do something to give the baby a future without a. make a donation safe a life. this is d. w. news coming to you live from berlin and change on the horizon for one of asia's most visible gay community same sex couples in thailand get ready to exercise their rights a civic partnership but they say a new law being introduced early next year polls short of the equality they want with heterosexual couples. also coming up indonesians struggle to get back to daily

life after last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman with no boat left a notorious sell his catch to anyway. and it is football but not his rich countries no it's professional players and doubt ball are going hungry. and i'm terry martin good to have you with us thailand's government has given us backing to a groundbreaking bill on same sex relationships under the proposed legislation thailand could become the first asian country to legalize same sex unions that would be a big step forward for the country's gay community but some say the law doesn't go far enough in meeting their demand for equality with heterosexual couples. want to be in perfect union and not only in a workout routine would emerge into chinda and. more than just training bodies

the pair for the love twelve years ago and have been together ever since. three times a week they start their day with a workout they say it helps their bodies and their relationships stay in shape. i mean my partner are always on the go all the time working on getting tasks done i think the only time we actually get to spend together quality time is during morning workouts like. would he use a well known t.v. presenter in thailand for more than a decade he's been in the public eye when he came out four years ago it made big headlines not all of them collins. feels thailand still has a long way to go towards full acceptance of sexual minorities. he welcomes the new build as an awakening fatah society. people just started talking about this seriously over the past year i type proof.

ok we're civil partnership ok so do gays really need to get married and the conversations out there. has never talked about this. not. activist she acknowledges that a civil union would bring some improvements to same sex couples for example when it comes to succession at the same time like many activists she feels the move could introduce this status a second class citizens. by itself if it called to a set my. mind. is that. so. because you cannot adopt. is a huge move. from from my point of view so instead of taking baby steps to take

some rights i would call for rights. woody and take a different view they feel tall and isn't ready for full marriage equality demanding all much just result in achieving nothing. if you push too hard. you might be aggravating the people that are living here now so it's about knocking the doors opening the doors one by one it's a first step i think it's a very important first step and if we if we manage to get this first step right we will still be the very first in asia or in southeast asia to get that and i think. that it's on its own is such an achievement both for thailand for the region it's something we can be proud of most of the heavy lifting is done now is the vote in parliament should the civil union bill pass would be and want to be among the first

same sex couples in thailand to legally taught the not. that our correspondent joins us now from bangkok hi florian getting same sex unions legally recognised is a big step for any country how difficult has this process been fertile and. it has been very difficult and now has been a year long effort there had been plans for such a law already about four years ago before the military coup in two thousand and fourteen then this whole project basically. pods and it was especially difficult because there is not really an open debate now that's very typical thai things so you don't voice your opinion openly especially not if it's a controversial one so there has been a lot of negotiating behind closed doors by bt activists like the one we have seen in the report and certain members of the government and now here we are now

understand that a final decision on the same sex union bill is expected early next year is it sure to be approved. it is not sure we will probably see democratic. or almost democratic elections by the end of february of next year as i said we're still ruled by the military regime and the legislative assembly is not elected there are just appointed members there is a chance that it will actually pass before new elections but even if it doesn't the likelihood that it will pass with a new legislative assembly. is also quite likely so i think thailand will actually see this law by next year their critics say this bill doesn't go far enough what they regard as its main short commons.

well basically everything that would involve money so social welfare for partners is not part of the deal and the other very important thing is adoption so obviously it is possible for any person to adopt as an individual but there is no such thing as joint adoption for gay couples that is not mentioned in this law and this is one of the major sticking points that especially those activists are criticizing for and thank you so much our correspondent toria notion there in bangkok. the syrian army has entered and taken control of the kurdish held town of money where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under kurdish control for the last six years the kurds urged damascus to intervene after turkish backed syrian rebels advance on monday child thursday turkey's campaign

against the kurds is intensifying after the u.s. announced it would withdraw from syria. rescuers in indonesia are searching for over one hundred fifty people still missing after saturday's tsunami this after officials. warned of fresh danger from the outer krakatau pain and the possibility of another title wave saturday's deadly waves killed at least four hundred thirty people for the survivors returning to normal life as not prove easy. santos has this report. sometimes the sea is a friend sometimes a phone jack says he's a fisherman and loved one west java who has looked to the sea for his livelihood and as a source of food. i could make as much as fifty euros a week from fishing curing the monsoon season we depend on our store it's where we

sell food to tourists for. this used to be my store the tsunami swept along by now it's gone. jim max still has his home and his family is safe but without their livelihood the future is uncertain yeah. they used to be many people on the beach every die. they came from nearby cities and even from jakarta. now there is no one. that we are. it is the waves rolling into the beaches of west java that bring in many local tourists indonesians who want to escape the crowded and frenetic pace of nearby jakarta come here for a quick break especially during the holiday season a few days ago these waves turned into a giant tsunami and fears of a second one are keeping vacationers away turning this once tourist spot into

a ghost town. the government gave us some food and water but no money to rebuild our store and that will not be enough unless we receive regular assistance. out of. the obvious things that the tsunami took away with lives and times but the waves have also lift people in limbo uncertain about what tomorrow will bring. take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today election campaigning has ended in bangladesh ahead of a vote for a prime minister shake cutscene it is expected to secure a record fourth term campaign though has been marred by allegations of foul play government critics say opposition figures have been jailed for political reasons ahead of sunday's poll. and in new york residents were stunned when the sky over manhattan started to glow a bright neon blue eerie sight prompted piers on social media of an alien invasion

but the explanation proved more mundane a transformer fire at a local power plant. sailing news now on the wild boat crew are savoring a particularly sweet victory after winning the prestigious sydney hobart yacht race last year their boat crossed the line but crossed the line first too but was stripped of the title following a near collision early on this time there were no such problems for the australian vessel as it racked up a ninth win in the seventy fourth edition of the event but ended up being one of the closest races in years wild oats completed the route in one day nineteen hours seven minutes and twenty one. tennis great serina williams was in action against her sister venus on thursday the match. exhibition

tournaments in abu dhabi was her first outing since losing the us open final in september and in the end serena proved to be a little rusty. serena williams started off stronger winning the first set six four she's preparing for the upcoming australian open where wind could see her equal margaret courts recalled tally of twenty fool grand slam singles titles. in the second set the siblings were neck and neck this twelve bull rally eventually going to sister venus as way. the thirty eight year old veteran drew level by winning the second set before coming out on top in the deciding super tired break a shortened set to determine the match winner it was a rare triumph for venus in competitive outings serena has won four of the last

five. if you follow european football you know the sport generates billions of dollars with first of asian players earning huge salaries but that is not the reality everywhere in the footballing world in the african nation of gab own for example trying to make ends meet is a daily struggle even for professional players. use this gavin nice football club f.c. . at tryst glance it's hard to find anything out of place just a bunch of professional footballers training. but imagine pain on an empty stomach . these players fast fighting what can i say i fight sometimes to come to train without having eaten they tell us yes coach we hungry we didn't eat. living off football is increasingly difficult in cup on even for professional play yes many teams knock the basics and pay us go months without payment. to be playing

football and go bowling for at least three as it is really hard we can no longer live without a salary and as you can see we don't even have a jersey because i take on this oh my oh the country's economic problems have had a trickle down effect the lack of funding and poor organization have created a chaotic situation. and if they see the real problem is that the state is putting money into sports but not in the right places it does and it doesn't necessarily go to a right person for most of these playoffs football is the only source of income that they continue to play even if their next paycheck is hanging by a thread our business brief is up next monica jones is taking a look back at a turbulent year donald trump's trade spots with china the uncertainty surrounding briggs it and the ongoing legal woes of car makers and tech giants.

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