that is exactly what michael faralla has to say.said companies oppose access has been cut off because of the current market sentiment will be compelled to consider mergers to survive onto and conditions and approval. that is the key. that is what you are looking at. the stars may be more in line for deals. to pull the trigger this year, it might be quite low given that some of these companies are really from the pain and the misery from those efax of last year. that's really looks at what is happening. jpmorgan chase said appetite for gold m&a will be tempered by high levels of debt. could also hurt the equation. that is a sense of how things are shaping up. it was like consolidation after the storm and could be a busy year for the bankers. >> well, coming up. protesters in indonesia. of thatalking about all and more. our next guest a joins us. we have a group discussion. ♪ >> welcome back. joining me now is david and john and our guest. chief asia economist. we are talking about thailand. our correspondent said things are quiet. ,