right now, what are they finding once they arrive in thailand? what sort of help are they getting if any, at all to take? so essentially when they, when they cross the border, they are house where woman's, where they cross, they might be in a, in a school, they might be in a temple, they might be in an open field. and then i'm very basic, assistance is providing very basic shelter, very basic food assistance. it's very much a temporary situation. while there is fighting ongoing. and at the moment one would use i think we have to say it's very clear, the fighting is likely to continue on for some time to come and get where they are currently being housed is buried much be sufficient for the short term. if the not to the title authorities alone with my uncle, ty communities to provide support for refugees when they've crossed the border. a sally, i know you organization has been working with, with refugees who fled conflict in myanmar for, for what, 40 years now. this is not a new phenomenon. tell us how this current situation is different from pre

got thailand, but i also looked upon yeah. the bottom from your but, but all cool nick thief put, set some be a to pay it into the pickets, have a contract which guarantees a minimum wage of $2400.00 for the season. but in reality, the pay per kilo of bearings. 38, you know, actually tells us that this is what the work is prefer, not because they have the chance to earn more money. and he says that's why they work monday and i out with the day. you also can ship it to your team of on the mortgage loan comment. they bought got mental color code for it i had and then we got them yet on that i thought good. so that when you share like stopping, not so your can you into hint that i don't for the polk county, my extra, for the don't been shana family deductible. when the kids they get to school, they get the support or to control a more than $2400.00. chang has to peak at least 36 kilos a day. to day he's only peaked, 33. it's not a good whole. next morning he begins early off at 4 i and he and his group drive for up to 200 kilomet

thailand about these measures. was at the forefront of thailand was at the forefront of reopening tourismic stop there were few countries in the region as open as tile and for international business, it has been open since the beginning of november and numbers were beginning to increase. perhaps not reaching the levels expected and nowhere near the levels of 2019 but there was some growth and obviously we are moving into the key season, the peak season of december january and february for thailand so for these measures to be taken now show the seriousness that thailand is taking 0micron but for the tourist industry it takes everything back a year perhaps or back to where we were a year ago. and for the industry not just in thailand but the signals that sends out across the asia pacific and southeast asia, it is gloomy right now. and as you point out this is the peak travel season for southeast asia. so given the back drop of what you have described, what is your outlook for 2022? described, what is your outlook for2022? for southeast described, what is your outlook for 2022? for southeast

and thailand has been pretty good about keeping. it's the chinese at arm's length. there's been some advantages because one of them is that if you get the of the rail, passengers trains through quickly. you can move more freight because the tracks are emptier. you can also do business at one part of the country to the other fairly easily in china. but at what cost, i mean that money is coming from other places like education that is not and is being spent instead on the train business. a day frank american priest has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sank, chile, abusing young girls in east he mole a 4 year old richard, dash back, abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. he was the frogs by the catholic church in 2018. the government gets done is taking control of a private gold mine saying you had concerns about safety and the environment. the canadian owners say the environmental concerns are a pretext for nationalization. i'll just here has been given unprecedented access to the mine. the throbbing has mall from the stands is so ca

so thailand is balked at the 2 and a half percent that the chinese wanted. they were asking for 2 percent of the chinese also wanted to manage the land adjacent to the railway, which can be quite profitable for real estate projects. and they're trying to push their own equipment because they're desperate to keep the western westerners and the japanese out of the region. so it's an interesting little dance. and thailand has been pretty good about keeping. it's the chinese at arm's length. there's been some advantages because one of them is that if you get the, the rail passengers trains through quickly, you can move more freight because the tracks are empty or you can also do business at one part of the country to the other fairly easily in china but at what cost, i mean that money is coming from other places like education that is not and is being spent instead on the train business took. he's lira has shown some recovery off the back of measures by the government to ease the currency crisis. but the opposition says it's not enough and calling that immediate

particularly given that most a specifics with buckets are closed to thailand right now.k we have to take it quarter by quarter. thank you so much, gary, for joining us on newsday for your thoughts on the travel industry in asia and how is been affected by 0micron. they may seem a little old—fashioned these days, but when they first pinged onto our phones, text messages were the last word in cool. now the first text ever sent has been sold for more than $120,000. it was auctioned in paris as a non—fungible token. nina nanji reports. text messaging, it's hard to imagine a world without it, but do you know when people first started texting each other? it was almost 30 years ago, in december1992. and that first message simply said, "merry christmas." translation: engineering teams were working in the 1990s - to develop the technology to transmit sms messages, and on december 3, 1992, neil papworth, who was part of this engineering team, seen from his computer the sms "merry christmas" to a vodafone manager in the united kingdom. now that piece of digital history has gone und

and thailand has been pretty good about keeping it's the chinese of arm's length to thailand made an upgraded railway. what difference is it going to make to, to the tie economy? well, that's a, that's a big question. a lot of people say that the chinese high speed rail was really not worth the money. there's big is some advantages because of one of them is that if you get the of the rail, passengers trains through quickly. you can move more freight because the tracks are emptier. you can also do business at one part of the country to the other fairly easily in china. but at what cost, i mean that money is coming from other places like education that is like and is being spent instead on the train business. so that's a very difficult question to answer. and a lot of people say that in fact, the slower trains would be cheaper way to go, but it's hard to, i can't go either way and out with that question. all right, under many things and it good talk to you 100 calia. that in hong kong, former us missionary has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in eas

exclusive interview at the bank of thailand governor. rising inflation and cryptocurrency regulation. lots of moving parts. we have the inflation read. in the u.s., in line with what was forecast. a couple of broadsides against the fed's policy. china region king what it is doing in terms of going away from regulation and trying to stabilize growth in the country. we have the yuan in focus. see how this is falling into place in the markets. david: when you look at equity markets, off to a very good start to the week. we are already -- we already saw a lot of northbound flows last week. csi 300 and hong kong leading your gains. we will look under the hood in a minute. the currency is continuing to see some strength. you're looking at the currency at 636. also, broad dollar weakness. you're looking at yields picking up a little bit. shanghai comp, very close if i not mistaken. 37 15 roughly speaking is year year to date high. roughly about nine points short of the level. rishaad: everybody looking at what the fed does this week. looking al

ah, from thailand's haitian humidity, lie sweden's dense forests. in this endless expanse, thousands of ties of working, plucking the wild berries, the groves. it's the middle of the picking season and we're here to catch up with chang. pie, lynn and buddha. we find shang in the town of so a ram 3 hour drive from the capital stock. it's evening. he and the other workers have just returned from the forest, but the berries they gather. he looks exhausted. i live tablet with him and i move pages on need now help when it comes up. i can relate having cabin again, but he is working day is far from my but he has to weigh every berry count each kilogram. burns him around $2.60. now with a man, give me my pin a pin. let me go ask. susan runs the local berry picking company for the last 2 years. he's hired mainly 5 seasonal workers. come you haven't your golf season to pull up on scott free gum and nick over in she had the day love you will get on with the heath. the finishing on that awful, some of the, the go approach thailand, but i will look at the botto

what would your message be to thailand? i think it's really important that, that all people in this region, all the neighbors of, of me and more of be prepared to provide a safe haven for people who are just who are absolutely desperate the richly in a very, very dangerous situation. and we as an entire international community need to be there to, to support those people and save those people and those countries that are on the, on the border. i need the full support of the international community as these conditions continue to worsen. and as we see more and more people are running for their lives, i think the key here is to get at the root of this problem, which is the hunter itself. and we need to work very much, much harder to increase the pressure on this one to, to stop its attack on ins. when the co 1st happened back in february 2020 of the site at 2021. there was a lot of reaction from the people of me and mar, had themselves out of fighting against her, or at least peacefully demonstrating, and then facing the mili

that thailand will try to send these people back. but increasingly, thailand's coming under pressure to provide cross order humanitarian aid flicker from the united states, which wants to see these areas looked after in terms of humanitarian aid. and mr. vehicle is very briefly, is there any scope for dialogue between these ethnic groups and young gone? there is a framework for dialogue of the ethnic struggles. but right now it's clear that live of the army know the, the, the shadow sort of exile, government, and you g already for dial, michael, that got this from the center for humanitarian dialogue in singapore. thanks so much for your time. so at least 30 people have been killed are very, very caught by in bangladesh. dozens of people suffered injuries rescued, teens managed to save a number of passengers, but local sources save the death toll is likely to rise. the ferry was packed with as many as 500 people. a liberal arts university in hong kong has taken down a sculpture commemorating the victims of what's known as the 1989 te

ah, from thailand's haitian humidity, lie sweden's dense forests. in this endless expanse, thousands of ties of working, plucking the wild berries, the groves. it's the middle of the picking season and we're here to catch up with cheng pie, lynn and doodle. we find shang in the town of soda, home, around 3 hours drive from the capital store. it's evening. he and the other workers have just returned from the forest with the berries they gather. he looks exhausted. i have that i live evelyn with sam, have he moved? i move handle on need now. little help with both of them will let me get it. okay, let me have again. ah, but he is working day is far from either. he has to wait. every berry cow. each kilogram earns him around $2.60 with. ma'am, with amanda, give me that. me and let me go ask, susan runs the local berry, picking company for the last 2 years is hired mainly 5 seasonal workers. can come your avenue yoga soon to pull up. us got free gum and nick over in she had the day love you were going on with the heat. the financing on that awful, some a

people moving closer to the borders of india and thailand, bung with that will thailand in particular. and i'm, what we're seeing just in the last few days is more than 4000 people came across. so wanted to cross the border into thailand, from the korean areas where the latest fighting is. we must anticipate that this problem is going to get worse. that thailand will try to send these people back, but increasingly, thailand's coming under pressure to provide cross or the humanitarian aid taken from the united states. which wants to see these areas looked after in terms of humanitarian aid. the bucket on our tens of thousands of people had to move in land . the sea water encroaches on the land and underground water supplies is largely due to rising sea levels and there are warnings. the country could have 2000000 climate migrants by 2050 a sama binge of his reports from the south of the country. a 600000 hector forest is focused on natural defense. again, salt, water intrusion and rising sea levels. this is that he generation nature, region nation, conservation to say the number of tre

we could see some possible flooding, affecting southern areas of vietnam, cambodia, and thailand, as that heavy rain rolls in and the rains are going to pick up as well because parts of bornea and it's looking a lot dryer across central areas of the philippines. and it has in recent days now as we move over to australia, if you are the hot and dry with exceptional heats affecting western areas, australia recorded its highest temperature so far this year with the temperature nearly touching, $48.00 degrees in a town called marty in western australia, but you can see that he remains heat wave conditions affecting the north, central and western areas within the temperature in per pick up. once again, by the time we get into thursday, we are seeing some thunderstorms pop off across the top and. and we are going to see wet weather between brisbin and sydney in the days to come ah, stepped beyond the comfort zone. where assumptions are charlan traveled to the ends of the earth, and further experience the unimaginable of the people who live it is a probably the most extreme situation are be

boot on leaving a small village in duel faced in thailand. but they're about to make a trip far away. they are heading to the wild forests of sweet home to these prize momento. the atlas of anal 45 year old udo has been flying to sweden for 20 years. today. he's preparing to leave again who has found them, but i get my phone call back. i'll be july and landed at some how come what ais, bella, my god, i in my yet money month in cassandra, and ain't his wife piling? he's at a neighbor's house. she'll be traveling with her husband and he's getting her hair done before they gone. oh, she wants to look her best for the trip. when one long i haven't naughty, good 9 sin i believe it. when we rely then hit mineat. elaine alpha davina him come to mind before they leave, they pray for a good harvest in sweden. they not kneeling before buddha home, but another precious oak head that they also pray for good health, food, alms, left hand was severely injured over 20 years ago. bob, working in a textile factory in taiwan. oh, there are no ha. now here. yea

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a rate decision coming out of thailand today. we're looking at things like iron or an energy prices moving up. that's part of the story here. yvonne: we continue to follow what's been going on in europe. virus updates continue here on a daily basis, a few more reported cases of omicron. it brings the total to 27 now. japan will maintain strict border controls for the time being given the uncertainty when it comes to omicron. the u.s. has the -- could clear covid pills as early as this week as well. and thailand halting core team free entry, bringing questions to what it means about the revival of the tourism sector. rishaad: and geopolitics playing out as well. what we have at the moment, the crisis revolves around gas. looking at the price of gas as it continues to lurch upwards. at the moment, really plummeting, the amount coming from russia through to europe. seven vessels changing their course to head toward europe after initially signaling north asia as their destination. that gives you a sense of how badly we need gas at th

from the thailand has announced it is delaying the closure of bangkok. central station for a month station was due to shout on thursday to make way for a new high speed railway funded in part by chinese loans. but there is concerned the project will only serve chinese interests. the support is from tony chain in bangkok. the more than a century, fallen pon station in bangkok has stood as a testament to ty, independence in the face of colonial dominance, opened in 1916 at a time when thailand was threatened by british regional control, it sat at the center of se, asia's 1st railway network, but while m pong is due to close, to make way for new grand central station, at the heart of a high speed rail network. that's caused considerable concern for many, particularly as china is the main investor. i need a little a lot. i'm, it's important to make sure that when china makes investment, how are we going to make people of this country or of this region get benefit from an investment? china has long held ambitions for a high speed rail network in to southeast

people playing towards thailand that some put heavy artillery in the background. here the river is relatively easy to cross an obvious route for those trying to escape the fighting. overnight hundreds had left on the cover of darkness to be met by the ty army time media reporting that had come on the aerial and artillery bombardment. fighting in the town of lake a go broke out last week after the me and my military rated the town looking for suspected dissidence. the ethnic korean national union that controlled the area are reported to a full back ferociously. since then, several 1000 people have crossed into thailand, many with only the clothes on their backs, your bags, my child, and ran immediately across the river. i'll tie soldiers told us to run fast. tie soldiers have allowed the refugees to stay. unlike during clashes earlier in the year when they were pushed back and thailand's prime minister said, provisions have been made for others to come as more fighting is anticipated along the border. the qur'an, in particular, i have been harboring, ah, formerly,

but thailand is not keen to encourage people to cross. this is one of the places where people have been coming across, but the tie army have put res, was all across the top of the bank of the river. for the moment, they're pretty happy to stay over there. ready to come across the border. the fighting gets any closer. children play on the river bank as the evening sets in. but the battle is that a raging along the river between yemen military and armed qur'an groups, shows no sign of letting up or letting them return home. tony chang al jazeera on the time, me on the border. the chain of events which led to this latest escalation began in february just a few months after on sunset cheese, national league of for democracy, sweat to power. the military took control and detained sushi, as well as members of our government within days, protest her as it were on the streets, demanding her release, and of return to civilian rule. a campaign of civil disobedience began, which triggered a deadly crack down by security forces. in march, the un secu

they didn't want to go too far into thailand. they were hoping to get back, but they, they felt that it was just the 2 unsafe to day or were also on the murray river, but a few kilometers upstream, opposite the board, a town of mere wadi. and it seems as if life is going on very much, is normal. we saw the town wake up earlier, there's trade going on. you can probably hear the sound of the motor boats kept burying vegetables to him for across the river. but we've heard that further down the river, there's fighting and i think this is the problem. there are little pockets of control. this area is controlled by the government usage. our has been for many years, but further down there are other ethnic groups, ethnic arm groups who they are fighting with. we were speaking with a member of the political arm of the korean, a groups who said that they feel this time. however, the mere, my army is pushing very hard in a way that they haven't in the past, and is determined to push them out. what exactly are they fighting about well, this

and yan mars military forces thousands to flee to thailand on tony chang, on the time near my border where the piece is holding of the main border crossings . but fighting is broken up for the downstream. also this our talks resume in vienna to revive the ron nuclear deal. t. ron says it wants guarantees that us sanctions will be lifted. and the chinese government has filed the complaint with a u. n. space agency against the law mosque will tell you why. and i'm german ashwin sport. australia cricketers have retained the ashes, the home side crushed england in melbourne to take an unassailable reno series lead . ah thank you for joining us. as we count down to the new year 2021 is ending exactly the way it began with a rise in global covered 19 infections. the army corn variant is driving up cases to alarming levels in many parts of the world. in australia, testing centers are under enormous pressure with more than 10000 cases reported. for the 1st time in sidney, the number of people told they did not have corona virus while they were positive, has double to almost 900. in the u. s.

and bung with that will thailand in particular. and, and i'm, what we're seeing and just in the last few days is for more than 4000 people came across. so wanted to cross the border into thailand, from the korean areas where the latest fighting is. we must anticipate that this problem is going to get worse than that thailand will try to send these people back . but increasingly, thailand's coming under pressure to provide cross order humanitarian aid leaking from the united states, which wants to see these areas looked after in terms of humanitarian aid. hundreds of women have marched in sudan after allegations women were raped during anti military protest last week. and says it received reports of 13 women rate by security forces on sunday in attending this march in didn't say the military wants to frighten them and stop them demonstrating on the streets. in the usa form a police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter or killing a black man during a routine traffic stop. emily potter shot 20 year old dante right. last april

new year's celebrations in the shadow of cove in 19 vista is thailand ringing in 2022. ah. hi there. kimbell, this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up, walk around of ours cases. surge globally, south africa sees a for an hour, restrictions to be east. more than a 100 were hang refugees drifting for days at sea, towed to safety by the indonesian navy and thousands of people forced to leave their homes as the most destructive wildfires in recent history take hold us state of colorado. the world has started bidding farewell to 2021. in the shadow of the pandemic and a surging omicron variant. these are pictures from thailand, switch is ringing in the new year with its 6 minutes. fireworks display event is being held in the capitol, bangkok, and spans 1.4 kilometers the cost, the child prior rid of it. on wednesday, the country reported its 1st cluster of the on the con variant fray. so oh, and hong kong celebrated the started the new year with a light show along it's victoria hub waterfront, as well as the fireworks display. authorities appealed to locals not to atte

city of may sot and thailand with more. we arrived in this area which is about 10 kilometers, are further down the my river from minnesota. or on the way we saw an attack helicopter parade patrolling along the border. and we got out of the van. and there was the sound of gunfire. immediately. small arms fire, automatic gunfire. small percussive bangs that appear to be from mortars and louder bangs that are, that must be from heavier artillery to it. there's a slight lull at the moment word. so we were just speaking to the time military who are patrolling nearby. they said that sir, they have been some hit on this side of the border. they've also fired warning shots across to the other side to try and stop anyone coming over here. but clearly the situation is very fluid. we've also just seen a group of villages from across the river on the mere ma side coming across. they say it's very unsafe over there, as we understand it. at the moment, there are various different groups belonging to the correct ethnic armed groups are fi

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those who are already have approval can still enter on the thailand test and go scheme. but with so much uncertainty surrounding international travel, many will choose to stay away. be runs a hair breeding business. she's just surviving that things are going from bad to worse. if they ever delay through our best net get worse, of course it will. and it's never been the same since before the country shut down . these do have a few customers, but they are all ties. it's high season for the tide tourist industry. many had been banking on a busy holiday season and a fresh start in january. but the promises of the tie government to live with cove at 19 now seem a shaky as their hopes for the future. this is normally the busiest time of year on the cow san road. these new regulations mean the tourists won't be back. and for the ty tourist industry. 2022 is unlikely to be a happy new year. tony chang al jazeera banker. the european union is taking legal action against poland over a court decision that violated one of the blocks key principles. earlier this year, poland constitu

more than 3000 people have escaped the violence by crossing the border into thailand. but hundreds have already been forced back. catalogue has had a young report. these type of attacks are forcing thousands of people to escape me on more fighting between the military and rebels is intensifying and current state in the southeast. civilians are fleeing across the border into neighboring thailand, hoping to find refuge when the army bombed half of my house. my baby was very sick, but i managed to run out while my daughter was passed out. we were in the jungle for 2 days and more heavy explosions were launched. nearby. laura, hundreds of children are among the many forced to move this family managed to escape, but only temporarily. ty, security forces have allowed some villagers to cross the river to receive food and water. but afterwards they're being sent back to me on more many r returning voluntarily, fearing they'll lose what's left of their belongings. are clear to you all that i go, i picked up my child and ran immediately across the river to thailand. i heard abou

but the modernization of thailand's rail infrastructure has been beset with delays. tony chang has more from bangkok the more than a century fallen pon station in bangkok has stood as a testament to tie independence in the face of colonial dominance. opened in 1916 at a time when thailand was threatened by british regional control. it sat at the center of southeast asia, 1st railway network, but while m pong is due to close, to make way for new grand central station, at the heart of a high speed rail network. that's caused considerable concern for many, particularly as china is the main investor overload and why it's important to make sure that when china makes investment, how are we going to make people of this country or this region can benefit from an investment? china has long held ambitions for a high speed rail network in to southeast asia. as part of the belt and road initiative designed to bring chinese investment to neighboring countries. laos opened at high speed rail line in december. but the huge cost of the project laying, lying through difficult terrain

after the military coup in 2014, thailand's ruling generals quickly signed up to a chinese high speed rail project. but ty, negotiators bulked at the high interest rates and plans to construct a network that ran the length of the country were curtailed. but when you go into the details, i would say that that i, bureaucrats are very good at tardy lane projects. when, as a turns and not favourable cause, civil servant government officer, i'm a government officer. we are, we have been taught from the beginning that we have to do everything to protect the interests of our country. those delays a clear to see while the project well underway, work has been slow, and thailand remains reliant on its old rolling stock. the elevator track has been raised, but there is still more than 200 kilometers to go before the final destination on the gulf of thailand. and those delays go all the way down the line. and this is bank got brand new grand central station below high speed trains arriving today. because the thai government hasn't yet decided whether it's going to use china's high speed track. an

a surgeon fighting between ethnic groups and yan mars military forces thousands to flee to thailand. and tony chang on the time near mar border where the piece is holding of the main border crossings for fighting is broken out for the downstream. also the sour, the indian government cuts for and funding to a charity founded by mother theresa and china has filed a complaint with the un, a space agency against the lawn musk. we'll tell you why. i'm devin ashworth sport . australia's cricket says have retained the ashes, the home side crushed england in melbourne to take an unassailable 3 meal series leaves. ah, thank you very much for joining us. as we count down to the new year 2021 is ending exactly the way it began. corona, various cases are on the rise again, all over the world, driven by the army con variant in the us present biden says the health system is prepared to handle the rise in infections and isolation. time for patients without symptoms has been cut in half to 5 days. the u. k for now is not adding new restrictions even as it's been reporting record infections in the pa

are clear to you all that i go, i picked up my child and ran immediately across the river to thailand. i heard about 50 artillery rounds at our village in just one day or nearby in the sugar cane field, myanmar villager see the attacks are getting dangerously close, but for many escaping isn't an option like that. i live in the week of it. it's scary, but i don't know where i can run to with my 5 children. i'm not authorized to travel freely, so i can't go anywhere. i want to go back to my village, but there's no work there. army commanders deny targeting civilians but humanitarian group say the military is cracking down on protesters and rubble. grove, such as the korean national union, particularly since the military to else did democratically elected leader on songs, which she and february come night. while some families that manage to stay in thailand will sleep in this outdoor area meant for livestock. it's a break from the fighting nearby, but who knows for how long? katya a little bit of a young al jazeera, the number of people killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the philipp

since then, several 1000 people have crossed into thailand, many with only the clothes on their backs, your bags, my child, and ran immediately across the river. i'll tie soldiers told us to run fast tie soldiers have allowed the refugees to stay unlike during clashes earlier in the year when they were pushed back. and thailand's prime minister said, provisions have been made for others to come as more fighting is anticipated along the border. the qur'an, in particular, ah, have been harboring, ah, formerly, or, or informally, ah, some of the resistance groups that have been set up to counter the crew. i think the nam, our army is going after them with some bigger. and these are the lucky ones. safe for the moment inside thailand, with basic food and shelter across the border, 20000 more have fled their homes, with fighting intensifying, they to may try to seek sanctuary inside thailand, tourney chang al jazeera, still a hands on al jazeera. here how the previous president of ukraine is facing prosecution and why the current one has been summoned to court to south korean government pa

laying on a special treat as a thankyou to thailand's monkeys. the aftermath of the second world war helped to create one of berlin's most famous takeaway snacks. but first, with the christmas holiday season beginning, many will be crossing their fingers for a return to something more like normality when compared to this time last year. particularly those expats heading home to family. and for australians who have been abroad during the pandemic, which includes myself, reuniting with family back home this year will be especially significant. there are a few things you have to do to go to australia. first of all, you need to be eligible to go to australia, it's not completely open, you have to be double vaccinated and be able to prove it, and then you get proof of that, you get an australia travel declaration, very similar to the arrival document you have to do the most places across the world now, and you have to do... one of these lovely pcr tests. so i will be dealing with that soon, you're not recording it! laughs i don't mind it at all, this

he took out in thailand with on reaching the forest. the work is quickly separate. they work alone for hours without a break. chang is learning as he goes. well to let go with this, quote, good luck with glad it doesn't matter. lip them to t. below had hello got nicholas kane. look at your te, tell us how that look up at iep and 80 deviate debit. well, when paddling get delayed local up at the man, he's bucket fills up very slowly whether he finds a lot of berries comes down to chance. now go clean up with him again. hello, got the young man from middleware law. couldn't my net that deadly yet? what have mckayla got the lid then den dental la blair, half pop cabinet. i've got them yet can't. in the plight of thorn workers like chang is of special interest to this man, mat swing book is a swedish journalist. we investigate labor conditions in the berry industry. he's concerned at the increasing number of tie pickers working with some food at various sites about lip, lip, them about something very little little. what is your wor, limone? gather some for cut the box to

the thailand doesn't want in the past, refugees have been pushed back into man mom. when ty authority is deemed the situation to be safe. that now looks like a policy that will be difficult to justify. tony chang al, jazeera of the bodies of 16 people have been laid to rest in iraq. they were among 27 migrants who drowned in the english channel last month trying to reach the u. k . it was the was such disaster on record. and then our crossing between southern england and france of mileage, the wide reports these people are mourning the loss of their loved ones who drowned in the english channel last month. the bodies of the kurdish migrants arrived here at it a bill, a poor wow. ambulance is sirens rang, i crossed the city in the early hours of sunday. as they were carried to be buried in their home towns. i crossed the kurdish region of northern iraq. women and children were among those who died. most were young people. oh, so it's a bit of a life abroad. oh, and live eloquently thunderbird her. unfortunately, during the past 8 years, young people in kurdistan lost

there is no breaks on the car here and thousands more. refugees have now fled into thailand. in the past 2 days, this is a growing humanitarian crisis. that thailand doesn't want in the past, refugees had been pushed back into myanmar when ty authorities deemed the situation to be safe. that now looks like a policy that will be difficult to justify. tourney, chang al jazeera more than 7 and a half 1000 flights of been cancelled around the world since friday is highly infectious. on the corner there into the corona virus brings holiday calles to millions of people, ally, and say they simply don't have the staff to get planes off the ground. the to worst effected airlines, a chinese china eastern and china both scrapped around 20 percent of their flights in the period so far and sunday alone around the world. more than 2 and a half 1000 flights have been canceled. and more than 10000 delayed, about a 1000 to those councils on boxing day. and they've been either to or from airports in the united states. delta airlines had the 3rd most grounded planes globally. mike can joins us

and thousands more. refugees have now fled into thailand. in the past 2 days. this is a growing humanitarian crisis. the thailand doesn't want in the past, refugees have been pushed back into me and my when tile authorities deemed the situation to be safe, that now looks like a policy that'll be difficult to justify tony ching, al jazeera still ahead on al jazeera. ah, not peter pug, spider man flies into the top spot and the bug selfish smashing and pandemic milestone during the holiday weekend. spain's drain from rural areas. what the e u is doing to urgently re populate small towns and in sport england continue to struggle in the ashes against israeli, a gym and we'll have all those details and more a little later in the please out ah, the we may have some record breaking heats in africa. hello everyone. good to see you 1st. we're going to begin in the middle east and still this cloud over central sections of saudi on monday. i don't think we've got the rain briskin there any more, but we're going to go into the gulf for a closer look because what we do stil

but thailand is not keen to encourage people to cross. this is one of the places where people have been coming across, but the tie army have put res, was all across the top of the bank of the river. for the moment, they're pretty happy to stay over there. ready to come across the border. the fighting gets any closer children play on the river bank as the evening sets in. but the battle is that a raging along the river between me. emma's military, unarmed career groups, shows no sign of letting up or letting them return home. tony cheng al jazeera on the time, me on my border. tom andrews is the un special rapid turn human rights and miano. he says the international community must do more to hold the ministry accountable for these atrocities. it's very, very dangerous that we know that the fighting is, is increasing when the tensions have increased. and we know that attacks against entire villages have also increased. so the number of innocent men, women, and children that are tracing a catastrophe, of course, increases almost exponentiall