burglary is common in thailand. the 15 years the crocs have been on duty, the family has not seen a single problem with theft. >> i like the croc wash there. >> got to be clean. >> we've got crocodiles, ladies and gentlemen. >>> a sweet treat coming up in your future here. >>> right after the break, where you can get that afternoon pick me up in the form of a free ice cream cone. >> we need to go. >> yeah, we do. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. you and i love, ben & jerry's and free 99, free ice cream. >> they are handing it out today. all about the free cones, part of the company's 35th annual free cone today. >> love it. >> all you have to do, visit ben & jerry's throughout the bay area. property motion starts at noon and ends tonight at 8:00. the question is can you just make your way

i'll leave you with >>> now thousands of myanmar rohingya muslims are in thailand. instead of finding safety, the refugees now face being expelled when their permission to stay expires in the next few months. nhk has the story. >> reporter: the thai authorities have stepped-up patrols in the south of the country. they are enforcing the so called -- they are providing food and water for the boat people and back out to sea and away from thai waters. >> translator: what we are doing is based on humanitarian principles. we can't permit them to stay on thai soil. the rohingyas came without an invitation. so we need to see whether they will cause harm to our homeland or not. >> reporter: it was silently abandoned at this fishing village. there must have been tense moments on the rough voyage on this rickety old vessel. they spent almost three weeks at sea without adequate food or water. the islamic symbol was with them throughout the journey. known as a stateless people, the rohingyas have been denied citizenship. they have also been denied into bangladesh. the u.n. estim

thailand is taking the ultimate taste test. the government is trying to standardize the flavor of some dishes around the world. we have more from bangkok. they are serious about reform, so serious it has been called a genuine currency of the country. it is all about the authentic taste. that is something the government says is not been preserved abroad. it is creating standard recipes for three of the most popular traditional dishes. food is considered one of the top four global cuisines. the flavor is being distorted outside of the country. we would like to set one standard. science for use that, testing available ingredients in other countries to see what works best as a substitute for the original. there is no doubt the cuisine is a global favor. there are questions around the effort by the government. can they standardize traditional recipes prepared in restaurants from new york to tokyo in insuring it tastes more like st. -- dishes served on the streets of bangkok? he thinks they're taking the wrong approach. >> you have t

that's going to move into the central regions of thailand. and that could be spread widely and heavy rein could trigger flooding, landslides as well as mud slides. but towards the north, china's looking pretty dry. the temperatures will be low lowering toward the end of the week. we'll be seeing yellow sand coming in again. perhaps to southern korea. it won't reach japan, but we have two systems affecting japan right now. another system's impacting the northern areas of japan, and that includes snow. we have 10 centimeters reported in the past 24 hours in hokkai o hokkaido. 're seeing, we're going to see those snow melt encouraged. and the avalanche risk is going to be high in the higher elevations. shanghai at 24. but that's going to be down to the average range on your thursday. beijing's going to be down to the single digits at 9 degrees on friday. we're looking at minus 1 degree on your wednesday high. moving to north america we have winter storms slamming the north. wyoming you had 70 scentimeters. we're talking about 60 centimeters addi

that will move into the central regions of thailand. that could be spread widely and heavy rain could trigger landslides as well as mudslides. to the north, china is looking pretty dry. the high pressure system will be lowering temperatures towards the end of the week. we'll see yellow sand come back again. that could lower visibility slowing in from central china to southern korea. it won't reach japan. we have two systems in japan. we're likely to see thunderstorms in the afternoon hours. another system impacting the northern areas of japan. that includes snow. we have 10 centimeters reported in the past 24 hours in okay doe. and we will see snow melt and the avalanche risk will be in the higher elevations. at 20 degrees warmer than average and shanghai at 24, that's down to the average range on your thursday. beijing will be down to the single digits at 9 degrees on friday, we're looking at minus 1 degree on your wednesday high. now, moving to north america, we have winter storms slamming the north. north dakota, 70 centimeters, wyom

." >>> the bangkok international motor show currently taking place is just one example of thailand'sbooming economy. and it's a useful indicator of the positive economic outlook for this year. at the show, it's increasingly clear that more and more young drivers are willing to splash out on luxury vehicles. nhk world's dhra dhirakaosal has more. >> reporter: the ten-day event is one of the largest motor shows in southeast asia. 36 car makers from ten countries are taking part, showcasing their newest models. another segment of the auto industry that has been rapidly booming is the luxury premium sector. despite an import tax over 100% on some of these european vehicles, many are willing to pay up while the going is good. surprisingly, many buy on the spot at the motor show. this german brand sold more than 1,000 cars during less than two weeks of last year's motor show. >> translator: it's my birthday today. i wanted it, and the price is reasonable. so i decided to buy on the spot. >> reporter: the premium car segment is growing rapidly. german premium brands bmw and mercedes benz ar

nhk world, central thailand. >> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. vast tracks of land awaiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster will not be easy, but people are moving forward, find out how at 1:00 p.m. on "newsline". >>> residents of a town near the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant are allowed to make daytime visits to their former homes. this after restrictions were eased on some parts of the town. all 21,000 former residents are still unable to live within the town limits. more than two years have passed since a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a crisis at the nuclear plant. people who have homes in low radiation zones are now allowed to visit them during daylight hours. more than 80% of the former residents will be able to take advantage of the new rules. miechi and his wife now live in another city in fukushima prefecture. they spend their monday visit cleaning their home. >> translato

. ♪ >>> the king of pop is helping liven up rush hour in one thailand community.rn thailand spends his free time as a traffic volunteer and if his gestures look familiar, they are modeled after michael jackson. the man said he volunteered for the job because traffic officers not being there led to accidents in the past. he needs the sequined glove. all right, time for the final call, the last word from the pits. scott nations? >> p&g has pulled back from 52-week high. in this week's web extra, all about how to protect yourself. >> dan? >> i want to make casually bearish trades here, not all long premium. be short premium for consolidations. >> brian? >> i wasn't the only one buying that facebook call spread. big trades going up on that. i'm a buyer of that call spread. >> all right, i'm melissa lee. thank you so much for watching. our time has expired here. i can't believe i'm going to say this, but on monday, find me on twitter. i'm going to start on monday at 5:00 on "fast." check out our website, as well. see you back here next friday at 5:30 p.m. eastern time.

this fire is the worst hotel fire in thailand's history. in all, 91 died. 80 are injured. but now about 30 minutes after the firebreaks out, rochelle and sona are still stuck in their hotel room and trying to let someone, anyone know they are up there in need of rescue. >> by that time, the phone was dead and the lights were out. we were trapped and we were confined. >> then in the midst of the chaos, rochelle finds a cell phone her husband has left behind, but being a foreigner in a foreign city, she can't speak thai and has no idea who to call. >> somebody has to know we are here. >> rochelle was worried. this trip was supposed to be the start of a great adventure. rochelle, her husband and daughter would live in thailand for a year while her husband managed a construction project staying in a hotel temporarily, they had just been looking for homes to rent the day before. and just then, it hits her. >> i just ran out of the office and i jumped on my motorcycle. >> clayton wade was the only person in the can country she knows that speaks english. now, he keeps her on the

the study found imported from taiwan and china, and thailand also caused alarm. >> one of three million cars recalled could be sitting in your driveway, toyota, honda, nissan, mazda, all looking into reports of defective air bags that could inflate improperly sending plastic pieces flying. air bags will be replaced free of charge. >>> sports, shop, beat down. the brave store owner takes matters into his own hands. >>> and a road to somewhere will likely stay that way. what caused the big deal to reshape part of a bay area city to collapse. >>> here's something interesting going so weather wise. each month so far the rainfall has gotten higher and higher. april has had the most rain so far this year. so, do we have any rain in the seven-day forecast? >> i'll have the answer coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of armed robbers with a basl bat. . >>> a chicago store owner is recovering from a gunshot wound after taking on robbers with a baseball bat. it was all caught on camera on tuesday. he can be seen swinging at the robber as he fired a shot at you him. the 62-year-old continued to fight back ev

been closed, and that will continue to track towards the west and lead to more rains in southern thailandnd northern malaysia. manila getting up to 33, so this is going to be continuing to warm up. let's take a look toward the americas though where we are watching the severe weather we have been talking about for the last several days. this is still dropping tornadoes, one reported here in st. louis missouri. 36,000 people are without power, in ohio, pennsylvania, you have been seeing numerous reports of hail and high winds gusting up to 100 kilometers per hour. so a very complex system, everybody is getting a little piece of this across the eastern seaboard. now the good news going through friday, it will gradually taper off. we'll see it push off the eastern coast. temperatures are going to be cooling off. so if anybody has any travel plans throughout the weekend, it will be a much, much fairer weather for you to be able to get out and about here. let's talk about western europe here, now it's moving to germany and trans. and by the weekend, we're expecting another low pressure to move

to the west of thailand, there is a tropical low. that rain will start to creep into cambodia as well. here is your temperatures, shanghai as well. that will maybe be a little more comfort ableble for you by the middle of the week. 7 degrees for your high on tuesday. winter here today, into ontario and quebec. this will be weakenning as it goes. the next storm will be developing in the four corners. over here in colorado this will be coming towards the central plains bringing snow and cooler temperatures, so unsettled and cooler for the middle of the week certainly. i'll show you the semis right now. right now it's not too bad. but six in denver. so you see the change on the other side of the jet stream. and that cold will make it's way further east. on into europe. things have been improving greatly across the couldn't net here. i'm sure many of you are aware of that surge of warmth. unfortunately it's not applicable for all of you. there is still wet and windy weather here. but, many of you are going to be enjoying this warm spell.

after playing in the j league in japan, he played for teams in singapore and thailand, but he didn't have much success. he thought about retiring but finally came to india to try his luck. he did well in both offense and defense. and to years ago was awarded the mvp of the year. >> translator: i came to india as an overseas recruit. so i really want to get results. >> reporter: his team, most of the players are young, without a lot of experience. so he's expected not just to play well but also be a senior crew and help them out. >> translator: scouriring goals helps the team. >> reporter: despite high expectations he has not played as well as he would have liked this season but has still scored 9 goals. and he's had some pain in his left leg, but he's been playing any way. such an importance to the team this is an important match. if the team loses, it will be out of the title race. he is playing through the pain. early on in the game, he's aggressive and making every effort to help the team. but 26 minutes into the first half, he tears a muscle in his right thigh and is substituted.

line is lying over the areas like okinawa, taiwan and southern end of china and northern parts of thailand and vietnam, bringing thundershowers. some areas, like southern china, may see 50 to 100 millimeters of rain into the next 24 hours. flooding and landslides will be an ongoing risk here. towards southwestern china, where the earthquake occurred on the weekend, sichuan province will continue to see on and off showers throughout the day that will raise the risk of landslides unfortunately. temperatures will be on the warmer side across china. 26 degrees here and 23 in beijing. and cherry blossoms are in bloom. let's look at this video. 2,000 cherry trees are in bloom in litate. the town has been evacuated since the nuclear disaster and residents gathered there for the first time in three years. it's been designated a restricted zone so people can only visit a short time. the 60 refugees gathered under the trees for an hour and couldn't stay longer because of radiation. at that time, it was quality but it will be a sunny day in the prefecture. and rainy conditions continuing across the e

it will be targeting southern thailand where we already have a report of 120 millimeters in the past 24 hours. the land is very saturated. and the heavy down powpour is ly to continue. we're looking at a lot of double digits across asia now except for a single digit of 4 degrees. seoul, 12 degrees. and that's going to go up to 18 degrees on your tuesday. tokyo, we're looking at it 21 degrees warm and nice sunny day. across north america there's a winter storm moving towards the east battering the dakotas. we still have warnings and watches in effect in north dakota and due to the strong winds gusts of 64 kilometer the per hour still likely. and on top of that an additional 45 centimeters of snow. and that could bring some whiteout conditions. if you must travel, please do carry your emergency kit in your car along. that's going to travel towards northeast. but the cold front sagging into the panhandle of texas. we cannot rule out the possibility of tornados. out here in southeast corner, this is another area where we're watching severe thunderstorms. and that includes tornados. we do

nhk reports on the latest killing of an environmental activist in thailand. >> reporter: once it was a five member family but now there are only four left. in late february, the fed of the family was shot dead. a memorial met by neighbors for the man is displayed at his house. >> translator: i grieve that he is gone. he's everything to our family. he did so many things for everyone. i'm sure he died because of his work for the community. >> reporter: i am standing where he was killed in late february. witnesses say gunmen shot him four times in broad daylight before fleeing the scene. the killing shocked villagers, because he was a prominent leader in the local movement against environmental pollution. for years toxic waste has been a blight on the province, about is 100 kilometers east of bangkok. there are 11 industrial waste sites near the village. moist of the toxic waste comes in from the industrial zones that are powering the thai economy. underground water, the only source of drinking water for the village has been contaminated by leaking chemicals. villagers have been forced

down here in southern thailand, this is another drenching rain zone. this has been continuing. so the risk of flooding, mud slides and landslides is very high. that's going to ten there for an another couple of days. 35 in manila and bangkok. and 21 on the warmer side here in tokyo. it's going to be about 20 degrees. in north america, the winter storm is weakening, now it's shifting to the great lakes region. we do have another system behind it. it's going to bring another round of really heavy snow. that's going to be in wyoming, focused about 70 centimeters in the next hours. so total accumulation is going to be significant amounts. major travel disruptions across the central rockies regions. the previous storm that hit colorado is now moving to the grt lakes reon as wells tempatur at 6 for ur high. loanges onhe cler side at 18 degrees. boston at 18 with chance of showers on your tuesday night. here's your extended forecast. >>> reminder of our lead story. a white house official says the obama administration is handling an attack in boston as an act of terror. two explosions

symbolic of washing away the sins of the old year and in thailand their famous festival people were using super soakers for a water fight. >>> musicians in peru beat their way to a new drumming record. more than 1500 people participated in breaking the new local record for the largest number of players of the peruvian drum called a cajon made of a wooden box with a sound hole on one side played by slapping the front with your hands beating last year's record by 48 people. >> i played that on stage somewhere. >> you're a cajon user. >> amateur. >> all right. that's two things we're learned. a belieber and a cajon. >>> moscow's cat theater is open again after more than a year of renn vagus and cats perform some amazing circus tricks on stage. one jumps from one human's back to another and one tabby climbs a bowl and jumps back down billed as the only cat theater in the world and the audience loves it and bill karins owns a cat. >> i dress up as a clown occasionally and you could say daily. >> or act like one. great stuff today. time for a look ahead and look back. president obama honors the

one man in thailand coming up with a brand new and creative way to protect his home. about using a pair of cro crocodiles. the first was a pet. the second one, the pair, they go by the names of tong and nern. they split up the duties. one off, one on, one asleep. one patrols the house. the other handles the yard. burglary, very common in thailand but in the 15 years that these crocodiles have been on duty, guess what? the house has not seen a single problem with theft. >> water them down. >> they don't bark but they do bite. >> hard. >>> hundreds of bay area students scheduled for tuberculosis testing after one student contracted this disease. we will have details next. >>> the man accused of driving his car into a south bay walmart back in court facing charges for a completely different crash. >>> let's take a live look outside from the south bay this morning. clear skies. it will be a gorgeous afternoon on tap. pretty nice temperatures. finally feeling springlike. 5:25. more news ahead. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a v

nhk world, central thailand. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence, the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight every weekday live from bangkok. >>> drenching rain battered east of madgascar over the weekend. we had double the amount of march or april. this caused heavy rain. let's go to some footage out of this area. sudden downpours left ten people dead over the weekend. it's submerged vehicles and power lines. emergency workers on sunday began clearing debris on roads and repairing power lines. eight workers were handing out food and water supplies on monday. because of the rain band lifting towards the north, rain is easing across more regions. on tuesday clearing conditions are in the forecast. i hope it will help the recovery efforts. somewhere else which has been dealing with heavy rain and serious floods are in the south eastern corner of chie anachina. it looks like the rainy season started earlier than normal in the surrounding areas. because of days

southern vietnam, thailand, and some pretty heavy rain and flooding conditions already here in the past several days. well that is still going to persist as it continues to push off here towards the west. the tropics, 30s here. here in europe, there are two systems i want to talk about really quick here. one is moving across central and eastern europe. some snowfall is expected into the baltic states. behind it, that pressure has been lifting up. right now you're seeing some decent weather and it's not going to last. you have low pressure moving in. it's a strong one. heavy rain, but temperatures are going to warm up here. look at paris, by sunday it will be into the 20s. here is your extended forecast. >>> this season, a wave of cherry blostz sons have swept across tokyo, they're in for a little surprise in the northeast. trains on the jr line are running at half their initial speed. it is one of the regions best spots to admire cherry blossoms. they can look at the trees as they go by. >> i had a wonderful time, i have never been on this train before. >> they look so beautiful at a ge

ones likeertain burma and thailand. enchildathe whole involved in the whole revenue creation. , the of local commanders prime minister as a corporate sponsorship. movedhe people have to be they are not called in as government offices. they are called in almost as guards for higher. the revenue transparency is a big problem with burma. you have toys said push the military not just on the abuses but on the revenue transparency. then the issue of them just being involved in private business needs to be pushed. the idea that is not appropriate for the military to be in business. .e are all for dialogue it is about telling them what is up and what to do to change this. i just have to respond to this moral issue in cambodia. human rights watch obviously agrees there is a moral obligation with cambodia. the paris peace agreement of 1991, the u.s. was party to those agreements. the agreements obligate all the signatories to promote human rights and democracy in cambodia. our position is when you have somebody in power for 27 ye

. ♪ >>> what you got is a guy on a scooter taxi in bangkok, thailand. >> the guy with the camera is the>> as you can see, the traffic in bangkok is terrible. lots of brakelights, lots of traffic jams, lots of people trying to change lanes with no real success. >> this scooter says, you know what? >> taking the sidewalk. >> sidewalk, nice. >> things get a little bit alarming just as he passes this giant pile of motorcycles parked on the side of the road. a woman with a small child in her arms comes out a bit startled by the guy and you will notice lots of scooters parked on the sidewalk and makes me think lots of them drive on the sidewalks. >> if i am the passenger, i am giving him a bigger tip. >> you say i want the jason bourne slow speed chase and he is getting him where he needs to go. >>> great news. if you are a fan of the 2012 movie pitch perfect, there will be a sequel coming out in 2015. ana kendrick performed this in the movie. ♪ >> now, many people are talking about this video that ana kendrick, one of the lovely stars of pitch perfect came out with to the cubs song when i am

. >>> one man in thailand taking home security to the extreme. not quite guard dogs. these ferocious adult crocodiles were put in place for security and seem to be doing the job. the large reptiles make for a great crime deterrent. for the homeowner, they're almost like pets. a croc's bite is a lot worse than its bark. do they even make any noise? >> they have a groan. i lived in florida. i never got close enough to hear it. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow here on nbc. chicago will elect a new member of congress to replace jesse jackson jr. who faces sentencing in june after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds. >>> democrat robin kelly faces paul mckinley in today's special election. >>> on this day ten years ago the collapse of the regime in iraq. the statue of saddam hussein was toppled by jubilant iraqis who celebrated with u.s. troops. >>> happy birthday to kristen stewart. she turns 23. dennis quaid 59 and hugh hefner, 87, going strong. here's what's coming up later on "today." tony blair remembers margaret thatcher. olym

i hate the phrase in thailand reform coming entitlement cuts. part of my disdain is these are earned benefits. the americans to expect benefits have earned them. it ain't about no and talmadge. the president and white house made a calculation that there would be and a bandage to put these cuts on the table so why did they do it? >> i think their theory is these changes, change c.p.i. and cuts to benefit programs will not go through unless the republicans are prepared to raise revenue on the wealthy. that may not happen. and there will be able to cheryl -- show the world how reasonable they were. they did what republicans wanted but the republicans did not want to raise revenue. be that as of may, i think that is a dangerous strategy. what you're telling not only your own base, i am not talking about actors, i am talking about the average american, the average senior citizen. what you are seeing to that person is i am prepared to cut your benefits but i am not prepared to ask one out of four corporations to stop paying their fair share of taxes.

travelers who had been planning trips to india had opted for other asian countries, such as malaysia, thailand, or indonesia. the survey results come as a blow to india, where the tourism industry is a key earner in a period of lagging economic growth. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >> patchari, thanks. >>> efforts are under way in china to tighten domestic regulations. the laws are lax compared to industrialized countries. the japan international cooperation agency is hosting the visit by officials from china's national peoples congress and the ministry of environmental action. the officials are learning about strict controls based on the japanese model. one chinese official said the challenge is to promote economic group and environmental protection at the same time. >> translator: i hope i will be able to learn about it at this program. >> they will learn about municipal governments and study the penalties imposed on businesses that discharge pollutants. they will visit factories with advanced technology and meet with ngos working to protect the e

after playing in the j league in japan, he played for teams in singapore and thailand, but he didn't have much success. he thought about retiring but finally came to india to try his luck. he did well in both offense and je defense. and to years ago was awarded the mvp of the year. >> translator: i came to india as an overseas recruit. so i really want to get results. >> reporter: his team, most of the players are young, without a lot of experience. so he's expected not just to play well but also be a senior crew and help them out. >> translator: scoring goals helps the team. in bad situations and good situations. very hard working. >> reporter: despite high expectations he has not played as well as he would have liked this season but has still scored 9 goals. and he's had some pain in his left leg, but he's been playing any way. such is his importance to the team. this is an important match. if the team loses, it will be out of the title race. soaka is playing through the pain. early on in the game, he's aggressive and making every effort to help the team. but 26 minutes into the fi

. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties with singapore in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of patients may grow. a third man has died from h7n9. strain of flu not detected in people. they warn the number of people infected by the virus may grow. local authorities in china announced wednesday a third man has died from the virus. a strain of avian flu not previously detected in people. w.h.o. spokesperson, gregory hartl, said the strain appears to have mutated making it more infectious to humans. speaking at the headquarters in geneva he cautioned against panic but predicted the number of patients will rise in the short term. >> we're a long ways away from thinking about a pandemic. we've only had, as i say, seven confirmed cases with a couple of other reported cases and no evidence of human to

guan earned his spot by winning in november in thailand. he will play at 12:45 p.m.s what the 130-pound middle schooler had to say after his practice round. >> i'm really looking forward to the tournament. i think it's going to be a little pressure to me, but i'm not going to push myself too hard. and i'm going to enjoy the game so far. >> we wish him the best. don't expect a lot. he only hits 250 yards off the tee, which is not enough to play well at augusta. >>> in baseball, impressive red sox streak is over. the team had claimed to sell out fenway park for 820 consecutive games. that includes 794 regular season games and an additional 26 in the postseason. well, that all came to an end last night against the orioles. could the sox at least walk away with a win? jump to the top of the ninth. this should have sold out. this was a great game. home run by machado, batting for the o's with two men on. deep to the left for a three-run homer. orioles go on to win 8-5. to seattle where one thirsty fan didn't let a baseball get in the way of his drinking habits. see what h

i was in thailand bass week. i see plenty of opportunities.e production base in thailand. we've been in china for 30 years. we're a very old company and we see emergence of middle classes in these countries as very strong for us because our product, we sell our product which allows our customers to bring to the middle class the type of life-style they want. liz: you really have an optimistic outlook. ashley: yeah. liz: i think that's exciting for i think global investors to think about. andrew liveris, dow chemical, one of your competitors but also a colleague certainly has talked in the past about how things were very tough in 2009. if you had to compare now to then, how much better is it really? >> well, i think we have not seen the collapse in demand which was a characteristic of the end of '08, beginning of '09. liz: no collapse in demand? >> no collapse in demand but sluggish economy in europe. china starting to look up. u.s. is quite strong when i look at the market we're serving in this country. you think yes we need to be optimistic to

. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties to singapore, in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating its new defensive strategy. rebalancing to asia. mark ho, nhk world, singapore. >>> a human rights group has been looking at satellite photos of the city of matila in myanmar and they are alarmed by what they see. sectarian violence between buddhists and muslims erupted in the city two weeks ago, before and after images show the extent of damage. an estimated 828 buildings have been completely destroyed, and 35 others were partially damaged, according to human rights watch, which published an analysis of the images. the group believes the majority of the structures were homes, and a total area of more than 24 hectares was affected. buddhist-led violence has killed at least 43 people in the city located in the center of the country. tensions between buddhists and muslims have prompted the government to declare a state of emergency. the conflict has displaced thousands of people from their

inaudible] and so the indian epiics actually the indian epiics for very common in cambodia and bali and thailand and there is a different aesthetic. all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or

into thailand and malaysia specifically.ou've seen some flooding the past several days and unfortunately, the next several days it is going to continue to add up. at least adding to some relief from the relentless heat which going on. bangkok, high 37 for you. tokyo, you're going to be getting into the 20s into the week. as low pressure areas push by, it will gradually start to warm back up. let's talk about the americas where things are absolutely hot and sizzling toward the east. very cold into the midwest, into the higher plains. that's because we are seeing this severe weather system develop up just towards the north of it. some heavy snowfall continuing to kick through. you may see 20 to 30 centimeters of snow accompanied by gusty winds, blizzard conditions being seen here. you'll see power outages across portions of minnesota, portions of wisconsin and michigan. minneapolis you've been seeing car slides off the roads because of the freezing rain. then warm air pumps in with the moisture air and all that cold air coming

foreign investment is also up in thailand, vietnam, myanmar and the phillipines. aerospace workers in south carolina are flying high after boeing says it will invest $1 billion in the state. the associated press reports that the expansion will create 2,000 jobs over the next eight years. boeing is expanding its relatively new 787 assembly plant already there. the jet maker is also setting up a research center in brazil. boeing has five other centers for research outside the u-s. when it comes to frequent flyer miles.. .many americans could be making a mistake. a new study finds three out of four americans do not know how many miles they have acquired. an industry insider told us....its largely in part, because of poorly designed airlines' websites. "when you go to redeem miles, most of the time they won't actually show you everything that is available. the biggest issue is with their airline partners. most airlines are in alliances but they won't actually show you if those partner flights are available. so many people will go online to use their miles and think no

it's been shifting across from southern thailand towards vietnam. you can see that rain is going to continue here. the philippines also picking up quite a lot of precipitation over the next 24 hours. dry towards the north of china, however. we're talking about the winds there. it is also getting considerably cooler. temperatures are going to be dropping across the north. 15 in beijing, coming down to 8 degrees when you were actually around 20 a couple of days ago. 15 degrees in seoul. tokyo is going to be seeing 15 as well by saturday. gradually we will see temperatures dropping. conversely, you can see chongqing getting up to 30 degrees as the warm air comes up from the air. on into the americas, an here it is also going to be a bit of a split of extremes in fact. we have a storm brewing right in the center of the u.s. towards the north of the system. it is going to be snow and to the south, plenty of rain. warmer conditions and severe outbreaks of weather. talking about golf ball sized hail, winds getting up to 100 kilometers an hour. we are likel

area of low is the pressure over the southern parts of thailand.hat is giving heavy downpours and slugging. there is more to come even as we head into the day on tuesday. >> here is a recap of the top stories. venezuelans are waiting for results of the presidential election. the top job.g for no.. 's nuclear threat as the country gets ready to celebrate the 101st anniversary of its founding leader. john kerry is in japan to try to find a solution and diffuse tensions. al-shabaab fighters have carried out an attack now in the capital. at least 30 people were killed when a gunman and suicide bomber attacked. let's go back to the top story, and that is the election in venezuela. the executive director for the global center for development joins me from washington and. welcome. they both is like america, and there was considerable dislike america.e as washington hoping for a more u.s. friendly approach from whoever is elected? >> absolutely. i think from when president obama took office, he made it a point to indicate he would sit down with any leader

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authorities failed to connect the dots on thailand's one i have another possibility is that poor relations. between moscow and warship devalued or something that the russian president says has to be fixed if we truly undertake a joint effort we will not suffer these blows and take such losses if one more possible the us authorities politicized the intelligence given the fact that russia's concerns had been ignored before you yes amada the white head of the internationally recognized chechen terrorists science was given asylum and now lives in boston. for russia's accuse of heinous crimes against innocent people is still seen in the us as a chechen freedom fighter the odd part of this if anything we've been i'm not going to say sympathetic with them but we've certainly been critical of and how far he's gone in dealing with. so if anything they should they shouldn't have this anger at the united states many ask whether tom or lon may have learned about bomb making on his trip to russia but the answer could be much closer to home according to a senior government official quote they got their

but the imet funds have been primarily targeted to the allies in the philippines and thailand between09 they use between one point* 5 million and 2.5 million dollars each also going to other asian countries cambodia, malaysia, laos and vietnam and we don't have imet programs with singapore , per month or myanmar. the way we organize our discussion was to have input from to fantastic experts and people with perspective on this question and it would result in a good discussion, i don't know about a debate with points of view to look at the policy prescriptions first will introduce both speakers then i will start with lieutenant-general craigs and. chip is the secretary of defense for asian pacific affairs and chief operating officer for the united states olympic committee. chip know something about imet in terms of hands-on experience with commanding general of the marine corps forces with the asia-pacific at the central command marine corps where he led in managed over 70,000 marines and sailors in afghanistan afghanistan, africa, asia, e ast africa and asia and 2001 through 2003 he wa

surge in the black market and i know they've tried to clamp down on imports from countries such as thailand but if people want to get a hold on hold gold that's where they want to put their savings and that's where they're failing so that's the safest that's where they're going to do it i'm going back to big point this is why big points a great because it gives them access to putting their savings in something which can be. controlled by the government at the moment isn't clamped down on by the government russia is a complementary player between bitcoin and gold in terms of being able to bypass restrictions on buying gold in a country like vietnam so the countries themselves in the central bank level are buying gold but they are in forcing some restrictions on the retail investor of the citizens of buying gold so he introduced bitcoin into the mix and you can be buying gold outside of government control but i wanted to return to this idea the french citizens bought the least amount of gold. talked about a little bit what's your thought there well this was in two thousand and twelve so given