the while lampung railway station could almost be a piece of europe in central bangkok. the city's transportation hub for over a century it was modeled on frankfurt's train station. they basically began my career in frankfurt and i come here to bangkok and what do i see it's a little smaller but it has the architecture and the atmosphere of frankfurt central station it's an odd feeling because it's just like at the beginning here i am in my final year working for the go to institute and here is frankfurt train station again this time in bangkok it's very emotional. the historic waiting room turned into a pop up concert hall the glitter institute had invited young musicians from bangkok and cologne to perform pieces by johann sebastian. and john cage amongst other composes it was an unusual experience for the commuters. my. lame man who had turned 80 a few days before soaked up the atmosphere. i am i am my. wife. and that it was time to celebrate the greater institute plays an important role in cultural life in the thai capital the organization is keen to make its presenc

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was a mobile testing unit pulls into a market in the north of bangkok in 72 hours thailand's corona virus infection numbers increased by 20 percent came here for screening for. and found out there are floating i people who were in radio close contact that i need to press any phone that might get today the recall examples of all of the traitors inside word trade to scan a q.r. code to register with the health authority only the stallholders are eligible for testing today others who have coded concerns of being turned away infections originating from the seafood market in some months a colon and now being discovered in bangkok and provinces even further away outside the unpleasant process begins but these people are not alone the thai government says it will test 10000 people in an attempt to contain the outbreak on tuesday some of those tests revealed 427 new infections a huge rise in a country that had seen 0 local transmission in months. teams of health officials are now screening traders in markets across the thai capital migrant workers have also been targeted as being a particular con

i'm scott idler in bangkok thailand often described as the venice of the east many of the 10000000 people here use the waterways to get around but the boats are big polluters so the city is putting greener version of. the u.s. president donald trump has issued another series of granting clemency to more of his allies this is the 2nd wave of presidential pardons in as many days shepparton 0 ports now from washington d.c. . do you swear the testimony you are about to give should be the truth this set of pardons includes more figures swept up in the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election robert muller and his own words quote did not find that the trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with the russian government and quote but several in the trump campaigns all but were convicted as a result of their conduct during the investigation all $400.00 crimes that were dug up as part of the increased scrutiny of both the trooper former trunk campaign chairman paul man afore he was convicted of obstructing the russian investigation but also several count

much quieter scott high blower reports from bangkok. fishing out his front door like he has for the last 40 years amarin need your mom lives in a community of houses built on stilts lining the edge of bangkok's busiest can now . while the fishing might be convenient the steady increase of commuter boats rushing by has become unbearable he says but there's some relief on the way a switch to electric boats. on the back of the electric plants will generate less noise i won't bother people so much that. bangkok was once described as the venice of the east and many of the 10000000 people here still use its waterways to get around and the boats used to carry them are noisy big polluters putting toxins in the water and into the air. so the city government has launched a quieter and greener alternative a 3 month electric boat pilot program right in the center of the capital 8 boats to start and so far they're carrying a 1000 passengers a day so while it takes 4 hours at the pier to fully charge the batteries to run the twin engines for the boat

english online news websites he joins us live via skype from bangkok good to have you with us i mean people must be pretty excited to be able to return to the democratic process but nervous about coven so what's the turnout likely to be or it's proving to be well except little problems which is somewhat caught on just now hugely affected by one of the new infections we still believe all 7 provinces thought turn out to be high and that simply because the local people did not have a chance to thought since the whole lot of elections since the coup in 2000 and court and so how significant are they how much power are they voting for these regional representatives to have. well it's still the same my uncle or you know systemically my entire law you know because in on me and it's a problem to accept bangkok are the governors are pointed by the national government here in bangkok but what don't boarding for today is for what they call the chip executive of the provincial administrators organization that will have more power but it's a hard way the pollution because they have to deal with a

i'm scott harbor in bangkok thailand often described as the venice of the east many of the 10000000 people here use the waterways to get around the boats are big polluters so the city is putting greener version of. oh it's been 8 months of tense talks and it comes just 7 days before the deadline the european union in the u.k. have managed to reach a trade deal the agreement for 0 tariff 0 quote relationship covers everything from energy to what became the crucial issue of fish the e.u. one protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson claimed he delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by e.u. rules european commission president who live on the line said e.u. rules will be respected by a balance deal which protects the interests of member states is at the end of the story not quite yet ambassadors from the 27 e.u. members will meet on friday christmas day to discuss it while british m.p.'s will be recalled for a vote next wednesday both lis

. >> reporter: food delivery bikes speed through the streets of bangkok. it's symbolic how a shift instead of eating at restaurants. food deliveries are projected to surge by 80% this year. some companies have encouraged employees to use delivery services. this i.t. firm has about 20 employees. it covers the delivery fees for all lunch orders by its staff. that costs about $700 a month, but the company believes it's worth it because it limits the amount of contact the staff has with other people. >> translator: for employees it takes away the wereo of having to go outleticide. i've heard that many other companies are starting to do this for their workers, too. >> reporter: grab is a company that largely offers ride share services. it's launched a new initiative to meet the growing demand of food delivery. it has brought together chefs from several restaurants to offer a variety of menu options under one roof. a thai stir fry and japanese style curry with rice and pork cutlet, are two of the many dishes prepared in the kitchen. there are over ten restaurant

and definitely worth keeping on the situation there in thailand tony thanks for the update from bangkok. now hackers broke into systems used by top u.s. treasury officials during a massive cyber attack on multiple government agencies and may have sold essential cripps keys that's according to a senior democratic senator is as dozens of e-mails were accessed and of congress briefed by u.s. intelligence as well as section state might pompei it and attorney general bill barr all blaming russia. microsoft and google have joined facebook legal challenge against israeli cyber surveillance from n.s.a. briefed by the companies to a u.s. court says the firm's hacking tools a powerful and dangerous facebook sued and so over claims it exposes a loophole in facebook and what's up allowing it's put more than 1400 people worldwide under surveillance early on sunday it was revealed that spyware sold by n.s.a. was used to hack the phones of dozens of al jazeera journalists. canada has pledged to give $70000000.00 to the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees to help tackle its worst ever financial crisis

a recent surge in of factions threatens to raise all of this year's games tony chang reports from bangkok to many thais when they imagine hell this is what they see gruesome torture carried out by monstrous devils and demons this mccard theme parks a representation of a buddhist hell a reminder to those that visit the wages of sin it's a popular destination for visitors to the seaside town of bank. a few 100 meters away paradise long sandy beaches swaying palms and a gentle sea but this year the beach is almost empty as it has been for much of the past 9 months thailand closed its borders when the coronavirus struck and impose strict quarantine conditions that are still in place that's kept transmission rates low and fatalities in double figures a huge success but it's come at a great cost the tourism authority says 2020 arrivals were down 80 percent of the choices letting people in of the cost of rising infection rates 2021 when get any better if we are talking about the way how to choose to receive and the other way we have to maintain. 19 situation of course we choose a 2nd choice as a

world will be glad to close a door in 2020 just got midnight in thailand these are live pictures from bangkok where eco friendly fire works made of rice are being used to usher in india. so the country that 1st attempt to create a virus one year ago has just approved its 1st locally made vaccine for public use china has given a state backed sign of farm the green light to produce a vaccine it says is 79 percent effective life and we hung over 90 was 1st reported has now largely returned to normal round the world other vaccines are beginning to be rolled out but in the united states the hardest hit country there's criticism that it's just taking too long some 2000000 shots have been given well short of the 20000000 promised by now a new variant of corona virus from the u.k. has led to a surge in infections across several countries south africa south korea the czech republic are the latest to report record daily numbers of infections and china has just confirmed its 1st case carried by a woman who arrived in shanghai from britain 2 weeks ago around the globe millions of people remain under lock

the new year bring any rest by a few weeks ago thousands of people are expected here in downtown bangkok to mark the arrival of 2021 but a sudden rise in covert. operations are being cancelled and the government's now advising people to stay at home. and if those transmission rates continue to rise all the hard work and sacrifice of this year could be lost tony ching al-jazeera bangkok a canadian politician is being asked to resign for going on a holiday against his own government's advice on terrorism finance minister rod phillips posted videos appearing to show him at home on social media while spending christmas in the caribbean provinces headed mitt if he knew about the travel and should have told him to come home he's been blaming travelers for bringing the coronavirus to ontario which began a province wide lockdown last week. so this is a hazard these are the top stories and a covert 1000 vaccine made by the chinese pharmaceutical company side of farm has been given conditional approval 12 months after the virus was detected in the company says the vaccine is around 79 percent effe

i'm scott harder in bangkok thailand often described as the venice of the east many of the 10000000 people here use the waterways to get around but the boats are big polluters so the city is putting greener version. first begin with brags and signs that a trade agreement between the e.u. and u.k. is imminent u.k. prime minister boss johnson is expected to speak from downing street shortly the e.u. is also set to announce details of a deal johnson and e.u. leader ursula on the line are reportedly finalizing details in a series of phone calls britain's chief negotiator david frost was in talks with e.u. counterparts in brussels late into wednesday night when a deal will need to be ratified by both parliament's view k. parliament will have to do this before britain's transition period ends on this ember the 31st. we've got reporters covering the story from both sides bernard smith brings us e.u. reaction from paris 1st let's begin with asad by live in london so as in we weren't spanking word on the street was by this point bars johnson was supposed to have spoken what still laying things. wel

bangkok was once described as the venice of the east and many of the 10000000 people here still use its waterways to get around and the boats used to carry them are noisy big polluters putting toxins in the water and into the air. so the city government has launched a quieter and greener alternative a 3 month electric boat pilot program right in the center of the capital 8 boats to start and so far they're carrying a 1000 passengers a day so while it takes 4 hours at the pier to fully charge the batteries to run the twin engines for the boat these solar panels provide the power for the instruments and the lights on the vessel of course the biggest challenge is changing people's minds we have to encourage them to switch from private to public transportation boats are a good option because of the history traffic so the introduction of electric boats can help both congestion and reduce pollution the boats and most of the components are manufactured here in thailand only the motors in the batteries are imported there's hope that the indigenous industry will expand so one day the vessels wil

i'm scott hatteberg in bangkok thailand often described as the venice of the east many of the 10000000 people here use the waterways to get around but the boats are big polluters so the city is putting greener version of water. hi i'm sorry all the sports coronavirus rocks the new n.b.a. season of the league calling off again on just the 2nd day of the campaign. well we begin with break since and there are signs that a trade agreements between the e.u. and the u.k. is imminent u.k. prime minister forrest johnson is expected to speak shortly from dying streets he's reportedly finalizing details on the phone. with leader ursula vonda lion britain's chief negotiator david frost was in talks with his the e.u. counterparts in brussels late in c. the night well any deal will need to be ratified by both parliaments the u.k. parliament will have to do this before britain leaves the transition period on december 31st so we have got reporters covering the story from both sides of the channel very smith brings us all the reaction the e.u. reaction from paris but let's start with assad baker he jo

infections originating from the seafood market in cements a cone and now being discovered in bangkok and provinces even further away outside the unpleasant process begins these people are not alone the thai government says it will test 10000 people in an attempt to contain the outbreak on tuesday some of those tests revealed 427 new infections a huge rise in a country that had seen 0 local transmission for months. teams of health officials are now screening traders in markets across the thai capital migrant workers have also been targeted as being a particular concern and the prime minister said he might introduce a national lockdown the transmissions continue to rise. so on child local fishmonger says many customers are choosing to stay at home now he's worried about his health and keeping his business afloat. to begin making the economy was picking up but we now are facing this and it makes us feel as if we are going back to the 1st outbreak traders in this market say that concern about the outbreak has caused business that drop by 70 or 80 percent and overall thailand has made hug

and this is we're about an hour and a half away from bangkok that would normally be absolutely jam packed with people here for the new year holiday the big holiday of the year in thailand but while some people have come out most people are heeding the prime minister's advice which is to stay within your own province now he spoke to the nation today after the cabinet meeting he said the government wasn't going to impose a nationwide lockdown they put in place series of red amber and green alerts in all of the different provinces at the moment most places are on amber but we are still speaking seeing these little clusters of infections coming out 22 more in bangkok $45.00 in the populated province around and then now in $45.00 provinces across time and that's a huge problem for a country which had seen 0 chance mr transmission in the country for months and it's got many people here very worried i would expect most people are probably going to follow this government vice. particularly after thailand has worked so hard to try and combat the coronavirus this was remember the 1st country outsid

gathering on a bridge on the outskirts of bangkok gazing at the sky but it's not the sunset people have come to see these amateur astronomers want to catch a glimpse of the great conjunction a celestial event that happens approximately only every 20 years. we will see very bright stars jupiter is originally very bright but when saturn is near will be even brighter together. this year have extra special the 2 planets are coming even closer together than usual the last time this happened was in $1623.00 but trying to see it is hard bangkok like most cities suffers from significant light pollution the light of the glimmering stars is blocked out by the glare of the bus and city. that's why the stargazers is there known on social media. have set up an exhibition of the stars at night as seen from thailand spectacular views and seen by most city dwellers and concert on thinks that after the trials of 2020 there may be a message written in the skies that we have suffered sadness distress worry and tension from current virus since the beginning of the year but at the end of this year we look u

chief to become prime minister despite being a civilian has continued to live in an army house in bangkok protests calling for his resignation started in july of sense protocols for reforms of thailand's powerful medicare of 0 scott hyla joins us now live from bangkok scott where are you what's happening. major know i'm right out in front of constitutional court and this reading the session where we expect a verdict in this case that you just described adrian just began in the last 15 minutes we expect this to run about an hour and what we're waiting for is a verdict on this ruling on what something the main opposition party submitted back in march and so that's something that we need to note is that this process against the prime minister started well before we saw the surge of people the surge of the anti-government protesters coming to the streets over the last several months this was even before that and what it focuses on as you mentioned adrian the the current prime minister was the chief of staff general in the army when he led a coup in 2014 overthrowing that then democratically e

thousands a day if covert 19 measures are not properly enforced bars and nightclubs in the capital bangkok are now under new restrictions in an effort to keep the case numbers down similar measures have been rolled out in other provinces but an outbreak was discovered among migrant workers at a seafood market let's go live to 20 chang who's in buying sand tony just explain something to me because i was looking at the the the figures for this just before we came on here and the figures for thailand seem to be remarkably flat up until about december the 19 of those so when they take an enormous spike they drop a bit and now they seem to be spiking again what's changing through all of this. but i think it's exactly that through the in the seafood market at the beginning of december they thought they had the control then they started finding cases in surrounding provinces and now we've seen incidences in 45 provinces around here. new clusters every day in fact so for this morning we were told that there were 155 new transmissions in time that we've just heard in the last half an hour the last

bangkok was once described as the venice of the east and many of the 10000000 people here still use its waterways to get around. and the boats used to carry them are noisy big polluters putting toxins in the water and into the air. so the city government has launched a quieter and greener alternative a 3 month electric boat pilot program right in the center of the capital 8 boats to start and so far they're carrying a 1000 passengers a day so while it takes 4 hours at the pier to fully charge the batteries to run the twin engines for the boat these solar panels provide the power for the instruments and the lights on the vessel of course the biggest challenge is changing people's minds we have to encourage them to switch from private to public transportation routes are a good option because of the heavy street traffic so the introduction of electric boats can help both congestion and reduce pollution the boats and most of the components are manufactured here in thailand only the motors in the batteries are imported there is hope that the indigenous industry will expand so one day the ves

theesters returned to streets of bangkok after the constitutional court rejected a petition to disqualify the prime minister from office. the ruling says he didn't violate ethics rules by living in military housing after leaving the army. protest leaders say the verdict proves double standards. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air and at quicktake on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. seeing asian stocks post modest gains, rising for a third session. we are watching the hang seng index. australia's market is only higher by 0.3%. but we had this news that china will allow australia's cargo to come ashore. let's have a look at stocks. clearing exchanges in focus. the u.s. approved legislation that could lead to chinese firms getting kicked off american exchanges. also getting a call from sidney. tak is down 1.4%. ,his big surging iron or holding at a record. in recent weeks, we've seen pickup of state owned enterprise default in china that have jolted the credit markets and rattled investors. one com

absolutely every urban challenge faced by cities around the world is amplified here in bangkok.ntry is run by a military dictatorship who's also trying to influence urban development and urban planning. there are very few examples from history where that story has a happy ending. this series is about finding the life-sized pockets of goodness in cities around the world. there's still a refreshing insane madness to this place. outside of the comfort zone of this amazing market lies the urban jungle.

has been hailed for its success in combat in the virus tony toni chang reports from bangkok. but. a mobile testing unit pulls into a market in the north of bangkok in 72 hours thailand's corona virus infection numbers have increased by 20 percent got mcafee came here for screening before and found out there are floating eye people who were in radio host one type and infected person from the market today we will collect samples of all of the traders inside word trade to scan a q.r. code to register with the health authority only the stallholders are eligible for testing today others who have coated concerns are being turned away. infections originating from the seafood market in cements a cone and now being discovered in bangkok and provinces even further away outside the unpleasant process begins but these people are not alone the thai government says it'll test 10000 people in an attempt to contain the outbreak on tuesday some of those tests revealed 427 new infections a huge rise in a country that had seen 0 local transmission for months. teams of health officials are now screen

a junior and i live here in bangkok thailand. i like to go diving because there's no other experience like being in the water it's just you and the water and you feel a sense of connection that nothing you can ever experience on land when you're connected to meet here on that level everything just sort of disappears and you just realize how amazing and connected nature is to you. i like to learn but i don't necessarily like. how schools are organized so i feel like you put so much customer on. getting good grades 6 cetera instead of just the aspect of wanting to learn. my mom a parenting seminar company called me into 60 degrees and my dad he just makes business still. hasn't i currently hope to work in the u. and i think it'd be really cool to just. be in the middle of it all and try to make the world little bit more fair. afraid of world leaders because i have no control over the decisions that they make is what it feels like and when those in power have their own political agendas. that's when things get really scary. like the

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. >> we are an hour and a half away from bangkok and it would normally be jampacked with people for the new year holiday. but while some people have come out, most people are heeding the prime minister's advice, which is to stay within your home province. he spoke to the nation after a cabinet meeting and said the government wasn't going to impose a nationwide lockdown. they put in place a series of red, amber and green alerts in different provinces. most places are on amber at the moment but we are seeing these clusters of infections coming up , 22 more in bangkok, 45 in a populated province and in 45 provinces across thailand. that is a huge problem for a country which had seen zero transmissions in the country for months. many people here are worried. i would expect morris people are going to follow the government advice. thailand has worked so hard to combat the coronavirus. this was the first country outside china that found a transmission and since then, it closed off its borders and put strict quarantine controls in place. the cost has been huge. thailand's tourist industry has b