ago, thailand's justice minister has made narcotics law reform. a priority may maybe something is totally wrong. if the method we're using to tackle the drugs problem still doesn't solve the issue. we must change our way. a person serving a long sentence just because they possessed a few pills of amphetamine, is to extreme on me. we need to find a sustainable solution before we run out of space and our prisons. prison. overcrowding again came into focus because it covered 1900 outbreaks in thailand's prison system. like this one, just outside bank of one states over 80 percent of the incarcerated population tested positive for coping 19 that reinforced the political push to reform the existing narcotics laws. the un office on drugs and crime has been working with the government on the bill. even with the pandemic, 2021 is looking to set a new record on the amount of drug traffic in thailand. maley from the golden triangle along its northern border. major organized crime groups have scaled up production as they've changed and tried to make the gold

but in thailand, it's very interesting. they tend to think of it as a spot where they can set up a shop. and you see that all over bangkok, right? even where we were walking, in the area, so many vendors are taking up public space. it's part of the culture. they feel a sense of ownership. that's the first step to maintaining citizen control of the city, right? look at this! piles and piles of old film reels! look at all the cinema history! you want to open them all up and find out what they are. all the stories that are hidden here, you know? all the generations of films that people were sitting in the cinema and watching. it's that right there. that is wild. [thanan lilaonikul] hidden in bangkok for you. [mikael colville-andersen] what are the plans for this building? [thanan lilaonikul] the government recently just opened it up to public bidding, to lease the space. my group, the creative district foundation, we actually sent an anthropologist to walk around this neighbourhood and community, to talk to people without them

here's an example of thailand's alcohol control laws. if i were to take a selfie here in this bar and share it on social media, i could be fined up to $1500.00 for indirectly advertising the brands of alcohol behind me. if i own the bar, i can be fined up to $15000.00 and possibly face a year in jail. alcohol control laws have been a contentious subject in thailand, historically, politically connected, conservative and religious groups have worked to keep them strict. an opposition member of parliament, a former bar owner himself, is working to change the laws and save smaller bars and trouble when we open again and that's always come again there would file highlight is popularly different times. we really, it's not fun anymore. and yet, some who support the alcohol long see, it's also about safety or visitors comp. i think to safety should be up her id. i think alcohol control is necessary. if we let the alcohol sell us for free and do what, what they want, things will get mercy. once thailand emerges from its locked down, curfews are l

this river represents makong river that borders laos and thailand. you see the airplanes, helicopters. you see this fascinating juxtaposition of rural life and war. you see the boxy buildings which could represent either the refugee camps or the military sites where troops organized. you see people in a line walking in the same direction, fleeing perhaps for safety. this represents the experience during the secret war and their subsequent migration out of laos to thailand. the united states worked with the mong as well as laos people in their fight against communists during the secret war in laos in the 1960s. with the assistance of the cia and the green beret, tens of thousands of soldiers were the front line defense responsible for warding off the communist advance. until the american evacuation in 1973. the staggering cost of mong sacrifice in this period is really important to know. throughout 13 years of fierce guerrilla warfare, estimates claim that 1 in 4 mong soldiers and approximately 17,000 people died. and some of the mong soldiers who die

so coming up thailand, prime minister, when they compensate in parliament despite months of protest, calling him to resign. also, documents related to the september. the 11th attack could soon be made public as to the us, the president ordered files to be classified as much as you've done yet enough at all. and the musician, known as if he, as elvis presley had died and i met who influenced his country music scene. ah, welcome to the tag. and there's been more fighting in the last pocket of anti taliban resistance in going to punch in the valley with both sides, claiming advances. the national resistance front made up of malicious and former african security force members. it's the last group to hold out against taliban rule, but the telephone says the entire country is now under its control. troll, struck for jones, been out from car morning, charles, conflicting stories ready from both sides as to who has the upper hand. that's right. so hale we saw last night i suppose it was about half an hour, 40 minutes celebration gun by in cobble. it was very loud and he could you say that he

and thailand prime ministers survived a 3rd and i called him confidence of ours will tell you why he travels far from my bank. i hello good to be with you right off the bat. i've got a warn of the potential. we could see some damage and destruction with hurricane larry as it rolls through the canadian province of newfoundland and labrador. so when we break down the numbers, you'll see why 1st of all, not a major brain events only about 20 millimeters. but here's the situation with those winds gusting up to about 142 kilometers. some sort of damage can be expected here . after western canada batch of rain running through southern areas of the canadian prairies, alberta just eventually interesting sketch one this weekend desert southwest temperature. it's coming down a bit, but we do have red flag warnings for northern california. this is where the colder and the dixie wildfires are burning. so the threat of some erratic fire behavior mostly because of thunderstorms. we did have hurricane all off make landfall towards cobbler san lucas. it's now out toward the pacific, but still watchi

once thailand emerges from its locked down, curfews are listed in the night. life is allowed to reopen. it's unclear if will return as it once was, or a watered down version. it's got either al jazeera, bangkok ah, there, and these other top stories, the u. s. federal government is facing another shot done by the end of the week. republicans in the senate have just blocked in emergency spending. bill congress has until friday to find solution. shabbots lindsey has more from washington d. c. this isn't just about paying federal employees and food stamps. this is also the entire government, and also the u. s. defaulting on its bond payments and its debts and servicing it's bombs. so this has implications not just for the us, but also for being a global economy, basically. and that could be a disaster for us as a ques, north career of threatening the international community after 5, a short range missiles into the sea of japan. shortly after that launch north korea's ambassador to the un and told the general assembly it had a right weapons and defend itself. british soldiers are on standb

and thailand prime minister wins a confidence in parliament despite monk, the protests calling for him to resign. ah! welcome to the prego. we begin in going on where the 1st civilian flight has just taken off from cobbles port since the capital fell to the taliban last month. these are exclusive pictures of the plane leaving its a domestic service bound for the northern city of bizarre sharif. its departure follows repairs to the runway and radar with the help of technical teams from castle and turkey. there it goes, taking off now the 1st flight. let's get more on that story from charles stratford who joined us now from cobb. call. sir charles, you were hearing for several days at technical teams were trying to get the port open again with the airport open means communication really. but just domestically, but potentially with the rest of the world as well. that's right. so obviously it's important to recognize there's a long way to go, yet we understand that the vehicle was in a terrible state of disrepair. and as you say, we've seen thousands of members of technical teams from casa

still ahead on al jazeera, thailand's prime minister, survive no confidence void will tell you why he's troubled for marva and russia and bell or is gather that true. it's not a war, but could be assigned that one country coming under the control also. now a. it's another beautiful sunny day at 35000 feet. the weather sponsored by cattle airways booted world's best airline of 2021. hello, good to see you. here's the weather story across the middle east for still dealing with that slight shamal down the golf, so that is whirling around the sand and dust worth in northeast of saudi rate through to the gulf. so we look at the forecast in doha. seen those when guess about 40 kilometers per hour on saturday they die down a bit to 35 kilometers on sunday and our temperature is pretty close to where they should be for this time of the year through pockets done thunderstorms for the north. the hor, through to his long abide and just a scattering of showers in the south at times effecting karachi over to turkey. we've lost the thunderstorms, so we get into that sunshine on saturday with a hive.

ah, got you on there and that makes the whole rama coming up in the next 30 minutes, thailand's prime minister, wednesday, competent sites in parliament, despite months of protests calling for him to resign. also, documents related to the september, the 11th attack could soon be made public out to the us president orders files to be declassified. and president j 5 and get a 1st hand look at the devastation caused by hurricane either in louisiana and promises the recovery will not leave any community behind. i welcome to the program. more fighting has taken place in the last pocket of resistance against the taliban. and have gone to sound punchier valley with both sides, claiming advances. the national resistance front is made up of militias on full african security for members. and is the last group to hold out against taliban rule. but the taliban says the whole country is now under its control. in kabul, at least 17 people, including children, were reported killed as taliban fighters, claiming victory and, and she had 5 celebrity gunshots. it feared dozens more injured. now the moun

it's got hardly reports from bangkok, with his political position borne out of a 2014 qu, thailand's prime minister, pro 10 or char, is now facing more opposition as he enters the last 18 months of his elected term. this discontent, stoked by accusations that is administration bundled the delayed vaccine roll out and failed to contain the country's most severe covered 1900 wave that started in april. the simmering pro reform movement that took root before the pandemic has returned in force. now protesters are more focused on ousting the prime minister earlier this month, pre faced his 3rd no competence vote. he passed easily. so he's using that. but for the 1st time there are a handful of defectors in his own political party. he realizes that if he doesn't allow more input from others who are actually supporting your power, it could become a problem. and this time you could clearly see that he was not that, you know, ease. like many said said the bass that we have before this time it was really sacred. while the number of defectors within the prime minister's party are small, they st

let is in bangkok in neighboring thailand, he says it will be difficult for the countries on groups to form a united front. well, the national unity government called this de de, this announcement of his call to arms, if you will call to arms literally with the armed groups out there and the body of the army that they say they've been forming the national unity government. but it's also a political call to arms and that is, they are encouraging those bureaucrats still working for the genta did not go go to work essentially and how they're reacting on the streets across me and me are, there are still some small protests and these have been going on in these months since the co back in february. so we're seeing some smaller protests. there's one at least that had assigned that, that directly reference the national unity government so that those are still going on. that's one way they're reacting to this announcement. one thing that needs to be said is that it's not as though there are armed fighters streaming on to the streets across me. i'm or this is something that we knew was going to

in thailand, taxi companies have come up with an unusual way to make use of vehicles made idle by therdens that are providing food, as well as drawing attention to the plight of the drivers. gail maclellan reports. new passengers for these taxis, chilis, aubergine, tomatoes and basil. when covid—19 hit thailand, the country imposed strict rules, leaving taxidrivers with no fairs and no money. most of them left the capital and abandon their cars. instead of letting the vehicles decay, two drivers cooperatives decided to put them to good use. translation: the employees invested a little _ use. translation: the employees invested a little bit _ use. translation: the employees invested a little bit of— use. translation: the employees invested a little bit of their - invested a little bit of their money to buy the plants, everyone chips and little by little. the plants are cheap and easy to grow.- little. the plants are cheap and easy to grow. the vegetable ield is and easy to grow. the vegetable yield is used _ and easy to grow. the vegetable yield is used to _ and easy to grow. the veget

not backing down more protest in thailand against the government, even as a prime minister when a vote of confidence in parliament. also this, our documents related to the september 11th attacks could soon be made public. after the u. s. president orders files be declassified and lining up for whatever they can afford. 80 percent of lebanon population is now living in comedy. i'm joining go with the sport defending champion. they are me soccer is knocked out to the us open and says she'll take a break from the game and i've got some problem pins. hello to 0. they won't return to their home country, but still hope to complete the paris game in 2024. ah, thank you for joining us cobbles. international airport is up and running. a civilian commercial flight has taken off from the afghan capital for the 1st time since it fell to taliban forces last month. these are exclusive pictures of the plane, leaving it a domestic service. by for the northern city of my e. sharif. its departure follows repairs to the runway and radar, with the help of technical teams from kata and turkey. as bringing

no protesting thailand against the government, even as the prime minister wins a vote of confidence in parliament. documents related to the september 11th attacks could soon be made public after the us president orders files be declassified and lining up for whatever they can afford. 80 percent of an honest population is now living in poverty. ah couples international airport is up and running. a civilian commercial flight has taken off from the afghan capital for the 1st time since it found to taliban forces last month. these are exclusive pictures of the 1st place, leaving it was a domestic service bound for the northern city of missouri. sharif. its departure follows repairs to the runway and radar with the help of technical teams from cotton and turkey. john stratford has more from sample. we understand that there has been a 2nd commercial flight taken up since that not one to me as a serif earlier another commercial flight. having taken off for her right, we have seen an incredible effort put in by technical stuff, especially from culture. we believe turkey also in recent days try

we see it specifically in thailand.y have had huge success at getting vaccinations up and allowing people to come in. they are trying to do something similar in bangkok. the key is they have high vaccination rates. we see other places like vietnam, slower vaccination rate. they are in the worst of the pandemic. they are seeing very high case numbers. they are in a tight lockdown. they are talking about easing their locked down a little bit . they're keeping people -- a little bit. they're keeping people in their homes. they are just easing a little bit as opposed to places like singapore, which are allowing people to get out much more in higher numbers. everyplace has to make the decision on their own and we are starting to crest of the peak in a lot of places in southeast asia. rishaad: we know the delta variant is highly more contagious than its predecessors. what about how bad it is when you do get coronavirus from the delta variant, that is one part of my question. does that mean it makes it much harder for people t

the shutters were pulled down in the weeks after the first cases of covid-19 in thailand.ave stayed down for most of the 18 month of curfews. this is home to trendy bars. not only do bar owners view the government's handling as a deathblow, but alcohol control laws have also been working against them. >> these laws are supported by big business to maintain the monopoly. our voice is not loud like theirs. reporter: bar owners call the laws draconian. heavy taxes on imports and unable laws -- a ban on alcohol advertising so strictly enforced, bars are fine for posting videos of cocktails. yet, large brewers avoid the band by advertising water and soda. here is an example. if i were to take a selfie in this bar and share it on social media, i've can be fined for indirectly advertising the brands of alcohol behind me. if i owned the bar, i can be fined up to $15,000 and possibly face a year in jail. alcohol control laws have been a contentious subject. historically, politically connected groups have worked to keep them straight. an opposition member of parliament is working g

we are missing one coming on stream in about 20 minutes and that would be thailand, as well.ot some comments from the finance minister. yvonne: taking a look at some of the key stories and southeast asia. in thailand, the central bank is supposed to hold the key rate at a record when it meets in a few hours. before the decision, we will get the industrial production data. in singapore, the latest data shows the population shrank by more than 4% on the year led by nonresidents with a 10% drop. it has been seven months since the military takeover in myanmar , but the u.n. world food program is saying that ongoing conflict as well as social economic disruptions or exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition. the number of people facing hunger could more than doubled to over 6 million by october, against the backdrop of covid-19, economic deterioration, and the ongoing political crisis. rishaad: let's get over to stephen anderson. thank you for joining us. you are saying that this latest wave of covid, the third wave in vietnam, has really hit the country like a tsunami. give u

shery: especially places like thailand. we have the bank of thailand decision today.ncerns factor in? michelle: it's been a question about whether thailand will be an outsider picked to cut rates. we don't really see that is a likely scenario, bloomberg is not seeing a cup for today. that is not really their preferred tool. the governor told us it's more of a blunt tool and there are other ways about this. they have a lot of growth concerns, thailand has been hit with the delta search that derailed plans to reopen the tourism sector. they have to find some solutions. i think what we will hear today is hopefully some views from the bot there are not quantitive easing might be on the table. perhaps they will talk about the fiscal aid and where that is needed. we know the government recently raised its debt ceiling, gave more room for that accommodation. there in a tough spot. 0.7% growth forecast for the year. it's been a mixed outlook over the last month since their last meeting. it will just have to see how optimistic they are about getting this recovery back on track

those are not unique to thailand, but general prayuth made a coup seven years ago.led a coup seven years ago. as a general feeling... which make it very difficult even in his own party who want to replace him to find another candidate. i think the perception is he's out more in his welcome and no longer has much public confidence. they can't hold an election will covid is as rampant as it is right now, but i think we will see an election and we will almost certainly see the new prime minister. twenty—six years after being wrongly convicted of murder, dontae sharpe walked free from prison in north carolina. but proving his innocence was only the first step on a long road to rebuilding his life — and holding the criminaljustice system to account. idida i did a life sentence for a crime _ i did a life sentence for a crime i— i did a life sentence for a crime i didn't commit. i was accused _ crime i didn't commit. i was accused of— crime i didn't commit. i was accused of killing a white man and a — accused of killing a white man and a drug deal gone bad. i did 26 years—

delta varying continues to search across se asia, but there are signs that look down to working in thailand and indonesia learns louis reports from calling them, pull, overworked, and underpaid. health care workers in the philippines are protesting in the capital manila, the country is once again seeing soaring, rates of new infections. spurred by the highly transmissible dealt her very, and it is sad that many of us have died. many of us have become sick and many have resigned, opted to retire early. yet we are still kneeling before the department of health to give us our benefits. the government set aside special risk allowances for medical staff last year, but many say the compensation has not been paid malaysia to is seeing infection and death rates go up despite a lockdown and a vaccination campaign which has seen more than 45 percent of its population fully vaccinated, there are concerns, the real numbers could be even higher. we have public health experts that i've been cited recently saying that for every one confirm case of course 1900, there's actually 2 cases of over 1900, which

lead davis stock lessons learned the topic on everyone's lips. india and galia complex found and thailand are among those gathered with the hose, the development of the northern c route and the economy of the whole, the far east and pacific region and india. also on the agenda. debris couple of ghana found isn't nobody is interested trends the russian president in the opening address today the taliban does control most of the territory of afghanistan. and we have to be realistic. we have to look at what's really behind the taliban statements. russia has no interest in the disintegration of afghanistan, or else there will be no one to negotiate with. so the sooner the taliban joins, so to speak, the family of civil states, the easier it will be to communicate with them, to ask them questions. civilized negotiation means certain rules and with the country disintegrated. that's impossible. he added that a lesson from i've got to stand was that democracy cannot be imposed by violent methods from the outside stating that if people need it, they will can put on their own. what's happened in afg

ah, the days are the last tropical pressure winds crossed the middle of thailand. it is still flooded in 30 of the $77.00 provinces is just north of the capital, but the satellite picks, you'll see there aren't that many showers is not the consistency of the poor being together. and the heaviest rating should be further south is not going to try in thailand, annoying cambodia. but this is a real heavy stuff running up into bornea catching. this has too much, i'm probably catching jakarta in australia couple of days ago, really vicious thunderstorms. this was just on the outskirts of adelaide, south australia that was hail, not snow hail, very active, cold from that has gone feathery snow. what generates the big showers avenue south wales yesterday. and if we keep going, you'll find his killed back on his cell. so looks like victorian south and he's out for i will still be felicia hurry on friday. and that's like be the case just on the edges of queens and for the west frontal system on its way through perth means western windy weather for you as well. but let's hav

those are not unique to thailand, but general prayuth made a coup seven years ago.articularly good at dealing with a very complex situation right now. their problem is he's written the rules. it makes it very difficult for those in his own party to find another candidate. there's a limited choice of candidates that can legally replace him. i think that's what persuaded those who to back off this time. but i think he's out one his welcome, he no longer has much public confidence. they can't hold an election will covid is as rampant as it is right now, but at some point, i think we will see a new election and almost certainly a new prime minister. the headlines on bbc news... the head of pakistan's military intelligence agency has been visiting kabul where he's reportedly been holding talks with taliban officials. meanwhile, the taliban claims its fighters are closing in on the last organised group defying them in the panjshir valley. scientists have found that tuna populations are starting to recover after years of overfishing. numbers of yellowfin and blue fin are b