she owns a shop and lives right next to a flood gate on the outskirts of bangkok. four years later there was still flood damage. the government was not prepared for a flood like this. angry governments opened flood gates, by side her home in 2011. suffering so parts of bangkok could be spared. >> translator: i think the government can only help us a little. i don't have high hopes. in 2011 the number of people affected was high. we are not a rich country. the government can only do things here an there. >> translator: and there. >> translator: we all learned a lesson from that disaster. every time we learn they listen. >> reporter: here in asia due to a number of factors. the geography population growth global warming change weather patterns and poverty. in thailand's ancient capital they are building a flood gate to help from disaster. the u.n. estimates if $6 billion were invested globally in disaster risk management it would safe $360 billion in disaster losses over the next six years. >> we are usually in power for four five years so they probably say it is not

. >> bangkok. >> bangkok? need to go. >> i was told that i wasn't going to bangkok. >> never said anything about -- >> i started to feel like something is not right about this trip. >> do you even have our tickets to america? >> yes. they're in bangkok. >> she was still angry. she had been frustrated for a couple of days. and i wasn't frustrated. >> could we go? we're getting late s&p. >> because this guy was there, fitting to get us to our destination. and that's all i cared about at this point because i had more pressing issues that was always, you know, not far away from my thoughts. >> we flew from haijai to bangkok. we just went wherever he told us to go. and we went to his hotel room. and i said, you have the product? and he said yes. i need to pack this in your suitcase. and i was fine with that. >> he had, looked like a mini suitcase. he put it into lisa's luggage. >> then he had this duffel bag. >> let's go. >> wait. you have to take this one. >> what? >> you have to take this. >> what do you mean i h

. >> reporter: i am veronica pedroza in bangkok tie thailand.will be are looking looking at tie ways to see if they can get out of debt and mack a soft landing. ♪ ♪ >>> iraqi forces say they are making gains in their latest offensive against isil fighters north of baghdad. a very iranian commander is reportedly helping to direct the offensive. but the u.s. says it isn't providing air support because it hasn't been requested. around 20,000 soldiers and militia fighters are advancing on tikrit. it's been under the control of isil since june, jane arraf joins us from baghdad now. it seems to be going pretty well for the iraqi forces, talk us through what is happening join? >> reporter: it's going slowly. but they are continuing their march towards the city of tikrit. in the last few hours we recall hold that iraqi forces and the shia partners with them are seized a box-making factory. in the down of al dor. it's significant because it's a hometown of the sadam hussein's former right-hand man still out there and said to be one of the allies of isil.

patchari raksawong in bangkok is following the story. >> the thai army has sent troops to help put out the fires. this type of haze is a major problem in southeast asian countries. heavy smoke has affected nine northern provinces for more than two weeks. the thai authorities say the main cause is burning vegetation to clear fields. hundreds of thai troops have joined the firefighting operation. singapore armed forces have sent two helicopters and 50 personnel. the cooperation is based on a joint disaster mitigation that asean nations signed in 2005. health officials say more than 40,000 people were rushed to hospitals when the smoke began to affect their health. officials at the airport said flights have been delayed or canceled. two years ago thick haze drifted to singapore, malaysian. the former president apologized for the severe air pollution. >>> a passenger train has derailed in northern india. ap said 26 people have died and at least 30 are injured. the train jumped the tracks on friday morning in northern utrapredesh state. british, police and railway security guards are trying

. >> reporter: 17 people in thailand is still in limbo, bank bangkok because they entered thailand isnd they will appeal and he says they have other factors at play. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics, the 17 people are from turkey. they have family members back in their hometown. the passports they have were issued by the turk issue interior ministry not from the embassy here. >> reporter: and that politics is in between turkey and china, the 17 people content they are from turkey and have been given turkish passports and chinese say they are not from turkey but the western province in china and not alone and 300 people in detention for illegally entering thailand and all of them are caught in this diplomatic tug of war. >>> the u.n. estimates there are at least 10 million people worldwide who are not citizens of any country, they can't have proof of a national identity and means they cannot get support from my government and daniel lack met up with a man in yukon in canada trying to prove he is canadian. >> reporter: exercise for donavan getting his kids from sc

she owns a shop and lives next to a flood gate in bangkok. four years later, there is still water damage. the government was not prepared for a flood like this. angry residents forced open the flood gate next to her house back in 2011. with security forces watching it was retired. the lamas felt they were suffering so parts of bangkok could be spared. >> i think the government can only help us a little. i don't have high hope did. in 2011, the numbers of people affected was high and we are not a rich country. the government can only do a bit here and there. >> ten years ago, the government set up this disaster warning center. >> before the great flood in 2011, we warned the government but they didn't listen to us. we all learned a lesson from that disaster. now, every time we warn they listen. >> even if the warning comes not all of the proper systems are in place to prevent a disaster. 80% of the world's natural disasters happen here in asia. it's due to a number of factors. the agreeography, population growth, global warming, changing weath

he had been medevaced to bangkok. with my brother, but that my dad and i should keep looking for my sister. >> my dad and i headed back up to khao lak. we started following -- finding things -- our belongings, swimsuits, bras, jeans, shorts and then kinda follow that path and you could smell where there was that -- rotting body has a distinct smell. we were sitting on, like, the rubble of the -- what was left of the bungalow that my brother and my sister and i were staying in. and he just sat there and just fell apart. and he said, "i -- you know, jai's never gonna forgive me. i shoulda just listened to jai. we should've gone." the next morning, we got up and started the process of going from the resort and walking through that during the daytime, when we could see. and then when it got too dark, then we would move to the three temples, where they were using it as makeshift morgues. you could try and look for something that was some sort of resembling thing that would make you think that that body could be your relati

al jazeera bangkok. >> manufacturers take note for girls, it has to be sparklely. that's it for the news hour. we have more coming up in the news hour. i'll be right here after the break. >> regional neighbors help attack boko haram and recapture the town of damasak. also coming up in the program iraqi forces drive out isil in a key tune in the city of tikrit. greece meets with finance ministers in brussels, and cycling governing body admits they covered up lance armstrong's positive drug tests.

cnn hear more on developments from bangkok. she joins us now on the phone.australian government as we heard has suggested the prisoner swap in an attempt to try to save the two australians from the firing squad. how likely is it that that will happen? >> reporter: well, the frank answer it's not looking like that right now. the indonesians are plowing ahead. they have that force of force. and in the armored vehicle with an armed convoy of police officers and military making a forceful statement if you like. visible. this was going ahead. they've taken them to the bank and skaugz island. where they will face death bifiring squad. and as far as we're being ware there's no official word so far, certainly not one this been made public or shared with the media that's the indonesian foreign minister that judy bishop has been in touch with. window about what she said, we heard her there, the prime minister forrous. she's repeatly emphasized that the fact that these australians are remarkable example in her own words. she believes that look they have reforms, they h

i'm veronica pedrosa in bangkok thailand and we'll that is correct a thailand airways to see if they can emerge from heavy debt to make a soft landing >>> we start with the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu's controversial visit to the u.s. to address a joint sitting of congress and he'll tele-u.s. lawmakers why he opposes the terms of a deal with iran. earlier binyamin netanyahu gave a speech to the biggest american lobby group. >> reporter: as in previous appearances. binyamin netanyahu gave a speech to a.p.a. c, taking pains to ensure that differences with president obama should not split democrats and republicans in the support for israel. >> i regret some misperceived my visit as doing that. israel is a bipartisan issue and should remain. >> many are describing as a tactical mistake binyamin netanyahu's accepting the republican invitation to speak before a joint meeting of congress without notifying the white house, saying she's forcing democrats to choose between israel and obama. just as the negotiations to reach a framework agreement reaches is crucial phase. secretar

we have more from bangkok. >> the fate of 17 muslim uyghurs here in thailand is still in limbo. the thailand civil court found they were in detention. their attorney will appeal. >> this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members from their hometown. the passport they have is issued by the turkish not from here. >> these 17 uyghurs contend they're from turkey and have been given turkish passports. chinese officials say they're not from turkey, but they're from china and they're not alone. there are 300 uyghurs in detention for illegally entering thailand. for the time being they are all now caught in this diplomatic tug-of-war. >> now the cost of hosting a formula grand free is enormous. german has lost its grand prix while south korea has also hit a financial wall. following >> the country has committed itself to the 2018 winter olympics. from south korea, rob mcbride reports. >> it is the world class circuit that was supposed to put south korea on the formula one racing map. but after just four grand prixs the racing world h

we are scrabbling on a motorbike in bangkok, thailand. >> lot of traffic. busy road. >> traffic is heavy and you can zip right on through. >> i don't think this guy is glad he has a bike on this day. oh! >> you are the luckiest human being in the world! >> this motorcyclist survived this by the skin of his head. hit the guys they were riding with lost control and just grazed both of those 18 wheelers with his head. you will see his helmet is rolling off on the ground. but look at this. gets up and he's kind of smiling. only minor scratches. some bumps and bruises. >> i think they were both wrong to split that lane. i don't think you should do it when there are two trucks up ahead. if you are going to split lanes the safest time to do it is when both vehicles are next to each other. you see them you know they're not going to collapse. >> they're crazy there on the road. >> i have another survival story, also the skin of the scalp, saving this dog and pedestrian. everybody stopped. that's because this is a pedestrian crosswalk. look there at that black car ju

scott heidler has more from bangkok. >> reporter: the fate of 17 muslim uyghurs here in thailand is stillmbo. >> translator: this case is definitely tied to politics. these 17 uyghurs are from turkey. they have family members back in their hometown. the passports they have are issued by the turkish interior embassy. not from the embassy here. >> reporter: the politic is between turkey and china. they contend they are from turkey and have been given turkish pass ports. chinese officials say they are from china, and they are not alone, there are more than 300 uyghurs here in detention for illegally entering thailand. and all are now caught in this diplomatic war. >>> at least 10 people have been killed in a stampede in bangladesh. it happened as thousands of devoteees gathered outside of the capitol. the holy site at tracks pilgrims to take part in an annual ritual there. >>> a state funeral has been held for former australian prime minister who died last week. prime minister tony abbott joined hundreds to remember the man who lead the nation between 1975 and 1983. he died at the age of 84

get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk "newsline." >>> people in japan have been surprised by a discovery deep in the ocean. the "musashi" was the largest battleship to sink during world war ii. and members of an exploration team say they've found it off the coast of the philippines. they streamed live video to the internet from an unmanned vehicle a thousand meters below the ocean's surface. nhk world has more. >> you can see that this propeller, the shaft is broken on this propeller. >> so here's the starboard anchor. "musashi" has -- or she had two 15-ton anchors. so here, just coming into view is the chrysanthemum on the bow. it would have been painted gold and really stood out. >> reporter: the "musashi" was in the japanese imperial navy. it was sunk in october 1944 by u.s. forces as it was heading to the leyte gulf in the philippine sea. its wreckage remained undiscovered for over 70 years. the ship's war scars can be seen in the video footage. >> in addition to the torpedoes that hit and bombs that hit, some near misses also

we have more live from bangkok. how seriously are the indonesians considering this last-ditch tampa that we're hearing about to save the two australians from execution with this prisoner swapping is -- swap suggestion? >> reporter: we haven't had any official word from the indonesian side. we know that julie bishop the foreign minister for australia,s this she had a late night phone call tuesday her time with her counterpart, foreign minister from indonesia, to make one final appeal for a potential prisoner swap. she added that we want to do this with the parameters of the law under indonesia and australia. but we want to consider the fact that we might be able to do some kind of transfer or swap. of course, this has also been done many times before over the almost ten years that the two have been in jail. this time perhaps they're hoping that under pressure and appeals from not just the governments of australia, the prime minister, of course, as well way weighing in tony abbot. a lot of public pressure as well. thi

and severe weather will happen in and around bangkok as we go in to wednesday.atch out for hail as well. meanwhile, high pressure system is pushing the low pressure system out of japan, so blowing snow has ended in northern japan. and sunny weather for you for many parts of japan. and temperatures will likely increase. look at this 14 degrees in tokyo on thursday. but jumping up to 23 degrees on saturday. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline," i'm miki yamamoto in tokyo. we'll have more news for you at the top of the hour. thanks for watching nhk world. w?q?q?q?q?q? ' een found damaged but usable. it could hold vital clues as to why the german wings plane went down. both washington and paris seem to be ruling out a terrorist attack. 150 people were on board that flight, and many other families are now on their way to the crash site. three days of national mourning getting underway in spain and vigils are being held outside of the german school of the 16 exchange students and the teachers who lost their lives. genie: the sea

and across the indochina peninsula, heavy rain fell in the bangkok area over the past 24 hours. more to come in to tuesday in the central and northern areas of the country. now, down towards the southern hemisphere we have been watching tropical cyclone nathan. nathan made landfall in queensland last week, and it made the second landfall over the week -- over the northern areas of the northern territory. and that is about to make the third landfall as a category 3 system. the landfall will be around tuesday morning. very destructive winds, as much as 170 kilometers are likely. and then move along the coast towards the west in to wednesday or even thursday. so heavy rain is likely to happen over a wide area some areas will see an additional 200 millimeters of rain. the ground is already very well saturated. additional rain worsening the situation. and across europe nasty weather continues over the mediterranean countries. we have one system over italy that has caused flooding in sardinia on sunday. now, the threat of thunderstorms, gusty conditions heavy rain will continue into m

veronica pedros, a al jazerra bangkok. >>> that story and so much more canning found on our website we are leading with the funeral taking place in moscow of the murdered opposition leader. the website address aljazerra.com. >>> this is tech no . this is a show about science by scientists. tonight, techno journeys into the jungle. this is one of the iconic animals of costa row icarica. >> how extensive is the damage? we are going to find out. >> we're going to walk every trail, stream, or swamp we come across to see what's out there. >> i'm phil torres. i'm an entimologist. >> ready? >> yes. >> i'll share it with a biologist. that's our team. now let's do some science. >>> hey, guys, welcome to techknow. you guys know, i've spent a lot of in the jungles. i do my research in the tropics and usually i'm looking at spiders and butterflies. but this time i went down to costa rica to look at something different. we know there are a lot of scientific issues out there protecting our rain forest is one of them certainly but maybe it's not quite high enough on the list. because we're realizing

halfway along the corridor between myanmar to the west and vietnam to the east and a 10-hour drive to bangkoke businessmen visited a subsidiary of a japanese firm that makes bath-time goods for children. the staff number allows 350, but the payroll costs are low. one great attraction of laos is that the average wage is around 1/3 of that in thailand. >> translator: there used to be fewer firms here, the basic wage is around $80, but you'll be able to earn more in the future. >> reporter: this factory produces custom-made wigs. the woman instructing the worker was sent from the company's factory in thailand. another benefit of launching a business in laos is that many people understand enough thai for practical purposes, experienced workers from thailand can teach and supervise young workers here. overall, the visitors liked what they saw. >> translator: i feel it may be a good idea to set up a branch of our thai subsidiary in laos. >> translator: whether or not you can take advantage of what laos has to offer largely depends on logistics. if you can minimize the cost, time, and risks, the fut

we could expand our reach and fly to bangkok city from okinawa. >> reporter: the expanding business has created new problems. last year the company suffered a pilot shortage for six months due to illness and other reasons resulting in 2,000 flight cancelations. >> translator: we're taking measures to prevent that from happening again. we're struggling to find pilots in japan, so we're trying to hire foreign pilots and train flight school graduates to be co-pilots at our own expense. >> reporter: the growing number of foreign and domestic local low-cost carriers has created fierce competition. inoue notes that you just 7% of passengers in japan use budget airlines. he sees plenty of room for growth. >> translator: if we're going to survive, we need to fly on schedule have a strong brand, and provide new value through innovation. we also need to create a stable low-cost framework. right now we're supported by young people who are associated with concepts like cute and cool. one thing we can do is capitalize on that with our branding. >> reporter: his aims for expansion stretch to other as

now, temperatures are actually 33 in bangkok with daytime thundershowers. meanwhile, 14 degrees in tokyo, a little bit chilly compared to average in sapporo with sunny weather on wednesday. now across the southern hemisphere we have nathan but nathan is actually now a low pressure system. it has been with us for about two weeks. but it's now a low pressure system. however, it's still packing lots of moisture. enough to cause flooding rainfall for the northern end of northern territory for the next three days or so. so watch out for flooding. and across the south, a band of thundershowers is passing through new south wales. we have severe weather alerts posted at this moment. watch out for large hailstones as well and a new system will come in to victoria as well as tasmania on thursday. now across the united states winter system affected chicago on monday. hundreds of flights were canceled, and also traffic disturbances occurred in chicago on that day. we have video coming out of chicago. take a look. a spring snowstorm drove through the midwestern united s

so, for example, many of the dams in laos wi be selling energy to thailand and that will go to bangkok who are dispced by dams or who are impacted in some way in the rural areas will not see the benefits in terms of electricity. narrator: displacement of people living in areas targeted for dam construction is only one fact of hydroelectric development whether privately or publicly funded. fox: all around the world tens of millions of people have been displaced by large-scale dams. in laos, it does disproportionately impact ethnic minorities who live in the highland areas where the dams are being built. so they're resettled away from the reservoir areas and they're also resettled away from the mountains and highlands above reservoirs. narrator: anotr oblem with resettlement in laos isacy ofheamar os wasaughinssasbombede ail. x: 9 io oorance droedn osanmuchf itai inanca unexpded. atoferty soheople areesettled example from higand area where theycticeshifng cultivation to mida lowland area where they must grow wet rice or some other unfamiliar crop, not only might they be exposed to unexpl

scott haidler al jazeera, bangkok. >> benjamin netanyahu has received a former request to formal request to form israel's next government. he'll have six weeks to put together his next coalition. his re-election was largely due to the right-wing rhetoric in the run up to the vote. >>> jordan will be the third arab state to pursue nuclear energy. it has just signed a deal with russia to build two nuclear reactors. we have these reports. >> reporter: it's taken years of research and negotiations to get to this point. jordan and russia have signed an agreement worth $10 billion setting the legal basis for building jordan's first nuclear power plant. russian state owned nuclear firm will build a two-unit power plant with 2,000 mega watt capacity, the first of which will be operational by 2022. over the last few years energy-poor jordan has sunk in-depth. turmoil in egypt has cut off its supply of cheap natural gas and the conflict in iraq has done the same with oil shipment from there. jordan spends billions of dollars generating electricity each year now the government believes nuclear is t

al jazeera, bangkok. >> 24 hour nationwide strike, the streets of the capitol were largely empty duringhe morning rush hour, the many flights were canceled. the trade union wants the income tax thrush hold to be raised. peru's prime minister has been forced to step down after a vote of no confidence in congress. she has been accused of spying on her political opponents and accusations she denied it is a blow to the president, whose approval rating has dropped to 25%. they will have to form a new government. >> in the u.s. the governor of indiana says he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week. to clarify a widely contentious law on religious freedom. the governor signed the bill into law last week, but it is provoked a bash lash. critics say it discriminates against gays and lesbians by allowing business owners to discriminate against them. many have voiced their opposition to the law. much more still to come for you. the african legacy of former philippines president. we will have the latest on that and then in sport faking it. find out why the atlanta falcons are in troub

scott heidler there in bangkok >>> moving to yemen now, our other top story. houthi forces seizing control of the airport of the third-largest city tiaz. a shia group is in charge of sanaa, and a large swathe of the west of the country, tiaz is a key target to the city aden in the south, which is where prime minister abd-rabbu mansour hadi has taken refuge. meanwhile at the united nations a mediator said it would be an illusion that houthi militia could take over the whole country, or that abd-rabbu mansour hadi could liberate the country. the houthi leader says it's aimed at islamic state of iraq and levant, who say they bombed two mosques on friday. in a sign of how much the security situation has deteriorated the united states withdrew all personnel including special forces from the country. >> reporter: tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of tiaz. protesters angry about forces arriving in their stay saying it surrounded the barracks of a local security area. >> translation: we refuse reject and denounce the militias. we will surround the barracks w

i want to highlight the bangkok market. hast the rank underperformer off by more than .3% at the close. the banks are leading the index lower and there's talk that ahead of the policy meeting the expectation is that the rates will be kept on hold at around 2%. elsewhere the mood is still jittery after that number from the u.s. and expectations that the fed could move sooner rather than later with it's first rate hike. currency appreciation also the order of the day. >>> apple in the news. it unveiled details of its much anticipated apple watch. it ended the session up .4%. just below where it traded before the spring forward event began yesterday. josh has this from the event. >> tim cook today unveiled the first new product category in five years. apple watch. >> it's not just with you, it's on you. and since what you wear is an expression of who you are, we designed apple watch to appeal to a variety of people with different tastes and different preferences. >> the watch is available in three collections. apple watch spor

this is from bitcow and bangkok golden called nemcow. it's a really cool crispy rice salad. rice mash it up with lemon grass and coconut and mint and all the herbs you could possibly think of from southeast asia. they fry it crush it up and then you eat it in like a lettuce wrap. so delicious. and great for the vegetarian. >> another one with falafel in it? a salad, to? >> that's what we call a classic dish. am sister it damn falafel. it's an adam morgan and sdpanding through a franchising process. this is one of the dishes we just come back to every year. it's kind of d.c.'s great comfort food. we've got that and also amsterdam if a s shop. we'll have that whole list of 40 on our website. >>> our wednesday's child today loves music and she would some day be happy singing or playing on the stage somewhere. but as a foster child most of her life she's had little opportunity for the lessons she needs to get started as a musician. i took lacy for a guitar lesson the other day. >> reporter: we met up with lacy a 16-year-old that wants to learn to play the guitar better. >> what

that about to change as we have reports from bangkok. >> reporter: it's the next step of living in aience fiction is becoming a reality: a smart watch. they can do most things that a smart phone does and more. but so far there has been a struggle to convince consumers to buy them. they're more stylish and less like a smart phone and more like a watch. one model even has a saphire crystal face. >> it is really clever, and the apps are really quite compelling. but they are expensive. and the battery does not last long enough. while they will be great in the future. it's a good year or two away from that right now. >> how will the smart watches be viewed in asia. will people start buying them because they're the newest thing to wear or because they can use the technology. right now the opinion is split on the the streets of hong kong. >> the technology now is so advanced we'll be able to do so many more things and be far more convenient. >> the smart phone already does it. it's only smaller. >> if the watch was pretty i would consider it. but for girls it has to be sparkler. >> they wil

we're joined now live from ban dock -- bangkok. >> reporter: no word so far, as far as we are aware,w that the ministry of foreign affairs has been locked in meetings all day. the attorney general in meetings as well. they're trying to get information, but what we do know is that judy bishop on tuesday night contacted her counterpart in indonesia and suggested some form of prisoner swap. this is what she had to say about that. >> what we are seeking to do is have an opportunity to talk about options that might be available in the area of prisoner transfer or swap. no details, but we are seeking an opportunity to explore every option that might be available to us every avenue that might be available to save the lives of these two men. >> reporter: and she also said several times repeatedly that these two men are prime examples of rehabilitation and reform in prison. that was also echoed throughout this conversation when she spoke to the media. a number joining the australian public for prayers and hopes of their release from execution island. the wholes very much in motion to face wha

david piper following all the breaking developments from bangkok thailand. david?> reporter: hi, jon yes. by all accounts there is utter devastation on the pacific island chain and the call has gone out from there to the international community for help. now vanuatu's president, says they need immediate assistance from the world following the devastation caused by cyclone pam which perhaps 90% of the buildings were destroyed in the capital. all development on the nation of over 60 islands has been wiped out according to the president. they said they will have to rebuild everything. he also blamed climate change for the disaster. vanautu is one of the poorest countries in the world and many buildings buildings are not built to withstand a powerful storm. pam packing winds winds of 160 over the weekend and ripped across the archipelago. and rip ad devastation in its wake. it could be one of the worst disasters to ever hit the pacific. six people could be dead but that will like little rise as search teams reach the islands. thousands were left homeless. power lines a

. >> live there from bangkok. >> in senegal villages and former rebels have come together to protect their forest from illegal logging. the black market for the timber trade is booming. we report on the projects that save the trees. >> a 200-year-old tree cut down in less than an hour. this was a sacred forest to the people here. one that their ancestors protected. in senegal it's a symbol of time ancestry and identity. that tree is about omen. >> it breaks my heart. man cannot live without nature. >> it's illegal to cut them down unless you have a government permit. no one's here to enforce the law. the region has been fought over for 30 years. a peace deal between separatists and the government was brokered two years ago but tensions remain high. it's difficult to know who's in charge here deep in the forest. former environment minister believes he was removed from his post because he exposed a black market timber operation that involved senegal citizens and others. >> it is for bitten to cut wood even for household use. the country exports timber. all of this comes from senegal. i

we have the latest on the fate of these prisoners now live from bangkok. clemency denied quite forcefully by the president there. what options are left for the australians, and how much time do they have left? >> reporter: list and less and option -- less and less and options are growing thinner on the grown. a short while ago, our team in jakarta spoke to one of the lawyers for the two who said that they are still appealing both to the president and attorney general to hear their appeal, to let them hear the appeal before they proceed with the execution. as we know this morning, the two australians, taken away from bally's prison where they've been -- balli's prison where they've been since 2005, transferred to security island. it's where executions take place, a recent execution just last month, as well. so the wheels are in motion. we don't know whether they have been given the 72-hour heads up if you like about the execution taking place. hasn't definitely been shared with the public. but just to give an idea of the legal ranglings, this is still a lit

. >> let's go now to bangkok.earing the appeals process is adjourned until march 19th because representatives from the attorney general's office were not present. do we know why they weren't present, saima? >> reporter: yes, astounding really if you think about it. men's lives being held in the balance, zain. and yet the attorney general's office representatives don't come to court today. in fact we're not sure why exactly, zain. but we do know that they -- there was a letter that was -- that should have been signed by the president, which hadn't been signed. so then to represent him in court, so that scuffled proceedings. today, everyone was poised hoping for some kind of finality. a bittersweet wait now, of course before they hear whether or not the two will be saved from execution or death by firing squad. zain john? >> yeah, and we're also hearing that the foreign minister in australia is appealing, she's offered to pay the cost of life in prison for those men to prevent them being executed. is that having any

and want to return there but they say they are from china's north region and scott has more from bangkokeporter: this is in limb bow and the southern criminal court found detention because they illegal entered thailand is sound and that is something the attorney will appeal and something he says has other factors at play. . >> translator: this case is tied to politics and 17 people are from turkey and have family members back in their hometown. the passports they have are issued by the turkish interior ministry, not from the embassy here. >> reporter: and that politics in between turkey and china, the 17 people contend they are from turkey and have been given turkish task force and chinese officials say they have not from turkey but from the province in china and not alone and 300 meagers in detention for illegally entering thailand so for the time being all are caught in this diplomatic tug of war. >>> in a three-day lock down aimed at stopping the spread of ebola it's in force in sierra leone and president ordered everyone stay in doors from friday to sunday night and volunteers going

released in a river an hour from bangkok, thailand. female. 8 feet across. 14 feet long. weighed, 7 h.00 800 pounds. she is pregnant. two babies. caught six years ago as well. when she was also pregnant. so i guess,000 it is a catch and release situation. going to let it go eventually. my goodness. >> tagged in 2009. they knew this is the same one. >> goodness gracious. >> is sting ray a delicacy. >> to eat? >> no. people eat weird things around the world. you know? soy sauce. deep fried. off awe off. >> little sting ray. good meal. fry it up. coming up directses from gps send a family hundred of miles out of their way. >> really hungry right now. >> you want to eat sting ray, you are starving. >> super foods. coconut, oil, miblglk. is it as healthy as you think? >> the fight of the send schur re -- century. ing skyrocketing prices for tickets to the match that should have taken place five years ago, fellows, but hey, we'll take it. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by mega red owe mega three crill oil. thank you for

david piper live from bangkok, thailand. what can you tell us david?, aid agencies and rescue teams on the ground utter destruction across the vnauatu archipelago. cyclone pam was unexpect led off course and smashed into the island chain, leaving a wave of destruction right across the 60 odd islands there. trees everywhere have been uprooted. we estimate from what people are saying, 90% of the buildings there have been damaged. also some bridges are down. aid is finally getting through we understand. some australian and new zealand planes have arrived at the main island to distribute aid. there are 267,000 people on these islands. many of them in desperate straits at this time but the real concern at the moment is some of these outlying islands to the south which were in the eye of the storm. there is no communication to these islands at the time. some helicopters have gone out and seen some really bad destruction. we don't know if there have been more fatalities there or moving towards a much wide every program because of the state of those smaller co