thai prime minister, thaksin shinawatra who took office last saturday, kicked off a tour to a number of asean countries with a visit to brunei. the thai leader attended a banqu banquet hosted by the country's sultan. on monday, the leader left bangkok for indonesia where she was scheduled to visit with the nation's president. she's scheduled to visit cambodia on thursday and laos on friday. massive flooding caused by monsoon rains has left at least 16 people dead in the southeastern indian state. more than a million people from about1,00 villages remain cut off by fldwaters. on sunday, the top state officials surveyed the flood-stricken districts. the authorities also used helicopters to drop food and other essentials in the worst-hit areas. the state officials said that the rescuers have evacuated about 100,000 people. >>> china's cmiee aun the world have celebrated mid autumn festivals. the annual event provided chances for family reunions under the full moon, a symbol of happiness and prosperity. in singapore, more than 1,500 people played traditional games, including one called l

cambodian prime minister did establish trust with his brother thaksin, when he was prime minister. but relations soured after he was ousted from power in 2003. on thursday, both thailand and cambodia agreed to solve the territorial issue. >> i believe that from the good better environment of the relationships, we think we can talk in a peaceful way. so that's why we have become -- some of the cooperation and some bilateral. >> translator: on the border issue, the prime minister has agreed with prime minister yingluck that we do everything to have the two armies meet and keep in good contact with each other. >> reporter: but the summit failed to deliver a concrete road map to the withdrawal of troops or the hot button issue of finalizing the border between the two nations. both sides have bitter feelings from their long conflict. and mistrust. whether they can overcome those hurdles remains to be seen. for nhk news. >>> if you're a dog owner you might be proud of your puppy, if it obeys orders like sit, lay down or wait. but that's not nearly enough here in thailand where household

. >> on friday yingluck's brother former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra held talks in cambodia. they're expected to hold further discussions aimed at solving the dispute. >>> a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred near the fiji islands on thursday, around 7:31 friday morning local time. japan's meteorological agency says there's no possibility of tsunami. so far there are no reports of damage caused by the quake. the agency says the epicenter was located near fiji. roughly 593 kilometers beneath the sea floor. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline. >>> rivers in western japan have been blocked due to landslides triggered by tropical storm that las. a mayor asked residents living near a damned up river not to return

moynihan and that's what we seem to have operating in effect to these people are awful and they want thaksin wants to do something. here is my positive point. i think there are a lot of smart people in congress, in both parties who came here for the right reasons. they may not agree on everything. we in the penultimate green everything except we do agree to go back, but we want to solve this problem and they want to try out various ways to solve this problem. i think this thoughtful group in congress, which is fairly large needs to be liberated in given a chance to engage in legislation here, which is not given a chance to engage. the committee process is bypassed by her marriage. it is a war press releases rather than a serious, thoughtful effort to solve the date, huge problem. my idea about simpson/bowles if it should be considered. i think everyone will run away, but i will introduce it on separate tracks of the committee process in try to help the people in congress in both houses are really a thoughtful things to say understand it. they tried down on their own constituents. i actually