i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us a new era begins for japan today as emperor akihito pushes the chrysanthemum throne in the first abdication by a japanese emperor in more than two hundred years the day has been steeped in rituals starting with akihito reporting his abdication to his imperial ancestors at a shinto shrine in his final speech at the imperial palace the eighty five year old thanks the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness son crown prince not he will take over the throne from his father. at the ceremony prime minister shinzo paid his respects. well me tell you if you are with the day of abdication we reflect upon the long years over which the emperor has thoughtfully shared the happiness and sadness of the people of japan. kundry knew once again the feeling of deep respect and sanction that. people from across the country gathered outside the emperor's palace in tokyo for the event it was an emotional day. here and i feel grateful. i wish him good health but i feel emotional i have a well known time feel. like h

i'm melissa chan and welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us a new era begins for japan today as emperor akihito pushes the chrysanthemum throne in the first abdication by a japanese emperor in more than two hundred years the day has been steeped in ritual starting with akihito recording his abdication to his imperial ancestors at a shinto shrine in his final speech at the imperial palace the eighty five year old thing the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness sun crown prince now and he will take over the throne from his father. at the ceremony prime minister shinzo paid his respects. for me party for a few of the deal to cation we reflect upon the longer years over which the emperor our house thoughtfully shared the hopkinton and sadness of the people of japan. you once again the feeling of deep respect and sighing. people from across the country gathered outside the emperor's palace in tokyo for the event it was an emotional day. for him and i feel grateful. i wish him good health but i feel emotional i have a wound on. him or i'd like to say one th

i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us indians have voted in the fourth phase of polling in the country's month long general elections voters will elect a new parliament and prime minister narendra modi from the ruling hindu b j p party is seeking a second term is main challenger is leader of the opposition congress party raul gandhi the election is the world's biggest with nine hundred million people eligible to vote they will let five hundred forty three m.p.'s to the lower house of parliament called the lok sabha polling has been spread out across the country in seven phases to. they voters went to the polls across nine states this includes parts of the state of west bengal where one political party is fielding a significant number of female candidates at forty one percent that's the highest number from any party this election correspondent sonja sally car travels to west bengal to meet. of the trinamool congress. in. its early morning in west bengal it's not their district politics here is a festive affair. it's dominated by the ruling t.m.c. orthonor

i'm melissa chan welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we start out in malaysia where the sole remaining suspect charged in the murder of the north korean leader's half brother may soon be out of jail drunk kwong from vietnam has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and could be released as early as next month the other suspect was released in march both have been arrested for the two thousand and seventeen kuala lumpur airport killing of kim jong nam with a deadly v. x. nerve agent the women say they thought they were part of a prank t.v. show it's a suspected that kim's death was a political assassination planned by north korean agents. as if that episode wasn't strange enough there's been a nother cloak and dagger incident involving north korea here in europe you may remember that break in it happened last month at the north korean embassy in the dread well over the weekend north korea finally responded calling it quote a grave terror attack a group of armed men had charged into the building and tied up the staff spanish authorities have issued arrest warrants for memb

i'm melissa chan welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we start in india which is now less than a week away from kicking off the biggest election in global history starting next thursday around nine hundred million voters will be casting ballots over a six week period commentators are calling it a referendum on prime minister narendra modi and his hindu nationalist government he's leading in key polls but some issues have dented his popularity. anger over wasted talent. millions of educated young indians like these protesters cannot find jobs the unemployment rate has hit a record high despite india's warring economy. the other to ensure would you go home and get that is what what it was happening with the young and i knew i would feel each and every one was a good model for this time is a. woman too angry after numerous high profile rape cases the mo d. covered him and vowed to make the country safer for women but many see this as a hollow promise. to meet. to lean on muslims in the. and modi may be bleeding support from an outraged countryside farmers largely backed

i'm melissa chan welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we start out in the philippines where journalist and editor in chief of the rappler maria teresa has posted bail for an eighth time raissa is a well respected investigative reporter and the rappler is a news website which has recorded without fear or favor including on the current government of president rugby go to terror tape that has led to eleven complaints and cases raissa and her news room face to date everything from tax evasion to libel has been thrown at them the one that's free press coalition a global alliance of newsrooms has identified racist case as one of the top ten most urgent press freedom cases in the world today and i should add that this week daughter of ella joined this coalition with the latest we turn to maria teresa herself maria thank you for joining the program bring us up to speed what's going on what's the latest. well tonight we're preparing for the first arraignment and the court of tax appeals that's four different charges of tax evasion there's a fifth charge in a regional trial for

i'm melissa chan welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we begin in brunei where new laws based on a strict interpretation of islam go into effect today the tiny country on the island of borneo has captured a lot of global attention not the good kind for the punishments it intends to carry out cvs will have their limbs amputated the new code would commit gay people caught having sex to death by stoning and it would send lesbians caught having sex to one hundred whips of the lash the united nations has called these laws draconian but the sultan defended them. right there in the grass. as a small nation we always devote prayers to all our. young and yes this is driven by an international philosophy of millennia islamic monarchy. that has existed here for hundreds of years. in the system this system preserves and guarantees the rights of all people regardless of their race and then go to the temple among europe was done for going on more of them. as you can imagine there's been global shock and outrage actor and activist george clooney leveraged his fame and called for a boyc

i'm melissa chan and welcome to the program it's good to have you with us air pollution is a huge problem around the world and we know it impacts our health now we know by how much toxic air shortens our lives by twenty months on average that's according to the health effects institute in their latest report the state of global air now that twenty number is an average when you break things down region by region you can see how asia stands out in south asia children lose thirty months of their lives in east asia people lose an estimated twenty three months that is five times higher or maybe a better way to think about it is five times worse than what you have in north america or western europe pollution is now a bigger killer than malaria and road accidents it's as bad a smoking here's a closer look. donning a face mask part of the morning routine for many school kids in delhi where toxic smog and the city. for much of the year. some days twenty times above the w h o's recommended limit for dangerous fine particles in the air. india is home to fourteen of the world's most polluted cities e

those doors on wall with melissa chan and just a moment i'll be back at the top of the hour have a good day. when the hour starts rising people fight for survival come on a case on a budget with the budget but when there's a flood the water comes up to all the waste and it flows faster every morning but. the lack of water is equally dangerous. there's john keep people move south so they can plant crops and find food to stop. floods and droughts climate change become the main driver of mass migration you could not write any kind of fix not if you want and probably most of them will come to. the climate exodus starts if yes on t w. her first day of school in the jungle. first listen to the. band doris crane the moment arrives to. join you rang a tank on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary. film. retained returns home. dot com. what's the connection between bread clown and the european union the nose gear about to go to correspondent the baker john structures can live with the words such. deep. thoughts. stepping recipes for success strategy that make a difference.

those stories and more coming up with melissa chan and peter. when the are such a rising fight for survival the money case on a budget for the budget budget when there's a flood of water comes up trouble waste by your clothes faster every morning. but a lack of water is dangerous. will move south so they can plant crops and find food stamps. floods and droughts climate change become the main driver of mass migration you can write any kind of piece not as you want and probably most of them will come from. the climate exodus starts a full thirty s. on t. w. . if you ever have to cover up a murder the best way is to make up accidents raring to. never read a book like this one. the toughest law german the streets. don't believe. me to do. this is news asia coming up on the program what will it take for india to finally see more women in parliament as the country enters the fourth phase of its massive election we have a special report from west bengal where a leading political candidate is trying to break through the glass ceiling plus. the end of an

melissa chan has those stories coming up for you on t.v. use asia stay tuned. colleville while becoming a city club in isolation is a mega. numbers of people living in cities are soaring and the challenges grow into how do you plan to make a long list of. what the future transportation concepts be like is affordable living space for everyone on attainable. in sixty. years what's coming up on the going to sleep so much movement a lack of gas to see the fan sentences i want to go discussions take a look at what all that means for the take of course. going to sleep every weekend here on t.w. . we're not here to judge you but to eliminate prejudices. we're not here to change your opinion but to open some space for different points of view we're not here to speak on behalf of anybody but to let everybody speak for themselves. or to give the right answers but to ask the right questions. we're not here to indoctrinate. but to listen. close ninety connect to an unbiased agenda subscribe now on you tube. this is news asia coming up on the program what will it take for i

melissa allgren. thanks for being here. you were the guest on campus when all heck broke loose and a lot of pushback from the chancellor, some said they didn't defend you enough. the chan trying to break down free speech. but some people didn't feel like you as a conservative should be there? >> the scandal is with the chancellor, the response. a group of students began screaming at the top of their lungs at the beginning of my speech. one of them burst into the back door and sprayed me with house hold chemicals. the police behaved well. they were able to get him out of there. the next morning, i expected some apology for an invited speaker to be heckled, harassed, and assaulted on campus. instead, the chancellor initiated the letter who baselessly condemned me as some sort of a bigot who holds extreme views because the topic were men are not women. doesn't seem like the most outlandish theory out there. i gave a basic talk. his response was to encourage the veto, the protesters, who screamed from the start of my lecture. there was a signal at the university of missouri kansas state city that the chancellor will not defend free exchange of ideas on campus and will not