students prime minister is trying to crack down on critics by labeling them as unpatriotic or antinational. they asserted that indy yeah's democracy and freedom of speech are under >> we are not going a against the country. it's not the country i was looking for. >> on wednesday, in front of a courthouse, they believe to be supporters of the governing party beat up the students. nobody was arrested, despite a large police presence. another student committed suicide after being branded as antinational by a senior governing official. his death has media coverage. a planned canal for thailand could revolutionize shipping. pacific oceans, like this one, come with concerns. nhk world reports. >> this is the malay in thailand. at its narrowest point, it is 50 kill meters high. >> most of this land is flat. people have been making canned el -- candles here for a long time. >> this is a model for the new canal. this man is a man behind the project, known as the great canal. he submitted his plan to the government way back in 2005. >> translator: what's important is that the canal would be a shorte