thai] >> elephant rides, festivals, and camps are a must for thousands of tourists who flock to thailand each year. but beyond the happy smiles, there is a dark reality behind the origin of these elephants. a brutal trade that experts claim threatens the survival of some of the world's last remaining populations of asian elephants. >> we traveled to the region of chiang mai in northern thailand, home to many of the elephant camps enjoyed by tourists. >> there have been recent sites based in africa watching elephas, among other things, for a very, very long time, whereas in asia there's very little research has been done. very little has been said about the dramatic drop in population. no one would have any idea that this species is also endangered. >> john roberts runs an elephant camp. he was one of the first to recognize the link between the supply of elephants for the tourism industry and elephant hunting in the wild. we've been jumping up and down saying, if you buy an elephant, you're probably taking another elephant out of the wild. we realized very early on that buying elephants w

link tv and a college is visited thailand to investigate links -- link tv and others visiteded thailand to investigate links. industrial agriculture promote to stop as a sustainable solution for the problems of fishing. many of the so-called fish are pulled from the ocean around southeast asia with devastating effects. these small and young edible fish are left to rot in the halls of vessels for days on weeks on end before being handled. fleets o of trucks and sport tos of rottiting fish on each vessel on the processing plants where they are ground down and wasash and cookeded into powdered fish far for fooood -- fisish flowewr od. alongside e the species on fishg vessels, the searches documented pockets of juvenile shaha species,aiting too be sold. these tropical fish are used as protein for the booming sugar industry, the largest exporter in the world. at what cost to the ocean? >> [speaking forereig language] >> laced with increasasing quantitities of edible fish, lol fishing communities are losing out. >> [speaking foreign language] >> they say the by catch is accidental. >> [speaki

[applause] and from thailand, boom mosby. [applause] steadfasttion of her commitment to combat child sex trafficking in thailand, her dedication to enhancing comprehensive care for victims, and her persistent engagement with government officials, social workers, and service providers to further protect and reintegrate survivors of human trafficking back into their communities. [applause] and from india, mr. mahesh bhagwat. wasre sorry mr. mhagwat unable to join us today. his vital role in elevating human trafficking as a government priority and his ways of prosecuting cases. now, we introduce tipp report tip reportosby -- hero boom mosby, a passionate advocate in thailand. [applause] >> thank you. mosby: it is a great honor to be standing here today on ,ehalf of the 2017 tip heroes and especially on behalf of human trafficking victims around the world. [applause] i would like to tell you about one of those victims, a girl i will call jane. she was the first trafficking victim i worked with. six years ago, jane was exploded in

still to come on the programme: why thailand's prime minister is telling dancers in some of thailand'shas been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties planned in all the big cities were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world. education is the only solution. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. pressure on beijing to release a chinese dissident dying of cancer. ‘show humanity‘ says the german government. iraq's prime min

thailand, wcrst on the bloomberg.ies. i wonder how much of an impact this will have for businesses there. believe it might have some impact, but not that much. economy this the year bounced back quite a bit, and the economic growth will reach 3.6% compared to the two-something percent in the past couple of years. thedownside has caused currency to rise. the bank of thailand tried to intervene and reduce the increase of the thai baht, but our chief export has been to neighboring countries already, so we are focused on the new manufacturing sectors, and some of them have already invested in thailand, so it might have some impact, but not that much. shery: talking about the industrial sector, we are overcapacity thai in the industrial site there. why are we seeing this overcapacity and what can be done to tackle the problem? i think the overcapacity comes from two things. because of the link of the global economy is not that partg as before, so export of thailand to some sectors has been slowing down, but that is from th

thailand was where the worst problems were. we had an increase in tourists going to thailand.load of tourists riding on the backs of these pollutants. the thing that —— on the back of these elephants. but to ride on the back of an elephant, it has to have been broken. what does that mean? as a baby it would have been taken, possibly from the wild. then it would be treated to what is called the crush, where it is deprived from food and isolation, and they use sharp metal instruments to basically beat the animal into submission. once the spirit is broken, it is trained to perform tricks like riding giant scooters or painting with its trunk. very unnatural things. i don't think people want that. we are encouraging travel companies and we have partners like the tui group and 166 other companies that are refusing to send tourists to those venues. we wa nt send tourists to those venues. we want them to go to elephant friendly centuries, places where we could go and admire this animal in the natural setting, help the local economy, support the people that work with the elephants and

thailand hasjust held its biggest ever human trafficking trial.dants — and more than 60 people were found guilty — including this man, a former army general. charges also included kidnap and murder. the people that were trafficked were bangladeshi nationals and rohinja muslims — they are a persecuted minority in myanmar, mostly from rakhine state. these were some of the trafficking routes used — they're trying to get to malaysia. this trial was sparked by the discovery of mass graves of refugees injungle camps near the thai—malaysian border, near a town called padang besar. here's our asia pacific editor, celia hatton. it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote it was a gruesome discovery. in a re m ote pa rt it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote pa rt of it was a gruesome discovery. in a remote part of the jungle, not far from thailand's border with malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in thisjungle malaysia, dozens of shallow graves. in this jungle camp traffickers help migrants as hostages, demanding money from desperate relatives to secure the

belgium, canada, ethiopia,denmark, india, italy,, luxembourg, netherlands, new , the philippines thailandrkey , and the united kingdom. we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. ♪ ["taps"] in korean]g -- thiscommemorates concludes the korean war memorial ceremony. thank you. ♪ announcer: south korea's president also spoke for the center of strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. his remarks focused on the relationship with the u.s. and his desire to engage directly with north korea. the 40 minute event includes q and a from

will have growth in thailand, of course. also outside thailand.ut having things like green energy and geothermal. what i just said about thailand, that would be a type of growth. it will take time to build the capacity. maybe one or two years. office. list in my haslinda: talking about acquisitions, that true story is increasingly important in that energy space. is this something you are looking at? group, we have mining in south america. [indiscernible] how we are going , i would probably say no. batteries could be a smart solution. we will put those in our solution. haslinda: you have big ambitions, but you also say the challenge is regulation, government policies. the issue really is tapping into the national grid. how are you overcoming that problem? isdit: the whole industry changing from a conventional way to a smarter way. [indiscernible] prosumer.mer to you can sell it to the grid. but today, weekend start easily to have your own private grid, micro-grid. it is not related to the policy maker. we stay away from the national grid, you can d

india, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, norway, the philippines, south africa, sweden, thailandey, and the united kingdom. >> we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. taps will be played during the moment of silence. ♪ >> this concludes the 67 th commemorative korean war memorial ceremony. we appreciate the distinguished guests for participating in this event. thank you. ♪ >> south korea's president also spoke at the center of strategic studies in washington d.c. his remarks spoke of his desire to engage directly with north korea. the 40 minute event includes q&a from the audience. >> good evening. welcome to cfi have. my name is victor d. cha. to see elevator lives -- as well as those of you who are working around the world via livestream. presenting the global leaders forum with the president of korea. before we begin, first, president moon will be entering the room shortly. it would be nice if we gave him a warm welcome. the speech will be in korean. that's why you all have headsets for simultaneous interpretation, and his speech will be followed

india, italy, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, norway, the philippines, south africa, sweden, thailandrkey, and the united kingdom. >> we will now have a moment of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers. ♪ >> right shoulder arms. >> this concludes the 67 --67th commemorative korean war memorial ceremony. we appreciate the distinguished guests for participating in this event. thank you. >> president trump's traveling overseas with meetings with several foreign leaders. his first stop is in warsaw for the summit. there he is scheduled to give speeches and visit with the president of poland and croatia. then the president travels to hamburg for the g 20 summit where he is expected to have his first face to face meeting with vladimir. other leaders attending the g 20 includes angela merkel of china,, president xi of and prime minister abbe of japan. tonight on c-span, given eight with local commentator pat buchanan. that is followed by british minister-- chris prime theresa may taking questions. later, president trump attends and independence day event in washington honoring veterans. ♪ >

the rules and laws in thailand are a lot different with car seats. at this point it's one big thing on the internet. >>> you really don't want to mess around with the cops in brazil. specifically four military police officers were inside what looks to be some sort of a gambling room of some kind. people are being sat down. but suddenly it turns and now these officers, they're throwing things around. they're trashing the place. they're chucking chairs against the wall. then hooks like they're throwing some grenades or a flash bang of some kind. now you see the smoke coming out of it. it gets way more extreme than that. check this out. here you go. how about just firing off a weapon while we're inside. firing them at the cameras. there's a woman in the office they are destroying. they're throwing chairs, tore down cameras, smashed up computers. it was absolute carnage. >> this looks like shakedown. or those guys aren't really cops. >> it's a little bit of neither actually. now, the owners of this particular gambling den didn't want to be interviewed on

right, david and i have both been to thailand.hifting strategy and wants quality not quantity. it wants to see an increase in revenue instead of visitor numbers. our bangkok. chief is joining us right now. ok, what is so different about this new plan? to target an increase in visitor numbers, but are now looking to increase revenue about 5% a year from foreign tourists, and that breaks down to people staying longer and spending more each day while they are here. foreign tourism has more than doubled in the past decade come the number of tourists from overseas has more than doubled in the past decade, and some people argue that that increase is hard to absorb. time thatt tylan east up on pursuing volume -- that thailand eased up on pursuing volume. at 35 million, that is half the population of the country already, which speaks to your point that it is time to lift the margins. the next couple of years, how many tourists and how important is it to the economy? about 37orecast million tourists next year. tourism accounts for 18% of t

work out craze called the bungee workout originated in thailand, but you don't need to travel all that way to try it. you can do it right here in the valley at tough lotus in chandler. it's basically, as you can see it's a combination of a little bit of ak row, a little bit of dance, a little bit of aerial and a little bit of kind of group fit, in athletic type. h this studio is the only studio offering the class in the united states. owner acommand a page trained in thailand for several weeks in order to bring this one of a kind workout back at home. i got trained as a master trainer so that means anybody in the us who wants to get certified or open up their studio they would have to come to me i be sted of going to thailand. people are strapped into harn yes, sirs and is a bungee rope suspended to the ceiling. the bungee's job is to pull you up. you get a core workout and also your quad the harder and the lower you can press the higher you're going to once you are release. you have to keep everything super strong in the air. if you let everything go, when you land you're going to go

more than 60,000 foreign workers fled thailand, a common destination for workers from poorer countriesmar and cambodia. the eu and japan have broadly agreed on a free trade deal after four years of negotiations. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is set to sign the accord at a meeting with eu officials later on thursday. the deal comes days before a g20 meeting in germany at which president trump is expected to defend his protectionist stance on trade. dozens of government supporters in venezuela have stormed the opposition—controlled national assembly as a special session was being held to mark the country's independence day. they burst into the building's interior gardens setting off fireworks and there were reports of shots being fired. president maduro has condemned the violence. let's update you on what's happening at wimbledon, and two—time champion rafael nadal reached the third round on wednesday, with a straight sets win over donald young of the united states. fourth seed nadal will face russia's karen khachanov for a place in the last sixteen. 0n the day a bbc poll named cana

telisa ford going back home to tampa from thailand and been on planes for three days. >> it was thailande to seoul to lax to tpa, tampa. i've been pleasantly surprised at how smoothly the process has gone. i experienced no problems anywhere. >> it's been pretty good getting here to america from australia. it was a bit scary coming through border protection, but i think we expect that these days with the way things are and travel bans and banned items, things like that. >> reporter: he says he did experience long lines and some customs agents that might have been a little bit friendlier, but that's the worst of it, travel is on and alex, we're so far off to a good start. >> glad to here but telisa's travel plans, wow, good heavens. scott, we'll check in again and see how things are in los angeles. that's a wrap for me. thanks for watching. i'll look forward to seeing you at the top of the hour, 1:00 p.m. eastern. next, velshi and ruhle with a look at minimum wage. oose what't for you. woah. flo and jamie here to see hqx. flo and jamie request entry. slovakia. triceratops. tapioca. racquet

the guy who ran alphabay which was shut down on the 5th ofjuly, he was a canadian living in thailand,sted, but it seems that he committed suicide a week later while in custody in thailand. there is a bit of a mystery there. the other people in terms of hansa, some arrests were made in the netherlands and germany as well in relation to the european side of it. there is some discussion about alphabay and some discussion about alphabay and some people who work for that in the us getting arrested. i think they are particularly focusing on finding the service, and they have done that, and closing them down and closing down this trade, because of course, jeff sessions was very explicit about this, he said americans have died as a result of buying opioids like heroin and artificial opioids on this alphabay website. he named some names. it is a big dealfor them, particularly because of the coordination they have managed to pull off with other jurisdictions. i think they are trying to send a message that this dark web, and these ways into it, they mentioned a browser as one of they mentioned a

definitely an antidote to office stress in thailand!ses of parliament have been let upfor houses of parliament have been let up for the first time with the rainbow flag to celebrate 50 years since homosexuality was partially decriminalised. in england and wales. an estimated 1 million people watched the annual london pride parade on saturday and some of those who partied into the night told us how they survived with hours of dancing... cheering all i can do is connect with all of the love and energy around me to get me through this pain! roller-skates, the best way. if you don't wear heels, where roller—skates as you get height and yukonite! enjoy yourself and be with people and be proud. drink lots, speak lots, have a good time and love lots. be friendly to everyone and everyone will be friendly back. keep hydrated! but smile, it's a good adrenaline. take a break and sit down! i had an operation, in the middle of april, so i'm a little delicate. that's why i'm not wearing heels. keep hydrated, use suntan lotion and party like there's n

employees in thailand trade working like a dog to working with one. series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the iraqi prime minister has arrived in mosul to declare that it's been liberated from the islamic state militant group. it marks the end of a 9—month assault on the city. more on that story now, and lise grande is the united nations human

employees in thailand trade working like a dog to working with a dog.ive from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 3am in iraq, where the government has declared victory in mosul, the northern city that was overrun by so—called islamic state three years ago. iraqi troops were backed by american and coalition air strikes, and advanced street by street in the final few weeks. but the landmark victory against the militants has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and driven almost million people from their homes. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this report from mosul. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the search and rescue teams looking for survivors. but more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali is hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still alive. their house was hit in an air strik

in thailand, some seafood farmers recently got caught using slave labor.s posted on the internet appear to show images of foreign workers injecting gelatin into shrimp to make it plumper. acy cooper: our government doesn't allow us to put anything in it, but yet they can test, and they only test about 1% that comes into this country. sharyl: he's right. the fda is responsible for the safety of imported shrimp, but tests only 1% of imports each year. last october, the fda issued an import alert warning about shrimp from china, saying its use of unapproved antibiotics or chemicals raises significant public health concerns. beyond the health concerns, cooper says it's hard not to think of shrimping as another american industry that could be lost to foreign competition. do you see this as a reflection of anything else going on in the country? acy cooper: you have farmers that have been generations after generation. the steel workers. we gonna be the same way, just like these guys. sharyl: he thinks the only thing that can save the shrimpers is for our governme

these pictures come from thailand where there has also been, as you can see, some significant floodingt a5ia, weather will continue acro55 south—east asia, in thailand, my ammar, cambodia, laos and vietnam over the next few mac day5. —— myanmar. there could be 800 millimetres of rain. a tropical storm has developed to the east, which may well strengthen, perhaps reaching typhoon strength. uncertain about the track of the storm but it may eventually had to taiwan. to north america and if you have travel plans over the north east usa over the next couple of days, worth bearing in mind the weather forecast, a line of showers and thunderstorms over the midwest. some gusty wind, perhaps even tornadoes. some of the airports, the north east usa and eastern canada, the risk of torrential downpours and thunderstorms that may cause travel problems and flight delays for the end of the week. the weather across europe is dominated by low pressure in central areas which has brought a lot of rain for the likes of germany. we could do with some rain in the south of france where the wildfires are conti

thailand, thea in philippines, korea, and hong kong, we are expanding.ns were we have already announced partnership. and further partnerships in asia. those are the areas where many chinese tourists go. there are natural connections with the core customer base in mainland china. and the greater opportunity to expand the local user base. we are focused on continuing to build a customer base their and perhaps extend those partnerships to the new markets in asia. betty: tell me about this week where you talk about the city's campaign. mr. feagin: china has really embraced the cashless society. betty: i was in hong kong and i got a firsthand taste of it. mr. feagin: i was telling my wife, i forgot my wallet. i'm not even worried. it should be fine. we are very excited about the cashless cities week which is august 1 through eight. and this is a key initiative where we are trying to show customers what the nationalist lifestyle is all about across china. i heard that, you know, i mean, this is anecdotal. homeless people aren't even using cash anymore. do you

thailand is a peaceful part of the world, a place to play but also prepare...locations, especially around asia. in one camp you are in the same place and same accommodation, it gets easier and easierfor the team accommodation, it gets easier and easier for the team to bond. accommodation, it gets easier and easierfor the team to bond. you go to the olympics and you win, and people will always look up to you. i'm very blessed to be in this position. going around the world and inspiring the team that you can take on the rest of the world and take those titles. those tattooed since rio, tell us about them? the british lion, is very patriotic, that's me. i'm proud and strong. it reminds me what it took to get the olympic gold and the record. his life is unrecognisable to that of 12 months ago. the olympic gold made him a household name in the uk and even here, in remote highland. he is now known as one of the superstars of the sport, and arguably more motivated than ever. he aims to lower his 100 meter breaststroke world record of 57.13 seconds, that target has a t

we are seeing tremendous in countries like bangladesh and thailand it is different than european appears because we have this in the portfolio. >> it is great you want to grow european and scandinavian markets. we had in depth conversation about regulatory environment, whether it is broader european commission looking at broadband spectrum do you feel with regulation it is one step forward and two steps back and your hands are tied behind your back? >> we are dealing with all the markets in asia and europe, would like to be less regulated. at the same time, i think it is having a roll. biggest headache in europe on regulation is on daily market where we are not allowed to consolidate, and the very top -- >> do you think regulators are looking backwards at what telecom companies used to be, rather than the wealth of competition you get from all kinds of players from the tech industry rather than traditional telecom? >> yeah. i would like european regulations more forward looking. you're right when you say we competed with lawyers that are not ready at all the discussion in the european un

thailand not a strong as expected? >> that's right.cted the margin to remain well. growth in thailand was quite well, as we can see from the numbers, but the margin came down a little bit. an officer trend or other markets like china. the china margin was the all-time high, about 90% right now. david: how do we read through this? is that a similar trend for , more ofew china life an industry story dan aia story? >> exactly. aia are not in the mass-market. they are in the premium market and focus on major cities in china. that is the same turf for other c where they are going after the premium market. david: i imagine that is where the margins are. steve, thank you for that. steve lam to talk earnings of aia. back toave, let's get the noble story, yet more bad headlines. ,oody's has more bad news warning of an elevated risk of default amid growing sentiment the end could be near. sharks are beginning to circle. block twisting the knife, right? saying bankruptcy may be the only way out. your thesis is they can smell the blood in the wate

it is really an amazing place to go if you can, it is in thailand.was in her story, responsible wildlife tourism. >> that is a big trend in travel , in general. a lot of safari resort are on the forefront of animal conservation. this is one that is in southeast asia. that is what they are trying to do. they want to create spaces for these animals that are safe and protected. you can go and it is funded by the people who go. that is how they make their money and create these refuges. chris -- editor give us aitor, chris tour of this hotel in a city of london. where all the banks are, only finance headmans, it is becoming a little bit cooler. they wanted to capitalize on this and say that you want to stay here. >> this seemed like a discussion between the greater london area and this other part. >> this is where a lot of banks were. it is the oldest part of the city. >> let's talk about two new crown jewels in terms of hotels in london. 154 season -- one is the four seasons. >> it is very chic and posh. it has a private club aspect. there are people li

title bestowed on atthaya thitikul — the fourteen—year—old amateur who's won the ladies european thailand after a level—par final round, two shots ahead of the mexican ana menendez. the thai turned 1a in february. valtteri bottas dominated the austrian grand prix. the mercedes man has his second win of the season. he beat ferrari's sebastian vettel whose lead in the drivers‘ standings is now 20 points ahead of lewis hamilton. the mercedes driver finished fourth behind red bull's daniel ricciardo. nick parrott reports. there is no mistaking where you are when formula 1 comes to austria. although lewis hamilton looked like he would rather be somewhere else. who could blame him. stranded in eight thanks to a penalty it was a day for damage limitation. up front, his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas made the perfect start to stay ahead of sebastian vettel. behind them, chaos. fernando alonso taken out at the first corner. hamilton kept out of trouble, put his foot down and was soon up to face. strategy saw him game another place and on the zero and he had a golden opportunity to snatch third

young girl from thailand putted her way to victory to win the thailand championship to become the youngest known golf nancy: but as an amateur she was not eligible for the $45,000 a year prize. 14 years old, that is a huge accomplishment for her. michelle: she does get a nice trophy. nancy: there you go. next at 4:00, surviving a bear attack. a man describes everything in detail. >> the crunching noise was the teeth scraping against the skull. >> we mean in detail, how he fought off the bear. we'll let him explain it all. michelle: plus, a new twist in the penn state fraternity trial. 18 students implicated in the death of one of their pledges. the text messages that could blow the case wide open next. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service f