the thai monarch is seen as a stabilizing force in politics and is rev eared by thais across the politicalpectrum. as the world's longest reining monarch he has overseen many coups, and civil unrest. he brought two rival political rivals together in 1992 in a televised audience. >> our correspondent flaurens louie is south of bangkok where the king stays at one of his palaces. florence, what is happening where you are? >> well, it seems to have taken on a festive air. on the drive here to bangkok we saw not just the thai national flags, but the royal flags lining the streets, people hanging the flags and portraits of the king and the queen along the street, strung on lamp posts, shopfronds, and the whole lot seems to be preparing for the kings birthday. along the motorcade route, which is where the king's royal car will be driving past tomorrow. we have seen people lining up, bringing their mattresses up. they'll spend the night there booking their spot. that shows you just how highly respected, how referred he is. he has no formal political role, but he's a constitutional monarch and seem

been helping the royal thai police break up the thai network that trafficked her, including identifyingd lilly into slavery, jae ju. devon and cornwall police meet their thai counterparts at the women's and children's division known as cwd and learn something terrifying. >> the victim came and reported someone similar to jae ju's description was threatening her. so the cwd officers, they got an immediate orders to go to the hometown in that area and contact the local police and have them work on finding out where jae ju was. and when a picture of jae ju was brought to the victim, the victim affirmed that was jae ju. >> if convicted, what are the offenders in the thai case, what sentences are they likely to receive? >> right now it's in court proceedings. and if she is found guilty of forcing someone or deceiving someone into prostitution, then she is looking at about 20 years. >> reporter: ra -- >> jae ju visited japan and australia and america. then it would -- it's almost certain that they traffic girls into their other countries. so it's a truly global enterprise that those females a

the movement is called another twist in the thai political story. our starting point is bangkok. >> the news divide in tie you land lies between what is reported on the countries six analog t.v. chan else, five owned by the government or the military and what is delivered digitally through another 48 chan else privately owned. the two sides tell different versions of the movement. >> political con frontation in thailand, the media is deeply divided themselves. supporters mobilized thousands of t.v. stations. they want more favorable stories. >> i see reflecting intimidation to the people through the media. he wasn't getting a fair share of the broadcast. most t.v. chan else are under government control. that's why the people's army felt the need to do that. >> the yellow shirts have been planning for this day, waiting for the moment. the yellow shirts have mobilized and part of the plan is to quickly paralyze the thai economy, government and6j >> the=v protestors converged on the t.v. stations controlled by the government and insisted that their bro

the best way is to give back the power to the thai people and holiday he lacks in to the thai people with the side. but that government could pay for needed to behave with namaste and they can feed into the pool and on the net to hold his own country. more than a hundred thousand people continued to come the government has seen the distribution and the cooling of the connection with little to none. it is to be this that there could be encouraging he said no but the people's health and a two week it was because good people to face the tough and the eunuch has dismissed the idea is unconstitutional and undemocratic a higher than fifteen k but this post i will stick it on the hopefuls have thought that i'd seen in a two in two thousand and six. like not to burn coal to rejoin the un correspondent martin denmark and is told about the latest gesture from you to know what this friday he told parliament say that there will be a snap election in saying that she will bond in that connection bought katie that perth is continuing the day in bangkok and we will warm to that of me and that he app

protesters address pressure on the thai prime minister to resign. >> lying in state. nelson mandela's coffin goes back to the heart of south african government. >>> first, bangladesh's supreme court rejected an appeal of a death sentence given to opposition leader abdul quader mollah. he was due to be put to death on tuesday. he was convicted for crimes during the 1971 war of independence. >> david chater is in the capital of qatar. what is the reaction to the reprieve being taken away. >> as expected the reaction is clash on the street, violence. we have report that an activist was killed. 15 people were injured in the divisional town. there has been a bomb explosion across the capital city. it's ongoing. in the last three weeks we had violence across bangladesh. maybe the capital city was calmer than the rest of the division. part of the reason is the pollittizizing of the jamal islamic. all this comes in the backdrop of when the united nation assist trying to broker a negotiation between the opposition and the ruling party >> you'll have to explain more about what

night of violence in ukrainian capital kiev as thousands of demonstrators defied a ban on protests the thai capital bangkok braces for another night of violence and anti government protest their escalates. when this latest top three staff writer the pack with convincing wins this weekend . ukrainian capital kiev and dozens have been injured in clashes between police and anti government protesters earlier today. thousands turned out despite a ban on protests to demand early election. they want president victory on congress to step down after he rejected a trade pact with the european union in favor of improving ties with russia. sunday saw the biggest demonstration in kyiv in almost a decade. more than a hundred thousand people gathered for a peaceful rally and independence plan. in front of the president's office the protests escalated in the often did. a group of young people in moscow and didn't it. instead they turn tried to break through police lines. riot police responded that it gets and the students to drop them back the opposition denounced the violence saying it was an attempt by t

so annie and korean and thai time. we have learned that these people would be easy on you. so let me and one has seen while coles not because some of these but because of the existing company. so i mean what they have to do is that the fee we have to be twenty eight or five. with this issue in all of his recent trip to the region. us vice president joe biden on seemed to have been mediating rather than intervening time this issue. so what to say that as meetings in korea china japan were affected there were actually will keep its proposal pz was to bring peace to know sees a few. i mean i think this is his job. and if its bid was kind of title role will what he was now the bulk of these at the time. but the new web app that this thing happen he did to japan post and he sympathized with ah but i miss them. well katie them a game proceeds. and then he holds the title. but since that keep the costs to make any promises we jump and he had a great impressed with the which i know. so loki in a few seeing his soul that i mean we don't need any completing this reason. and then peop

.) >> i'm your any objection c for today's hearing thank you for being here for the thai annual harvey milk and encountering moscone. i want to thank you he thank our interpreter for being here and mayor ed lee for soobl us here tonight and reflect autopsying all that happened in november in 1978 and where we are today. i want to recognize in addition our public defender jeffrey is here. defense attorney george mukdz from your city college board of trustees and walt is here from senator will keenz office and a gentleman from nancy pelosi office. and the amazing teresa sparks as well >> so we are here to remember and to honor two extraordinary men mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk. who together literally changed the face of san francisco. we're here to keep the flame of their violation brp and their memories alive. or as ted contend would say the work goes on the cause endures and the dream shall never today. george and heather were two different people living two different lives who strangely found their fate historically intertweend but they found they had in common was

night of violence in ukrainian capital kiev as thousands of demonstrators defied a ban on protests the thai capital bangkok braces for another night of violence and anti government protest their escalates. when this latest top three staff writer the pack with convincing wins this weekend . ukrainian capital kiev and dozens have been injured in clashes between police and anti government protesters earlier today. thousands turned out despite a ban on protests to demand early election. they want president victory on congress to step down after he rejected a trade pact with the european union in favor of improving ties with russia. sunday saw the biggest demonstration in kyiv in almost a decade. more than a hundred thousand people gathered for a peaceful rally and independence plan. in front of the president's office the protests escalated in the often did. a group of young people in moscow and didn't it. instead they turn tried to break through police lines. riot police responded that it gets and the students to drop them back the opposition denounced the violence saying it was an attempt by t

the supporters represent a minority of the national thai electorate. the opposition parties have yet to say if they will participate in an election, but are still calling for the prime minister to step down. >>> there's also concern for the country's economy. thailand's channel 9 news says since late november when the political turmoil spread, about 20% of tourists who were planning to visit thailand from other asian nations have instead chosen destinations in other countries. the confrontation between thaksin loyalists and the antithaksin opposition has been going on for a decade. it has seriously affected the thai economy every time it has flared up. concern is spreading among foreign companies doing business in thailand. restaurants in an area where many japanese citizens live are starting to feel the impact ahead of the end of year party season. >> translator: it hurts our business. people prefer staying at home to eating out at night. it can't be helped, and i don't know what to do. >> although the number of people around the prime minister's offi

they had succeeded, including the police headquarters, where the thai prime minister was.'s been moved to a secure location. we are outside government house where wayne hay is. there's tear gas in the air. let's see if he's in a position to speak at the moment. wayne? all right. wayne hay... >> the tear gas seems to have - that cloud of tear gas seems to have passed at the moment. certainly it's been coming in the last 30 minutes or so, very thick, very strong, and the protesters trying to force the police back. they are not making much inroad, if any at all. a few hours ago to give you background as to how this confrontation started. protesters arrived at one of the main entrances to government house. there are concrete barriers guarding the entrances. there's a lot of razor wire and police and tear gas facilities. the protesters started to tear away concrete barriers, using pick-up trucks. they did succeed, there was no action from the police, but the police got on to it and began to fire tear gas. this is what we have seen for the last few hours is the small battles tak

i don't think that thai people even the protesters want to do away with the thai democratic system. want the same thing but different ways of looking at it. i think that is way we think it's still possible to have a good way out. >> okay, thank you very much for your insight. and he was the professor of political science at the university. and several senior members of the muslim brotherhood are scheduled to appear in court in egypt and face charges related to violence during anti-coup protests in july and among the defendants is the muslim brotherhood supreme guide who was arrested in august. video taken on sunday shows damaged buildings and an empty street and this lies in the region along the highway between homes in damascus and more fighting going on and rebels still control the eastern part of the town. and let's get now to andrew simmons who is live in beirut and andrew how significant is this partial take over here? >> the fighting is getting more intensive all the time. we have just come off the phone with an activist, an opposition activist in the nearest town on the leban

>> bringing down the barricades - thai police allow protesters into government buildings, but still stay in control. >> you're watching al jazeera america live from doha. also on the program - warnings of a coupe in ukraine as protests continue and the opposition calls for a vote of no confidence. >> how an unprecedented trade deal could see some of the poorest people go hungry - a special report from india. >> a project in afghanistan providing a life-line for the disabled. >> police in thailand have been ordered to stand down and allow protesters into government buildings. it's the 10th day of protesters. they want to force the government to resign. prime minister yingluck shinawatra held a cabinet meeting on tuesday. she's now on her way to meet the king. the police say they are still in control of the situation, despite standing down. >> the demonstrations, and in order to reduce the tensions between protesters and police, barriers have been opened to compounds. we are in the process of negotiating with the police. police still maintain police and order. forces from the military safe

giving us a complexities for the evening that we are here i won't say celebrated but oubdz it was thai years ago that i stood many of you stood many of you were not born yet i guess by those of us who are old enough to remember stood on those very steps and we 340ur7bd and we tried to make some codify sense of what had happened. we thought about it we talked about if this was the without doubted the most unbelievable set of circumstances in san franciscoed political history or at least recent history interest if you go back enough you'll find there's things but we didn't have people who were elected officials pulling out a gun and taking out the mayor and another city official. i mean just how strange was that. but you have to also feel the strangeness of that in the year as senator leno mentions in which we've had the strangeness of jim jones i hope some of you who remember a local minister who took a thousand people into the jungles of south america and fed them cool laid for a mass suicide. harvey's leg is acy was he was able to sue semi late all the strange thipgdz in san francisco

it could be a transformative moment in thai politics. whatever decision the army takes about what to do next could be the crucial factor. what the military wants is a matter of debate. we spoke to a top security official. he told us some protesters are soldiers. did you say some protesters are soldiers? >> yes. [ inaudible ] >> back in 2010 during mass demonstrations there was talk about how the military was provoking violence and used it as an excuse to take power. >> thailand has changed. we cannot go back. the country is controlled by a small group of people. it's a turning point. >> the last time the military grabbed power in 2006 it was from thaksin shinawatra. it tried to return it to the people through a new constitution. the current prime minister yingluck shinawatra tried to amend it. some say the military wants to back by using what looks like a people's resolution. >> translation: the army can't put up with the situation. if it can't solve the political problem. >> how likely is it that there would be another coup? >> i cannot

thai prime minister ending lets you know what iraq has rejected the resignation them and missing book said that the demands were not possible under the constitution but she remained open to talks to god that the police would not use force against the people police officers do not use force against the people because it is necessary for us to protect the government buildings because of the government buildings are used to serve the other sixty million thais but this latest group to help somebody said that the day before that the prime minister should step down within two days yes of course and civil servants to go on strike the protesters in the room pleased the government with a people's council. the prime minister is the sister affection shinawatra a billionaire and a former thai prime minister who himself was forced from office in two thousand six coup and now lives in to avoid trial charges of corruption he still wields significant influence in its own country the fifth meeting of the cars and austria intergovernmental commission on commercial and economic cooperation in the second

he is highly revered by thais.y hang pictures of him and his wife in their homes, shops, and even car. people here regard him as some sort of unifying figure. so it's no surprise that they agreed to a truce in honor of his birthday. he seems to be worlds away from the street demonstrations that have been going on. people are here to book a spot on thursday. people are eager to catch a glimpse of their king. this will be a very rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of him. they seem to be preparing for the celebrations in in a big way. street resources streets that were lined with flags, and pictures of the king and queen, and stores are selling royal souvenirs and t-shirts in honor of the king. >> and a little later in the news hour, we'll take a look at how much support there is for the government out of the capitol bangkok. >> i'm wayne haye, and people are vowing to take action if political change is forced upon themmen. >>> a husband bow la leader has been held in lebanon. this leader was gunned down outside of h

protest organizers told the thai leader that he would accept nothing less than her resignation. calling for a nationwide strike on monday. wayne hay has more from bangkok. >> in a haze of tear gas thailand's political divisions became clear yet again. police had warned anti-government protestors if they tried to confront them they would respond. and that is exactly what happened. if it wasn't tear gas it was a water cannon. the protestors came to the area around a heavy guarded governor house. it's a target in their plan to disrupt the government and force it from power. >> we will definitelysucceed. we'll wait until it's all gone. we have cut the razor wire in front and then we'll enter. >> this was another violent day in thailand's long running battle for control. but as sexual it was no usual ie rich and powerful moving forward. it recent days the pr protestore been able to roam around bangkok. with little or kno no resistance from police. the police are how olding firm and seem determined to defend government house. >> the protestors are showing intnosigns of backing down. s

if the thai government also counts its allies. it's up to date some seventy thousand people rallied in favor of the prime minister and the proto. many of them traveled in from volcker rule areas. on entering the capital the boss is a sin to home. some of wholesome can do for the trademark great teachers to be good and . with leaders of the anti government movement pitching among its occupation of state buildings in the coming days tension in the capital is reaching fever pitch. no need to kingscliff the celebrations on this day the herald. i wrote in to come. waits people on down into groups then live softer police helicopter crashed into a crowded pub and scottish city of moscow on friday nights. local police say that such and the rest of us on the way meeting that the death toll could rise through the still listen to us now to the chief constable of the scottish police complex the ongoing rescue operation. they will not be a quick operation. it's a very complicated. and in the dangerous scene. a tribute to those people from the

many thais chief warns that without the steel all aid and military assistance could be caught at the end of next year. it will not be possible to deploy it and a train at rice's mission to afghanistan after toe socks and fourteen. that's of course not all preferred option. president karzai says he will now leave it to his successor to decide on a peace agreement of the national elections in april. over the weekend president karzai accused washington of holding back the supplies from afghan security forces in a bid to cut were saving to signing the peace agreement. an allegation that you add projects. with the slate of afghanistan still up in the end john kerry next heads to moldova. instead of the long anticipated visit to ukraine which has rejected a key partnership agreement with the european union and the perceived pressure from russia. the move is being seen as a clear snub to kiev stoking concerns about rising tension is reminiscent of old cold war rivalries many groups were relegated to the pops. or don't carry it on his way to moldova as we speak but he did attend a special me

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this coming of the thai government has urged the opposition to consider a referendum after thai mps resignedn masse. this is what we have at the moment. yingluck shinawatra offering a referendum as protesters plan what some are saying is a final rally here. the government is willing to consider all options on protest taking place right now. let's get back to the market action. stocks rising for the first time in four days. manfred is senior investment we're getting to 2014 2014, i want to get a view from view -- from you about what you would have been saying about 2013 and what surprised you in the year. things thate many didn't turn out the way we expected. there were a few surprises. i think the one factor that really went the way we expected it to work global equities. u.s. and european equities, we did expect them to perform strongly and they did. the surprise for us was really in some countries here in asia. asian equities is one example. the equities market has done well despite a risk and roller coaster ride around september. the second surprise was on high- yield credit. we were over

urged thai government people not to leave their homes sunday night. the authorities say the move is aimed at preventing more violence. forces and antigovernment protesters were still clashing as the city went demonstrators attempted to force their way into government buildings. that included the offices of the prime minister. withy evening, they met the leaders of the protest movement to no avail. they've called on civil servants to walk off the job. >> in order to continue the people's two and eliminate the regime, the democratic reform committee would like to announce that monday, december 2, is a holiday for the government sector. >> that is a provocation that the government is no longer prepared to ignore. they used water cannons and tear gas and air threatening to take a tougher approach. rex he has used violence in trying to overthrow the government and prevent executives from a ship -- from exercising their power. according to the institution, the actions can be considered rebellion. >> pro governor -- pro- government demonstrators have been ou

. >> reporter: it was expected to be another violent day in this part of the thai capitol.iot police and anti-government protesters prepared to once again trade tear gas and rocks outside of the headquarters of the metropolitan police. instead they worked together to pull away barriers. a truce had been called to ease tension ahead of the king's birthday on thursday. around the corner there was a similar scene. the protesters were allowed to pass through the battle line. combatants turned comrades again. at least for now. those trying to push for political change were then able to enter the grounds of government house unopposed. this is another significant development in thailand. they have cut the gates, cut the locks to the grounds of government house and now anti-government protesters are about to storm in. they were told by their leaders not to enter the building itself which was guarded by soldiers. instead they enjoyed a brief stay on the man cured lawn. after an hour they left and locked the gate behind them. >> translator: this government has no right to run the cou

i think we are all thai people.cked off to the point that i don't know how to go back any further. please give me justice. >> reporter: around our office the number of protesters were down sharply. but the hard core were answering their leader's call to stay on. today is constitution day in thailand, a national holiday. they want to see the king put in place an unelected people's council to clean up politics and put an end to the alleged vote buying. >> for many analysts that's stretching the constitution past the breaking point. >> the theory proposed by those that say if the cabinet resigns, it gives certain ways and wiggle rooms for the king to provide a national government is just nonsensical? my opinion. >> reporter: the die hard protesters though, determined to rid the thai government of the influence of the former prime minister. >> translator: i believe the people's council will give power to the people not the capitalists. it will benefit red and yellow alike and free us from corruption. >> reporter: today

. >> this is a popular sport and a win after they beat the thai resist.malaysia take on myanmar, who shared the bronze. thais continued domination on the track. holding on in the 4 by 100 metres race by a photo finish. the thai women completed the 4 x 100 metres double, crewing to goal. >> thailand are on top of the tally with 59 goals and 153 in total. they are ahead of vietnam. there's more on the website. check out aljazeera.com/sport and how to get in touch with the team on twitter and facebook. >> thank you, stay with us. there's another full bulletin of news straight ahead. stay with us. you >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you: barrel bombs raining down on people caught up in syria's civil war - women and children among the dead. >> the house goes home, the senate trying to wrap up their voting >> china on top of the world, first-ever photos from the moon.

the thai government has asked the ministry to provide security for the imperium actions with the prime minister's still refusing to give in to the protests the standing committee of the national people's congress in china as the day brought us down to a major policy changes thus the labor council said to be abolished and existing inmates again be released. the second major policy change concerns the coach of russia one child policy could be relying on cats could discuss expects will the chinese one day be allowed to have as many children as they want to know yet. the bjp has loosened its one child policy. under the new legislation if one of the parents as many siblings the couple can have two children. full. it was any possible with my parents was single children and live in china. there are currently seeking a new born every year the policy adjustment that cotto will be an extra two million barrels a year. it's estimated that in the next twenty years. the chinese company and will increase by ten. people opened up completely. china faces new demographic challenges were rapidly increasi

thai prime minister again the tulips dissolves parliament on monday called for a snap election. the anti government protest leader said it wasn't good enough. he wants to set up the people's council of so called good people to replace the government's king looks at both unconstitutional and undemocratic. the mass demonstrations continue the mrt to gain its offices of government eyes are popping up to leave this country he says i have been like that what the schindler family here anymore. they should get at the country hundreds of wood and essendon now protests is going to swatting them to go to. they want to what ties the influence of her brother former prime minister texan shown a lot. somewhat violent and two thirds of them face to avoid a conviction but he's remained closely involved with the sisters governments ni boss protests were sparked last month by a government bid to introduce an amnesty that would console texans conviction. the city center left democratic party isn't unique to masjid and see who the snare of cars has won a primary election to the coast. the thirteen

the thai army has a history of moving against unpopular governments to depose them. registrations for elections next month will occur. >> straight to our correspondent in bangkok. what is your reading of the military's position. they said they didn't want to get drawn in. they've been drawn in in the past. >> they have been drawn in this the past. the last time there was a military coup was in 2006 when the military removed the brother of the current prime minister, thaksin shinawatra. they want to rid the country of the influence of the shinawatra family. they say the family is corrupt. accuse them of cronyism and nepoities m -- nepotism. a lot of analysts say they probably learnt their lessons from the last coup in 2006. that brought on a time of instability. there were street protests in 2008, 2010 and this. clearly they do not wish to be drawn in. if you read the comment by the army chief, he was really careful. he said - he posed this question: will the military intervene? and his answer was why do you want us to take sides, we don't want to take sides, we want

of thai players. normally the hosts win golds. thailand showed its players were not inferior to others. if nothing else the 27 south-east asian games would open myanmar to the rest of the girls. this the help. for many the competitors, this will become the highlight of sporting careers. for others it would be a springboard of the 2014 asian games or the olympics in 2015 in rio. >> two favourites to win the western conference clashed. the oklahoma city thunder beat western champions, san antonio spurs. the la clippers were in action, beating the den ver nuggets hitting alley open going 11-2, two minutes in. it was blake griffin that sold the show. 112 to 91 winners, clippers sit fourth. >> an hl star led pittsburg peng wince. crosby storing his goal. he's now scoring in 10 consecutive games. the flames have lost four straight. >> that's all the sport. >> thank you. put surfing on one of the world's famous beaches alongside gun battles and turf wars over drugs. you have the para develop that life for so

thai prime minister has rejected demands that she step down unit to watchers said it could be unconstitutional that she is a pain to make a ca shoes . despite freezing temperatures thousands of printer you demonstrate is that kept up their demands for ukraine's president viktor yanukovich to resign they appeared to be instead on by the solidarity between guy that supposition eat this kind of bond that snaked out during the weekend scott says the edited photo who we call for the impeachment of the president for the resignation of the government's criminal proceedings against those who raced back and it's against our innocent children. in the field position the desa speaking to smaller crowds than had been seen in kiev city center twenty four hours peaceful yet to buy into account as saying the three of us together would be up to make a difference but one with ten twenty thirty one hundred thousand to one knee and they the government would be up to do anything. ukraine has been plunged into crisis by president kennedy's decision to fold though a free trade deal with europe and the russian pressu

the problem is the way thai democracy is kucted. they are wonderful people, but are not getting this right. >> they are trying to change without question. >> ambassador richard butler, thank you for coming in. >> egyptian police and students clashed near cairo university. student are angry about the death of a student. >> in tahir square, there are the riots between the police and mohamed morsi activists. >> in croatia gay marriage is a divisive issue. aliosha milenkovic is in croatia with more. >> the referendum on same sex marriage in croatia provided landslide victory for those who were against approving those marriages, and those unions here in this european country. it is the case not just in croatia, apparently, by five other european countries decided to go the same way. poland, hungary and three others in baltic. croatia is not alone. it's interesting that 65% of those who voted actually voted for union of man and woman to be exclusively called marriage, and nothing else. that will be a mandate inside the constitution within

he later left the compound shouting that they want the thai royal family is one of the most enduring monarchies in southeast asia the team has no political power. but he is greatly admired as the symbol of the country's unity. my ministry mccann is avoided for the bloodshed in the days leading up to the king's birthday on tuesday she made a televised speech to call for unity. protesters have not dropped in advance for her to resign and for an end to the influence of her older brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra he was ousted in a coup in two thousand and six and has been living in self imposed former deputy prime minister said to take books about it who leaves the protesters said they would resume the demonstration was after the king's birthday weekend is going to address the people of thailand on thursday. he's previously used his influence to mediate conflicts in times of political tension. people are focusing on what message he will deliver to the two groups have divided the country for nearly ten years. even with the political turmoil in thailand the country's ma

the move comes amid weeks of renewed protests that have shaken the thai capital and threatened again to plunge the country into crisis. i visit was charged with the debts of the forty three year old man and the fourteen new liberal. not all the charges in the court hearing. about ninety people were killed in the crackdown in two thousand team and then it was not to be alive abhisit is facing charges in those two deaths. after the indictment thailand to move the court granted bail to visit his trial is set to begin wash the twenty fourth in twenty ten richard protesters occupied downtown bangkok for more than two months until being dispersed by a cracked. richards on support from walmart. that opposition will use this tool is now prime minister military spokesman said that thailand's top military brass will disgust on thursday whether to meet with anti government protest leaders meeting that earlier had been dismissed as dangerous the supreme court command is expected to discuss the matter with each of the armed forces commanders but just reduce it to coax a bomb on wednesday as for m

at its peak with strong backing from bangkok's middle class responding to the ongoing protests the thai government has announced it would extend the enforcement of the internal security act to notch the first twenty fourteen. the act was invoked in three districts in back all can all talk about them was expended in like november to cover the entire capital and three adjacent provinces the internal security act and pow security forces the ball runs restrict access to areas all buildings and disperse demonstrators the top thai security official says the act has been extended because of prolonged anti government protests. the japanese government has approved a two point eight percent increase in the defense spending for the fiscal year twenty fourteen the second consecutive rise. the move may increase regional concerns about japan's like leaning policies and surging nationalism. the cost of the terrorists toshiba as styles from ikea. the scene of the ntc second union fees japan's cabinet approved of record high ninety five point eight trillion yen approximately nine hundred and twenty two

the thai prime minister remains under pressure as protests continue in bangkok told hudson a ruler has the story. the wrist don't know and assigned to the unrest in thailand monday marks one week since matt since the days began in and around government offices in bangkok the state is calling for the resignation of prime minister and senior auctioneer what many people are concerned that a ton while we did stop in treating night and that makes the second largest currency and economy. high in the critical parts of the capital. thousands of protesters threw rocks and the heavenly gandhi prime minister's own face. police responded with t gas rather than expand to ten in. the i use the forestry get another protest outside the u k wants to. i will give them what i came here to tell police the chapel is now shooting they messed up sitting retired. as the days events of the sevens nationwide to come out on strike industry to self govern but this entry to the office a few comments forcing them to wait outside he appealed for reconciliation cry nineteen the economic consequences of the unrest the

they want is to replace the elected government for the people's council drawn from a cross section of thai society but with a sizeable number actually selected by the protesters themselves that this would give the protest site and influence in thai politics which he covered the card when in an election they deny this is anti democratic and say the present system yet has failed. now more than fifty countries have called for free elections to continue in thailand but the protest leaders say bank atms parts of the media who agree with them to shut up and keep outs of taiwan's offense a site i like is a young democracy and many other countries did take time to stop the center and political systems. when you consider what has agreed to examine political reform which he says this can only be done under the direction of the property of elected governments. thank you very much in the belmont man approaching from on call under the structure will see in this chemical stockpiles as now and said any important state in kabul that sows and three dates from when denmark and norway have or by dan to pull

gunmen opened fire on anti government demonstrators in the thai capital bangkok on the loose top of a killing one man and wounding three of us the shooting to replace other on the three am local time. the protest signs have been trying to block candidate registration functionally section chisel full figure a second. ali on demonstrators clashed with riot police leaving a police officer and the contestant that. mobil one hundred and fifty people love with john did a frustration began in areas outside and call comes off of a process of suspended the process and seeks out on the cropping season. likes to sleep and train in southern indiana called on all the sound of a morning killing at least twenty six thousand jobs. in one of sixteen passenger cars while traveling through the almond tofu non district of them throughout the day. indian gray whales for the center twenty six people including two children were killed in a divestment her. the claim was bound for the central city of non data from the animal will the country's leading ninety cents. the victims are believed to have been asleep

online sales were done in two thousand thirteen because of her influence the navy has endorsed our thai food and cosmetic problem the deck door but then the big goal for the forty seven us dollars on cab back on. therefore the hundreds of details. it is also being held less conventional products like inflatable doll. we will call me to her image. very popular online. the typical thirty us dollars each. commuting in the lower the top though the giving of beer and pop them in taiwan. these details related to endorse a lot the book but with developing the race to present his research proving to be comical minus fifty three percent male. in the new products or just can not only the twenty fifth percentile don't go away because of that money matters were tough but dairy farmers stadium most people in china could either go the grocery stores when the price goes up. i would become the topic of debate. many of your politician but still continued to command no problem. nearly all the chinese milk friends have raised the prices recently some big brands like he'll be leading the new ending for me

what's safe to say that tensions are dying down here in the central thai capital although still it's pretty much the knights adds up to the number of people here it's not the hundreds of thousands anymore it's probably a ten twenty thousand protesting in the central square. i just walked across the city administration building which is just a few hundred meters from here on this this building was taken over by the activist of a nationalist party they now describe it as the headquarters of the new ang now resembles something of a full and jain people are very cheered dancing around it so that that that is the more that another boiling point here is the building of the administration of ukraine's president. i'm thirty eight during the day we saw enormous classes happening at this building i just went there that read twenty minutes ago and the standoff continues with protesters and the police are dead and the other day before that i went and i saw the situation. college was straight off to a huge huge role with the police the only organization of ukraine's president now under siege with

thai people should do that cutesy for the stability and security of the country. now that's being seen as a coal for people to try to resolve the current crisis protest leaders have called for the government to beat his old and the king to step in and appoint a new prime minister. the current administration says that's impossible. on the title all the awesome precedents mccain has endorsed in the past changes of prem yet but perhaps not in identical circumstances. not when there was actually an elected government in place that he was asked to do something at the river a center in two thousand and six when the political upheavals here at the time he refused to do that saying that the king to protest at it in any way that he wished and that would be an overstepping of his charity said it does seem that for the time being at least the price will continue to distance itself from these current political upheavals nomar to lead a protest leader this is the pumps obama has vowed to continue the protests after the king's birthday celebration. are people reacting to this a

leaders and was seen walking through crowds and keeps independence square key opposition figure of a thai klitschko served as his guide the dutch foreign minister is also paid a visit to the protest camps top e.u. officials aren't key if for a pre-planned security summit and gary sussman professor at portland state university believes their actions are sending the wrong kind of signal. sends one message of support for those people who are trying to bring down the government on the one hand and it shows to others it shows a message of intervention during the color revolutions there were a number of different agencies present in the region that were encouraging student and other movements local and american n.g.o.s who are very much involved but now they have now a more sophisticated technology but they also have social networking they can help to organize protests they can use electronic means of spreading information and this information you know that reese questions about the respect for the sovereignty of the country when you have a when foreign countries intervene. and coming up where