. ♪ not just thailand, but northern thailand.n rice fields, it's a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. welcome to chiang mai province, tucked up near the borders of burma, china, laos, india not too far away. all of them have left their mark on the food. >> here's the local hootch. lao khao. >> and if you're eating here, chances are, you're also drinking. >> compared to the stuff we had this morning, this is substantially more harsh, i would say. and less fragrant. >> the village of mae wang. in this place it's called hin tang. how did you find this place? we're in the middle of nowhere. >> it's a very popular place. >> a restaurant showcasing one of the distinguishing elements of northern thai cuisine, the heavy use of animal protein. >> you see the local people, they're lining up. here in northern thailand, pig reigns supreme. most of the stuff we're eating here is made out of pig. >> what did you order? >> grilled pig tail. >> that sounds superb. >> yep. then we ordered some sai oua, northern th

in thailand, people placed flowers at a victims' remembrance wall. many on holiday also lost their lives. their family and friends placed wreaths from the sand and threw flowers in the water. memorials were held in india and indonesia. for many survivors, the memory of that day a decade ago, is raw with hundreds of unidentified bodies laying in unmarked graves. our correspondent is in the tie resort of khao lak. >> reporter: this is one of the areas worst hit by that wall of water some ten meters high, 30 feet from the ground, that slammed into this region ten years ago. some 8,000 people died in all and the vast majority -- most of the westerners that perished were from sweden. 500 people perished from here. the prime minister is here. we're hearing an opening address from the deputy prime minister and wreaths have have already been laid on that giant police boat behind me. it weighs several tons. it was picked up and tossed like a toy a mile inland when that tsunami wave hit and there are flowers all around this representing those people who died.

half the parts including the engine, are sold from japan and assembled in thailand. by importing more parts from japan, the manufacturer can take advantage of the rapid depreciation of the yen to keep prices low. >> parts from japan used to be considered costly, but the recent depreciation of the yen helps push down our cost. >> about nine out of ten people sold in thailand are japanese models and there's still room for more. per capita ownership is less than one-third of in swra pan. but ever since, the government ended a subsidy program, demand for new cars has shrunk. here, only sales declined for 18 months in a row. >> now you can get a loan with four years zero interest. >> they're trying desperately to shore up sales. offer rock bottom prices and zero interest loans, but buyers remain unconvinced. >> translator: people are worried about the economy. so, they're conscious about spending. >> translator: the government should lower taxes on cars. or help with insurance coverage. >> two, one. ♪ >> mazda will launch a new diesel powered compact car in thailand next

here in thailand, tribute is paid to thousands who died exactly ten years ago. victims of one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. it happened on a clear day just like this. shoe those in its path had no chance. the wall of water that hit the shore here was 30 feet high. of the 8,000 or so people who died here in thailand, around 5,000 were tourists. >> we were still asleep when the first wave came in. >> reporter: this man was in a beach chalet with his girlfriend, nova, when the wave hit. >> i woke up to the room shaking. it was getting more and more violent and then the wave just slammed into the bungalow and took them all down with those inside it. that was the last time i saw nova. >> reporter: the whole area that was washed away has now been rebuilt. in the event of a similar tragedy, there is confidence a better early warning system for tsunamis would save lives and greater public awareness of the destructive power of the sea. >> even recently, for example, at the beach here they have sirens and they have a very close link with the authorit

this is a holiday resort on the western coast of thailand. many of those that were killed were foreign tourists. many european survivors have come to commemorate the anniversary. i've been here a number of times. this time is different. being here with all of these people. >> the ephemeral commemoration has been held 50 kilometers away in land. for everyone affected. the anniversary of the tsunami is a time for reflection and remembrance. >> while those have been going on tens of thousands of people have been facing further strikes. >> in thailand, malaysia, and chewbacca, hundreds of thousands of people have evacuated due to heavy rains and mudslides. >> for thailand's southern provinces, the monsoon floods don't come as they surprise and the scale of this downpour has led authorities to the clear aid reaches disaster zones. more than 180,000 households have been affected, some 8000 people have been forced from their homes. neighboring malaysia has described this as the worst flooding in a decade. authorities fear there might be more to come

a common practice in thailand.s to make their case in court. lawyers for the defense have complained that the case has been rushed and they see no details for evidence against their clients nor had time to prepare their defense. a great deal hangs on the outcome of this trial not just credibility of thai justice and closure for the families but whether the safety of the millions of visitors to thailand's beaches can be assured. >>> security officials in pakistan say american drone strikes have killed seven suspected militants. the first of the strike was on the border with afghanistan. the official said it fired at the compounds of the taliban killing four. latary compound was hit in the same region which killed three people. in the meantime, the pakistani authorities say their own troops have been in action in khyber province. a suspected planner of the school massacre was killed there in a gun battle. >>> those strikes on the afghan border come as the u.s. is preparing to pull the vast majority of its combat troo

we have correspondents in thailand and show lan car.irst step in i understand yeaindonesia ican't. >> reporter: survivors gather in prayer. the indonesian province hardest hit by the tsunami. nearly 107,000 victims of remembered. she lost two children and, her mother. >> translator: our thoughts about our families stay with us forever. i was head of the school then. and over 300 students, only 70 survived. >> reporter: in show lan ca the them your telshow lan slowlan as in a train. she was together with her brother and uncle that died. >> the water was up to my neck when i got out of the carriage through a window. i was swept way by a huge wave but an old man grabbed me and we float odd a window frame. >> reporter: in thailand, memorials for foreign tourists who paralyzed in the disaster. in the village 1,000 northern people were remembered. mostly migrant workers from myanmar. people across the region united by those horrifying moments a decade ago. to many it feels like it just happened yesterday. although they have moved on, the pain

brass of thailand's tsunami dead.inds were cast back 10 years. these are the images that flashed into the memory, of the day the sea merged into land. for power communities along the southern shoreline, people and livelihoods were destroyed. time, iday makers at the like this one today lighting a candle in memory of his girlfriend. >> i woke up to the room shaking. it was getting more and more violent, and literally the wave slammed into the bungalow, took them all down with those inside of it. that was the last time i saw nova. >> it was six months before her body was recovered and identified. and to this day so years on, there are still victims of the tsunami whose names remain unknown. in one graveyard, anonymous numbered concrete blocks. >> hundreds of victims are buried in this cemetery, but no one knows who they are. 10 years on, their families presume their loved ones are dead. but d.n.a. matches has proved inconclusive. a decade later, the grief is still raw as if the tsunami happened yesterday. the whole area

i carry my family in thailand, the whole family. >> you pay for your whole family in thailand?> yeah, yeah. >> so, the money you send home? >> yes. >> you send the money home? >> yeah. >> how many relatives are you supporting? >> i have one, my niece, two my niece in thailand, my brother is in the jail, and i take care of my mom. >> your brother is in a jail? >> yeah. >> lina's story offers a rare glimpse at the heavy psychological burden shouldered by many women working in illegal massage parlors. even if they want to leave a life, a sense of duty to family back home often compels them to stay in servitude. as for the people who profit from the labor of women like lina, the city of san francisco is placing them on notice. >> i hope you or your sister can come up with the licenses for all these people, because if she can't, you're in trouble. this place is going to be closed for a long time. >> okay, what happened was that since nobody had a license, that gave you the authority to just close the place. so, that night we closed you. we said, okay, this is done. there's no more m

an hour and a half later, the sooner we -- tsunami hits thailand. the tsunami spreads to india sri lanka, the mel dave's, and even -- maldives and sumatra. it was the deadliest in recorded history. >> thousands of victims were killed in thailand where commemorations were held this friday with the release of hundreds of lanterns into the night sky. for roughly half were tourists but another were burmese migrant workers. for their families, mining out what happened to their loved ones has been no easy task. she had been released from the hospital and was walking home with her new or an baby when the wave hit her talking her infant out of her arms. it was the third child she lost that day. 10 years later the burmese woman is still haunted by her loss >> when i am working i can forget what happened. when i see other families with their children going to eat, i feel so sad. if they were alive, we would be like that. i cannot forget it for one day. >> like many other migrants, she was working in southern thailand's fishing industry when the tsunami struck

and memorials are also being held in thailand.ut half of the victims there were tourists who were celebrating the day after christmas. and commemorations have also been held in india. many survivors marched through the town in tribute to the victims. we have correspondent across the affected region, including minnel in sri lanka, and veronica who is in thailand. but first here is steph's report from indonesia. >> reporter: it has been ten years but images are still very clear on people's minds, the destructive power of the wave, symbolized by this ship carried inland by nearly 5 kilometers and it is now a museum. the world responded generously, more than $7 billion were donated. schools were rebuilt, roads, and 30,000 new houses were built. now people have been trained, warning systems are in place, and evacuation shelters have been built to make sure a disaster of this magnitude won't happen again. ten years later, and while wounds have healed and the area is more lively than ever before, memories will stay here forever. >> repor

throughout his reign he has devoted himself to thailand's modernization. he interacted with ordinary people and advanced important infrastructure projects such as irrigation systems. they call him the father of the land. the king was hospitalized in october suffering from high fever. he has not left the hospital and he has also had his gallbladder removed. at this hospital where the king has been treated, hundreds of people visit every day to pray for his health. ahead of his birthday, more and more people come to offer prayers for the king. well-wishers from the countryside travel hundreds of miles by bus to get here. >> translator: every day all the monks in our temple chant and pray for the king's health to recover. >> translator: we wish the king good health and a speedy recovery. may the king stay with us for forever. >> translator: long live the king! >> reporter: this man is one of the royal shoemakers. he has been in charge of repairing the king's shoes for over a decade. sometimes he also makes new pairs. shoes made and repaired are used in a post

. >> reporter: in thailand they me morallize the victims, 1,500 people were remembered.any it feels like it happened just yesterday. and the pain remains. the fear remains that they are unprepared in another disaster strikes. >> although the government believes lessons have been learned. >> a laster can be overcome by change in the culture. i think after the tsunami many have learned so there will be less victims next time. they know they have to run away or go to higher grounds. >> reporter: while still in pain and grief, they also thank the world for its agagenerosity. more than $7 billion was donated. money used to start a new life. >>> and veronica has the story from thailand. >> reporter: it has been called the world's first global disaster. the tsunami of 2004 came in here, devastating this entire region. and among the fatalities were 50 nationalities, in large part because this area of thailand is a tourism destination. in this beach resort alone, something like 540 swedes were killed, so the swedish government just held a memorial, because for them it's as much o

now this is the rainy season for thailand and malaysia., for southern thailand, it peaks in november. it starts to dissipate into december. but we still have several weeks left of more rainfall. in fact, you can see on the latest satellite loop across this region just wave after wave of rain there is the border of thailand and malaysia. in fact, average rainfall for the month just shy of 600 millimeters across northern malaysia. well received 518 millimeters from tuesday to thursday. so almost an entire month's worth of rain in a period of three to four days. malaysia again also in the midst of its rainy season. right smack-dab in the middle of december. this is our precipitation forecast going forward into the next 24 to 48 hours. more rain in the forecast, leading to the possibility of additional flooding near the border. and upwards of 50 to even 100 millimeters of rain, leaving more scenes unfortunately like this. all right, natalie, errol, that's all the time we have. back to you. >> all right, derek, thanks very much. >>> egyptian go

dramatic video of people trying to cross a river in southern portions of thailand. malaysia and thailand border each other. people trying to get on with their day-to-day lives. it is so difficult to do that with floodwaters rising and encroaching on the local businesses in that area. remember, the force of six inches, that's equal to 15 centimeters can swipe or sweep away an individual off their feet. so, impressive stuff coming out of that region. the reason why we are experiencing that wet weather in malays malaysia, the northeast monsoon. it sets up thanks to a high pressure that builds across china and eastern europe. that produces a northeast easterly wind off the south china sea. there's the moisture source. it carries it into the mountainous terrain of indonesia. it creates the heavier rainfall and continues to move across the same region bringing flooding rains and you can see the precipitation forecast going forward into the next two days. more active weather across the region. we could experience another 52, say 100 millimeters of rainfall near the border

it was the worst affected place in thailand. of the thousands who died here, nearly as many were foreign tourists at thai people. >> it's impacted on the entire world and wasn't just local people here affected, it was international, there were people in this area from every part of the world. it needed to be an international effort. >> what we were most afraid of back then was that if there were no more tourists here, what would we do. >> the tourists are back. when you talk to people about the role of tourism in the recovery, it turns out it's not just about dollars and cents, but also about the links between people that inspired them to help and support each other to win a recovery he. >> right afterwards, there was literally nothing but a few trees left standing. ten new hotels ever opened this year alone. tour imhas provided the means by which ordinary people and foreign government showed their support. >> we were damaged badly, but we've made so many good friends for life. the tsunami only happened once. we can firm the hou

the hardest hit areas in thailand so far are in the south.vinces are expecting more flooding in the come is hours as water is released from by nearby dam. veronica pedroza is following. >> reporter: in the far south of thailand the dam is now at 99.34% capacity because of the heavy rainfall that we have seen since mid december. its record rainfall and that means that villages downriver from the dam that had already been flooded are being warned that they will be flooded again this time as a result of a human decision, not the natural rainfall. this is the message that we are getting from thai authorities, indeed on friday the prime minister himself mentioned that the reason why the floods are particularly bad this year is because of hydro management problems. rain is -- this is a seasonal occurrence, this kind of heavy rainfall. it is heavier than usual. and it is putting unprecedented pressure the hydro management system. and that is why it's very bad. the prime minister is saying that the roads that were built in southern thailand were not

his legacy particularly in rural thailand remains strong.as more. >> reporter: rugged and remote northern tie land was once a half phone opium production. but the king is well known here for helping rural farmers get way from that. working with them on alternative crop development and ways to improve their lives. he focused on the hill trial farmers in the north. >> translator: he was puzzled to learn that even though they grew opium they were still poor. the area is part of the golden triangle were the king offense called it the poverty triangle. >> reporter: this prompted the king to start a program that would give hill tribes the means to stain their way of life while stopping the illegal harvest of the opium. back in 1969, this was all opium. that's when the king launched right project. to give farmers here an alternative crop worth enough so they could actually make a living. but also to set up a research center to explore how to more efficiently grow crops in rural thailand. he was just a boy with the king visited his father's opium fi

it was by far the worst affected place in thailand. of the thousands that died here, nearly as many were foreign tourists as thai people. >> it's impacted on the wortd, and was not just local people here, it was international. there were people in the area from every part of the world. >> so it needed to be an international effort. >> what we were most afraid of back then is if there were no more tourists here, what would we do. the tourists are back. when you talk to people it turns out that it's not about dollars and cents, it's about the links between people that inspired them to help and support each other to win a hart-fought recovering. after the tsunami there was nothing about a few trees. 10 hotels have opened. tourism invited the means by which they showed their support. >> the super army damaged us badly. there are some benefits. the tsunami happened once, we can fix the house, our mind, so we are not stuck in the past. so we keep on living. now, here we are 10 years later, people travelled from all over the world to get here

for them it's as much of a national tragedy as for thailand. looking back on the last ten years if you ask tourists who have come back to pay their respects and residents who make their living off the tourism industry, they will all say that the memory is as sharp and painful as if it happened yet. but they will also say that business is better living up to the slogan that the humanitarian community were using at the time of the tsunami. they said they wanted to build back better. this place, which was kind of a sleepy fishing fil village back then is now a fully form commercial proposition. it is very busy, there are many tourists coming here. in that sense things are better than before the tsunami. but there is also a lot of very painful individual stories. it was an event that irrevokebly changed lives right around the world. >> well damage from the tsunami stretched for thousands of miles across more than 13 countries, al jazeera puts that in perspective. >> reporter: the earthquake hit 66 kilometers off the island of sumatra just at reques

tsunami killed more than 8,000 people in southern thailand. people attended an official ceremony on friday. the area is one of southeast asia's most popular resorts. officials and visitors as well as families of victims prayed for those whose lives were cut short. the ocean swept away not just locals, but foreign tourists on their christmas holidays. one in three victims was a foreigner. the deluge followed a massive earthquake off the indonesian island of sumatra. it hit many coastal communities from southeast asia to eastern africa. the waters obliterated the indonesian province of aceh. close to the quake's epicenter. more than 160,000 people were killed. the passing of a decade seems to have done little to ease the grief of many people at an official ceremony on friday. >> translator: i'll never forget what happened ten years ago today. i'll pray for everyone who died in the tsunami. >> physically, there are many signs of recovery. in aceh province, international aid has helped rebuild 140,000 homes and construct over 3,500 kilometers of r

it was by far the worst-affected place in thailand.thousands that died here, nearly as many were tourists as thailanders. >> there were people in this area from every part of the world, so it needed to be an international effort. >> translator: what we were most afraid of back then was that if there were no more tourists here, what would we do? >> reporter: well, the tourists are back, and when you talk to people about the role of tourism in the recovery, it turns out it's not just about dollars and cents, but also about the links between people that inspired them to win a hard-fought recovery. right after the tsunami there was literally nothing but a few trees left standing. but ten new hotels have opened this year alone. tourism has provided the means by which foreign people and governments showed their support. >> translator: we have made so many good friends for life. the tsunami only happened once. we can fix our house and mind, and keep on living. >> here we are ten years later, people have traveled from all over the world to be

student protesters in thailand flash a three-finger salute. the government banned the gesture co-opted by the anti-coup movement here. a movement largely fronted by university students across the country. this student studied political science. >> university students are the only force left who dare to come out against this military government. if you don't return the country to its people eventually people will come and take it back from you. >> student protests have had a bloody history in thailand. the crackdown at an university in 1976 killed dozens of protesters, but it launched a pro-democracy movement that led to reform. >> the student movement still carries someone who cares for the future of the nation, someone who truly cares about the democracy transition. >> this is the monument where the first protests were held a year ago. they started the coup in may. and then last month students were protesting against the coup. these photos are from a protest from a nearby university. students littered the campus with flyers demanding freedom.

we'll have reports from thailand and sri lanka. >> thailand's prime minister says that the martial lawn his country will continue, and general elections will have to wait until there's stability. delivering his end of the year speech, he said conflict threatens thailand from becoming democratic. his military government was supposed to organize governments by late 2015, but now says they will be delayed by a year. >> a technician at the u.s. centers for disease control in atlanta is being monitored for possible ebola exposure. the technician came into contact with a small amount of the virus that had not been properly neutralized. the worker will be monitored for 21 days. >> in sierra leone, the government has declared a five day lockdown in the north of the country to step up efforts to contain the ebola epidemic. the only exception is that people will be allowed to attend religious services christmas day. we report. >> crowds head to christmas markets in the capitol freetown. all around are reminders that the ebola virus remains a threat. in the north, it seems like these are impossib

thailand has declared eight of its southern provinces to be disaster zones. so far 13 people are confirmed dead. while in northern malaysia three states are submerged and five people have died. nearly 200,000 people are homeless. >> reporter: this corner of northeastern malaysia has not seen flooding like this for decades. people had to leave their homes in a hurry after days of rain turned roads into rivers. the government sent search and rescue teams to badly affected areas and sent up relief centers for the victims. but for some it's too little too late. they criticize the government for being toulouse to respond and for failing to declare a state of emergency in time. >> they have come here after three days. we are without food. >> the prime minister has cut short his holiday to the u.s. to deal with the emergency. he had been in hawai'i visiting president barack obama when the rains began. it's monsoon season in this part of asia, but this year's rains have been particularly heavy, and many places have been affected by the worst flooding in more than 40

lester. >> katy tur from thailand. thank you. >>> when "nbc nightly news" returns, the debate over marijuana hits the famed ski resorts of colorado. >>> and a piece of history linked two families together even though they're thousands of miles apart. >>> according to a new national survey, colorado now has the second biggest percentage of regular marijuana users in the country. the state you'll recall legalized recreational pot sales at the start of the year at its famed ski resorts it's now high season in more ways than one. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports on how two towns are handling the new industry in very different ways. >> reporter: deep in the rockies. >> it's 25,000 square feet in total. >> reporter: jordan lewis is building an empire. this high-tech grow room will soon supply his high-end marijuana shop. >> i think this can co-exist quite nicely in a ski town like aspen. >> reporter: sill veer peak apothecary is in downtown aspen just steps from gucci, prada and ralph lauren. >> it feels like every other boutiqu

in indonesia, sri lanka, india and thailand.s still as vivid as if it happened yesterday, says this indonesian woman. you can't imagine how much we fear the ocean now, says another in india who lost her son, mother and two grandchildren. petra nemcova was in thailand vacationing with her boyfriend simon atlee when the wave came crashing into their hotel room. she was found eight hours later, her pelvis broken in four places, buried in debris and clinging for life to a palm tree. atlee didn't make it. but as hard as it was to lose him, she says it was worse to hear children's screams for help through the trees. >> and after half an hour i didn't hear them anymore. and that was one of the hardest -- that was the hardest moment of that experience. was not the physical pain. it was not being able to go and help. >> reporter: through her charity, happy hearts, she's built 107 schools in areas ravaged by natural disasters. >> i cannot change the past. i can change the future of the children. >> reporter: for the people of this region,

the coast of thailand, 8,000 died, 7,000 were displaced.nd a half hours later, the tsunami hit sri lanka. half a million glaised. displaced. in india, 640,000 lost their homes. the tsunami would also cause loss of life and damage in ten other indian ocean countries. the total number of people killed over 220,000. making this the single worst tsunami in recorded history. >> in manda ache, the survivors spent the day honoring those. step va vasson has the story. >> she lost two children and her mother. >> translator: our thoughts about our families stay with us forever. i was head of the school then and of our 300 students, only 70 survived. >> reporter: in sri lanka the memorial starts in a train, symbolizing the storm ten years ago. on board, together with her brother and uncle who died. >> translator: the water was up to my neck when i got out of the carriage through a window. i was swept away by a huge wave, an old man was with me and we floated on a window frame. >> the village 1400 people were remembered. mostly migrant workers from mya

this is the rainy season for southern thailand and northern malaysia. it peaks in november. starts to taper off in. we can expect 500 to 600 millimeters of rainfall. you can see the reports and why we have had flooding after wave after wave of moisture continues to bombard the region. you can see where the visual was copping out of, 465 millimeters of rainfall since earlier in the week. and in fact malaysia peaking with its rainy season right now. in fact, december is its money rainy month. and you can see why. we have more precipitation in the forecast across all of malaysia. and that will lead to the possibility of more flooding across this region locally between 800 to -- or rather 80 to 100 millimeters of rainfall near the border of thailand and malaysia. unfortunately, several aspects of people's lives actually impacted by this flooding, as you can see, a mosque was flooded in southern thailand as well. all right, natalie, let's send it back to you. >> that's quite a picture there. all right, derek, thanks. >>> okay. a dog born with deformed legs i

. >>> everton is here now with the weather for us and parts of thailand everton suffering from severeing. >> that is right, and it is horrible weather around southern thailand and north of malaysia, this is the satellite picture and border and this is malaysia and 177 millimeters of rain in 24 hours and just on the other side of the border 162 millimeters of rain, you can see this massive cloud which has been making its way across the gulf of thailand pushing across the region and more of that to come over the next couple days and caused major problems, you see flooding has been pretty severe here and lots and lots and many burst the banks and you can see people chest deep in the very high waters here and has caused big problems and we do have further heavy rain to come and look at saturday's picture and there you go and running across a similar area and more heavy downpours coming in across the region and doesn't get any better as we go into sunday, really is a case of spot the difference, the wetter weather will continue to drive its way further westward and easterly pushing across

tsunami killed more than 8,000 people in southern thailand.people attended an official ceremony on friday. the area is one of southeast asia's most popular rt

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plus, mischief makers in thailand doing what the media can't get away with. the general is not amused. >> the european union voted in favor of a resolution that could unbundle search engines from others. it could prevent google - that's who the resolution was written for - from optimizing products in a google search. it's the latest salvo in a tussle between the e.u. and google over how the company operates in europe. if the forces behind this initiative win the day, it could change the way many europeans get their news. much of which they access using google as a gateway. the tech giant has 90% share of online traffic in europe, a larger share than google gets in its home territory, the u.s. those in google's corner says it's a reflection of customer satisfaction. many news organizations say they like what google does for them - directing traffic their way. their fear is if your story does not show up on the first page of a google search, you don't exist. then there's revenue issue - google paid by advertisers for channelling web traffics to content provider

. >>> the -- met interim prime minister and agreed to help build a railway from the north of thailand to the south. the line will run 860 kilometers between the city and coastal province. it's likely to cost more than $11 billion. thai officials say it will boost tourism and trade. age lifts say leaders in beijing want to strengthen relations with thailand by helping build infrastructure. the chinese hope to link the railway it the line they already agreed to help lay through laos. it will run into china. thai leaders hope to build a line through their country from east to west with help from japan. >> an nhk world survey revealed in the past decade, more than 1,000 children in japan have been neglected to the point of being isolated from society. poverty prevented some from going to school while others were kept at home by their parents. and experts say more young people are at risk. kinichi nokomoto has more. >> reporter: this teenager in western japan. he was out of school for five months when his father forced him to steal bicycles. he had to help his father dismantle the bicycles

. >> in neighbouring thailand 13 people have been killed. the government declared disaster zones in eight provinces. the hardest hit areas are in the south. the provinces are in more flooding as water released from a dam occurs. and also in narathiwat province. >> 10 people are missing in diswicts in sri lanka. flooding has affected 80,000 people from their homes. >> the ukranian government exchanged 338 prisoners. the rebel held city of donetsk was the area. president petro porashenko greeted the former captives as they touched down in kiev. peace in the bella russian call pal were -- bell awe roourn expected to resume. >> reporter: representatives from both sides make the final check for the handover of prisoners in eastern ukraine. the ordeal is over. and they are able to head home. >> they picked me up. i came to visit my brother and they picked me up at the checkpoint. they tortured me. >> this is a step forward in hostilities which engulfed eastern ukraine for months. it's taking place against a backdrop in a conflict which left 4,500