pachari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has the details. >> aung san suu kyi called envoys from more than 70 countries at the capital to explain the fundamental plan of her foreign policy.k of her foreign policy. >> since we became independent, in 1948, we have adopted a policy of neutrality. and universal friendship. we were one of the first to the united nations charter and on united nations charter on human rights. which means that there was always placed emphasis on the need for international cooperation and on the need to respect human beings everywhere. >> the democratic icon called for more assistance and investment from the international community, highlighting myanmar's geo political importance. the nation sits between the indian subcontinent and southeast asia bridging china and the indian ocean. >> in such a unique position, obviously, there are many challenges, which we hope to turn into opportunities for fostering peace, prosperity and friendship. not just throughout our region, but throughout the world. >> barred from becoming president by the military drafted kons inst

nhk world, bangkok. >>> japan is known for attention to detail, and nhk world's maria yanaka reports. >>> it shows 13 of the birds flocking together. >>> the eyes are sharp as well as the detailed spots on the cones. each feather is drawn victimly. he kept chickens in his garden and observed them closely. he was determined to breathe life into the plants and animals in his works. wow. one of the other highlights is this room, his masterpiece of 33 scrolled paintings are being displayed together for the first time in tokyo. the abuist sits silently in the center. they're joined by animals and plants that represent the precious nature of all things that having granted existence on this earth. a school of fish swim in a lotus pond. the leaves float on the surface. it's the perspective from above or below? jakyu takes the viewer to both places. colorful peonies fill this brilliant work. red, white, pink. birds keep watch as horseflies flit about. ito was born in, when he turned 40, he dedicated himself to painting. he decided to following his own muse than belong to any school. he used hi

that wraps up the bulletin from bangkok. >> in other news, a group of 13 north koreans defected to south korea. it's the first time workers at a restaurant run by the north fled en masse. a spokesperson for the ministry said they include a male manager and 12 female employees. they entered the south seeks asylum. the government operates eateries specializing in the country's cuisine as a way to obtain foreign currency for the leadership. they are following the nuclear test and launch of an apparent long range missile. they urged the citizens not to patronize the eateries. >> he hopes britain will use the referendum to stay in the european union. >> britain is an especially part of it. i hope british people decide to remain in the eu. >> on friday he gave an interview to nhk and stressed if the country leaves the block, europe will face many more challenges. he called on the eu members to unite so they can implement the reforms and revitalizing the economy. a stonia is a strong supporter of european unity. >> jap nose electronics manufacturer made getting around stores and public faciliti

bangkok, start of the water festival, thai new year, starting out there on your wednesday, high of 38, hazy conditions for you. take a look over here towards the americas. let's talk about severe weather, really, starting to taper off towards the southeast, new storms forming in western texas. it's already impacted the area. in fact, back here on your monday into tuesday, we had some large hail report upwards of grapefruit size at one location. that's absolutely incredible. winds combined with 112 kilometers. video from the storm system towards the east there into arkansas. this is not from a tornado. it's actually straight line wind that caused this damage. downing large trees, power lines. you see damaged numerous homes and vehicles as well. even hail up to about golf ball size was reported from the storm. so significant damage coming out of that. really, the severe weather threat as i mentioned from that system is starting to taper off in the southeast. we have more storms in the western texas. that will drift off towards the east. the biggest issue going ahead into the next 24 to

the accidentnt o occurred onn s at an unguarded railway crossing near the capital bangkok. a security camera recorded the double-decker bus moving slowly across the tracks and stopping briefly before being hit by the train. another camerara angle shows th bus being hit andnd dragged by e train. local media said such accidents occur frequently in thailand as many railway crossings don't have safety barriers. >>> u.s. based ride-sharing app uber is an industry giant with a global presence, but the firm is trailing in the biggest market, china. reason being, a chinese app is racing ahead of its rivals, and the government is helping to pave the way. nhk world has more. >> reporter: in hundreds of cities across china people are using a smart phone app. they type the map to show their location and the destination and the nearest car will come. they also pay through their smartphone and that's a big attraction for cabbies with the country. the app is the brainchild of the four-year-old start-up. the company came up with a model that some thought went against the government's regul

grow your company's tomorrow - today - at business.ny.gov antwan: a deadly crash in thailand west of bangkok, a train collided into a double-decker bus, killing 3 people, injuries dozen, the bus moving slowly across the tracks, is hit by the train pushing it off. >> presidential candidates held rallies across wisconsin courting voters. ted cruz had events in greenspan bay, and donald trump campaigned around milwaukee. around democratic side, bernie sanders headlined rallies in madison, and a busy day in wisconsin, hillary clinton took a side trip to brooklyn to talk to new york voters. antwan: donald trump's ex-wife facing backlash, evonna trump said for u.s. to get prestige back voters so accept hearic husband's policy on immigration, she said, she is a immigrant, as long as you come here legally and get a proper job, she said who will vac vacuum our living rooms and clean up after us. christina: volunteers of different religions set aside those differences to coexist in the name of peace. antwan: lisa evers with how they create one space with a room for a variety of spiritual views. report

down towards the south, it's the highest time of the year in bangkok, 37 for the high. so stay high -- hydrated. multiple systems have bebeen hitting the area causing drenching rainfall. over the past five days or so, over 500 millimeters has fallen in nadi. ththat's about three times more than the amount of rainfall for april. flash floods already taking place. more rain is expected. because there's a tropical cyclone moving into the area. the name is zena. it will pass into the area by thursday morning. destructive winds and heavy rain are expected across this area for the next couple of days. now thousands of people have been evacuated. and a nationwide curfew is in place, and many flights have been canceled to f fiji. now more rain is expected. that will raise e the potentiaif flooding, but as we go into saturday sunny weather should come back. now across australia, a cold front is moving through the south bringing showers. the system will move into new south wales. the wind direction will change from the north to the south, that means cool southerly winds will move

bangkok you'll see a high of 36 with the storms on your friday. talking about some flooding or some storms, that is across much of the central u.s. we have been seeing these storms back on tuesday. wednesday now into thursday along the eastern seaboards. this was what we have seen in gulf port, mississippi. one of the areas got hit quite hard by hurricane katrina in 2005. you can see there a lot of people having to be rescued with the latest storm systems that pull through causing some severe flooding. about 20 to 30 people picked up by boat and truck there. as we go ahead through your friday, things will be starting to clear out, but just towards the west we got another little bit of a low pocket of energy blowing through. that will fire up strong to severe thunderstorms across parts of texas. even heavy rainfall coming out of this could cause flooding. a little farther toward the north. we saw the flooding there in gulf port. temperatures look like there. staying on the chilly side. denver for a high of 2. snow in your forecast. chicago at 8. to

and, i remember having a dinner in singapore in jakarta or in bangkok, or breakfast.st always about what to do next, how to prepare for the meeting, how to think about it. why i should not be fearful. as a kid, i remember going to these big meetings -- how will they think of me? what will they think of me? he, my dad, and my mom, and my brothers, -- haslinda: mom's number two in the company. anthony: exactly. she spent a lot of time guiding me. having my parents and my big brothers as mentors who would give me advice. that really helped me at an early stage. right? of course, than having a different set of mentors like now. we have people like andy mills who is not only my spiritual , advisor, but also advises me on ethics and morality. on, what do i want to stand for? when i stand in a classroom and , whoa talk to 90 students are going to be the next and yours up tomorrow. haslinda: how defend -- how did that relationship develop with andy mills. anthony: it was through christian fellowship. he shares how he came about in his career. because of his story, i think the

grimm has gone from a small pharmacy in bangkok to an industrial conglomerate.s ranging from health care, power, shipping, and luxury, as well. lifestyle, basically. why do you need today or supply diversify to such a large extent? harald: we had department stores, lots of consumer products we were selling. we ordered consumer products in europe and put the b grimm ran on it. i still have a pocket watch with the brand on it. fast-forward afterward. we were appropriated. when my uncle and my father started again, they became distributors for european brands. haslinda: when you guys first took over as ceo of the company, it was just 10 years after you joined the company. harald: we were importing products. there was a really bad deviation from thailand, so the deutsche mark doubled in a year. we went through an unfortunate crisis. so my uncle and my father said ok you handle it if you want to, , which i wanted to. we came out of it. we changed the management from foreigners to thai and we made a venture with our suppliers from abroad. we had a joint venture with c

bangkok with a high of 37 there on your tuesday. let's now move over here towards the americas. severe weather threat out here. one location, 35 across northern texas, all the way through mississippi. 35 reports of hail. and at one location, tennis ball-sized hail out there. causing significant damage. you still have the threat through the rest of your monday, into tuesday morning. mainly here across the lower mississippi river valley where you have the highest threat of cold air coming in. that moist, warm air out of the gulf of mexico. just setting up a battle line there. as far as the severe weather's concerned, that's still going to be a problem. north of that, i mentioned the cold air. frost advisories in place through the ohio river valley, because of the chilly temperatures. chicago with a high of 4. sunny skies out there for you. if we look at eastern europe heading into the middle east, i do want to mention across parts of turkey, widespread rainfall. that is going to continue to drift to the east. even an attached front moving across syria there through most of iraq wh

now temperatures are very hot across bangkok. 37 degrees for the high. here is your extended forecast. >>> for your thoughts and comments, just log onto our website and click on "contact us." for more updates watch "newsroom tokyo" at the top of the hour. Ñq genie: you are watching "france 24," live around the world. i am genie godula. these are the headlights. the taliban hits kabul with a massive suicide truck bomb and gunfire attack. 30 have been killed and over 300 hurt. the head of syria upon supposition says he is leaving geneva today. he defends his decision to pull out of the peace talks, saying there is no truce on the ground and he cannot

it happened in bangkok thailand.ortunately no one was on the ride at the time when those flames broke out. the fire started shortly after an afternoon thunderstorm rolled through that area. >>> the republican presidential candidates are focusing on indiana and california this weekend. in addition to courting voters, ted cruz and donald trump are making appeals to republican leaders as well and some are choosing sides. cbs news correspondent brook silva-braga has more. >> reporter: a surprise endorsement. former california governor pete wilson backing ted cruz. >> announce you to my wholehearted endorsement. >> reporter: it's cruz's second boost in two days. in a new online ad titled time of choosing, a cruz super pac touts mike pence's vote of confidence but pence refrain fred criticizing trump and many republicans are now convinced he'll win the nomination. tennessee congressman jimmy duncan endorsed the republican frontrunner on saturday. friday protestors many opposed to trump's immigration positions blocked his a

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thailand, a ferris whole catches fire in bangkok. flames were rising on the ride.e was on the ride at the time. venezuela, highest cable car is back in motion. two miles and offering riders to center the city to the snow capped peek. venezuela is battling a crippling recession. they are having rolling blackouts. >> in iran and moderate and reformist law makers won the largest number of societies in parliamentary election. that would be good for the iranian president rouhani. rouhani is also hoping to win reelection next year. extremist law makers opposed any cooperation or negotiation with the united states. >> and kerry going to syria. there is fighting in alep podespite the truce holding in other parts of the country. the syrians are targeting neighbors. the fighting killed 260 people just in the past nine days. >> a police officer caught on camera punching a woman wearing handcuffs. why he said he did it and what happens to his job? these are the tokens of our renewal. and i will not lose. and i get choked up thinking about it now. this just got interesting. why

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this was in bangkok yesterday, a decent down pour that made the streets flood. it's not going to happen every day, but tows thunder storms are around and probably will carry on from day-to-day. it is too early for the rainy season. if you take a parallel line from this one here towards bangladesh and india, imagine the atmosphere, you get the same sort of thing. ahead of the south-west monsoon you get these pre-monsoon showers. bleshg and north-eastern india have caught them in particular. they will continue in the next time >>> thank you. more than 100 new allegations of sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers have come to light in the central african republic. the majority of the alleged victims are minors. our diplomatic editor james bays reports >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador to the united nation sam pan that power was here for the inauguration of the new president as fresh allegations of abuse by peacekeepers emerged. the u.n. says it is interviewing 108 potential victims, civilians abused by those who were supposed to protect them. >> we talked to the families

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