of absolute monarchy the military's control on society alarm's pro-democracy activists protesters in bangkok have defied a ban on mass gatherings because of coronavirus they did fight briefly with police as they were rallying all to commemorate the events of 1932. well pro-democracy activists have also raised concerns about what they say a government attempts to raise history monuments and buildings celebrating leaders and events of the 1932 revolution are being taken or altered scott hietala sets up a discussion today from bangkok. early morning 88 years after the revolution that brought constitutional monarchy to thailand protesters gathered at the nation's monument to democracy. despite police warnings they projected historical footage of the people's party from 1932 as the revolutionaries read out their democratic manifesto ending absolute monarchy they also laid down a replica of a missing plaque that once marked the spot where the revolution began. their attempts to delete history by getting rid of the people's party placable any democratic symbols this shows that the government wants

of absolute monarchy the military's control on society alarms pro-democracy activists protesters in bangkok have defied a ban on mass gatherings because of coronavirus they did fight briefly with police as they were rallying all to commemorate the events of 1932. well pro-democracy activists have also raised concerns about what they say a government attempts to raise history monuments and buildings celebrating leaders and events of the 1932 revolution are being taken or altered scott hietala sets up a discussion today from bangkok. early morning 88 years after the revolution that brought constitutional monarchy to thailand protesters gathered at the nation's monument to democracy. despite police warnings they projected historical footage of the people's party from 1932 as the revolutionaries read out their democratic manifesto ending absolute monarchy they also laid down a replica of a missing plaque that once marked the spot where the revolution began. their attempts to delete history by getting rid of the people's party placable any democratic symbols this shows that the government wants

events of the 1932 revolution are being taken or altered scott hyla sets up a discussion today from bangkok. early morning 88 years after the revolution that brought constitutional monarchy to thailand protesters gathered at the nation's monument to democracy. despite police warnings they projected historical footage of the people's party from 1932 as the revolutionaries read out their democratic manifesto ending absolute monarchy they also laid down a replica of a missing plaque that once marked the spot where the revolution began. their attempts to delete history by getting rid of the people's party placable any democratic symbols this shows that the government wants to devalued the revelation in 2017 the plaque was removed from royal plaza without notification it was replaced with one bearing a pro-monarchy message the area was heavily guarded on the anniversary journalists prevented from filming nearby raj had done none avenue is a historic district directly tied to the 1932 revolution lined with art deco buildings constructed after the transition to a constitutional monarchy the style

bangkok. >> muay thai may be good for business, but let's look at another form of unarmed combat in bangkok. in the city's old chinatown, traditional makers of paper ornaments for festivals are in fight for survival as property ramps up the pressure on the much-loved neighborhood. >> reporter: the streets in bangkok's chinatown took on a different air as people showed up for a yearly festival at a buddhist temple. offerings to the gods are an important part of worship for chinese thai. the offerings serve as symbols of money, and people use them in hope that these people will be wealthy in the afterlife. 12 shops along these streets in the community sell paper decorations used during the auspicious occasions in the chinese cultural calendar. the owner of this 80-year-old store is this woman. >> translator: we offer folded paper, representing money, to the gods. and they will give us what we wish for. the folded paper is important for us, like food or clothing. >> repeporter: but the fututure this old part of bangkok is uncertain in the face of gentrification. the community has been supporti

got high there in bangkok thailand where the ever important tourism industry has been heavily impacted by kobe 90 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world wants to finally opens back up. a memorial service has been held honoring george floyd the african-american man whose death and police custody sparked protests across the united states and around the wilds foid was celebrated by civil rights icons and family members in an emotional ceremony in minneapolis the city where he died john hendren reports. the minneapolis police chief took a knee as the hearse bearing george floyd passed a barrel of respect for the man whose death at the hands of his officers launched a national movement. inside a minneapolis memorial service george floyd was remembered as a family man a gentle giant who adored his 6 year old daughter giana now fatherless it's crazy. all these people came to see my brother and that's amazing to me that he touched so many people hawt. he was also remembered as the spark that set off often fiery protests in more t

combat that's playing out in bangkok. in the city's old chinatown, traditional makers of paper ornaments for festivals are in the fight for survival. as speculators ramp up the pressure on the central neighborhood. >> the streets in bangkok's chinatown took on a festive air as people showed up for a yearly festival at a buddhist temple. offerings to the gods are an important part of worship for chinese thais. the offerings serve as symbolist money and people use them in the hope that people will be wealthy in the afterlife. shops along this street in the community sell paper decorations used during special occasions in the chinese cultural calendar. the owner of this store. >> translator: we offer folded paper representing money to the gods. and they will give us what we wish for. the folded paper is important for us like food or clothing. >> but the future of this old part of bangkok is uncertain in the phase of gentrification. the community has been supporting the city's chinese festivals and celebrations for more than

scott hi there in bangkok thailand where the ever important tourism industry has been heavily impacted by corbett 90 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world wants to finally opens back up. now a memorial service has been held honoring george floyd is the african-american man whose death and police custody sparked protests across the united states and around the wilds freud was celebrated by civil rights icons and family members in an emotional ceremony in minneapolis the city where he died john hendren reports. the minneapolis police chief took a knee as the hearse bearing george floyd passed a barrel of respect for the man whose death at the hands of his officers launched a national movement. they need. inside a minneapolis memorial service george floyd was remembered as a family man a gentle giant who adored his 6 year old daughter giana now fatherless it's crazy. all these people came to see my brother and that's amazing to me that he touched so many people hawt. he was also remembered as the spark that set off often fi

got fidler in bangkok thailand while the people here are intensely proud of their unique culture there is growing concern of the erosion of the city's heritage and the culprit is urbanization. the rate of covered 1000 infections in the u.s. has surged across southern and southwestern states new cases of the virus spiked with bob's restaurants and other businesses reopened early the rock questions about whether restrictions have been lifted too soon rob reynolds reports in los angeles . 29 u.s. states and territories are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases several including arizona california oklahoma and texas reported record high single day infections governor rhonda scientist says worrying numbers of new cases involve young people. who were previously thought to be at lesser risk huge huge numbers of people particularly in that 20 to 30 cohort who are testing but then testing positive 62 percent of all new cases in florida for the week of june 7th are under the age of 45 decentest says some younger people have let down their guard i think that we've started to see you know some erosi

decades of economic growth and investment have transformed bangkok but the thai capital has lost some of its unique features as a result of its rapid growth and modernization so conservation is a stepping up the pressure to prevent further damage to the city's heritage and scott high reports. worshipers and conservation is gathered for what was thought to be last prayers at the historic chalmette dubbed him shrine on the day the temples demolition was set to begin one of the largest landowners in bangkok to a long corn university's property management office was to start the relocation of the shrine to make way for a new condominium building but the developers did not show and those in prayer were left in peace to activists the planned removal of the temple is an example of a much larger problem. this is happening everywhere a handful of people owned a majority of the land in this country that no checks and balances if he she was not to do anything about this it will get worse. no rotten sod john was raised near the temple she says her family home was demolished to make way for new de

i'm scott heiler in bangkok thailand while the people here are intensely proud of their unique culture there is growing concern of the erosion of the city's heritage and the culprit is the urban ization. hello big thunderstorms been wandering around central and eastern europe it seems for days now despite the current cloud behind my head this is the active area now i think for tuesday it is quite a specific line it takes you through ukraine towards her mania just missing hungry and that was a song balkans and northern greece this is all fairly humid a quite warm but the storms have been damaging about time to get to wednesday this bit of a break in that line the focus is more into poland slovakia and bits of austria but again anywhere is prone to at least a few showers and all this time further west the sun's going to apart from want to shout maybe in spain we just see a rising in temperatures are just overlaid the colors to show you it feels warm and last through not record values necessarily in london is it 30 degrees the average is 20 but the record is such 6 so we're off that but c

and scott high there in bangkok thailand where the ever important tourism industry has been heavily impacted by covert 90 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world wants to finally opens back up. we begin in the united states where 10 nights of nationwide protests have given way to a somber memorial service for george floyd he was celebrated in minneapolis by civil rights leaders and family members while thousands of others across the u.s. pause to remember him his last words i can't brief have now become a rallying cry against police brutality and systemic racism john hendren reports from minneapolis. the minneapolis police chief took a knee as the hearse bearing george floyd passed a barrel of respect for the man whose death at the hands of his officers launched a national movement. inside a minneapolis memorial service george floyd was remembered as a family man a gentle giant who adored his 6 year old daughter giana now fatherless it's crazy. all these people came to see my brother and that's amazing to me that he touched so m

that's got there in bangkok thailand where the ever important tourism industry has been heavily impacted by corbett 90 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world once it finally opens back up. welcome to the program fighters linked to libya's u.n. recognized government to celebrating the sudden collapse of all old khalifa haftar as 14 month battle to take over the capital they've retaken the city of the huta strategically important base for half those forces in western libya it's about 65 kilometers from the capital tripoli also jabari begins our coverage. celebrating another important game. forces for the un backed government of national court in control of tatyana the city was the last major stronghold of world war khalifa haftar in western libya. after we were all keen to achieve the victory without hesitation there is a big difference between. a solid fighter who fights for his cause but another one who does what goes without a cause will be defeated if you don't have a cause to fight for we have a cause for the air of the

i'm scott heiler in bangkok thailand while the people here are intensely proud of their unique culture there is growing concern of the erosion of the city's heritage and the culprit is urbanization. but. however i see precious little cloud in the sky this as you see here but not really enough to build any significant share has been the case in oman of the last few days so i think we'll probably call it dry an increasing likelihood of the cloud sitting over salada i'm not sure how it is quite in yet but he's trying to establish itself and i will see the wind is still blowing down from iraq south with the law as strong as it was but certainly dusty full of dust from dancers saudi keeping the temperatures in the forty's maybe not the high forty's but the forty's or the siren baghdad's above 46 the cool air stream still keeping you rather more present at under 30 degrees running sas if you follow the line of the monsoon winds you pick up clouds here coming off the coast of tanzania and kenya before they turn off and take the monsoon of course into india but you get a pulse of write every n

for the iconic dancers of bangkok they're now performing in face shields. one troupe member says she is grateful to be able to resume work, since this is her main source of income. but the road ahead to recovery may not be smooth. a thailand think tank estimates that it'll take the country three years to recover from the economic fallout from the coronavirus. speaking of economic damage, our next story turns to china, which fell into recession due to the epidemic. the country is used to seeing 6% gdp growth but the figure shrank to minus 6. #l% in the latest quarter, the first time ever in negative territory since such data began being released. many experts don't expect businesses to get back on track any time soon. our report looks at how retailers which were hit especially hard are pivoting to stay afloat. >> it's been a grim few months for this long established beijing shoe store. after being forced to shut down in january, it's only recently bebeen able to restart operatio. instead of waiting for customers to come to them the company took a proactive a

a room at the central bangkok hotel usually costs $90 a night. but guests can use a discount website, a mobile app to get a coupon and a room for just $60. the social startup that created it donates 70% of the proceeds to a range of projects that benefit society. >> the prices were actually cheaper than the other platforms, which was a surprise to me. and, also, i know that all of the money i'm giving is going to support the funds, the cause that i am choosing directly. >> reporter: the brains behind the scheme, this young innovator used to work for a nonprofit outfit and grew frustrated by the limitations of the traditional fundraising model. >> what i wanted to do was to revolutionize fundraising to make nonprofitss not have to jut depend on donations alone. >> reporter: arch had an idea. he l learned that across thaila emptyy hotel roomsms and restaurants tables were costing businesses $39 billion a year. arch proposed that businesses could donate their empty rooms and tables, especially during the off-season. his social startup would then sel

the iconic dancers of bangkok are now performing in face shields. one troop member says she's grateful to be able to resume work since this is her main source of income. but the road ahead to recovery may not be smooth. a thailand think tank estimates that it will take the country three years to recover from the economic fallout from the coronavirus. >>> speaking of economic damage, our next story turns to china which fell into recession due to the epidemic. the country is used to seeing 6% gdp growth, but the figure shrank to minus 6.8% in the latest quarter. that's the first time ever in negative territory since such data began being released. and many experts don't expect businesses to get back on track any time soon. our report looks at how retailers which were hit especially hard are pivoting to stay afloat. >> reporter: it's been a grim few months for the long-established beijing shoe store. after being forced to shutdown in january, it's only recently been able to restart operations. customers come to them, the company took a proactive approa

. >> a room at the central bangkok hotel usually costs $90 a night. but guests can use a discount website, a mobile app to get a coupon and a room for just $60. the social startup that created it donates 70% of the proceeds to a range of projects that benefit society. >> the prices are actually cheaper than on those other platforms which was a surprise to me, and also i know that all the money i'm giving is going to support the cause that i'm choosing directly. >> the brains behind the scheme is arch wong way. the young innovator used to work for a non-profit outfit. he grew frustrated by the limitations of the tradiditiona fund-raising model. >> what i wanted to do was revolutionize fund-raising, to make non-profits not have to just depend on donations alone. >> reporter: arch had an idea. he learned that across thailand empty hotel rooms and restaurant tables were costing businesses $39 billion a year. arch proposed that businesses could donate their empty rooms and tables, especially during the off season. his social startup would then sell discoun

outside the region like china and the united states will take place in november wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. just ahead here all the news in sport little pole dance away with the english premier league title we'll hear from the coach with joe in just a few moments. business leaders as well to buy no prospal.

outside the region like china and the united states will take place in november wayne hay al jazeera bangkok heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding in eastern china's shang she province from seeing a raise in the emergency response for disaster relief that so far the downpour have caused emergency the emergency evacuation of over 37000 residents in 38 countries wreaking havoc on crops buildings of of households in its path according to local media i'm sure this doesn't make much sense the provincial emergency response departments called for all our efforts to prevent floods and has dispatched rescue teams. university students in panama city are protesting

nhk world, bangkok. >> interesting. the traditional arts, too, are adapting to the post pandemic world. the iconic dancers of bangkok are now performing in face shields. one troupe member says she's able to be able to resume work since this is her main source of income. but the road ahead to recovery may not be smooth. a thailand think tank estimates it will take the country three years to recover from the economic fallout from the coronavirus. speaking of economic damage, our next story turns to china which fell into recession due to the epidemic. the country is used to seeing 6% gdp growth, but the figure shrank to minus 6.8% in the latest quarter. that es the first time ever in negative territory since such data began being released. many experts don't expect businesses to get back on track any time soon. our report looks at how retailers which were hit especially hard are pivoting to stay afloat. >> it's been a grim few months for this long established beijing shoe store. after being forced to shut down in january,

scott hi there in bangkok thailand where the ever important tourism industry has been heavily impacted by corbett 19 but now the government is trying to position the country as one of the safest destinations in the world wants it finally opens back up. so the 1st memorial service honoring an african-american man who died in police custody has been held in minneapolis poignant memories were shared of george floyd whose murder spot nationwide protest event was also used as a rallying cry to overhaul the justice system mourners including celebrities musicians and politicians while they stood in silence for 8 minutes 46 seconds that is the length of time that floyd is said to have been pinned under police officers need. it's crazy all these people came to see my brother and that's amazing to me that he touched so many people hearts you know that he be in touch in our hearts you know. you come to 3rd war where we're from people across right now neshamah state of them you know i'm just stand strong as i can because i need to get it out i need to get it out everybody won't justice we want jus

to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in a province north east of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. many want to close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the tiger temple was raided and closed because of allegations the owners were trafficking big cats and animal parts soon after the park was given permission to reopen elsewhere these elephants that are among thousands captive in thailand will also be heading to parks and zoos but the coronavirus pandemic has meant the tourism industry here has ground to a halt almost 200 animal welfare organizations wrote to the thai government asking them to use the opportunity to reset the industry they've heard nothing back we really. raise. and. and also ensure that the current generation of. string al-jazeera also approached the tourism authority

director of the europe regional department of the united nations world tourism organization and in bangkok is mario hardie c.e.o. of the pacific asia travel association thank you all for joining us i've got a sort of an opening thought here which i want to put to all of you and get a brief response from each of you the idea that postcode 19 whenever and whatever that is this could go one of 2 ways either we've learned some lessons and we think more about how much we travel where we travel how we do it. and we think about the implications of that or everything goes back to normal because people have been cooped up for months and i just want to get on holiday and they want to get out and travel again. rashid i'll start with you which one of those scenarios do you think is more likely to happen. let me just say a brief words about the development of the pending you can rocco if you are mates me this is a brock who. do the market state has managed successfully depend dimmick and did as there was the population have shown that entire stick of solidarity and depended because the well controlled

director of the europe regional department of the united nations world tourism organization and in bangkok is mario hardie c.e.o. of the pacific asia travel association thank you all for joining us i've got a sort of an opening thought here which i want to put to all of you and get a brief response from each of you the idea that post covert 19 whenever and whatever that is this could go one of 2 ways either we've learned some lessons and we think more about how much we travel where we travel how we do it. and we think about the implications of that or everything goes back to normal because people have been cooped up for months and i just want to get on holiday and they want to get out and travel again. rashid i'll start with you which one of those scenarios do you think is more likely to happen. let me just say a brief words about their management of depending you can rocco if you were mates me this is a broad who. do the moroccan state has managed to successfully depend dimmick and did us there was the population have shown that entire stick of solidarity and depended make was well contro

director of the europe regional department of the united nations world tourism organization and in bangkok is mario hardie c.e.o. of the pacific asia travel association thank you all for joining us i've got a sort of an opening thought here which i want to put to all of you and get a brief response from each of you the idea that postcode 19 whenever and whatever that is this could go one of 2 ways either we've learned some lessons and we think more about how much we travel where we travel how we do it. and we think about the implications of that or everything goes back to normal because people have been cooped up for months and i just want to get on holiday and they want to get out and travel again. rashid i'll start with you which one of those scenarios do you think is more likely to happen. let me just say a brief words about the management of dependent. their mates me this is a broad who. do the moroccan state has managed successfully depend dimmick and did us there was the population have shown that entire stick of solidarity and depended make was well controlled of 6 from the control

of the night security forces removed the constitutional defense monument from this traffic circle in bangkok. there's a group of people in this country and. one. to forget about a park a short distance from where the constitution defense monument once stood there's a buddhist temple built to celebrate thailand's democracy the ashes of the revolutionary leaders are interned on the grounds a place of worship that has so far been untouched by the attempts to revise the nation's history scott hodler al-jazeera bangkok. and let's take you through some of the headlines here now and as they are now north korea says it's this spending plans for military action against the south the decision follows threats of attacks by the sister of the leader kim jong un and the demolition of the joint liaison office last week the north state media says plans changed during a meeting of the ruling party's central military commission. actually we saw the report from the north and we are reviewing it in a close serious way we will monitor the situation our government stance remains the 2 koreas should edge here to t

normally a major tourist attraction but they've been close to the pandemic is why imho reports from bangkok things may get worse when the show's reopened. this has become a familiar yet still painful routine for. it's the 4th time she's had one of her calves taken from her the latest 18 month old is to the to another adult and taken away was tied to a tree is clearly distressed the as is been chewed her. as far away chained up crying out for her mother it's really traumatic for those elephants and a while especially male coughs stay with their mother. most entire life they would stay x. ocean herds with a mother. assists on the video some of which is too disturbing to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in the province northeast of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. many want to close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the

this vigil in bangkok was held just hours after reports of another reported abduction of a critic of thailand's government dissident watch i learned. it human rights groups say he was snatched by gunmen near his home in the cambodian capital phnom penh last week in broad daylight he fled thailand just after the coup in 2014 facing charges for social media post satirized the government over them even if i don't think i don't know if the government is hiding anything from me but i really wish that the disappearance of my brother will be the last time that someone goes missing. but it thailand's parliamentary human rights committee is pushing for legislation to prevent disappearances and abductions of dissidents. those who disappear are normal people people who oppose the government people who can gather support has open attention to the issue after initially denying even hearing about the abduction the government here has now said that they'll start looking into the case but prime minister says that he has not even heard of one child liam or why he would flee thailand for cambodia sinc

director of the europe regional department of the united nations world tourism organization and in bangkok is mario hardy c.e.o. of the pacific asia travel association thank you all for joining us i've got a sort of an opening thought here which i want to put to all of you and get a brief response from each of you the idea that postcode 19 whenever and whatever that is this could go one of 2 ways either we've learned some lessons and we think more about how much we travel where we travel how we do it. and we think about the implications of that or everything goes back to normal because people have been cooped up for months and they just want to get on holiday and they want to get out and travel again. rashid i'll start with you which one of those scenarios do you think is more likely to happen. let me just say a brief words about the did the management of dependent. their mates meet this isn't brought to. the moroccan state has managed successfully depend dimmick and did us there was the population have shown that entire solidarity and depended make was well controlled and successfully con

welfare experts are urging the thai government to ban the show's permanently when hey reports from bangkok. this has become a familiar yet still painful routine for. it's the 4th time she's had one of her calves taken from her the latest 18 month old shoe is to the to another adult and taken away her are tied to a tree in tyler is clearly distressed the as is buju very. far away chained up crying out for her mother it's really traumatic for us elephants and a while especially male stay with their mother. most entire life they would stay back social hurt with their mother. assists on the videos some of which is too disturbing to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in a province northeast of the thai capital bangkok the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. 6 many want to close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the tig

taking a need for the missing dissidents of thailand this vigil in bangkok was held just hours after reports of another reported abduction of a critic of thailand's government dissident watch i learned so tell us stocks it human rights group said he was snatched by gunmen near his home in the cambodian capital phnom penh last week in broad daylight he fled thailand just after the coup in 2014 facing charges for social media post satirized the government over there may be responding. i don't know if the government is hiding anything from me but i really wish that the disappearance of my brother will be the last time that someone goes missing. but he thailand's parliamentary human rights committee is pushing for legislation to prevent disappearances and abductions of dissidents. those who disappear are normal people people who are opposed to government people who can gather support has open attention to the issue after initially denying even hearing about the abduction the government here has now said that they'll start looking into the case but prime minister progenitor says that he h

to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in a province northeast of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain to. many want a close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the tiger temple was raided and closed because of allegations the owners were trafficking big cats and animal parts soon after the park was given permission to reopen elsewhere these elephants that are among thousands captive in thailand will also be heading to parks and zoos but the coronavirus pandemic has meant the tourism industry here has ground to a halt was almost 200 animal welfare organizations wrote to the thai government asking them to use the opportunity to reset the industry they've heard nothing back we really. raise. we have to try and the long run and also ensure that the current generation of andersen's. al-jazeera also

of the night security forces removed the constitutional defense monument from this traffic circle in bangkok. so. one must. get about a party a short distance from where the constitution defense monument once stood there's a buddhist temple built to celebrate thailand's democracy the ashes of the revolutionary leaders are interned on the grounds a place of worship that has so far been untouched by the attempts to revise the nation's history scott hodler al-jazeera bangkok. it is really good to have you with us hello adrian fenty going to here in doha the headlines when i was there a the u.n. secretary general antonio has condemned an israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank he told a security council meeting that the move would be a serious violation of international law 14 of 15 members oppose the plan protests taking place in gaza the occupied west bank the palestinian government says the israeli plan risks security in the region and beyond the un special envoy to the middle east peace process is urging israel to reconsider. in the middle east is dramatically all the lebanese

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cruel treatment is going to get worse as zoos try to make up for lost revenue when he reports from bangkok this has become a familiar yet still painful routine for jintao it's the 4th time she's had one of her calves taken from her the latest 18 month old blue shoes is to the to another adult and taken away was tied to a tree june tyler is clearly distressed the as is. far away chained up crying out for her mother it's really a traumatic event and while this female stayed with them. this entire life they would stay. with them. the videos some of which is too disturbing to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in the province northeast of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. many want to close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the tiger temple was raided and closed because of allegations t

cruelty will get worse in the rush to start crawling back revenue when they reopen way reports from bangkok. this has become a familiar yet still painful routine for. it's the 4th time she's had one of her calves taken from her the latest 18 month old blue shoe is to the to another adult and taken away was tied to a tree is clearly distressed the as is been chewed her. as far away chained up crying out for her mother it's really traumatic for those elephants and a while especially male coughs stay with their mother. most entire life they would stay back so shirt with their mother. assists on the videos some of which is too disturbing to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in the province northeast of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain to. many want a close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions

it's highland to raise the alarm about the government's attempt to raise history in the reports from bangkok. early morning 88 years after the revolution that brought constitutional monarchy to thailand protesters gathered at the nation's monument to democracy. despite police warnings they projected historical footage of the people's party from 1932 as the revolutionaries read out their democratic manifesto ending absolute monarchy they also laid down a replica of the missing plaque that once marked the spot where the revolution began. their attempts to delete history by getting rid of the people's party placable any democratic symbols this shows that the government wants to devalued the revelation in 2017 the plaque was removed from royal plaza without notification it was replaced with one bearing a pro-monarchy message the area was heavily guarded on the anniversary journalists prevented from filming nearby raj had done none avenue is a historic district directly tied to the 1932 revolution lined with art deco buildings constructed after the transition to a constitutional monarchy the styl

they're worried cruel treatment will get worse as zoos try to make up for lost income reports from bangkok. this has become a familiar yet still painful routine for. it's the 4th time she's had one of her calves taken from her the latest 18 month old is tended to another adult and taken away was tied to a tree in tyler is clearly distressed the as is been chewed very. far away chained up crying out for her mother it's really traumatic for us elephants and a while especially male coughs stay with their mother. most entire life they would stay x. ocean hurt with their mother. assists on the videos some of which is too disturbing to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in a province northeast of the thai capital bangkok. the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. many want to close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the ti

we begin in bangkok. the thai capital is enjoying economic growth but also dealing with a widening wealth gap. a school in the city's largest slum is tackling the negative image of the district. it's giving the children there some options for the futurure b teaching them music. ♪ >> reporter: it's not a concert you would expect to hear in the slum, and these aren't your typical musicians either. ♪ they are children from the slum, home to the emanuel music school. ♪ ♪ the school offers free for children in the area. it's funded by domestic and international donations. >> translator: i like to come here because i can learn music and play with friends. >> the school has its own very visible success story. the only full-time teacher was once one of its first students. he went on to study music at college and become a professional musician, performing in thailand's best-known orchestra. four years ago, he decided to come back to the school that shaped him, this time as a teacher. >> translator: i wante

scott hyla joins us from bangkok so on how things coming together visibly that dispute in the south china sea and of course the idea of a covert fund. well some of the covert fun is something that they've been discussing the 10 members of the on this block of nations for the last several weeks it's something that is moving ahead one thing that's interesting about that sami is that they're also. contributors from outside the region here china and japan have contributed to this fund as well that's because they have business and economic interests here in southeast asia they want to see southeast asia get back to business because there's a pipeline of materials and products that go from here up to those 2 large economies but what also is being looked at with this fund for the region that is i mean you've got 10 different nations 10 different economies 10 different degrees of development so this is also supposed to help them coordinate better in dealing with the post coded era as well as dealing with infrastructure that maybe the those nations who aren't as developed get up to speed when it c

to show we shot secretly at an elephant training school in a province northeast of the thai capital bangkok the techniques and punishments such as being beaten or prodded with metal hooks while being forced to walk while their legs are bound together and designed to make them compliant all in the end to entertain too. many want a close encounter with one of thailand's national symbols or another animal 4 years ago one of the most popular wildlife attractions the tiger temple was raided and closed because of allegations the owners were trafficking big cats and animal parts soon after the park was given permission to reopen elsewhere these elephants that are among thousands captive in thailand will also be heading to parks and zoos but the coronavirus pandemic has meant the tourism industry here has ground to a halt almost 200 animal welfare organizations wrote to the thai government asking them to use the opportunity to reset the industry they've heard nothing back we really. great. strength. we have to try and the long run and also ensure that the current generation of actors and. al jazeer

staff and the public the thai hotel group on tara has already received certification for one of its bangkok properties at its beach resort in who when they see the certificate as an important credential to have but it's what happens after that's critical. execution of the standards is key. in terms of the manuals and process and the standards that's all very well but it's a day to day interaction and delivery from the people that will make the difference . despite having the 1st case of covert $900.00 outside of china thailand has maintained low infection rates and quickly flattened its curve community cooperation and containment measures worked the government now wants to capitalize on that as it calculates reopening bangkok superdome airport here is the country's biggest and busiest over 80 percent of the $65000000.00 passengers last year were international but now it's been reduced to just a trickle of domestic and repatriation flights it's going to stay that way at least until the end of june when the international arrivals ban is lifted it was put in place back in early april with mill

outside the region like china and the united states will take place in november when hey al jazeera bangkok the authorities in myanmar say they've destroyed nearly $840000000.00 worth of illegal narcotics a portion of the drugs were set on fire in the on ground for flames at one point got too close to a nearby observation deck in may mean marshals seized a record level of narcotics including an unprecedented amount of fentanyl the u.n. is warning southeast asia is becoming a leading source of synthetic drugs destined for other parts of the world. the reopening of an airport in paris has been disrupted by climate action protesters around 30 demonstrators from extinction rebellion made it on to the runway of paris orly airport police were called in one of the terminals was closed because of a suspicious package orly airport has been shut down for the past 3 months due to coronavirus restrictions the u.s. house of representatives has passed a sweeping police reform bill brought by the democratic party but i just ration would reduce legal protections for officers and ban chokeholds from now be

summit hosted by vietnam which so far has responded better than most countries why pay reports from bangkok. this wasn't the opening ceremony vietnam had in mind as it takes its turn to host the association of southeast asian nations summits. like many events around the world coronavirus change plans but vietnam's quick and robust response to the pandemic which is infected fewer than 400 people here meant that at least a meeting was able to take place just with no foreign leaders. that in the cave in 1000 outbreak has had consequences in economic development and social stability for us young member states we feel the sorrow of thousands of families that have lost loved ones to the virus. and the economic situation is expected to get worse even as some international borders in the region begin to reopen the asian development banks revised outlook for this year has the combined economies of the bloc contracting by 2.7 percent on the sidelines of the summit trade ministers are continuing to negotiate the regional comprehensive economic partnership it's a 15 nation trade deal that suffered seve

be discussed and asia and science is on the way remotely to the coronavirus it's called huyler's in bangkok he says another major topic will be recovery after the pandemic what has been said by analysts is that there really needs to be more integration more cooperation between these 10 nations of the un to help pull them through this situation post kovi situation what's very interesting is that you know this region you know the economy globally is not been great the last couple of years but this region has been good comparatively in 2001000 there was a 4 percent increase in the g.d.p. gross domestic product of the region now they're looking at now only they're not going to have any positive but negative projected for this year's liverpool of one the english premier league title for the 1st time in 30 years it's the 19th time the club of one with a title it means liverpool are now the reigning english european and world champions it's inside story now. indonesian ages lodges for many rainforests but local tribes accuse big companies of land grabs florida and human rights abuses when he's to

joins us live from bangkok scott what is the focus of the summit in terms of the coronavirus response and sort of economic recovery. well that comic recovery team is really something that they're focused on here and they're going to put together they say some type of long term economic plan that postcode $900.00 you look at a lot of the nations in southeast asia in this block aussie on and a lot of them have done pretty well when it comes to dealing with covert 19 infection rates so what they're trying to do now is figure out a strategy of how they can lessen that economic impact now that they're starting to open up again you know we're hearing about certain like here in thailand they're discussing bubbles were certain countries in the region not just aussie on but also north japan and china big funders for the country other nations are doing the same thing where there's just by lateral trade so bilateral agreements when it comes to travel so that's something that they're looking at the talking about a fund is well for the lesser developed nations here in the 10 nation block of that m

vietnam which is so far responded to the virus better than many countries as wayne hay reports from bangkok. this wasn't the opening ceremony vietnam had in mind as it takes its turn to host the association of southeast asian nations summits. like many events around the world coronavirus change plans but vietnam's quick and robust response to the pandemic which has infected fewer than 400 people here meant that at least a meeting was able to take place just with no foreign leaders. that in the cave in 1900 outbreak has had consequences in economic development and social stability for us here on member states we feel the sorrow of thousands of families that have lost loved ones to the virus. and the economic situation is expected to get worse even as some international borders in the region begin to reopen the asian development banks revised outlook for this year has the combined economies of the bloc contracting by 2.7 percent on the sidelines of the summit trade ministers are continuing to negotiate the regional comprehensive economic partnership it's a 15 nation trade deal that suffered s

this vigil in bangkok was held just hours after reports of another reported abduction of a critic of thailand's government dissident watch i learned. it human rights groups say he was snatched by gunmen near his home in the cambodian capital phnom penh last week in broad daylight he fled thailand just after the coup in 2014 facing charges for social media post satirized the government over them even if i don't think i don't know if the government is hiding anything from me but i really wish that the disappearance of my brother will be the last time that someone goes missing. but he thailand's parliamentary human rights committee is pushing for legislation to prevent disappearances and abductions of dissidents. those who disappear are normal people people who opposed to government people who can gather support has open attention to the issue after initially denying even hearing about the abduction the government here has now said that they'll start looking into the case but prime minister says that he has not even heard of one child liam or why he would flee thailand for cambodia sinc

this vigil in bangkok was held just hours after reports of another reported abduction of a critic of thailand's government dissident watch i learned. it human rights groups say he was snatched by gunmen near his home in the cambodian capital phnom penh last week in broad daylight he fled thailand just after the coup in 2014 facing charges for social media post satirized the government over them even if i don't think i don't know if the government is hiding anything from me but i really wish that the disappearance of my brother will be the last time that someone goes missing. but it thailand's parliamentary human rights committee is pushing for legislation to prevent disappearances and abductions of dissidents. those who disappear are normal people people who are opposed to government people who can gather support has open attention to the issue after initially denying even hearing about the abduction the government here has now said that they'll start looking into the case but prime minister says that he has not even heard of one child liam or why he would flee thailand for cambodia

down and the territorial dispute in the south china sea well scott highland joins us live now from bangkok scott so what will the economic recovery from a cope with 9000 like in southeast asia i mean a lot of countries there rely on foreign investment and economic engagement. yes there and it's interesting because when you look at why austin was formed these 10 nations it was to help with trade yes with inside the region but also reaching outside the region and what's going to be interesting moving forward and they're going to discuss this at this summit today on friday and that is how they're going to start working with the with each other they're going to hopefully help each other when it comes to economics their economic future collective economic future but also when it comes to infrastructure you know when you look at southeast asian nations they were pretty lucky when it comes to dealing with code 1000 and the spread of code 19 so they're going to continue their work together hopefully and one thing that's interesting you know they're going to come up with the plan kind of an agreeme