thailand is in the grip of a youthful uprising.d by hong kong, students armed with umbrellas and ideals have been taking on a military backed government and a once untouchable monarchy. what we are seeing here is an epic battle between two competing visions for thailand. these youngsters are determined that demands for reform of everything, including the monarchy, are heard and acted on and they are up against an establishment determined to keep thailand stable, conservative and with the monarchy and military at the very top. over the 20 years i have been reporting from thailand, there have been two constants. an army that will not stay out of politics and a revered monarchy whose actions cannot be questioned. even today, the laws here limit what we can safely say about the royal family. king vajiralongkorn, who came to the throne four years ago, is on paper a constitutional monarch, like britain's queen elizabeth. in reality, though, he has far more power. and he's been using it in alarming ways. some thais fear he wants to take t

thailand is in the grip of a youthful uprising.ong kong, students armed with umbrellas and ideals have been taking on a military—backed government and a once untouchable monarchy. what we're seeing here is an epic battle between two competing visions for thailand. these youngsters are determined that their demands for reform of everything, including the monarchy, are both heard and acted on. and they're up against an establishment that is determined to keep thailand stable, conservative and with the monarchy and military at the very top. over the 20 years i've been reporting from thailand, there have been two constants — an army that won't stay out of politics... ..and a revered monarchy whose actions cannot be questioned. even today, the laws here limit what we can safely say about the royal family. king vajiralongkorn, who came to the throne four years ago, is on paper a constitutional monarch, like britain's queen elizabeth. in reality, though, he has far more power. and he's been using it in alarming ways. some thais fear he wa

to baby macaques in thailand - crazy. hi mum, hyper. to baby macaques in thailand was - crazy.. to baby macaques in thailand was blue don't try and steal pearls. higher, and welcome to tokyo. well, travel is certainly a long way off what it was this time last year but that has not stopped us from digging deep in pulling out some of our favourite trips from the archives for another airing. favourite trips from the archives foranotherairing. in archives for another airing. in this archives foranotherairing. in this way, we are revisiting want of my favourite parts of the world, southeast asia. home to some of the world's most incredible beaches. food. and of course, wild life. over a year ago, of course, wild life. over a yearago, i of course, wild life. over a year ago, i visited thailand to find out why campaigners, along with social media giants were asking people to think first before snapping a selfie with a wild animal. i am heading to the wildlife friends foundation three hours' drive south of thailand's capital bangkok to find out what is being done to help out animals be

in thailand landfills nearly 2 thirds of the waste is organic mostly food waste. on the surface this all looks like plastic waste. you look inside as well as a soft gooey stuff down there it's off organic it's biomass. these still are quite ok they're well packed you could probably wash them and make something with them. but the market. eventually from germany is head chef and in bangkok hotel food and reducing food waste is important to him. he was the only i personally hate throwing food away not only because when i've cooked something i've put a lot of care and attention into it but also because it just seems utterly idiotic to throw something away that's clearly edible. i think and it's always bothered me . and it drives me nuts. can normally be found in the hotel with over a 1000 rooms it's one of the biggest in thailand he's planted a vegetable garden on the roof of the hotel for his $200.00 staff. its yield is negligible compared to the hotel's needs but the project has raised his staff's awareness of the life of food and. the way we carelessly throw things

the 165 acre complex houses a rescue centre and thailand's first wildlife hospital.ge for elephants, so there are plenty of photo opportunities. if i go on instagram and search for say, �*elephant selfie,�* under that hashtag, there's almost 15,000 posts. but when i click on that hashtag, i get a warning that says, "protect wildlife on instagram. "animal abuse and the sale of endangered animals "or their parts is not allowed on instagram." the page asks the poster to be wary when paying for photo opportunities with exotic animals. it's an issue charities are trying to tackle on the ground. so how big a problem are these animal selfie pictures? it's huge, it's huge. let me show you a few of the things i've come across during my time here working in thailand. for example, here we have a gibbon being used as a photo prop animal. it is very, very common to see a baby gibbon or a slow loris being carted around by a guy and people might pay 100 or 200 baht to get that one—second selfie, but sadly it is a lifetime for that animal. there's a few more here, this is a liger. w

reporter: it's not the way thailand wanted to start the new year.uary, the country has seen a steady increase in new locally transmitted covid cases, evolving into a full-fledged second wave. this, after no new local cases for months. but monday, a milestone was reached -- the highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic, more than 740. most of the cases are tied to an outbreak in a province, believed to have been brought into by migrant workers in the large seafood industry in the province. while thailand was the first country outside china to register a locally transmitted covid case, it has been successful in preventing a major outbreak. heavy restrictions and mandatory quarantines helped that. the government, responding quickly with restrictions and a system of color coding areas with rising cases. >> compared to other countries, the measures in thailand are acceptable. but we cannot let our guard down. the government has the authority and i supported. we have to step it -- we have to suffer for a while. we have to work together

just 2 weeks out from its 1st phase thailand had originally chosen the chinese side of that job and is now moving forward with the one produced by oxford astra zeneca that vaccine is set to be produced locally later in the air by a firm by the thai king scott hide reports from bangkok. protesters gathered outside the offices of bio science in bangkok this week accusing the government of being swayed by royal influence over its covert 19 vaccine program become pennies owned by the king and now holds the exclusive contract to manufacture the oxford astra zeneca jab in thailand so far the only certified vaccine that prompted the main opposition figure who was banned from holding political office for 10 years by a court last year to go public with what he saw as a flawed process. other question is better disc game gave too much benefit to one company on a royal defamation complaint has been filed against hanna torn for his criticism but he's undeterred and says his concern is more than just possible collusion during contract negotiations if anything were to go wrong with the vaccine man

in my own view, thailand is the swing state between the u.s. and china. thailand has a so-called alliance with the united states, but you don't have to dig down very far to find it's not an eye license in the -- an alliance in the sense that we americans think of alliances. it's based on the communique of 1964 and a couple of other statements, but it's not an alliance that we think of them in terms of mutual defense. for example -- [laughter] one anecdote i came across in the research and have in the book is in the wake of 9/11, the 9/11 attacks, the then-thai prime minister asked his national security council to take the alliance out of the drawer and read it. does it have an article v clause. does this mean we, thailand, have to come to the assistance of the united states. he was very nervous that was the case. and so they took out the document and found there was no automatic article v clause of helping united states, and that was a great relief to him and to the thai, bees that's the way -- but that's the way, i have a long section in the book, and re

still come here and al-jazeera once a success story no thailand is ramping up coronavirus restrictions to contain a new outbreak plus. what is next for julian assange orange after british court blocks the wiki leaks founder from being extradited to the united states. how i would say some rather nasty weather moving across northern parts of india recently and even to the south the scenes of very heavy showers around sri lanka and southern areas of india but up to the north where we've seen some big downpours some thunder a showers but a bit of snow just around in kashmir but it's the heavy rain which is cause recent problems one consolation as it has been clearing the poor air quality that we have seen in recent days and weeks across the north of the country with warnings still remain in force just across kashmir pushing up into northern parts of pakistan some heavy downpours likely to turn wintry as we go through the next few days further south it quietens down somewhat but we will see heavy showers around the time will not do kerala and also into sri lanka no sort of same in the showe

to save his government does a vote of confidence is about to be held in the senate and a court in thailand sentences this woman to a wreck it would be 3 year prison sentence for insulting the king. brazil has begun a long awaited distribution of covert 1000 vaccines for people in the gateway to the amazon rain forest vaccines can't come soon enough the health system there is on the verge of collapse says oxygen supplies the window when it came back every forte's. the war room was set up in the warehouse where millions of coated 1000 vaccines had been stored on monday health minister. who gave governors the order to distribute them throughout brazil. this is the 1st step towards the largest vaccination campaign in the world this is our mission in the world. but for many families in the northern city of my mouse on the edge of the amazon rain forest the order comes too late. struggled all week to keep her husband alive in the hospital ran out of oxygen moses for the before dug solution i tried buying an oxygen cylinder but couldn't find one he died because he had no air do you know what it m

s thailand sailed alone in a sea of red.the kingdom feared communist incursions into its territory or young warlord would take advantage of this new geopolitical order he went by the name of concern the prince of prosperity. is an extraordinary figure. as of that kind. in in consequential individual who would have a life as a market trader or farmer or a localized businessman who gets transformed into or a man of extraordinary power. born in burma and having received military training as a youngster he became a militia man in the pay of the ruthless bernese dictatorship. couldn't saw then founded his own army financed by the opium trade. soon at the head of 2000 amen he crossed the border and sold his services to the powers that be in thailand. he was pretty good at sensing where the power lay and the maximum amount of resources he could extract from the power arms. immunity. the right to traffic. the kingdom of thailand welcomed consult with open arms with his armed men he would defend the border against communist incursion

sees a scandal in thailand's landfills nearly 2 thirds of the waste is organic mostly food waste. there your feet on the surface this all looks like plastic waste. but when you look inside as well as a soft gooey stuff down there it's often organic it's biomass. these still are quite ok they're well packed you could probably wash them and make something with them like my mom. the originally from germany done is head chef and in bangkok hotel food and reducing food waste is important to him. it doesn't mean i personally hate throwing food away not only because when i cook something i've put a lot of care and attention into it but also because it just seems utterly idiotic to throw something away that's clearly edible. kind of it's always bothered me. and it drives me nuts. when they. can normally be found in the hotel with over a 1000 rooms it's one of the biggest in thailand he's planted a vegetable garden on the roof of the hotel for his $200.00 stuff. its yield is negligible compared to the hotel's needs but the project has raised his staff's awareness of the life of food. women

sees a scandal in thailand's landfills nearly 2 thirds of the waste is organic mostly food waste. on the surface this all looks like plastic waste. but when you look inside as well as a soft gooey stuff down there it's all food organic it's biomass. these still are quite ok they're well packed you could probably wash them and make something with them like my mom. eventually from germany is head chef and in bangkok hotel food and reducing food waste is important to him. i personally hate throwing food away not only because when i cook something i've put a lot of care and attention into it but also because it just seems utterly idiotic to throw something away that's clearly edible. it's always bothered me. and it drives me nuts. when they. can normally be found in the hotel with over a 1000 rooms it's one of the biggest in thailand he's planted a vegetable garden on the roof of the hotel for his $200.00 stuff. its yield is negligible compared to the hotel's needs but the project has raised his staff's awareness of the life of food. the way we carelessly throw things away as a result

he's been in thailand since he came back in october.ngest and's home -- stints home since the unrest began. he attended religious ceremonies , handing out diplomas, charity projects. that sort of thing. haslinda: has this had any impact on protests? >> the protesters at this point are really looking for more than just a few jesters by the monarch -- gestures by the monarch. systemic changes at the heart of thailand's political system. a lot of those demands are beyond what is politically possible at the moment in thailand. they are really trying to change the conversation completely around the monarchy including by being able to speak freely. the sentence yesterday, 43 years in prison for a woman sharing something on social media, this goes against everything the protesters are fighting for. stuff like this could potentially build more resentment and cause more instability in thailand over the long run. haslinda: asia government managing editor on the latest out of thailand. let's do a check on the markets right now. the msci asia index

what the year of the ox will hold for the people of thailand depends on controlling the virus and the success of its vaccine and many people here praying for just that it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok supporters of india's governing b j p are accused of attacking farmers who are demanding the government to withdraw its controversial laws they say will ruin their livelihoods thousands of farmers refused to move during this standoff on the outskirts of new delhi police then intervened using tear gas to disperse the crowd of farmers have been holding their demonstrations for months now. is the secretary of the all india sangharsh coordination committee which is supporting the farmers he says it was a strange decision by b j p members to attack the farmers. it looks like. the ruling party acting to get out of central government is waging war on the farmers the video will fall more than 50 percent of the in population this is bizarre and the farmers are demanding labor. and to battle it don't contest it on the streets since it was unseemly for a government in power today it's a reset age

compared to other countries the measures in thailand are acceptable but we can't let our guard down the government has the authority and i support it we have to suffer for a while to bring down the new cases we have to work together $28.00 provinces designated as red zones are facing the most severe restrictions schools are closed and mass gatherings prohibited restaurants have to limit the number of dine in customers in hours bars and clubs are shut malls and supermarkets remain open but have to measure people's temperatures and set up track and tracing systems the government has stopped short of calling this a lockdown as the people here have been living in relative normality since july the 2nd wave is a bitter pill to swallow also officials are encouraging businesses and companies to explore remote working options maturo to now runs an open air hotpot restaurant on the outskirts of bangkok these new restrictions cut deep and she is still recovering from the lockdown last year let her not that i don't want as a citizen i understand the situation and will try to cooperate but as a moth

one success story now thailand is ramping up coronavirus restrictions to contain a new ad break plus. law. what's next for chile in a sun shaft or a british court brokes the wiki leaks founder being extradited to the u.s. . it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways. it's getting really cold now across northern parts of china more snow in the forecast for japan a fair bit of cloud just making its way across the korean peninsula sinking further south with high pressure in charge the winds are generally light so that's some consolation but there will be some snow there it's at least that western side of honshu if you also into hokkaido chance of want to see showers just around the eastern side of honshu as this massive cloud and rain sweeps out into the open waters quater weather coming back in behind will see temperatures a minus 2 celsius there in beijing add fulling temperature on wednesday just minus 8 celsius there will be more wintry flour is moving across the sea of japan will correct could see some snow as well as we go into the 2nd half of this week mean

what the year of the ox will hold for the people of thailand depends on controlling the virus and the success of its vaccine and many people here praying for just that it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok. and more ahead on the al-jazeera news hour including this we look at why a possible free trade deal with the u.s. could worsen kenya's problem with plastic waste in sports news back to winning ways we'll have action from liverpool's victory in the premier league that's always coming up with peter a little later. but 1st china saying it will no longer recognize the british national overseas passport available to 3000000 hong kong residents beijing made the move off to the u.k. long stay visa scheme that allows these passport holders to apply for british citizenship it's in response to the national security law imposed on hong kong by china the u.k. government says it's standing up for freedom let's bring in katrina you joining us from beijing what more is the chinese government saying about this. well just for a little bit of context under this anybody in hong kong born before the in 1

with over a thousand rooms, it's one of the biggest in thailand.™s planted a vegetable garden on the roof of the hotel for his 200 staff. its yield is negligible compared to the hotel's needs. but the project has raised his staff's awareness of the life of food. daniel: the way we carelessly throw things away is a result of our seeing food merely as a product. we're not aware of how difficult it is to actually plant something, and how long the path is from the seed in the soil to the edible produce. >> bucher says storing food correctly is key, something he always thought was obvious. but he has found many people ignore even some of the most basic principles. things like drying washed vegetables to help them keep longer. every day, hygiene teams check the food in the hotel's pantries to make sure it's fresh. daniel: if you have a bell pepper which is going soft in a box like this, a whole part of the box can turn very quickly, and then it has to be thrown away. >> bucher says hotels waste food in part because the chefs have to work at a fast pace.

sees a scandal in thailand's landfills nearly 2 thirds of the waste is organic mostly food waste. there your feet on the surface this all looks like plastic waste. but when you look inside as well as this soft gooey stuff down there it's all food organic it's biomass. these still are quite ok they're well packed you could probably wash them and make something with them that they might. eventually from germany is head chef and in bangkok hotel food and reducing food waste is important to him. it doesn't mean i personally hate throwing food away not only because when i cook something i've put a lot of care and attention into it but also because it just seems utterly idiotic to throw something away that's clearly edible. it's always bothered me. and it drives me nuts. and it. can only be found in the hotel with over a 1000 rooms it's one of the biggest in thailand has planted a vegetable garden on the roof of the hotel for his $200.00 stuff. its yield is negligible compared to the hotel's needs but the project has raised his staff's awareness of the life of food. women. the way we ca

escalated and morphed into demands for the monarchy itself to be reformed it's long been thought thailand's monarch was the richest in the world of the economy has contracted more than 6 percent due to the pandemic millions are unemployed and there's little prospect of a tourism revival well in the midst of all of that the king's recent decision to take control of his assets has struck a chord so how much is the king worth then. once you're a long gone as wealth has been estimated to start at $30000000000.00 by business insider in 2018 his thoughts on more than $6000.00 hectares of land around the country a biography about his father in 2011 estimated property holdings in bangkok alone were worth about $33000000000.00 well since the king took control of the crown property bureau in 2017 to $18.00 some 4 point $7000000000.00 the new developments have been announced on land it owns through the bureau the king is the biggest shareholder in the country's 2nd biggest bank cme commercial bank and i grew group c m cement together they're worth about $7300000000.00. after ascending to the throne th

thailand's government is facing criticism about its vaccine rollout after its switch companies just 2 weeks out from its 1st phase thailand had originally chosen the chinese job but is now moving forward with the one produced by oxford. that vaccine is set to be produced locally later in the year by a firm own by the thai king scott highlight reports from bangkok. protesters gathered outside the offices of bio science in bangkok this week accusing the government of being swayed by royal influence over its covert 19 vaccine program the company is owned by the king and now holds the exclusive contract to manufacture the oxford astra zeneca jab in thailand so far the only certified vaccine that prompted the main opposition figure who was banned from holding political office for 10 years by court last year to go public with what he saw as a flawed process of a question is better disclaim gave too much benefit to one company on a royal defamation complaint has been filed against hannah torn for his criticism but he's undeterred and says his concern is more than just possible collusion duri

what the year of the ox will hold for the people of thailand depends on controlling the virus and the success of its vaccine and many people here praying for just that it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok now russia's crackdown on allies of crime and critical acts in a valley is continued with a court pursuing prominent supporters under house arrest until the middle of monch and found his brother doctor an opposition activists of sobel are among those detained for allegedly breaching covert 19 restrictions the opposition leader's allies have called for nationwide rallies on sunday to demand his release from jail in valley was arrested after returning from germany where he was being treated for a poisoning that's been blamed on the kremlin. well above so bill's lawyer says the house arrests are politically motivated. used tear gas where the bullets you just give you are naturally it is a political case which has nothing to do with either law or justice it's only about political activists being punished for their activities for what they do which one is choosing home arrest of the restric

this raises a lot of questions for thai society and thai public health like some of its neighbors thailand is ordering vaccines from other companies as well the oxford astra zeneca vaccine should arrive by may it will then be produced here for local and regional export later in the year scotland al-jazeera bangkok. security in washington d.c. has been wrapped up 2 days before joe biden's inauguration as us president the national mall usually packed with tourists now resembles a heavily militarized zone just 2 weeks ago the steps of the capitol were overrun by rioters now it's completely closed to the public earliest software moved out of the capitol building off to smoke was seen close by it was found to be a fire at a nearby camp for the homeless biden's inauguration will be held on wednesday right outside the capitol building already officials are asking the public not to go under the jewel threat of further on rest and coded 19 capitol building in nearby areas a part of a red zone that will be completely shot to almost all vehicles most of this area has been fenced off just beyond that

thailand's government is tightening coronavirus restrictions on to shop spike in infections the country had been viewed as a success story in containing the virus with any 65 deaths but it's now contending with a 2nd and stronger way ascott handling reports from bangkok it's not the way thailand wanted to start the new year since mid january the country has seen a steady increase in new locally transmitted covert cases of all going into a full fledged 2nd wave this after no new local cases for months but on monday a milestone was reached the highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic more than 740 as the last few weeks most of the cases are tied to an outbreak in some province it's believed to have been brought in by migrant workers in the large seafood industry in the province while thailand was the 1st country outside china to register a locally transmitted covert case it has been successful in preventing a major outbreak heavy restrictions on foreign arrivals and mandatory to eat corn teen help that the 2nd wave has the government concerned responding quickly with

it's not the way thailand wanted to start the new year the country has seen a steady increase in new locally transmitted covert cases of all going into a full fledged 2nd wave this after no new local cases for months but on monday a milestone was reached the highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic more than 740 as the last few weeks most of the cases are tied to an outbreak in some province it's believed to have been brought in by migrant workers in the large seafood industry in the province while thailand was the 1st country outside china to register a locally transmitted covert case it has been successful in preventing a major outbreak heavy restrictions on foreign arrivals and mandatory to eat corn teen help that the 2nd wave has the government concerned responding quickly with restrictions and a system of color coding areas with rising cases. compared to other countries the measures in thailand are acceptable but we can't let our guard down the government has the authority and i support it we have to suffer for a while to bring down the new cases we have to

this is your asia and in my own view thailand is a stalemate between us and china and it has an alliance but you don't have to dig down very far because it's in the sense that we think of an alliance that in the wake of the 9/11 attacks the prime minister said take the alliance out and read it is there an article five clause does that mean we have to come to the assistance of the united states? he was nervous that was the case and took the documents that's automatic article five clause to help the united states and that was a great relief to him but i have a long section in the book really is the world's expert but the times, more than any's southeast asia and country have swung toward china across multiple sectors 40 percent of the population traces its ethnicity to trainees not just the diaspora situation, but the military is a classic example of a frequent coup they have had 18 since 1960 the last one was in 2014 that triggered but not all of the military interaction support they could continue but had a far reduced level but you have alienated them and make them even closer to china

still ahead on the hours or news hour it's reported any $65.00 coronavirus deaths but thailand still sees the need to tighten restrictions. and begin create a 1000000 early tests positive for kevin 19 on arrival in sri lanka details coming up with gemma in sport. what other news now the u.k.'s prime minister has ordered england into a new international lockdown as the country's code 19 outbreak threatens to overwhelm hospitals 1st johnson says a new variant of the corona virus is causing a surge in infections and deaths and that urgent action is needed to slow it down emergency measures come as the u.k. reported more than 58000 new cases on monday the 7th day in a row that infections have topped 50407 more people died as the new variant of corona virus continues to spread rapidly elsewhere thailand's prime minister's urged people to stay at home after designating 28 provinces as high risk zones including the capital bangkok and european union regulators a meeting to consider proveable for a 2nd vaccine but there's criticism for a slow rollout so far in a continent that seen all than

once a success story now thailand is ramping up coronavirus restrictions to contain a new outbreak. and scottish football champion celtic are criticised for travelling to dubai for training as the country goes into lockdown joe is going to have all the details and sports. u.k. prime minister bars johnson's counselled a trip to india to deal with the covert 19 crisis in the u.k. johnson has ordered people in england to stay at home for at least 7 weeks as part of a new nationwide lockdown simmons is joining us now from london and this is the 3rd national lockdown in the u.k. it's going to stretch over weeks if not months what's the mood like in england this morning. well the world is surprised to hear it's it's pretty gloomy weather is a southern acceptance of what the prime minister had to say but not without questions from why sections of the public and indeed throughout business as well there is a whole host of issues that are being questioned primarily the prime minister's decision being taken after the joint bio security center said that the whole risk strategy is now standing a