this is deja vu news live from thailand's king officially takes the throne ceremonies take place in bangkok for the country's first coronation in seven decades our correspondent is at the same also coming up. officials say it's a miracle no one was killed after a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida and. last rites before a controversial rule change in track and field caster semenya overwhelms the competition in the eight hundred meters. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program elaborate ceremonies are underway in bangkok to crown thailand's new king he run long gone the sixty six year old ascended to the throne in twenty six dana after the death of his widely revered father saturday's pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invests him with power symbolizing his consecration as the op holder of buddhism in thailand. the coronation begins with a ritual cleansing under nine months. the water is drawn from rivers and delay. x. across the kingdom it's the first coronation in thailand didn't it the seventy years for many thais the king is the highes

in bangkok to crown thailand's new king. kong also known as rama the tenth the king was officially crowned as the divine monarch the first the country has seen in seven decades. after the death of his wife father in two thousand and sixteen saturday's pageantry is the start of a three day that formally invests him with legal power symbolizing his consecration as the holder of buddhism in thailand. in bangkok this is one of. the king as a living god charlotte how is the ceremony going. that's right michel and then you have to bear in mind when you're watching the ceremony this is the first time in most people's lives here in thailand that they're witnessing a thai king being crowned of course it's only sixty nine years to the day since the last time i king had a ceremony like this so for a country where the monarch is afforded divine status this really is a hugely significant moment the people here in thailand now a short time ago we watched a couple of holy ceremonies the king sitting in a white robe was covered in holy wate

a new era begins in thailand. my harvard you're a long calm is taking over the throne also known as rama the tenth he was born in the summer of nine hundred fifty two and is the only son of time and long serving king bumi palladone a day and queen sirica it. he has been the crown prince since the age of twenty and will now officially take over as the king of thailand after his three day coronation. but you're a long com was educated in private schools in britain and australia he later joined the time military according to the prince's official biography he is a qualified helicopter and fighter pilot he holds the honorary military ranks of general of the royal thai army as well as the air force and admiral of the navy. just days before his official crowning the palace named the prince's consul as the new queen. also the deputy head of security was declared that year along khan's fourth wife and will take on the new royal status the previous monarch who ruled thailand for seven decades and was widely adored by the t

this is deja vu news live from the thailand's king takes to the throne ceremonies take place in bangkok for the country's first coronation in seven decades correspondents are saying also coming up. officials say it's a miracle no one was killed when a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida and. the last race before a controversial rule change in track and field cast as the menu overwhelms the competition in the eight hundred meters. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program elaborate ceremonies are underway in bangkok to crown thailand's new king mojave he run along corn a sixty six year old ascended to the throne in twenty six days after the death of his widely revered father saturday's pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invests him with regal power symbolizing his consecration as the up holder of buddhism in thailand. some feel is following the festivities for us in bangkok charlotte this is day one of a three day ceremony to consecrate the king how is the ceremony going. they are back a while advance today are starting to draw to a clos

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dominated thailand from the 14th to 18th centuries.by a burmese army in 1767 and it was in the chaos after but that we saw the emergence of today's monarchy, of the current dynasty. but that kingdom is when a lot of these rituals were defined making itan lot of these rituals were defined making it an ornate, celestial monarchy. they borrowed much from india. buddhism came from sri lanka, originating in india. these kings saw in brahmanic traditions notions of power and respect, elevating the monarchy to being a respected and indeed feared institution, during a time when it was vital for monarchs to impose their will over the land they control. those rituals have survived. much of the philosophy of buddhism has been brought in. since the 19th century in thailand, kings have projected themselves as defenders of buddhism. we saw the supreme defenders of buddhism. we saw the supreme patriarch of the buddhists anchor taking part in that hindu brahmanic ritual of purifying the king with that royal shower, the sacred waters that come from fiv

from thailand seventy six provinces and bangkok that was something that involved a lot of ceremonies they were several weeks ago they were gathered and then brought to bangkok and consecrated so this really is a ceremony that is rife with culture and tradition dating back centuries here in thailand and again the first time in seven decades so how have the type people responded. there is going to huge amount of excitement among people that we've spoken to here ahead of this coronation we actually spoke to one man a couple of days ago he was walking six hundred kilometers to try and from southern thailand up to bangkok to try and make it in time for this car a nation of people here. wearing yellow that is a mark of respect for the money king but mari really is a day that a lot of people here are looking forward to and that is because that will be a procession involving the king around thank all the tens of thousands of people are expected on the streets here trying to count she glimpse of the monic and try to show their respect as well for the new the crowned king on monday then he wil

i'm proud to be living in thailand and to have the king taking care of us. i'm really happy and proud because as citizens we want the best king and queen or even of the willed. come with him by social it clearly there's a lot of excitement on the streets of bangkok today how people responded. yes there's been huge anticipation in the build up to this car a nation just to give you an example the few days ago we met one man who was travelling six hundred kilometers on fiche to be here in time for the car a nation tomorrow of course is going to be another big day for people here thousands are expected on the streets not because that there will be a perfect for session through the streets of bangkok got them on it will be taking part in people here will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the king and of course to pay their respects show that that reverence for the kid then on monday he's expected on the balcony at the grand palace just behind me another opportunity for people to catch a glimpse of the king off his coronation today. that's troll a troll so

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these guys are on a mission to set up thailand's fearless evan national team and skate their way into the biggest competition in the game the role of the world cup almost every roller derby player you know has a dream of competing in the world cup and it would be great to bring a team from thailand with thai skaters. trained in bangkok that would be a dream. with the world cup expect to say place in a few years time the race is on to qualify they already have the skills. and training from a shrewd rola dobby legends experience international should stop bonds become team thailand's they need to recruit more type players and they're counting on role of dobbies growing proof fallen angels to help them do it i think people are hungry for it they want to be want to know what. they want to be able to get out of their bodies in that space and i think that's. all well. yeah that it has. been a. team bangkok are already planning into asia nique tonight's the big game against rivals hong kong at last year's world cup the number of asian teams competing jumped from one to three. and with more ev

this is the news of live from berlin thailand's king takes the throne ceremonies take place in bangkok for the country's first coronation in seven decades our correspondent is at the scene also coming up. officials call it a miracle that no one is killed when a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida. and india reels from the devastation after one of the worst storms in memory. welcome to news i'm michael oku elaborate ceremonies are underway in bangkok to crown thailand's new king. long kong also known as rama the tenth the king was officially crowned as a divine mana the first the country has seen in seven decades the sixty six year old ascended to the throne after the death of his widely revered father in twenty sixty saturday's pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invests him with power symbolizing his consecration as the up holder of buddhism in thailand. scholer chelsea until following the festivities for us in bangkok troll it this is day one of a three d. . ceremony to consecrate the king is a living god has a ceremony going so far.

then you know somebody on city is a political scientist at thailand's. tell us what you know as the employer got that wrong and is also an associate professor in berlin professor somewhat consider it good to have you back in the studio now you have the figure of twenty six new parties we've been allocated seats in this party list but you have for a time which won the most seats in defect voting which is not in this list can this presumption believed. it is hard to believe that it will happen regardless because i mean if we discount all of this very complicated calculation and the formula the fundamental idea is for the prole military coalition to win the election right and put a tie and a future forward are perceived as the options so they will try every way to kind of exclude these two parties no matter how much they wind of what's there these two parties would become the opposition eventually but you have a situation in which nobody in thailand at the moment has an absolute majority do you see this happening that the and t. government opposition that h

thailand crowns its new king two years after he inherited the throne. israel says at least ninety rockets have been fired into the south of the country from the gaza strip in response israeli warplanes have bombed targets in gaza harry fawcett joins us live from us through some gathering all the information the latest on this breaking story here what do we know. well the latest we have from the israeli military is as you say that ninety projectiles they say have now been fired from gaza territory into israel at the iron dome anti-missile system is into said to dozens of them they say and that is really tanks have recently begun striking targets belonging to hamas is military wing inside gaza as well as those airstrikes that you are talking about the gaza health ministry has just in the last few minutes said that one palestinian has been killed today saturday all of this coming after the friday border protests which saw a number of injuries and deaths including two hamas fighters brigade members who were killed by an israeli airstrike after. what is expo

officially, thailand is a constitutional monarch.elected other government. in this case, the military. in practice, this aura that kings get with the coronation and that his father acquired doing 70 years of wall, it means immense influence. this king in particular has shown a real interest in taking greater control of oil institutions and of expressing his views meetings it matters. making decisive decisions over the recent election where he bowed his sisterfrom running as accounted. he has expressed fears about the constitution, kings have enormous influence, they're not supposed wield political power but it is almost impossible to say no to a king who expresses a desire for something that was not in that sense, the official view of time monarchy doesn't really express how central role that plays and how important it is to anchor the hierarchy of this is an unequal society, society where businesses but distract become very rich and is a society which accepts dominant role for the military. the monarchy has sat at the apex of that a

lets go back to thailand in bangkok, watching the newly crowned king of thailand grant royal titles.t for a little while, we've seen a been doing that for a little while, we've seen a number been doing that for a little while, we've seen a number of people come up we've seen a number of people come up to him and neil and he offers them —— kneel, offering them sometimes a bit of anointed water, sometimes a bit of anointed water, sometimes food and then they move onto the next person stop we've been watching for three days of ceremonies to mark the coronation of the new king of thailand. those events a re the new king of thailand. those events are intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. this particular ceremony is where the king names royal family members and bestows their titles. later on there will be a procession around bangkok and there will be pictures that we will bring to you when that happens. let's get some of the day's other news. the brother of algeria's former president has been arrested. many algerians believe said bouteflika was the count

but what is kept in across thailand.er which comes from the palace itself. he will be anointed in that water. later they will be a bit of a housewarming party where guests will be welcomed. he will also have one of his crowning ceremonies. this involves him being crowned under a 90a involves him being crowned under a 90 a parasol —— nine—tier parasol. these are very elaborate ceremonies which have their roots in both buddhist and hindu rituals. hindu rituals represent the power which comes from the hindu gods. the buddhist rituals come from the good deeds and good actions. that is said to be the balance of the king. this is just the start of three days of those elaborate ceremonies. very symbolic ceremonies. what can we expect from the new king? what we are hearing is that he is very different from his well—known, well revered father. many said he spoke to them in the way that they would expect an uncle to speak to them. he has lived a very different lifestyle. he is very close to the military. he studied at both militar

officially it isa thailand and in society?if you hear that term people imagine it is a monarchy like those in europe where monarchs have an essentially ceremonial role. the monarchy is held to be above politics. in practice, the enormous moral authority and real power that the king has — remember this money thatis the king has — remember this money that is at the kings disposal, the late bhumibol adulyadej did not do much with it — but it has $40 billion, owning much of the land at its disposal. the kings which is really cannot be denied. it is a far more powerful monarchy than any others outside the golf or small states of brunei. it is also an untouchable monarchy. you cannot talk about it. people respond privately about the monarchy. some disagree about with some aspects of it but cannot say so openly. it does not really get across the enormous influence of the monarch can have. some say that bhumibol adulyadej was very careful and using his power, he exercised that are rarely, in moments of crisis. others say his influence

the 30 year old male elephant legion chyme my northern province in thailand. here tourists can ride elephants and admire their acrobatics yet many animal welfare organizations are convinced that young elephants in captivity are subjected to a cruel procedure to make them tame. the management of the elephant camp would rather not talk about whether ning and his fellow elephants have been tortured in this way . it's early in the morning just after 7 o'clock ning is restless maybe the bull elephant is waiting for his working day to finally begin but maybe he just wants to break free of the chain which keeps him tethered to his sleeping area every night. for syrup at chemistry the vet at the camp there is no cause for concern either way but i think he have a problem because i think in the last 2 shots than now wall i think they last night here you walk our hour and made their share and it's not. fairly and then they share and was really just to shut down the water. mr sawyer gets ready for his working day at around half past 6 every morning too he lives in this ho

this is the deputy is coming to you live from berlin thailand's newly crowned king makes its public debut huge crowds turned out for the chance in bangkok as he takes part in a ceremony of perception to celebrate his ascension to the throne also coming up. supporters of south africans and see gather for a final rally before next week's general election we ask our correspond about the challenges the long a governing party faces. and in the industry are buying big luly hand over and are now just one win away from taking the seven the executives the industry. i don't have a warm welcome to you i'm on with this is to have you with us the newly crowned king of thailand has begun a seven kilometer procession through bangkok on the second day of his three day crowning ceremony now you're looking at some pictures off the elaborate procession and these are live pictures the procession comprises over a thousand soldiers police and government officials and it is a chance for the thai people to see their monarch in his royal regalia a king of juda long gone ascended the throne two and a half years ag

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thailand has strict laws, which ban criticism of the monarchy. us. this is a very long and come ceremony. it is a process that tie people have not lived through before, most of them, 70 years ago the last one. that's right, the last time people in thailand so these ceremonies was 70 years ago, 1950, but today one of the most powerful monarchies in the world has a new king, the ceremony started with a bathing in sacred water. water that had come from five rivers, right across thailand. then came the an ointment. that an ointment, the water comes from 107 chubby cherries from across the country and one other which comes from the sacred palace water itself. —— 107 tributaries. that signifies the close relationship between the military and monarchs here in thailand. as you mentioned, this is a king who is seen to be quite different from his father. but when he made his speech, his royal command, he talked about ruling with righteousness for the benefit of the thai people. on social media many people here believe that this is carrying on his father's

kind of a warm welcome to you on the thai cheema the daily crowned king of thailand has begun a seven killed on meter procession through bangkok on the second day of his three day crowning set of many here are some live pictures for you off the elaborate procession it comprises over a thousand soldiers police and government officials and there's a chance for the thai people to see their monaco in his the royal regalia king a budget are long gone ascended the throne turned a half years ago when his father king bumi pawn passed away after a long seventy year reign of his son's official coroner. the sermon he began on saturday. on a shot of children bill is in the midst of festivities in bangkok welcome charlotte today's a second day of celebrations you're in the heart of it all what's been happening i think we have lost our correspondent charlotte charles and bill but she is i can confirm to you in the hearts of the heart of the festivities going on and bangkok as a procession is under way to inaugurate and celebrate the newly crowned king really trying to go back to bangkok later but f

now to thailand thousands of gathered in the thai capital of bangkok to witness king long kong greet the public for the first time since being crowned on saturday but due to a long gone ascended the throne two and a half years ago when his father came to me one died after a seventy year reign his coronation comes two months after a contentious election in which the opposition try to oust the ruling military junta. now our correspondent charlotte charles and bill is in bangkok following those celebrations charlotte is the second day of the festivities what can we expect today. hi there yes they was all about the formalities when the king was crowned today is all about the celebration as you said there are tens of thousands of people i'm sure you can see behind me who are gathered here to witness the procession the king taking part in a procession through the streets of bangkok and it's going to be an incredibly on native fares i'm sure you'd expect having seen the pictures from yesterday he's going to be carried through the streets in a golden carriage by sixteen men the heat is so ex

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among the people of thailand.ast few days, with these ornate ceremonies, they have been watching them on television. this is the first chance they will get to see him close—up. he will be carried in a kind of chariot, carried by 16 soldiers and there will be a marching band behind him. this king is slightly more controversial than his much loved father. many people here are curious as to what he will do with the kind of power that he has. this is one of the most powerful monarchies in the world. in the last couple of years, since his father died, he has shown a willingness to intervene in state affairs, he has changed palace bureaucracy and palace finances. he has gathered them in which makes him one of the richest monarchs with $30 billion at his disposal. it will be interesting to see what kind of king he will become. yesterday, during his speech, he said he will brew with righteousness for the benefit of the people of thailand, echoing the words of his father. there has been a buzz on social media which has all

to the hostilities and we'll get the latest from our correspondent in jerusalem also coming up thailand's king officially takes the throne ceremonies take place and back caught for the country's first coronation in seven decades. and officials say it's a miracle no one was killed after a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida to. play. waiter welcome to the program. israeli airstrikes on gaza have killed four palestinians and mooted more than twenty others and israeli woman was injured in iraq it strike as violence flared up again between israel and the palestinians militants fired hundreds of rockets from gaza into southern israel well israel well israel retaliated with air strikes turkish prime minister rhetoric type everyone condemned a strike on a building housing his country's state run news agency calling it quote a crime against humanity the e.u. has called for an immediate halt to the hostilities. sirens screaming warnings in southern israel is volleys of rocket soar across the border from gaza residents rush to air raid shelters the israeli military says pal

now an ongoing thing fought off of her for the last thailand's 1st transgender m.p. it's my responsibility to stand up for the rights of the l.g.b. teacher manatee. i'm going up on to live with my election thailand now has to accept that transgender people are part of our society. our humanity must be recognised and if we don't have thailand as a complicated relationship with gender identity transgender men and women answer them to change their own identity cards while same sex marriage in the dumps in a not makes it now an m.p. turn were not only wants change attitudes they want to change legislation and it's no easy feat alongside the parliamentary g.t.s. turn when shed use paint with meetings in guest appearances at every event they greeted by fans and well wishes. the elections in a defined time when status is an icon to antidiscrimination and to bits. left b.n. and when i made my victory speech there were l g b t people in the crowd one came up to me and hugged me. and said i hope you can make everyone equal that really touched me the permitted l g b t people do

really is here in thailand that was educated in australia and the u.k. we know that he's an officer in the time military and we also know how he would lie . to govern going forward he said that in his first command as king yesterday he said he'd like to record rain with righteousness full benefits and happiness of the type people say that we are going to charlottesville some fill in bangkok thank you for that. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the brother of algeria's former president has been detained for questioning along with two other for mccain regime officials sayah has been accused of usurping presidential powers after his brother had a stroke in twenty thirteen the arrests come amid ongoing protests for political change after abdul aziz beautifully resigned in april. syrian government forces have been bothered rebel held areas in the country's northwest dozens have been killed and wounded in italy a province this escalation of violence is the most serious in the region since russia and turkey negotiated a cease fire in

how does the bank of thailand look at all this?ed about the drop off in growth, or is it something that a pretty much got in their sights as it is? joseph: if you take this picture along with real rates for inflation, yes, it does point to easin. ultimately bank of thailand focuses on a much broader fed variables and predominately i would be talking about financial stability risk. rates were too low for too long. for them they are not looking as much on the inflation and growth side. soon they will be doing that. today is reminder that that needs to be done. rishaad: right. looking elsewhere, who are the star performers here? who are the less starry i countries, if you will? joseph: what was that? rishaad: who are the stars in the asean and who do you think are the ones that are getting policy wrong and perhaps feeling it more from what is going on in terms of global trade in a global slowdown? joseph: that is an interesting question. i would frequently point in tunisia. if you look at the direct impacts -- on the indonesian econom

also coming up thailand's king officially takes the throne ceremonies takes place in bangkok for the country's first coronation in seven attack eight. and officials say it's a miracle no one was killed after a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program israeli airstrikes on gaza have killed a palestinian toddler and her mother an eighty year old israeli woman has been seriously injured in palestinian rocket strikes these are just some of the casualties as violence flares up between israel and the palestinians these explosions are in gaza city as israeli shells hit palestinian targets israel says it's responding to a flurry of rockets being fired from the palestinian enclave across the border into its territory and gaza says it's responding to israeli aggression. for more on this we're joined by our correspondent in jerusalem tanya why is this surge of violence happening now. well we're seeing here another serious flare up after a period of relative calm in gaza and the area surrounding the now that came after. after egypt and

calls for an immediate halt to the hostility is also coming up thailand's king officially takes the throne ceremonies take place in time caught for the country's first coronation in seven decades. and officials say it's a miracle no one was killed after a jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida. i'm irish waiter welcome to the program. israeli airstrikes on gaza have killed four palestinians and wounded more than a dozen others as violence flares up again between israel and the palestinians after a month long easing of hostilities militants fired hundreds of rockets from gaza into southern israel while israeli forces retaliated with air strikes the e.u. has called for an immediate halt to the hostilities. sirens screaming warnings in southern israel is volleys of rockets or across the border from gaza residents rush to air raid shelters the israeli military says palestinian militants launched over two hundred rockets on saturday some struck cohens like here in korea got. dozens were intercepted by israel's iron dome defense system. the israeli army says that in retalia

really is here in thailand that was educated in australia and the u.k. we know that he's an officer in the time military and we also know how he would lie . to god then going forward he said that in his best mind is king yesterday that he'd like to thread a reign with righteousness full benefits and happiness of the type people. that we shall have chosen fill in bangkok thank you for that. now let's return to our top story on the escalating violence between palestinians and israel i'm joined on the phone by has a journalist in gaza city has thanks for joining me we spoke earlier to our correspondent in southern israel but you're in gaza what's the situation there right now. well the bombardment the feeling is continuing. the israeli jets and killer ease and may be both are shelling. from the west or in and east through and from the air. rule and target they are targeting. from the well is it using them into israel. they are the story going some of it it is building some of. claiming it contains some of it was for hamas and other factions. lately there wa

but what about the underlying tensions in thailand? can have a positive role to play to improve the very fractures politics? that will be an interesting role for him to play if thatis interesting role for him to play if that is one he intends to do. it must be mentioned that their stage that i am in limited in what i can say due to the laws in thailand, but certainly when it comes to the number of people wearing yellow, which is the colour of monday in thailand, that is the day that the king was born. it is also the colour of the sun which represents the monarch in the kosmos. many people have been wearing this yellow, the city is bedecked in yellow and gold in preparation. tomorrow there will bea in preparation. tomorrow there will be a procession through bangkok where the king will visit three sacred temples. that will be an indication of the kind of crowds that turned out, thousands for his father after his father died, so it will be interesting to see the kind of support he can garner on the streets of bangkok in what i have to say

what about the underlying tensions in thailand?le to play and improving the very fatuous politics? that will be an interesting role for him to play if that is one he intends to do. —— for actual us politics. i am limited to what i can say due to the laws in thailand. when it comes to the number of people wearing yellow, we are wearing that because it has the colour of monday in thailand, it is the day the king was born, it is also the colour of the sun which represents the monarch in the cosmos. many people have been wearing those yellow, the city is bedecked in yellow and gold. tomorrow there will be a procession through bangkok where the king will visit three sacred temples. that will be an indication of the kind of crowds that turned out, turned out for his father after he died, during the funeral procession, so it will be interesting to see the kind of support he can garner on the streets of bangkok in what i have to say is very high—temperature is indeed. rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption to theirjourneys t

thailand's newly crowned king takes his public debut huge crowds turn out from around the tenth of bangkok as he takes part in a ceremonial procession to celebrate his ascension to the throne. and supporters of south africa's a.n.c. gather for a final rally before next week's general election we'll ask our correspondent about the challenges the monk governing party faces. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he's ordered the army to keep up what he calls massive strikes on palestinian militants in response to rocket fire from the gaza strip amasses made a similar valve the violence has claimed lives on both sides of the border and there are reports that casualties are rising the sky above gaza city montes with smoke as this latest exchange of finance leads its trace. israel says it's launched more than two hundred twenty ass strikes on militants in gaza this weekend in response to a four hundred palestinian rockets at a cabinet meeting israel's prime minister vows to keep up the bombings and send more troops to the border. and incredibl

these guys are on a mission to set up thailand's first team. the roller derbyby world cup. >> every roller derby player i know has a dream of competing in the world cup. it would be great to take a team of people from thailand. >> with the world cup expected to take place in a few years time, they have already qualified. they had the skills and training from a true roller derby legend. the x korean international shortstop. to become team thailand, they have to recruit more type players. -- thai players. >> i think that people want it. they wanted o outlet. ---- once an outlet. this has the potential to become the next big thing. >> t they are alalready playinga new inter-asian league. tonight is their victim against rivals hong kong. the number of asian teams competing jumped from one to three. thailand should be right alongside them next time arounu. >> there were not many asian teams in the last world cup but everybody really enjoyed watching team japan and team korea and team p philippines.. i think team thailand will be very exciting to wat

the water is drawn from rivers and lakes across the kingdom it's the first coronation in thailand in eighty seventy years for many thais the king is the highest moral authority. we all regardless selves as children of the king nation religion and the monarchy are the pillars of our society that's why we have unconditional loyalty to the king. graeme of the tenth comes to the throne at a difficult time thailand is a constitutional monarchy but the army seized power in a coup five years ago elections earlier this year and it didn't deadlock one commentator says the carnation is likely to bring a fresh approach. the new king. allow you to. use for there were or who required person in the next stage of the carnation celebrations the king will stage an elaborate parade in front of his people. when d.w. correspondent charlotte shells and pills in bangkok she said is this assessment of today's coronation the people gathered behind me at the grand palace are likely to be here well into the evening as a mark of respect for the newly crowned king the most of them this is the first time they've

thailand -- thailand thailandt to me, does have the policy room to respond in case things get worse?and's case, the policy response would have to be on the fiscal front. in terms of monetary policy rates, they are low at 1.75%. the limit to how far the central bank can lower things further. we would need to see another policy. at least on that aspect thailand does have room, more ammunition. rishaad: crystal, let's have a look at what is going on with indonesia. the trade war could arguably be taking a bit of a toll on the trade deficit in the country. let's have a look at the trade deficit going back to 2008. it has been largely positive, but we have seen a $2.5 billion trade deficit amid this trade war. the biggest decline in three years, imports on the way down at 6.6%. restricting overseas purchases. this has created a blowout in the deficit far wider than the $500 million odd shortfall predicted. how much can you attribute to the trade war, or perhaps to the domestic situation there? krystal: if we look at indonesia's trade numbers in march there was a surplus. it turned into a