muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors in the battlefields of the 14th century, wheret of the eight limbs. that's because hands, shins and elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. fighters battle it out in villages and towns across the country, but only the very best make it here to the stadiums of bangkok. this is rajadamnern stadium. it's the oldest of its sort here in bangkok, and it's held host to many a legendary muay thai fight and tonight is no different. if you look into the rafters, you'll see a lot of local faces, but a lot of foreigners as well. a lot of tourists come here. i have some fantastic seats so i'm going to go find them. del rings. tickets to the main part of the arena start at 1,000 baht, which isjust under $30 us. for that you can watch several bouts, each made up of five rounds. the competitor who lands the most strikes on their opponent's body wins that particular round. or, like boxing, you can also win by knockout. the atmosphere in here is absolutely amazing. you have the strong smell of heat rub and the fighters themselves are su

but many thais believed the coup was about knocking out the shinawatra family asa about knocking outhinawatra family as a political force. this trial is about much more than a controversial rice scheme. whatever happens to yingluck shinawatra at the supreme court, it will be used by both opponents and her supporters to gauge what kind of role thailand's most popular political party will be allowed to play in the future and whether the military wa nts future and whether the military wants reconciliation or victory over the government it ousted three years ago. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the white house says relations between president trump and republican congressional leaders are fine. mr trump ramped up an apparent feud on social media against the tactics used by mitch mcconnell, the majority leader in the senate, and his house counterpart, paul ryan, over legislation. but this is what the press secretary sarah huckabee sanders had to say. look, i think the relationships are fine. certainly there are going to be some policy differences. but there are a lot of

thai gdp is likely to grow 2017, so a% to 4% in strong beat there.ts from sophie. sophie: a mixed picture in asia. hong kong session, and chinese up, the nikkei 225 lower by -- by .4%, japanese stocks retreating alongside u.s. equities given the rising geopolitical picture. as markets brace for a ramping up of tensions come the second day lower for the kospi, down .2%, but the won trading higher. the dollar easing some of its advance. i want to highlight the thai baht, steady near a two-year high following the three point 7% growth for the second quarter on a yearly basis. the surgeonwhere, commodities still gaining almost 4%. iron ore also on the rise and thatt a one-week high, but is not helping the asx 200, falling .4%. losing steel players over 4%, bluescope leading the drop in that are despite doubling its profit in its latest set of results. telco and ip stocks propping up gains, and the honk saying, china unicom -- hang seng, china unicom shares jumping after resuming trade, so leading gains when it comes to the asian session here. haidi: than

muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors in the battlefields of the 1ath century wherethe stadiums of bangkok. this is rajadamnern stadium, it's the oldest of its sort here in bangkok and it's held host to many a legendary muay thai fight and tonight is no different. tickets to the the main part of the arena start at 1,000 baht which is just under us$30. for that you can watch several bouts made up of five rounds. the competitor who lands the most strikes on their opponent's body wins that particular round. like boxing, you can also win by knockout. the atmosphere is amazing. these fighters are astonishing watching up close and personal. but some bright spark at the travel show decided it was a good thing for me to try it out first hand so tomorrow morning i'm heading over to an actual muay thai camp that trains the fighters from all over thailand. i hope i don't come out the other end too bruised and banged up. i head a5 minutes to the north of bangkok to the gym where some of the country's top champions live and train. tourists who want to get fit can stay at camps li

it is no secret that the thai generals wanted her to leave.or them to do with the outside of the country. they were worried about trouble no matter what the verdict was. there is no doubt that they wa nted was. there is no doubt that they wanted this to happen. nobody is really contesting the scenario that whatever reason she left four, when she decided to go, it was essentially facilitated for her. she left swiftly, we believe via cambodia, tojoin left swiftly, we believe via cambodia, to join her left swiftly, we believe via cambodia, tojoin her brother in dubai. what happens now? that is a big question. the party is under military rule, it is likely to be the largest party whenever the military goes back to an election, which we can expect in the next 18 months. the date is constantly shifting so we are not sure. they are without a clear leader at the moment. it is not a secret to say that many are demoralised by the decision to flee. they see her as a symbol of resistance, they have supported her through court hearings. they are a bit bewi

i'm about to step in the ring with momo, who is the top contender for muay thai in japan.se guys are finely tuned athletes. i have had the tiniest of training here. it's been absolutely amazing, but my time here is done, so i hope you enjoyed my agony. i'm very relieved to say that's it for this week but coming up on next week's travel show. coming up next week, we begin a journey from the far west to the far east of india as the country celebrates 70 years of independence. join us for that if you can, but don't forget you can follow us wherever we are in the world byjoining our social media feeds. all of the details are on your screens now. but from me and the rest of the team here in bangkok, thailand, it's goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. marvellous mo farah wins his tenth straight athletics gold medal. he isa he is a one—man world superpower, it is gold for farah! he stormed his way to the 10,000m title, much to the delight of the home crowd and his children. here at the london stadium, mo wasn't the only star out on the track. u

the former thai prime minister ying—luck shinawat has fled to dubai, after she failed to appear at alling to the gulf state, where her brother, thaksin — also a former thai prime minister — lives in exile. ying—luck shinawat is facing a sentence of up to ten years in jail if she's found guilty of criminal negligence charges. after victory in mosul, iraqi forces have been trying to re— take the city of tal afar — one of islamic state's last strongholds in the country. and it seems that victory could be in sight. tal afar is in the north of iraq, near the syrian border. elite forces are believed to have raised the iraqi flag in the centre of the city. rylee carlson reports. after six days of fierce battle in the is holdout of tal afar, the iraqi army has raised its flag from the top of the citadel. commanders here say they have cleared 70% of the city from militants, forcing them to be behind weapons and evidence of how they tried to escape. the resistance of snipers, there also be the chance, mortars. they have been defeated. tal afar lies ina they have been defeated. tal afar lies in

it is no secret that the thai generals wanted her to leave.country. they were worried about trouble no matter what the verdict was. there is no doubt that they wanted this to happen. nobody is really contesting the scenario that whatever reason she left four, when she decided to go, it was essentially she left for, when she decided to go, it was essentially facilitated for her. she left swiftly, we believe via cambodia, tojoin her brother in dubai. after decades of war, colombia's farc rebel group are taking the first steps towards transforming into a party that could seek elected office after ending their half—ce ntu ry office after ending their half—century of armed struggle. more than 1,000 delegates from the freshly demobilised revolutionary armed forces of colombia attended the opening of a founding congress in bogota. the 51st notting hill carnival has opened in west london, with the release of doves and multi—faith prayers in memory of those who died in the grenfell tower disaster in june. firefighters and paramedics were among those wh

the former thai prime minister ying—luck shinawat has fled to dubai, after she failed to appear at agapore, before travelling to the gulf state, where her brother, thaksin — also a former thai prime minister — lives in exile. ying—luck shinawat is facing a sentence of up to ten years in jail if she's found guilty of criminal negligence charges. the deputy head at eton who circulated questions from an a level—equivalent economics exam before the test had been taken, has left the school. mo tanweer, who was also head of economics, left following an investigation by an exam board. eton has confirmed some pupils received confidential information and were awarded marks based on an average of the rest of their work. it says it co—operated fully and was deeply upset this incident occurred, adding the pupils had done nothing wrong. extra police are on the streets of manchester this weekend as thousands of people attend the city's pride event. following the manchester arena bombing in may, security has been increased, though the police stress there's no evidence of a specific threat. andy gil

but many thais believed the coup was about knocking out the shinawatra family as a political force.a vaswani there, and a short time ago i spoke to her outside the court. every single court appearance she has made has had an even bigger appearance of supporters. flowers and a strong feeling of good sentiment for her among the crucial rural voter base. they have not been allowed into this area. this is the media pen. they are 300 metres over there. in the lead—up to this, to give you a sense of how much tension and leg up there at into this, there have been checkpoints everywhere with police telling people not to come into the city. —— lead—up into this. we still expect there will be a strong support base for her when she arrives today in court. this is the culmination of an 18 month long trial that could effectively end with her behind bars, and certainly, if she is found guilty, a lifetime ban from politics. we expect to see her when she goes to court. will supporters see her if she is found guilty or does she go straight to jail? she has the right to appeal, though that law has ye

but many thais believed the coup was about knocking out the shinawatra family as a political force.l is about much more than a controversial rice scheme. whatever happens to yingluck shinawatra at the supreme court, it will be used by both opponents and her supporters to gauge what kind of role thailand's most popular political party will be allowed to play in the future, and whether the military wants reconciliation or victory over the government it ousted three years ago. and karishma joins us now from bangkok. just four more context we should say this is a party that has won elections in thailand for 15 years orso, elections in thailand for 15 years or so, she is still a very popular and important figure. you're right, mike, i'm standing in front of the supreme court where we expect yingluck shinawatra to appear any minute and that every appearance the crowds have grown bigger. people have come up to her and handed her flowers a nd have come up to her and handed her flowers and there's a strong feeling and centreman for her among that crucial rural bank. protesters of yingluck sh

trump unwinding the thais. —— ties.on bbc news. still to come. taking time out to make an important. the new installation designed to help meditation in the dublin mountains. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. good to have you with us on bbc news. one main headline for you as our: “— news. one main headline for you as our: —— this hour. president trump has again threatened north korea if, as he put it, it even thinks about attacking the united states. he's also suggested his earlier threat of "fire and fury" may not have been t

communication with state and local officials in texas, and this obviously became a much larger crisis thay expected. we can expect the federal government to continue to do fod more aid, and the next step would likely be congress having to potentially provide additional funds. when they come back into town in september, maybe even pas passat upgrade to the national flood insurance program which expires at the end of september. not only the president and thedt administration will be involveda congress where to play a role, national flood insurance program already in debt roughly $25 billion from earlier weather disaster as you said expires at the end of the month.20f st plenty of stories about that program, the future of that program. here's a story from "wall streeh journal" this morning. we're talking with toluse olorunnipa of bloomberg news white house reporter. talkiit if you questions, comments about the federal response, the white federal res house response,po phone numbers- we mention the president tweetse over the weekend, a dozen different tweets on it.i wantge want to get your pers

this goaljolted the thai public. everton's half—time team talk note altered.gudsson's first goalfor everton. altered. this was gylfi sigudsson's first goal for everton. this goal wasn't about numbers, but pictures. mcilveen now needed three. the game is about gylfi sigudsson, not wayne rooney, but everton will be glad to have both an evil police. —— in the europa league. no rooney for england manager gareth southgate has announced his squad for the world cup qualifiers against malta and slovakia, he's given a first call—up to leicester city's harry maguire, whojoined from hull for £17 million in the summer. there's a recall for arsenal's danny wellbeck, but adam lallana misses out through injury. also getting his first chance at the senior level is watford's nathaniel chalobah — he who moved from chelsea in this transfer window, and makes the step up from the under2is. meanwhile, southgate has given his support to the manager of england's women team mark sampson who was accused bullying and racial discrimination by striker eni aluko earlier this week. sampson

>> thompson: and they were operating with the acknowledgment of the thai government there on the border >> thompson: did you meet with hoang co minh? >> thompson: our understanding is the front, that they had about 200 fighters on your border, and they made several attempts to get into vietnam through laos. >> thompson: more than that? >> thompson: do you think it's possible that the u.s. was supporting this group? >> thompson: these people had rocket launchers, assault rifles. where do you think those came from? do you think it was the u.s.? >> thompson: i wasn't going to get anything more concrete out of the prime minister general, but i find more traces of the front's presence here. a book by a former front soldier. the soldier's unwilling to go on camera, but he claims to have survived one of the front's failed missions. (computer dings) and his emails to me are full of fascinating detail. (phone dings) he says the front demanded total obedience. no one was allowed to leave the base. (computer dings) the soldier even tells me that hoang co minh executed members of the group, includi

the sue thai have a frnd who son movedoexas and apparently, i don't understand it, of the peop who arjust placed, they are paying staytels r them to in. i don't unrstand how they are able to do that. know, is that going on in texas? that is the lt call on this topic. the last call of the program. we invite you to tune in tomorrow for more coverage of tropical storm harvey and other issues. right now we take you to the

--n you are watching them do thai literature's, or perform surgeries, the actors learned those techniques and would practice it. >> none of it is cgi. they are actually getting their hands dirty. >> or the common types of injuries during the civil war? >> i think that most -- i think that most wins were to the trunk , to the core, which were generally not survivable. i think a lot more people survived core injuries in "mercy street" men actually did. another reason we think of amputations was a lot of people were injured in ways that were not their limbs. more we thinkis of physical injuries, but so many people were casualties of sickness. infectious disease, environmental -- unclean water, that kind of thing. were sufferingn from the results of a lingering sickness. a lot of the men i studied diagnosed with irritable heart, they may not have it for the rest of their lives, but they continue to have physical symptoms from a series of infections during the war, whether it was malaria -- malaria.rlain also had doctors and scientists learn the avoidance of those sorts of diseases from civil

talented indian chef is making excellent risks on these and amazing lamb noodles spiced with powerful thai red chilies, dishes you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. it is all proof that in this fast-paced city, things are always in a state of evolution. >> from this great destination, we shift our focus to the journey. up next, hannah elliott takes a drive in three of the best suvs money can buy. one of them sure to be right for you. this is "bloomberg pursuits." ♪ >> ramen, the japanese staple, has gone global, with dedicated joints in cities around the world. so, it is a good time for a short course on the rules of ramen. >> hi, this is my shop. we are going to talk about the best ways to eat a bowl of ramen. the most important thing is to eat the ramen while it is hot. any good ramen shop will serve you a bowl while it is smoking hot and you need to eat it right away, because the noodles are overcooking. it is a lot like pizza. if you are a real new yorker you know that you do not wait for the pizza to cool down. you eat it while it is hot and you risk burning your mouth. ram

the indian chef is taking risks on these mimosas, and amazing lamb noodles spiced with red thai chilisshes you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. it is all proof that in this fast-paced city, things are always in a state of evolution. >> from this great destination we shift our focus to the journey. up next, hannah elliott takes a drive in three of the best suvs money can buy. one of them sure to be right for you. this is "bloomberg pursuits." ♪ >> ramen, the japanese staple, has gone global, with dedicated joints in cities around the world. it is a good time for a short course on the roles of ramen. >> this is my shop. we are going to talk about best ways to eat a bowl of ramen. the most important thing is to eat ramen while it is hot. any good ramen shop will serve you it while it is smoking hot and you need to eat it right away because the noodles are overcooking. it is a lot like pizza. if you are a real new yorker you don't wait for the pizza to cool down, you risk burning your mouth. ramen is absolutely the same. you need to slurp. don't fight the noodles. take a little

plus they have thai roll ice cream. full service korean restaurant and karaoke. >> if you find yourself making calls to pass the time during the morning commute, the rules of the road could be changing. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban cell phones behind the wheel. it would ban drivers from under 18 from talking on the phone in any manner even if they are using a hands free device. >>> you could call him a super hero of sweet treats. most people know him as donut boy. the famous 9-year-old paid a visit to new jersey state police as part of his mission, cierl -- tyler stopped by state police headquartersers in williams -- headquarters in williams town. so far he has delivered 22,000 donuts in 16 states, because cops of my best friend and i want them to know people care about them. because people are judging a hole a bunch of people. >> yesterday the troopers gave tyler a gift of his own. they presented him with a wooden flag with the words donut boy in the center. >> it's 5:57 a.m., bullets fly from a moving car. up ne

we even ordered from the thai place he doesn't like. oh, how is it? disgusting. do not tell him.hat do you guys want to do tonight? i don't know. well, i told howie if i wasn't busy, i'd spend the night at his mom's. so for god's sake, think of something. (stuart coughing) stuart? are you okay?

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the president's white house attorney, thai cobb, issuing a statement saying, "the white house is committed to fully cooperating with mr. mueller." listen to what president trump said about all of this tonight in west virginia. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. it is just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. >> interesting little bit of a pivot there from the president. usually he bashes us, the free media, about in and that it is our obsession. not this time. he is going at the democrats. interesting little political pivot there. let's discuss what the developments mean to the investigation specifically. we have john flanery, former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york and cnn commentator matthew whittaker, former united states attorney. thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> mr. flannery, let me start with you. of these developments how would you prioritize? what is impressive to you? >> there are two things. i prioritize them as equal though, follow the money and take the meeting that is so critical

the former thai prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, has fled the country, hours before a verdict wasrnment billions of pounds. jonathan head reports. they defied warnings by the military to stay away. loyal supporters of yingluck shinawatra, the vanguard of a movement which has won her party every election in the past 20 years. kept well back from the court where her fate was to be decided, still they hoped for a glimpse. but she never showed up. her lawyers said they had been told she was suffering from vertigo, yingluck shinawatra was out of the country. 0ver more than three years of military rule, she had maintained her profile, touring when she was allowed to, her party‘s strongholds in the north and north—east. she had had already been banned from politics yet her potential as a vote winner seemed undiminished. she had refused the quiet invitations that she join her brother in exile. but while she prepared to go to jail, the extravagant rice subsidy scheme she ran well in office had cost the country billions. it was corrupt and had messed up thailand‘s exports. her opponents wan

indian chef is making excellent risks on these mimosas, and amazing lamb noodles spiced with powerful thai chilies, dishes you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. it is all proof that in this fast-paced city, things are always in a state of evolution. >> from this great destination we shift our focus to the journey. up next, hannah elliott takes a drive in three of the best suvs money can buy. one of them sure to be right for you. this is "bloomberg pursuits." ♪ ♪ >> ramen, the japanese staple, has gone global, with dedicated joint opening in cities around the world. so, it is a good time for a short course on the rules of ramen. >> hi, this is my shop. we are going to talk about the best ways to eat a bowl of ramen. the most important thing is to eat the ramen while it is hot. any good ramen shop will serve you it while it is smoking hot and you need to eat it right away because the noodles are overcooking. it's a lot like pizza. if you are a real new yorker you know that you do not wait for the pizza to cool down, you eat it while it is hot and you risk burning your mouth. ramen

thai authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former prime minister. she was due to hear the verdict in the criminal case that could send her to prison. there are reports she has fled the country. writing in the northern -- riot ing in the northern indian city was sparked by an unpopular court ruling. the judges convicted a guru for raping two followers. that did not go down well with his devotees. reporter: supporters numbering in the thousands went on rampages in several states in northern india and clashed with security forces who tried to quell the unrest with tear gas and water cannon. rioters set fire to government buildings and petrol stations and attacked the media, tipping over and burning their vehicles. farther south, there were similar scenes of destruction with protesters setting fire to train carriages. the protesters were outsiders. they have committed a criminal act. >> they have used petroleum and other flammable material to set this carriage on fire. they have not been identified so far but there will be a case against them and they w

indian chef is making excellent rifts on these samosas and amazing lamb noodles spiced with powerful thai, dishes you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. it's all proof that in this fast-paced city, things are always in a state of evolution. ♪ him announcer: from this great destination, we shift our focus to the journey. up next, hannah elliott takes a drive in three of the best suv's money can buy. one of them sure to be right for you. this is "bloomberg pursuits." ♪ ♪ announcer: ramen, the japanese staple has gone global, with dedicated joints opening in cities around the world. ♪ announcer: ramen, the japanese staple has gone global, with dedicated joints opening in cities around the world. so, it's a good time for a a short course on the rules of ramen. ivan: hi, my name is ivan orkin, and this is my shop. we're going to talk about the best ways to eat a bowl of ramen. the most important thing is to eat ramen while it's smoking hot. any good ramen shop will serve you a bowl while it is smoking hot, and you need to eat it right away because the noodles are overcooking. it is a

thay the fruits of your labor,d t you get the opportunity to see what it is like to be an apex predatoris diver on this day was able to experience just that thing. >> cool. >> is that a ramora? >> yeah. this is off the coast of egypt. they noticed that there was that ramora swimming along that driver and it was sticking around. wherever the diver moved, the ramora moved. >> a little lunch on your wet suit. let me get that for you. >> usually you find these swimming under sharks, things like that. >> yeah. generally see them with sharks. >> they pick off parasites and keep the sharks clean. >> you take this as a compliment it takes you as an apex predator or as an insult you're dirty enough it sticks around. >> it's not every day you get the opportunity to help a seal back into the ocean. >> no but that's a big one. >> this is it's got a bad attitude. mostly because it's getting picked at by a professional who's trying to guide it back toward the ocean. somehow this one in australia got far enough away from the ocean that it got onto the sidewalk. you can see there are businesses, cars,