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to intense drought. in china, we'll see how authorities across the region are struggling to pull. plus newton's 1st opening, the lesbian beauty queen. and how she's using her shot at the miss universe brown to promote l g b t q writes ah, i'm british manager, welcome to deed other news, asia. glad you could join us suspended, tie, prime minister for you, john. or john is continuing in the cabinet as defense minister despite his suspension from the top job. the constitutional court has suspended for you while it considers a legal challenge to his dom as lead up. the main opposition party has argued for you has reached the atm tom limit since he took charge of the country in

a cool. in 2014, it isn't clear yet when the court will deliver its judgement. deputy prime minister private of won't silvan has taken over as leader of thailand in 10 am a. he's known to be part of the same circle of military officers involved in the 2014 cool. the pry you john, or child lead protest as in bangkok, voiced their disapproval of the temporary change of duties at the top, and demanded an overhaul of the entire political leadership. earlier in the week, they march towards the government quarter in the city with their demands. maybe hot die. we're not happy among young. i don't know how you don't power from a woman and became prime minister in a crew. done. ha, ha, ha, ha ha ha. when he wasn't even elected in the 1st place, i lived in the one place. he stayed for a long time and had no vision for the count treatment on butternut ah,

for you to suspend it, but permit is taking his place. then they're both tyrants got what i unhappy. he's gone to some extent. but i think the whole cabinet should have left with him by the ha, curb harley at bank on my zach and gentlemen from on. this is type political unless john garrison, but when to read to europe, it's good to have you on the show. after a long time, now for you to john archer has stepped down temporarily. but with paula going to his deputy private wong salon. is that really much of a change? yes or no? yes, because review, it symbolizes me military dictatorship in taylor. so we shouldn't forget that he sees power back in 2014. so the fact that now he stops working, he says suspended at least for a month on that is a symbolic change,

i think. but it's no in the sense that for you, it is a face of the regime and we're talking about the region with roots and networks. and so it really is definitely someone who is the foundation of the regime and are definitely he pressing for you. it is not the end of the regime, but we had some protest her in bangkok who were upset with her the leadership of the country. how popular is pro channel tra, among the people. not at all. i mean, he still has, he is in the car. this ankle, or you would fans in thailand, right, which is like a fringe of kind of phenomenon in thailand, but in general, he is very, very unpopular. and on the most interesting part is that he is extremely and pop not un be in. he's on a cabinet with in he's on party along for sarah. and so what we are experiencing is

on fragmentation within the ruling cooperation, and therefore the use and popularity on signify something, a deeply trampling within the ruling cooperation. and so i think on the internal politics is definitely a leading review and probably hopefully to the end of his political career. or do you mean the tires are truly believed that the constitutional court, when rule against a former military chief and the current prime minister? ah, i think most people have learned to be skeptical of the constitutional court. i'm. and as you can see, they are 2 wordings are deliver to days, go one, the east that 9 on all consensus on saying that for you and past 2 debt that the court will consider the opposition's petition about by you. it's term

limits. but the 2nd worthy is more, you know, unsure regarding whether or not but you should be suspended for a month during the investigation and saw fight our for say yes and for i don't know. and so i think this tells us something about the future of this, where the that is going to be very um close. and i as fees will be very walla town when the soldier depend on how much influence the military at to do to change in thailand. ah yes, but we shouldn't forget that the military is also like the ruling coalition, super fragment at the moment and by you and ah, has never been so popular was in the military actually. and i think with bra writ in the leadership. i mean, the military is still are quite sure that their influence is still

intact. so, and i think the show shall be it will not definitely impact the dominance of the military in type politics. we live at the, for the time being, but thank you so much for joining us today and just about consider you're most welcome ah south and central issue have been drenched by unusually heavy monsoon brains, which have triggered massive floods across the region in pakistan. and they've effected more than 30000000 people and killed close to a 1000 this past month. west. it has been the southern sin province, including here in the city of hybrid above pakistan's, a climate change minister is calling at court. a climate induced humanitarian disaster. authorities are appealing for international health with relief efforts.

meanwhile, laboring of barnison has also been struggling with the aftermath of torrential rains. the taliban is reporting more than $180.00 deaths in central and eastern provinces. the flooding has washed away thousands of houses worsening. i've gone to fans, or really dia monitored in crisis. but why large parts of south asia are under water? half of china is suffering a crippling drought. the heat wave is the worst on record, and it's wreaking havoc with harvests and power supplies. authorities asked crumbling to limit the damage the young c river, china's most vital inland waterway. the water flow has dropped only half of his efforts putting pressure on hydro electric ponds that supply power to megacities, such as changing sweating through temperatures as high as 45 degrees with limited power supply. residents say the heat has disrupted every aspect of their

lives. were 11 b lloyd, when decided to close our bar because we were struggling to create a nice atmosphere with the limited electricity supply. this is affecting our work and my life to a huge degree. also on a southern china is experiencing the longest stretch of high temperatures and drought since record began. 6 decades ago. scientist said, sustained periods of heat are becoming more frequent due to climate change. on the ticker, colinza hotel 4 according to the current monitoring the high temperature damage index is the high since 1981 teacher taylor tarzan, i didn't call in sandy such a long period of hot weather in the southern regions is unfavourable to growing produce a higher farmers already battling to save their crops a reduced harvest could mean an increased need for imports. while global supplies are

already strained by the war in ukraine. but there is little feast farmers and change color thought kinder the crops are all scorched, you see are what, what another urban residence in shanghai are also learning to cope with the current crisis. as the cities light go out to safe electricity, it's dark reminder of a dark future. if global warming remains unchecked, the world now for the 1st time and openly less than woman will be representing him aaliyah nation of time. at the 2022 miss universe contest. tasha gordon hopes the wrong will give her an opportunity to support the local n g b t q. community homosexuality was not decriminalized in the country until last year. fashion model trashy codeine with crowned miss baton back in june.

it's a special moment. it's not just the 1st time baton is sending a competitor to the miss universe pageant and it's an opportunity for the countries l g b t community to feel pride code and wants to use her new status to support her community under international attention to their fight for equality at being open the d and then being miss baton will give me an additional on platform because now i can not only i'm not only speaking for the buttons community, but i'm speaking for the minority of community on the on a platform like the messina was bad in which would be a huge do active does say cogent has received a lot of backing and it's even become a queer icon since being named miss baton. but until 2021,

being a homosexual was a criminal offense in baton a code and said it was difficult for her to out herself as a lesbian, especially to her family. it was a very strong reaction because i come from very st. guns of a deep religious family. i got really strong reactions, specially for my auntie and my grandmother who are the most conservative in though who late in the whole family. when on after a while, i think their title gave out, art is not going to change. let i live, i live, to choose towards l g b t. people are slowly changing, but same sex couples are still not allowed to marry. so there's a long way to go before the enjoying quality code in hopes of that her steps will help to make things better for the l. g. b t, community and that's it. for this week. we leave you with more shots of poor young

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