but he did that because he coincided with thailand's development, thailand wa5 sub5tituent5 economy, it's now in middle income country, the second largest economy in southeast asia. there was a rise in prosperity and he e5pou5ed develop mint project5 which lifted million5 he e5pou5ed develop mint project5 which lifted millions of people out of poverty. people thank him for that, not only the development agenda but also the degree of political stability he lent that period. do you think the new king well inherit the same kind of public revere nce well inherit the same kind of public reverence a5 well inherit the same kind of public reverence as his father? the problem i5 reverence as his father? the problem is it was a very personified monarchy under king bhumibol adulyadej and the people have an affection for him in particular and le55 affection for him in particular and less so for the institution and perhap5 less so for the institution and perhaps the rest of the royal badly. so what this is about really above and beyond just pomp and ceremony it's about genuine affection and grief

it is an extraordinary mix here in thailand. it is a buddhist country, but a great deal of the ritual that surrounds the funerals of kings comes from brahmanic and hindu influences. the king is believed to be the embodiment of god, and there is even a chinese influence in some of the dates that are chosen. so it round—up with cosmology, with superstition, and the king was western educated. we have no idea how superstitious he was what we know that a lot of thais believed very deeply in the importance of timing. remember, this is an ultra— royalist military government, and they have been able to use it to push home the absolute importance of the monarchy, even after king bhumibol‘s death, in the political order of this country. we will speak more in the coming hours, but thank you very much. we will have continuing coverage from thailand. stay with us on bbc news. hello there, good morning. there are some significant changes to come over the next few days. once again, though, on wednesday, it was another mild day with much

the day there has been a lot of talk in thailand of the late king being a unifying figure how do you see it's like. well you actually right bret most thais really revered the king and genuinely loved him and so the grief that you saw at the funeral this week was real. but i think many analysts including myself think that much of the reverence for the cave was built up through propaganda it's really about the mystery rather than the man because if you look at his legacy after seventy years on the throne thailand has not been able to establish democracy it still has a military dictatorship it has been able to eradicate corruption has a very poor education system the environment is still being damaged so if you look at what can we can achieve this seems rather limited and so for those reasons the monarchy is now much more divisive factor than it was in the past and going forward after this funeral that could be a real problem for thailand. let's talk a bit about the king's successor the me how well is the next he was known in thailand well he's highly unpopular in thailand as you probab

and trigger marshall a former thailand correspondent and author of a kingdom in crisis thailand struggle for democracy in the twenty first century and three thank you for your insights we appreciate. well there has never been a drug abuse crisis in the united states like today's opioid addiction opioid drugs are now the main cause of death among americans under the age of fifty today u.s. president donald trump declared opioid abuse a national public health crisis active today my administration is officially declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency under federal law and why i am directing all executive agencies to use every appropriate emergency authority to fight the opioid crisis as part of this emergency response we will announce a new policy to overcome a restrictive nineteen seventy zero rule that prevents states from providing care at certain treatment facilities with more than sixteen beds for those suffering from drug addiction. or that his risk president trump they're now trying has also announced other steps including more training for health professionals

in crisis thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty first century and he was going to have you on the day there has been a lot of talk in thailand of the late king being a unifying figure how do you see it's like. well you actually right bret most thais really revered to king and genuinely loved him and so the grief that you saw at the funeral this week was real. but i think many analysts including myself think that much of the reverence for the kid was built up through propaganda is really about the myth rather than the man because if you look at his legacy after seventy years on the throne thailand has not been able to establish democracy it still has a military dictatorship it has been able to eradicate corruption it has a very poor education system the environment is still being damaged so if you look at what can we can achieve this seems rather limited and so for those reasons the monarchy is now much more divisive factor that it was in the past and going forward after this funeral that could be a real problem for thailand. let's talk a bit about the king's successor the m

in crisis thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty first century and he is going to have you on the day there has been a lot of talk in thailand of the late king being a unified how do you see it's like. well you actually right bret most thais really revered the king and genuinely loved him and so the grief that you saw at the funeral this week was real. but i think many analysts including myself think that much of the reverence for the kid was built up through propaganda is really about the myth rather than the man because if you look at his legacy after seventy years on the throne thailand has not been able to establish democracy it still has a military dictatorship it has been able to eradicate corruption it has a very poor education system the environment is still being damaged so if you look at what can we can achieve this seems rather limited and so for those reasons the monarchy is now much more divisive factor than it was in the past and going forward after this funeral that could be a real problem for thailand. let's talk a bit about the king's successor the me how w

in crisis thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty first century and he is going to have you on the day there has been a lot of talk in thailand of the late king being a unifying figure how do you see it's like thing. well you actually right bret most thais really revered the king and genuinely loved him and so the grief that you saw at the funeral this week was real. but i think many analysts including myself think that much of the reverence for the kid was built up through propaganda is really about the myth rather than the man because if you look at his legacy after seventy years on the throne thailand has not been able to establish democracy it still has a military dictatorship it has been able to eradicate corruption it has a very poor education system the environment is still being damaged so if you look at what can we can achieve this seems rather limited and so for those reasons that monarchy is now much more divisive factor that it was in the past and going forward after this funeral that could be a real problem for thailand. let's talk a bit about the king's success

mrgui chinese agents from his holiday home in thailand. mr gui was the owner of the mighty current publishing house, one of five hong kong—based book—sellers who went missing around the same time. there was a view the chinese authorities were after these five men to try to get them to end their publishing business. and it does appear to have been successful. mrgui was the does appear to have been successful. mr gui was the last of the five to be released, possibly release. the other four had been be released, possibly release. the otherfour had been released last year. where is he now? the daughter says she hasn't heard from him since his supposedly is, so what more do we know? that's right, this case was a lwa ys we know? that's right, this case was always very mysterious and it remains so. angela, xijingping—— mr gui's daughter said she went to see him and she was told he had already left. she has not heard from him at all. she says she fears for his safety, his well—being and there is a question over how free he is at the mome

the fact that thailand's prime minister isa fact that thailand's prime minister is a military prime minister and took power unconstitutionally won't play as heavily in washington as it would under his predecessor. some say his visit by the prime minister gives tacit approval to repression, do you agree? it certainly does on some level, yes. and on one side of the equation it says that the visit should not have happened at all. general prayuth chan—ocha took power unconstitutionally and delayed election several times, dismissing them as a timely. 0n the other had yet american interest here that are being lost at the expense of china, which has of course been rising our four decades. so in an effort obviously to balance those things, donald trump agreed to meet with the prime minister. the question is whether or not he will be raising us values as well. the situation for governance, human rights, the rule of law. so have ties between thailand and the us normalised? no, they have not normalised. until thailand holds free and fair elections the united states cannot under law normalise relation

anything to prevent thailand from moving ahead, also. i think this will be the time, once again, that will be filled with lots of anxiety among those who had leaned on the monarchy for so long. so asi leaned on the monarchy for so long. so as i said, they are exploiting this period. i don't think they are quite sure what they will try and do with thailand, including into the future, going into the issue of even an election at this point in time. because what is the state of the politics? there is effectively no opposition at the moment, if there? right now there no opposition. right 110w right now there no opposition. right now thai politics has been put on hold. the military is in power, and we have no hope that the election, evenif we have no hope that the election, even if there would be an election, i would not jump even if there would be an election, i would notjump up and down to see coming, given the an election coming, given the fact that the constitution has been written by the monarchy. there will probably be an anti— monarch

i'm in singapore, the headlines: thailand begins five days of funeral ceremonies for its revered king bhumibol adulyadej, a year after his death. lam in i am in bangkok where long lines of people are still waiting for the chance to go and see the elaborate cremation ceremony for the late king bhumibol expected to start in less than an hour. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the plight of china's human rights lawyers. after 18 months of detention, one dares to speak out about president xi jingping's brutal crackdown on dissent translation: they withheld food, they did not allowed me to sleep, i was kept in a small room and saw no daylight per half a year. and rock ‘n‘ roll legend — fats domino — dies at the age of 89. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6am in bangkok, where hundreds of thousands of mourners have converged on the city — many camping on the streets — to bid farewell to thailand's revered king bhumibol adulyadej. a funeral procession is about to begin and the cremation will take place at the end of the day, as part of a five—day

ceremonies take place in bangkok as the funeral for thailand's former monarch begins. this is the scene live in the capital as the events continue ahead of the planned royal cremation. in other news — security is tight in kenya ahead of a re—run of the country's presidential election. # ifound my thrill. # on blueberry hill. and a pioneer of rock and roll, fats domino, dies at the age of 89. the king of thailand is presiding over buddhist funeral rituals for his late father, king bhumibol adulyadej, who died a year ago after seven decades on the throne. the funeral urn was blessed by monks at the grand palace in bangkok ahead of a series of elaborate processions to the royal crematorium. a funeral procession on a scale rarely seen before. a chance for tens of thousands of thai people to say a final farewell to the only monarch of the most have ever lived under. the body of the former king, kept since his death in october last yearin kept since his death in october last year in the throne hall of the royal palace. after ruling for 70 years this is the beginning of a

as you say, mrgui holiday home in thailand. as you say, mr gui was the owner of the mighty current publishing house. he was one of five hong kong—based book—sellers who went missing around the same time. certainly, there was a view the chinese authorities where after these five men to try to get them to end their publishing business. and it does appear to have been successful. mr gui was the last of five to be released, possibly released, the other four had been released, the other four had been released last year. where is he now because the daughter says she hasn't heard from him since his supposedly is, so what more do we know? this case was always very mysterious and it remains so. angela, mr gui's daughter, who lives in the uk, said she had heard from the swedish authorities that he had been released a week ago. but when they went to see him they were told he had already left and since then she has not heard from him at all. she says she fears for his safety, his well—being and there is a question as to how free he i

much turbulence in thailand itself during his reign you know. nineteen constitutions even more prime ministers just how much of a symbol of stability during times. we have to understand the circumstances the conditions it was extraordinary circumstances and he was an exceptional individuals who was uniquely suited to meet the challenges at the. there were some flaws in some call and certainly we had a number of military coups in thailand but at the same time the expanding and to what it has today traditional political order from the cold war we have to understand from the fifty's to the nine hundred eighty s. revolved around the military the monarchy and bureaucracy now that order now it's facing some challenges in the twenty first century so in some ways you know the glorious but it also has bred some of its own challenges. to arrive in the twenty first century with some kind of new recalibration of the role of the monarchy and the role of the democratic process in the type of system and no doubt one of the biggest and i guess next challenges f

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ceremonies take place in bangkok — as the funeral for thailand's former monarch begins. this is the scene — live — in the capital — as the events continue — ahead of the planned royal cremation. in other news — security is tight in kenya — ahead of a re—run of the country's presidential election. and a pioneer of rock and roll — fats domino — dies at the age of eighty—nine. the king of thailand is presiding over buddhist funeral rituals for his late father, king bhumibol adulyadej, who died a year ago after seven decades on the throne. the funeral urn was blessed by monks at the grand palace in bangkok ahead of a series of elaborate processions to the royal crematorium. andrew plant reports. a funeral procession on a scale rarely seen before. a chance for tens of thousands of thai people to say a final farewell to the only monarch most have ever lived under. the body of the former king, kept since his death in october last year in the throne hall of the royal palace. after ruling for 70 years, this is the beginning of a final journey, transported towa

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after a year of official mourning, thailand makes final preparations for the king's farewell. and he made the ordinary, extraordinary. for the first time, more than 50 of cezanne‘s portraits are gathered together for a landmark exhibition. two senators from donald trump's own party have launched scathing attacks on the president, describing his administration as "reckless, outrageous and undignified." that was from senatorjeff flake of arizona who announced he would not seek re—election and would not remain silent or complicit. earlier, another senator, bob corker, described president trump as an utterly untruthful president and said he had also decided not to seek re—election next year. peter bowes reports. a hostile reception on many fronts. donald trump arrived on capitol hill to talk about tax reform with republican leaders, but he had to run the gauntlet. a protester accusing him of being treasonous. treason! treason! it was a minor outburst can pad with what was to come. a searing takedown from the floor of the senate. i rise today to address a matter which has bee

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, japan destinations on the bucket list are thailand,japan and destinations on the bucket list are thailand, japan and right here, myrrh lion city, singapore. why do they come? we like singapore very much. very popular. and that a lot of chinese choose to come here to enjoy the holiday. keeping them happy is this man's task and that of his company. the singapore tourism board, the people who created the myrrh lion, i trying to find new ways to keep chinese tourists coming back. last year, we received millions of visitors from china and we have seen an increase. we want to work together without chinese partners to make sure that we can enjoy the hearts and wallets of the chinese visitors. it is those wallets which are boosting the economy here in the main shopping district. chinese spenders are of a higher quality, they spend more on watches and jewellery as well as fashions that is a big market for us. fashions that is a big market for us. keeping them smiling is a tough business. destinations fall in and out of favour on beijing's rulings. south korea, which was a top spot this —— the

and after a year of mourning thailand says. it's making all that more when we come back. had some rather heavy showers a large hail in the forecast for the past four straight some of that serve very very unsettled weather violent storms made its way further eastward study interrupted the cricket the coffs harbor the england australia which means one day international taking place here to see some of the storm damage that we've had across this think of the words clear skies to come back into behind as we go through friday still some want to graduate to spurs been around thirty degrees celsius on friday tad cold as we go on through saturday generate dry wetter weather will come back into this to go through the the next few days through the weekend we can expect to see more violent storms kicking in across that eastern side of australia further west perth at around nineteen degrees celsius thirty four and alice very hot there into central pass as per usual some of what the weather that was saying just around the east coast of australia pushing towards new zealand not going t

after a year of mourning thailand's lake king has been created can pull me paul. died last year aged eighty eight and was the world's longest serving monarch his five day funeral ceremony began a weapon state drawing hundreds of thousands of mourners scott in the capital. it's a combination a year of mourning and reflection the people of thailand have said goodbye to the king are doing yet they're. enduring late monsoon rains and searing heat hundreds of thousands of thais clad in black descended upon bangkok. bucket come. arrived in the pre-dawn hours will have to continue with our lives but i will do good things for him so we. will not have to worry full of ceremony and tradition a procession carrying an opulent turn left the royal palace for the two and a half a kilometer journey to the royal crematorium crafted over the last eight months the elaborate crematorium is designed to represent a mythical mountain sending the late king to heaven here and one applause thousands have gathered there laying sandalwood flowers on this replica of the world crematorium doze

after a year of official mourning, thailand makes final preparations for the king's farewell. and he made the ordinary, extraordinary. for the first time, more than 50 of cezanne's portraits are gathered together for a landmark exhibition. two senators from donald trump's own party have launched scathing attacks on the president, describing his administration as "reckless, outrageous and undignified." that was from senatorjeff flake of arizona, who announced he would not seek re—election and would not remain silent or complicit. earlier, another senator, bob corker, described president trump as an "utterly untruthful" president. he is also not seeking re—election next year. andrew plant reports. arriving at a lunch with senior republicans, tax issues on the menu, but criticism from inside his party already being served. reporter: mr president, any comment on... arizona senator, jeff flake, announcing he will not seek re—election, accusing the president of a flagrant disregard for truth and decency. reckless, outrageous, and undignified behaviour has been misdiagnosed as

a final farewell for thailand's beloved king from upon tens of thousands of mourners attend a five day long ceremony in bangkok for the monarch. and emotional release in turkey a german human rights organizer is freed from prison on bal does this signal german turkish relations could be on the mend. welcome to the show i'm brian thomas police in western kenya have reportedly been shooting live ammunition and tear gas to break up protests as kenya goes to the polls for a rerun of his presidential election the opposition leaders of called for voters to boycott the ballot and in nairobi supporters of opposition leader rollo dana were throwing stones to stop people. from getting into polling stations are doing us says today's vote is quote a sham in areas where president hu rukun yaba has support voting has proceeded but in smaller numbers compared to the vote in august the kenyan supreme court nala five that election because of irregularities in the voting process. did abuse catherine o. mando joins us now from a polling station in the kibera district in the kenyan capital nairobi catheri

an elaborate five day funeral has started in thailand for. a year after his death you can see the live pictures right there and bangkok a quarter of a million people have lined the area outside the grand palace to watch golden chariots bring the late king's body to their crematorium complex he was seen by many as the father of all thais after he helped shape the country after the second world war. looks at the preparations in the capital bangkok. a member of the national theatre. perform for the late king. jr day many times but thursday's performance will be like none before she's rehearsing for a play written by the late king and will perform it on the day the nation will say its final goodbye after a year of mourning. before it was about pride but this time it is totally different and i realized this time is did last opportunity i work for him so i am proud as as well. millions of thais around the country are preparing for thursday for the last year tens of millions of the center would flowers have been crafted they've been used in world cr

thailand saying goodbye to king bhumiboladulyadej. stay thailand saying goodbye to king bhumibol adulyadej. stay with us, we are back in a few minutes. well, friday is looking beautiful and sunny across most of the uk — how about that! at least that's the forecast. the morning might be a little cloudy and misty in some areas, particularly across the south of the uk but by the time we get to the second half of the morning, and certainly lunchtime, it really will be a case of a beautiful autumn day across the country. we had a lot of cloud and drizzle earlier on but now that has pushed out of the way, it is moving further east and south. this high pressure is building. it is squeezing out that weather front which will be just about hugging the south coast during the early morning, so temperatures still here on the mild side. it's the tlick cloud and a bit of drizzle that keeps those temperatures from dropping too low. but the clear skies further north means that it will be quite nippy start to the day. so in glasgow, i think, six degr

after a year of official mourning, thailand makes final preparations for the king's farewell. and he made the ordinary extraordinary. for the first time, more than 50 of cezanne's portraits are gathered together for a landmark exhibition. hello, and welcome to the programme. two senators from donald trump's own party have launched scathing attacks on the president, describing his administration as "reckless, outrageous, and undignified." that was from senatorjeff flake of arizona, who announced he would not seek re—election and would not remain silent or complicit. earlier, another senator, bob corker, described president trump as an utterly untruthful president. and said he had also decided not to seek re—election next year. andrew plant reports. arriving at a lunch with senior republicans, tax issues on the menu, but criticism from inside his party already being served. mr president, any comment on... arizona senator jeff flake, announcing he will not seek re—election, accusing the president of a flagrant disregard for truth and decency. reckless and undignified behavi

this was the last stage in a prolonged and, for thailand, profoundly important funeral. plenty of ordinary thais were prepared to wait outside the royal palace, to see this grand farewell out to the end. king vajiralongkorn presided, as he has throughout the ceremonies, as the cremated remains of his father, king bhumibol, the monarch credited with shaping modern thailand, were blessed. these rituals are as important in cementing the new king's legitimacy as they are in marking the public‘s love and respect for his father. the thai monarchy owes its exalted status to king bhumibol‘s charisma and personality. everybody here now knows that the institution must now adapt. the royal remains were then transferred, with impeccable formality, to the palanquin, taking them to their final resting place in a hall in the grand palace. two more sets of remains were taken in a motorcade, led by the late king's granddaughter, on horseback, to be interred in the two most senior royal temples. the death of king bhumibol was something many thais had dreaded. they have been taught sin

he shaped modern thailand and restore the monarchy to godlike status. no expense or effort was spared in this intricately choreographed procession taking an or ornate royal urn from the palace to the cremation site. it was moved at a snail‘s pace in a 1a—tonne chariot dating back to the 18th century. those able to get close to the procession went down in the traditional thai gesture of deference. tens of thousands more who had come were kept at a distance, unable to see. many of these people have been waiting overnight for a chance to say goodbye to their king. king bhumibol was a powerful political figure who anchored a conservative social order in thailand, often worked with military governments, and yet you cannot doubt the intense emotional bond that he established with ordinary thais. that's what you're seeing here. they call him simply father. from birth they've been told they owe their country's stability and prosperity to him. it is a profound sense of loss. it is very difficult to express in words, because it means because it means that, is

farewell to the king: ceremonies take place in bangkok, as the funeral for thailand's former monarch begins. a declaration of independence or a call for fresh elections? the row over the future of catalonia takes another twist. voting gets underway in kenya, in the controversial re—run of the country's presidential election. and i'm ben bland. an end to stimulus orjust a slowdown in bond buying? economists will pour over the european central banks statement later for clues about the bank's plans. and is the little birdie flying high yet? twitter will report its latest results. lots of new features over the last year, but will it be enough to ignite user growth? hello, and welcome to bbc news. the king of thailand is presiding over buddhist funeral rituals for his late father, king bhumibol adulyadej who died a year ago after seven decades on the throne. the funeral urn was blessed by monks at the grand palace in bangkok ahead of a series of elaborate processions. andrew plant reports. a funeral procession on a scale rarely seen before. a chance for tens of thousands of thai will to

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king not a so one the great is one of thailand's most revered monarchs like many great movies have been made about him this one is in six parts the climax is his victory on elephant back over an invading bernese prince even though it happened more than four hundred years ago king not a so one is a key actor in a modern day criminal case. for daring to question the historical events a well known government critic and historian is charged with insulting them on a key or less majesté and faces a fifteen year prison sentence if convicted do take place certainly the crown prince of burma died according to the burmese chronicle he was shot by the narrow scene according to the thai chronicle the crown prince was killed in elephant car. nationalism and realism have increased since a military coup in two thousand and fourteen that many believe was staged to ensure a smooth rule transition from father to son. during this sensitive time there's been a sharp increase in the number of majesté cases and the circumstances have become more extreme. the less may just a law is supposedly designed to pr

it's culminating a year of mourning and reflection the people of thailand have said goodbye to the king jr day. enduring late monsoon rains and searing heat hundreds of thousands of thais clad in black descended upon bangkok. bucket come sunk that arrived in the pre-dawn hours we'll have to continue with our lives but i will do good things for him so his majesty will not have to worry. full of ceremony and tradition a procession carrying an opulent turn left the royal palace for the two and a half a kilometer journey to the royal crematorium crafted over the last eight months the elaborate crematorium is designed to represent a mythical mountain sending the late king to heaven here and one applause thousands have gathered there laying santa would flowers on this replica of the world crematorium dozens have been set up across bangkok and across thailand giving thais the opportunity to actively participate in their king's funeral when you get loose on the side of that was a young boy when he met. his father was the king's tutor for twenty six years in switzerland when some thai people do

to a year of mourning thailand says goodbye to its mate king. and in sports it's warming up the testing ground for the bloodhound which aims to reach a speed of six hundred kilometers an hour. some rather when she weather an awful cost over the next couple of days the cold plunge into central parts of north america just coming out of the canadian prairies and pushing a little further south was behind this area of very white cloud that's we're going to see the liveliest for the weather as we go through the next day to quite a temperature contrast you notice seattle calgary seventeen degrees celsius there is that culture where you want to pay just to graze and told me when coming in behind just coming out of ontario down across the lakes some very cold some rather wet and wintry weather pushing it will make its way further east with this we go through saturday long a lot of cloud away pushing over towards the appalachians we can see some very heavy downpours coming in behind to the east that is generally fine and dry because there was some write f

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more than a quarter of a million people are expected in bangkok these are live shots going from thailand to bid farewell to the father of old timer's king jr day. in bangkok. good to have you with us welcome to the. trump signed an executive order introducing tough new measures on refugees going to the united states now the president previously banned new entries for one hundred twenty days while his administration conducted every view that's now been lifted now the new measures include more rigorous vetting and screening of all asylum seekers and for the next ninety days people from eleven countries considered high risk will only allow be allowed in on a case by case basis the administration hasn't named those countries but gabriel is on reports. for refugees around the world looking for a safe place to call home the doors to the united states are once again open but with limitations the trumpet ministration is technically resumed refugee admissions to the us but betty will get tougher stuff addresses phone numbers and e-mails will now be collected from not only refugee applicants but a

the king of thailand will be cremated on thursday after his death millions of people are mourning be revered monarch who ruled for seventy years but others who criticize the royal family well they're still in prison when he now from bangkok. king not a so one the great is one of thailand's most revered monarchs like many great movies have been made about him this one is in six parts the climax is his victory on elephant back over an invading bernese prince even though it happened more than four hundred years ago king not a so one is a key actor in a modern day criminal case. for daring to question the historical events a well known government critic and historian is charged with insulting them on a key or less majesté and faces a fifteen year prison sentence if convicted. so andy. card. he was shot by there is. eleven combat nationalism andrew elysium have increased since a military coup in two thousand and fourteen that many believe was staged to ensure a smooth rule transition from father to son. during this sensitive time there's been a sharp increase in the number of majesté ca

and final rise for thailand's longest reigning monarch king coming on is laid to rest. but again in kenya where the presidential election will go ahead on thursday despite an eleventh hour legal challenge that failed because the supreme court said there weren't enough judges to hear the case opposition activists wanted to vote postpone. and saying it will be credible so that's part protest in western kenya the stronghold of the opposition candidate right. they're angry about the elections saying it won't be free or fair and the poll itself is a rerun at the supreme court an old president or her hurrican jada's victory in the first election in august they cited irregularities in the vote by logic is boycotting thursday's vote in asking his supporters to stay away from me to miller joins us now from. from nairobi so. not ruling is in essence actually ruling is it not. well not many people don't think that's the case they think that the supreme court has basically found a way out of making any sort of ruling where the election takes place and with it doesn't essentially no

then an event in thailand reveals the human cost of why don't. this shows that dark side of that go with business for us got just got killed a few days ago by illegal porches i'm on my way to attend the funeral. macallan wanted was the journalist who brought this to a. stand in hong. kong look me up when he tell me that i would live a long time he counted. i would. yeah and do you know. that they did under his name was presaged kubel and his funeral is far larger than i could have imagined even the governor of the province turns up clearly the killing of a park ranger means something oh. that you don't sign for was one of proceeds colleagues can you tell me what happened that night. he said and if. you kill. anyone here. i have. got a. blow from. here you have. a bank a power on how much you have. to help and . you have a look song i would look. forward to the hunt for the poachers has been intense to the old one two hundred and personally told. to me i'm doing a book on who sued. to whom the whole song is i'm going to. look at it we've got a lad

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the us is one of thailand's most important trading partners. the us is the number one destination for thai exports, followed by china. $10.5 billion worth of goods and services comes from the united states. earlier i spoke to the former us ambassador to singapore who said it is significant. i think what we are seeing is that china is playing its cards in the region, in southeast asia and washington. they need better connectivity. there are two things going on. the us withdraw from that tpp, saying it is not going to be part of the trade initiative. china is going to benefit from that. the other part is china's initiative. they are looking for greater connectivity in the region, at the same time, the us is pulling back. the chinese are a big factor in this geopolitical situation. intellectual property and drug patents are big issues. they believe america is looking at the long—term benefits in this strategically important south—east asian region. later shares in the company behind angry birds will start their first day of trading on the main

thailand's new but less undulated king. so those moves on that with that report. to iraq next by kurdish authorities are hoping for dialogue and said of pushing forward with the drive for independence. last month kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence in a disputed referendum the government of baghdad tip the balance of power in their favor last week. the software it launched a military campaign to take control of the disputed oil rich city of kirkuk. possible reports. often overwhelming yes in last month's referendum the kaddish push for independence seems to be losing momentum. leaders in arbil have offered to temporarily suspend the outcome of the vote. a statement. actual government said it would propose to the government and iraqi public opinion the freezing of the results of the referendum. at the start of an open dialogue between the government of kurdistan and the central government. the fighting between the two sides will not produce a victory for anyone. will take the cntry to take destruction. this comes off to tuesday's announcement that the kurdi

let's cross over to thailand where the funeral procession is underway. we are witnesses live pictures inside the grand palace as the funeral proceedings for the late king bhumibol has begun. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us. anticipation over who might be head of the federal reserve is keeping the us dollar near its three—month high. president trump has not said whether he will reappoint janet yellen, but has floated other possible contenders for the topjob. we floated other possible contenders for the top job. we asked inexpert how this is impacting the markets. you could say there is a lot of speculation over us bank policy. if the federal reserve raise interest rates, but should weaken the asian currencies. we have seen significant declines in the dollar over recent months. what we could be looking at isa months. what we could be looking at is a technical correction. there are several other factors, economic data is strong, it looks positive for the dollar. pressure in asian currencies, pressures in matters like gold as well.

the violence forced his family to flee across the border to thailand. he spent much of his child hood in a refugee camp. in 1992, at the age of 20, he returned to cambodia. but by then his village was in a state of desilation. >> translator: when we came back from the refugee camp we were poor and life was difficult. we did not have any schools. so children were unable to study and there was nowhere for them to enjoy themselves. >> he teamed up with some friends he made in the refugee camp. together they worked to give the children a future. one of their initiatives was to teach circus skills. 20 years later, many of his students have become professional acrubats. in this episode of asian insight, lifting cambodian children out of darkness. the story of a circus. >> siem reap is in northwest cambodia. most tourists come here to see wonder of the ancient world. but some of them taking a 10-minute drive out of town, not to a temple but to a circus tent. it's 3:00 in the afternoon and the troupe is warming up for tonight's show. there are 40 performers alt

our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes sent this report from thailand. strict laws there mean he is restricted in what he can say. this was not a funeral fit for a king. it was a funeral fit for a god. for in death, that is what many thais believe king bhumibol has become. his golden funeral urn placed on top a giant golden chariot. hauled by 222 soldiers. as the giant chariot passed, 70,000 invited mourners prostrated themselves. even a year after the king died, many still unable to contain their grief. in the streets close to the funeral route, hundreds of thousands more flooded in. waiting for hours to offer a floral farewell. among them, this woman and her sister. translation: he was a king but he always went to the poorest places. he met with the poorest people. he didn't need to do that but he did. for me he was like a father. i don't know what to say. sorry... it is extremely hot here in bangkok today but that has done nothing to dampen the really extraordinary outpouring of love and devotion, for the old king. for 70 years king bhumibol really he

thailand has been in mourning for the king for a year now. finally his golden funeral urn was placed atop a golden chariot hauled through the streets by 222 soldiers. as the chariot passed, 100,000 black—clad mourners prostrated themselves. across the city, hundreds of thousands more lined up for hours to lay floral tributes. among them, was this woman and her sister. translation: he was the king but he always went to the poorest places, met with the poorest people. he didn't need to do that, but he did. to me he was like a father. i don't know what to say. it is extremely hot here in bangkok today but that has done nothing to dampen this really extraordinary outpouring of love and devotion for the old king. for 70 years king bhumibol really held this country together. through the cold war, through numerous military coups, through wrenching economic change and love for the old king is one of the very few things that almost all thais can agree on. by mid—afternoon the funeral cortege had arrived at the golden crematorium, specially built f

death has now been declared a national holiday in thailand. police in both new york and london are looking into sexual assault allegations against hollywood film producer harvey weinstein that says a fourth to women has come forward and accused him of rape while new york investigators are reviewing an assault case from two thousand and four and police meanwhile in london to receive a new claim of assault dating back to the 1980's. u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order aimed at stripping back affordable health care act commonly known as obamacare well to make it easier for americans to buy cheaper health care plans with fewer benefits while critics say it could mean spiraling costs for people with existing health problems please the times by the time the ministration to repeal obamacare have been clocked by congress. the united states and israel announce that they're pulling out of unesco their stay un cultural organization that has been co-founded by the u.s. more than seven decades ago washington says the organization is a

i still had this news from london after a year of mourning thailand says goodbye to its late king. the president discusses life's big questions would be an international space station crew. but it's only warming up the. bloodhound which aims to reach a speed of sixteen hundred kilometers an hour. and i once again the eastern med and particularly tookie has been suffering big thunderstorms that they're falling apart now but it still looks like they'll be there trucking through turkey and then the caucasus not in the immediate future three looks all right but saturday they come back once more by which time will find showers hitting the coast of lebanon maybe northern syria is temperatures in the middle twenty's now apart from that it's still quiet ish weather the temp is going to just thirty five again in baghdad staying around twenty seven in the fall for around to cli in terror and a real change to that for the sas it's a quiet picture at the moment the breeze isn't particularly strong says suddenly running out to the western side is saudi which keeps tempers in the highest thirty'