting continues. in northe

. >> reporter: they call it the great flood of 2011 here in thailand. it killed more than 800 people and inundated two-thirds of the country. yenji had a front seat. she owns a shop and lives next to a flood gate in bangkok. four years later, there is still water damage. the government was not prepared for a flood like this. angry residents forced open the flood gate next to her house back in 2011. with security forces watching it was retired. the lamas felt they were suffering so parts of bangkok could be spared. >> i think the government can only help us a little. i don't have high hope did. in 2011, the numbers of people affected was high and we are not a rich country. the government can only do a bit here and there. >> ten years ago, the government set up this disaster warning center. >> before the great flood in 2011, we warned the government but they didn't listen to us. we all learned a lesson from that disaster. now, every time we warn they listen. >> even if the warning comes not all of the proper systems are in place to prevent a disaster. 80%

the area where thailand and myanmar merge is a travelling point. it's known as one of the biggest opium producing region. other drugs are making an impact too. >> reporter: it's been his early morning routine for 10 years. this man readies his met along the river. fishing is difficult here in the golden triangle. a notorious region for drug trafficking. >> trying to avoid confrontation. they use peers like this to off load drugs. i never talk to them. three months ago. china, louis and myanmar. an operation was launched. since the operation was started there has been an increase in arrests and seizures. an rest in one country could lead to another rest in another country. smooth coordination can lead to many rests, and perhaps to other things. you an example happened at the shanghai quarters. they showed how to smug the meth am amphetamine. counterparts saw the same thing on their side of the border. all forces involved know to keep an eye out. in the four participating countries. 5,000 soldiers and police officers are corrected by the state mekong

the area where myanmar, lay as and thailand merge is one of the biggest opium producing breejons. rob mcbride reports. >> it's been an early morning routine for 10 years. this man rightside his nets along the river. fishing is not easy. one of the world's notorious regional for drug trafficking. try to avoid confrontation with drug traffickers. they use this to off-load drugs. >> i never talk to them as i fear for my life. myanmar lunched a welcome, aimed at curbing illegal trafficking. they say since the operation started there has been an increase in arrest and seizures. an arrest in one country. it can lead to many arrests. an example of that corporation - they were shown it was used to smuggle methamphetamine. the counterparts revealed the same thing op their side of the border. all forces know to keep an eye out. in the four participating countries, five hours in soldiers and police officers are directed by the coordination better. in each country they are bordered or connected to the golden triangle. operations range from anti-trafficking to breaking up money laundering cert