so i think it's, it potentially is a win win situation for thailand. it's not in thailand, interest for chaos to rein in me and law because they, because of the board situation because of the fact that alongside this violence, there's also a co pandemic in progress. that's actually out of control in vermont match, so it's entirely in interest to actually contribute to a buffer zone. a safe buffer zone for ethnic and displace be because he has in the past few months is when, when the military, who in fact send does artillery, fire launches mortify on people. the current state in the state on the border areas . some of that has actually affect the time people call the tie sign. so yeah, so i think, i think in terms of human security in terms of economic stability, income of dealing with the public been damaged. it's actually in thailand's interest to the rest of the international community to ease the security that see of these countries such as thailand and china can work not only in their own interests, but most importantly in the interest of the peopl

i think it potentially is a win-win situation for thailand. it is not within thailand's interest for chaos to rain and myanmar because of the border situation. alongside this violence, there is a covid pandemic in progress. it is in thailand's interest to contribute to a buffer zone for ethnic and displaced people. but we have seen in the past few months is when the military junta does artillery fire, watches mortar fire on people in current state, somehow that has affected thai people on the tie side. in terms of human security, in terms of economic stability come, it is actually in thailand's interest to work with the international community to ease the situation. elizabeth: let's see if these countries can work not only in their own interests, but most importantly any interest of the people of myanmar. we have run out of time. i want to thank all of you for this discussion that is -- thank you to for watching. you can see the program again any time for visiting our website. for further discussion, go to our facebook page. you can also join

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many have fled to thailand, where you are? shy, many have fled to thailand, where you are?ietly _ where you are? a lot of people have fled quietly into - where you are? a lot of people have fled quietly into thailand | have fled quietly into thailand to seek shelter and to be able to seek shelter and to be able to function. activists, journalists, people who oppose the queue. it was just too risky for them over the border. many of them were also people who came over here really to take a break, and reconnect with people and then go back. the hills you can see behind me are in karen state and there has been fighting over there because the volunteers coming from the city have been asking that karen insurgents to help them fight the military coup and have been getting training and have been getting training and fighting with them and that has increased the civil war. we have seen in the last to happen three weeks, helicopter gunship coming up and down here and shooting at the ground. the fight has spread right across the country as these volunteer forces who often started with

and helping patrons, making the right order at the hip, coffee and restaurant cafe in thailand, customers are being encouraged to eat and drink in front of their screens. these screens however, show the latest prices and trends in crypto currency, and it's attracting a whole new order of clientele, vannador having so many screens helps the law like 4 or 5 days ago when the market crashed. we immediately know and get to analyze crashing factors and decide whether we should execute the by order or not coming from to me, it's exciting because i get to meet people with the same interests as traitors. we get to exchange information because in the trading world, the more information you have, the stronger upper hand, you will have won, and we are competing against millions of people, not just one. along with coffee, the cafe offers free investment advice. it says it's aiming to provide cash, making alternatives to people in the province, and it hopes to start its own crypto currency, coin some day till crypto currency is gaining traction in thailand, where the government introduced a crypto tax

and in thailand, how an artist is bringing the false to life through his many homes? ah. irish energy, welcome to d w. news asia. glad you could join us. the convicted killer of one of pakistan's, most famous social media celebrities, is set to walk free. it's unclear why our court has ordered his release. report say some key witnesses withdrew their testimony. he, my dad, this woman con deloach, his sister and a social media stop, a so called honor killing her videos challenged social norms. barkus 90 women, not expected to follow, but they were also inspiring for what the daughter of a dirt poor farmer could achieve. this was pakistani social media star can deal malott just a weeks before she was murdered. she was one of the country's biggest celebrities, a household name known for defying convention, the deeply conservative country and refusing to go along with the restrictions placed on her as a woman. her brother initially confessed to killing her in 2016. he said her behavior and her post on social media were intolerable and damaged the family honor. he describe

earlier i spoke to me in my human rights activist tests way when, who was on the border between thailand and me and my helping refugees fee the violence. i asked him to describe for me specific instances of violence perpetrated by the military. so over on that then these military right now, so we call that as a fascist military for the you know, to do the killing torture in people every way, you know, not only in the ethnic area. you think that the coop said the that you know, they make a lot of progress in many places for the right. know what they are doing right now in the, in the area. yes. yes, definitely. the same did in the area, you know, many years ago, like the rape daughter at the cave, you know that for event, but you know, one of my friend a, she was an attractive woman and she was that rest have to tell me in mentally like you know crushed by why she was writing about us. i get take the crush her with a car. and i just brought her to the briefing that the torture and the humiliate her in many ways because you know that, that they have the bomb, if military, if it, how the ol

ah, ah, welcome to global 3000 submerged how people living in thailand's coastal regions of finding creative solutions to fight, flooding out to post as a culinary delicacy. can aquaculture farming help protect these intelligent creatures from extinction and going for gold. why running is more than just a sport for athletes in kenya? gold, silver, bronze, while many top athletes compete for metals at the winter olympics in bay. jing others, thousands of kilometers away, are in training for the next big competition. slide the summer and impacts in paris in 2024. success requires an iron discipline. for many african athletes, though, it offers the prospect of a better life. for most people, running is about keeping fit. but in kenya, it's a sport that holds a promise of fame and fortune. in there is a goal. i run to help myself my family at home, and my coach for the ways he has helped me with hey running with oh, to run for 30 silly for them. keep on leslie. running good in the city of elder s is in western, kenya. there are many high altitude running cancer around here, 2400 meters above sea

and i said, abby, are much sure democracy oh ah, turning now to something entirely different. thailand's new cash cows from the c jellyfish, their sales have doubled over the last decade. fishermen are happy to supply the growing demand from restaurants and grocery chains that says, decades of over fishing have left the seas around thailand, nearly devoid of fish. for these fishermen, there's one kind of catch that still helping feed their families by filling them. that's fine and along. i don't know what happens under water, but there are no more squid. no more shrimp, no more jelly fish. there's nothing left with jelly, fish. i can earn between 25 and 50 years a day. whereas with traditional fishing brings tenure as a day got mid air, fresh from the boats. the jelly fish are in for processing. no tentacles, please. and on eve and can't on here at this stage, the jellyfish has cleaned all the sand and dirt is removed or possibly bits of plastic and everything else. yea, so that it is perfectly clean. the ha jellyfish have been described as a perfect food sustainable high in protein and

we met a journalist on a paramedic, currently hiding and thailand. this journalist and yangon experienced 1st hand how reporting facts could suddenly have frightening consequences. i like bentley b r o d r office address was registered with the ministry of information. so we had to move to another place, a little, the military kid protesters and they used to tear gas and violence. and i had to read this news when i was on my shift, i did my boss asked me whether i wanted to continue my work. i said, yes, i do village off and then she said, man, you, you'll have to go very far from home, my, the oconee buell and molly, at any, it will take years before you'll be able to return back home will be utterly he. oh, you may never be able to return any outlaw me. anything can happen here, milan, but i said k a lot. i will do it. honeymoon kill him. it. i'll go. joy is all okay . you my, my, getting that low level rebel groups of training camps in rural areas, but the military sometimes manages to disrupt their operations, forcing them to scatter oil play acn

ah, ah, ah, welcome to global 3000 submerged how people living in thailand's coastal regions of finding creative solutions to fight flooding. oh, to post as a colony, delicacy can aquaculture farming, help protect these intelligent creatures from extinction and going for gold. why running is more than just as food for athletes in kenya. gold, silver, bronze? while many telepath leads compete for metals at the winter olympics in beijing, others thousands of kilometers away or in training for the next big competitions like the summer olympics in paris in 2024. success requires an ion discipline. for many african athletes, though, it offers the prospect of a better life. for most people running is about keeping fit. but in kenya, it's a sport that holds a promise of fame and fortune. in me to say when i run to help myself, my family at home and my coach for the ways he is helped me. hey, running with oh, rom, fulton, assuming for them keep on leslie, run and garden. the city of elder s is in western, kenya. there are many high altitude running camps around here, 2400 meters above sea level

coup to air strikes, launched in a remote area in december, sending people fleeing into neighboring thailand by him. and that more and more, the conflict is becoming a civil war. and st protestors are deciding to take up arms with them on a hill fire. we hate the military dictatorship, colorado, and we've decided to end it by routing out the military from the country. eat all i am all making out, we promise to help and try our best to finish them off when the war starts. new i wanna know, sit of, i am with him as a model when i don't have any model follow when you a lot of these anti cou activists have joined an ethnic rebel group, putting their lives on the line against a regime they've sworn to resist their decision, the sign of desperation, of having no other option. i see the stage so to set for prolonged conflict need aside, seems willing to back down. i just very difficult to see how the conflicts ah, will, will diminish. i will reduce, ah, in that in the near term, even in, you know, over a period of several years, neither side may be strong enough to win an outright victory. meaning

but today they wait in exile in thailand, hoping for residency in australia.s reporting from afar. meanwhile, myanmar descends into civil war as its people dig in against the military junta. >> ( translated ): i think it will take at least twor three years, and at the very least there will be a lot of bloodshed, and once we win, it will not be over. we will overcome military rule, but it will take a long time to restore democracy. >> sreenivasan: with the ongoing winter olympics and this evening's super bowl, it may be one of the biggest sporting days of the year. but with allegations of human rights violations in host countries, to claims of racism and harassment, both the international olympic committee and the n.f.l. have found themselves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. for more i spoke with jane mcmanus, director of the center for sports communication at marist college. so, the olympics right now, it's hard for a lot of people to watch the olympics without this kind of gnawing feeling athe back of their head on whether they should be thinking a

mars military rulers dw, spoke with to regime opponents, who were forced to flee to neighboring thailand. one asked that we conceal her identity for her safety. ah, women have been at the front lines of me on mars pro democracy movement since the crew. as resistance took more dramatic forms, women joined rebel groups. others fled to rebel held areas to escape repression at home. 6 we met a journalist on a paramedic, currently hiding and thailand. this journalist and yangon experienced 1st hand how reporting facts could suddenly have frightening consequences. oh my god, we anthony, the marquis audi. our office address was registered with the ministry of information . so we had to move to another place in the military kid protesters and they used tear gas and violence. and i had to read this news when i was on my shift, i did my boss asked me whether i wanted to continue my work. i said, yes, i do this off and then she said, i knew you'll have to go very far from home. my deal gone, you peel and molly at any. it will take years before you will be able to return back home will be utterly he

that's going true to thailand. if those people who are opposed to the military coup informing over the process of the last 12 months and now able to get into these strongholds and fight openly there, i think it will be of real concern. and that's also, i think, what we're seeing all over the country, not just in the border areas where the fighting is not uncommon. we're seeing it now in the center of ma'am are as well. the place of the military considered to be it's heartland and the impact to the military coup as well, is not just affecting the soldiers, the people fighting them, the ordinary people to to drive around me. i'm a cit, his everyday life might look like it's normal. but look, a little closer roads closed with barriers, barricaded, military positions, and uniformed soldiers on the streets. luckily, i saw the army. this tried to protest. after that, i was very afraid. that's why i'm scared to go out again. but there were more protests beside my house, so i joy if they feel safe, i, i will joy to protest

now, his sheltering in thailand briefly, he is a fighter over the border. he's going back in a couple of weeks to continue fighting with one of the brigades that sprang up in the last 2 months to literally fight back against military rule. and protests have been continuing a silent strike. we understand today the military had been trying to stop that. but we understand, for the most part, most of the citizen side ma'am i have fallen silent to day. we've also seen an address from senior general men on lie trying to address some of those issues. he said, a cease fire that was in place that i think many people would question would continue until the end of the this year. and he said that electricity shortages would be fixed and they were trying very hard to resolve fuel supplies. but i think the stories that we've been hearing from inside mer, marsh, over the last 12 months, have been very bad for most people. to drive around myanmar sit his everyday life might look like it's normal, but look a little closer roads a close with barriers, barricaded, military po

and java, the rains are reaching up into the southern part of thailand. once again. there's also more ray on the coast of vietnam. you'll notice in this ne monsoon, beyond that we're still in winter and significant winter. the snow is not being brought in by blizzard conditions, but his or continuous frequent. so shares all way up and down the west coast of homes through the mountains and in ha, carter west that the sun's out. it's cold, but the sun is out minus 3. and so some snow in the middle of china, but not very much to be asked in the sun's back out in hong kong as it is and remains. so in beijing, at least the next couple of days in india, a quiet moment ne monsoon almost disappeared. so the rains coming by different method, and it's the ne, we'll see a few showers in snow up in the mountains, which means things of settled down the northern plain alerts slightly, all it was. air quality is pretty poor. and for about 24 hours, a shamar will start blowing again down the gulf, bringing dusty conditions with it for the weather sponsored by katara always. there wa

tony chang as more in the hills on the border with me on my an army patrol and thailand emerges from the mist. in this visibility, they can barely see 10 meters ahead. but this is one of the busiest smuggling roots on the border. in recent months, they've seen several 1000000 methamphetamine pills and shot dead sick smugglers from me and mo, and their commander knows why they're so busy. yet how i think is to politics and conflict between the people in chart and ethnic groups in the provincial capital, cheng ry. the authorities are showing of their latest bust seized the night before . more than 6 and a half 1000000 methamphetamine pills. in the last 6 months, the amount of crystal meth and meth pill seized has exploded. the produces, often linked to ethnic tom groups inside myanmar appear to be raising funds. these groups need money at the moment, ah, money to generate that they can jerry through this trade can buy them arms. i can buy them other supplies, which they may or may not need to support themselves. that populations are one. sam is a drug smuggler and the police informant.

is also high up on the hong kong -thailand business council.urview and broad view of the situation in hong kong, facing its fifth wave of covid. guard chan, thank you for joining us on bloomberg television. let's get right to it. take me inside the executive council meeting yesterday when carrie lam was soliciting opinions from all her top advisers on what restrictions are coming next. was this just a stopgap effort, or worry -- are we in store for potentially stricker -- stricter lockdown? bernard: good morning. thank you, stephen. you were right, this is our fifth wave. for the past two weeks, we have probably cumulatively 3000 new cases. predominantly of omicron. obviously, the announcement yesterday was unprecedented. we are stepping up the efforts to contain the virus. part of the reason i think, the viewers have to understand that, taking out those -- take out those under age 12, we still have 1.3 million people still unvaccinated. almost 56% of those, something like 800,000 people above the age of 60. to be exact, for those groups of ove

thailand is keen to stay out of this fight but it monitors the situation closely. last position before the border, which is just up the hill. authorities asked them to move out a month ago because there are 250 soldiers based in these hills behind me. they didn't want fighting to break out right on the border. while we are there, a group of fighters arrived to reoccupy the base. the fighters are friendly, but their relationship is clearly awkward and a little strange. >> there was heavy fighting here, so we couldn't stay. we moved to another base until the fighting went quiet and now we are able to return. >> for now, the rolling hills of myanmar are quiet. but this is just 180 kilometers from the capital and the leadership know the fighting will resume. >> we think it is because -- is very close to --. this poses a security threat to them. >> the real cost of the fighting is being felt by hundreds of thousands of civilians forced from their homes. the government has turned thousands away from its border, yet many remain close, too scared to go home. rebel fighters

as she went through school. >> part of it is the tournaments overseas, to play in countries like thailandet cetera, where we can make more of an impact, not just hockey. >> reporter: these days, the team has 40 players who get on the ice as often as they can. organizing hockey in tokyo isn't easy. there are only about five or six rinks in the entire city. ice time is very expensive, and it's hard to find the players who have the skills to keep up. but there is home-grown talent. many of the players are japanese who lived overseas and played high-level hockey, like shu hayakawa. when he moved back from toronto, he didn't want to hang up his skates. >> i had to find a way to play hockey in japan since i came back. it's a great atmosphere to be here, because everyone shares the same hobby. >> reporter: satoshi kumagai grew up playing hockey in northern japan, where it's a bit more popular. what do you love about hockey? >> just the speed and physical. lots of contact. kind of fighting too. >> reporter: fighting and hitting are not a part of these games, but the team is in a different fight,

well, to finish things off this week, we are off to thailand, where travel was slowly beginning to openeing granted quarantine—free access via the newly launched thailand pass. but the spread of omicron meant that got suspended, crushing the hopes of many of the people working there in tourism — amongst them, bangkok taxi drivers. but one company has found another way to support its staff. this is how bangkok used to be — bustling with tourists and taxis taking them to where they need to go. the year before covid hit, the thai capital welcomed 22.8 million tourists, making it the most visited city in 2019. now, there are taxi graveyards like this all over the city. though this one has been put to good use. on the days chan goes out, he struggles to find any customers. back at base, chan's boss inspects neighbouring land to expand the taxi farm. currently, everything grown is consumed by the drivers, though it is open to passers—by to take a look. they want to open a coffee shop and a place to sell the extra produce. now the other drivers have become his friends and family and they will

we just see took thailand, rain running up from south to north island during sunday, willing to get some of it, but not very much. and you had a 180 millimeters 5 days ago. didn't complain. anyway, it's gone by the time we get to monday and back up to 21 degrees. ah. on counting the cost to red hot oil market is worrying consumers will prices keep going up. looking east to russia, finds a new gas and oil deal with china. one proteins mind and a stock split in silicon valley. all google share is becoming more affordable. counting the cost on al jazeera, we understand the differences and similarities and cultures across the world. so no matter what we've been using, kind of for that matter to you for ah, how to get you what you want. 01 of our top stories this out. and it russia backed separate as leaders in easton, ukraine devoted to full military mobilization. they say they're evacuated civilians to russia. shelly intensifies in the break way regions of demands, and b, u. s. president joe biden says he's convinced russia has decided to invade ukraine in the coming days. vladimir putin is

these families have fled for safety to the river that marks the border with thailand.g of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. to fight or flee — the stark choices still confronting those who oppose the coup, and yet huge numbers still determined not to let the military crush their democratic hopes, leaving myanmar trapped in a brutal stalemate in which there is no clear way out. jonathan head, bbc news, on the thai—myanmar border. more on myanmar now for you. as you've seen injonathan�*s report, thejunta — known as the tatmadaw — has launched brutal attacks on civilians, which the un says could amount to war crimes. but how did the tatmadaw, which ruled myanmarfor 18 years, become so powerful? 0ur reporter nick marsh has the background. it's said that most countries have an army — but some armies have a country. and myanmar�*s tatmadaw has been the defining force in the country's modern history. but who are they, and what's made them capable of the sort of brutality that we've seen? the tatmadaw played an important role in myanmar�*s independence. they're the founders