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wayne hay, al jazeera, phnom penh. >> rains have eased but the death toll stands at 280. 18 hospital patients died after floodwaters damaged their life support machines. now earlier in the year we visited a fisherman in a disappearing island in bangladesh. al jazeera returned to the island of bola to see how he's coping. >> after this year's devastating monsoon it's time for nuru and his mother to restart. he is blind. he can't get out of the house much. >> it's getting very muddy here, the monsoon is very dangerous for me. >> his home is vanishing feas, on the bay of bengal, on the edge of climate change. a mosque where we saw people take shelter from the rain in may, is now teetering on the edge. this is the strongest monsoons that people can remember. >> it rained so much and you have the anger of the current. i never saw the water come with such hange anger. >> this is the location of the largest ferry dock. the landing was swept away by the waves a few months ago, leaving an already remote island even more isolated. with no ferry to the mainland it's difficult to find a job even

wayne hay, al jazeera. bangk bangkok >>> you can see everything at al jazeera.com >> the warm blue waters off the coast of hawaii, a scene of incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs. >> down here, climate ch i

wayne hay. al jazeera, cambodia >>> celebrating christmas can put a financial strain on families, but in south africa saving scenes are take-- schemes are helping. >> reporter: stea and chops and barbeque is the flavour of the month in this happy home. these women are part of a scheme. they have been putting money aside for this big christmas shop. it takes the financial pressure off at what can be a very costly time of the year. it's organized chaos but everyone is happy. >> it is going to be hectic because you can not afford it. you still have your kids to buy clothes, snacks, and food on top of that. it's not going to work out. it is good to know you have something on the side and it is helpful. >> reporter: this man makes sure his stock customers get the correct order. most south african supermarkets and banks offer special services for members, including discounts. they became very popular when black people were excluded from formal banking. they are not just for christmas, but also for wed

in the second part of al jazeera's rivers of life series, wayne hay reports from cambodia on how thesebe a disaster for the environment and local people. >> reporter: it's known as the mother of water and flows for almost 5,000-kilometers through six countries. the lower mekong river is the largest inland fishery in the world. and a vital source of food and income for the 10s of millions who depends on it. in cambodia, over fishing is already making life difficult in some areas. >> translator: i don't catch as much as i iced to. there are fewer fish. before i might get at the point to 20-kilograms, i have been out here since early this morning and i have only caught one. >> reporter: and it could be about to get worse. just a few kilometers upstream, one of two huge hydroelectric dams on the mainstream is being considered by the cambodian government. initial estimates it hart it creating a 620 square kilometer reservoir displacing around 20,000 people and blocking migration paths for some fish. for opponents, there is some hope that the government is taking notice of the potential impa

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al jazeera's wayne hay has the latest. >> a media conference was held in bangkok on monday, in response to associated press news agency which alleged widespread abuses within the thai assesse seafood processing industry. abuse while working for a particular factory in thailand. in response the government saying that ap made parts of their story up but they did go on to say that they do want to create rights for all workers in thailand and work in the sectors to prevent abuse and slavery. the allegations are nothing new but they come at a time when the industry here is facing the potential of unprecedented international action. thailand seafood industry is built on migrant labor from neighboring countries particularly myanmar. evidence of abuse. this boy says he works up to 18 hours a day putting labels on tins otins of tuna. he's only 16 and doesn't want to be identified. it's legal for him to work full time, with certain restrictions not working past 10 in the evening. >> sometimes i do overtime and finish at almost 1:00 in the morning or almost dawn. all work is to be paid as overtime

wayne hay reports from cambodia where the next dam is being belt. >> >> it's known as the mother of water. and flows for almost 5,000 kilometres through six countries, the lower maicon river is the largest fishery in the world and a vital source of food and income for the tens of millions that depend on it. in cambodia, over fishing is making life difficult. >> i don't catch as much as i used to. there are fewer fish. before i might get 10-20 kilograms. i've been out since early this morning i have only caught one. >> reporter: it could be about to get worse. a few kilometres upstream, one of two hydro-electric dams is considered by the cambodian government. initial estimates of a 600km reservoir, displace, 20,000, and blogging migration for some fish. for opponents, there's hope the government is taking notice of the impact. >> the government is cooperating with development partners to study different locations and engineering to find out how to minimise the effects. >> reporter: further north the loo government ignored calls for a moratorium, and began to build the dam five years ago. f

wayne hay sent an update from the cambodian capital. >> the unlicensed doctor at the center of this scandal worked in a remote village in the west of the country. he was facing apart -- murder charges because he was using dirty needles at his clinic and they were infected. he had the charges downgraded to manslaughter. and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. he maintains innocence and there could be an appeal. >> there was a big problem. particularly for those in rural parts of the country. they have no other choice but to see the doctors because there was a massive shortfall in cambodia >>> the israeli military demolished the home of a palestinian man killed by security last year. >> the family home was located in the occupied west bank. he was accused of killing an israeli border policeman and another israeli driving his car into them. >> glaciers around the world are disappearing at an ever increasing rate. the flight is in the spotlight in paris where documents tried to thrash out a global treatment. the effects are plain to see as our environment editor nick clark found out. >> the

wayne hay has an update. >> reporter: the doctor at the center of this scandal was working in the west of the country. he was actually facing murder charges because several people died after becoming infected with hiv because he was using dirty needles at his clinic. he had those charges down graded to manslaughter and he has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. he still maintains his innocence and there still could be an appeal. it is a big problem in cambodia, this issue of unlicensed doctors, particularly for those in rural and remote parts of the country. they have no choice to go and see these unlicensed doctors because there is a massive shortfall in cambodia of licenced, qualified medical practitioners >>> brazil's president is facing impeachment proceedings over allegations that she illegally manipulated government accounts last year. this masks the extent of the countries's budget. the speaker of the lower house launched the process at the request of the opposition parties. she denies any wrongdoing. >> reporter: in a very brief address to the nation and looking serene she fl

wayne hay, thailand >>> a bus in kenya has been attacked by gunmen. one person has been killed and ten others injured. the burundi parliament is meeting to discuss the plans of sending in peacekeepers. unrest has been growing since april when the president decided to run for a third term. his government is refusing to allow in peacekeepers and says they will be an invasion force. the u.n. says it will send in the 5,000 troops in with or without burundi's consent. our correspondent from burundi. what is the outcome here from the special sitting of the parliament? >> reporter: the government has already decided that they don't want peacekeepers to be deployed to burundi. they don't want the 5,000 peace keeping mission that the u.n. has decided that it will bring to the burundi to stop the violen violence. the members the parliament started the discussions just a little over 30 minutes ago and the speaker of parliament set the tone when he asked the members to discuss whether they thought genocide was taking place in burundi and whether they thought the

in part 2, wayne hay reports from cambodia where the next dam is being built. >> reporter: it is known as the mother of water and flows for almost 5,000 kilometres through six countries. the lower mekong river is the largest inland fish reof the world and a vital source of food and income for the tens of millions who depend on it. over fishing is already making life difficult in some areas. >> translation: i don't catch as much as i used to. there are fewer fish. before i might get ten to 20 kilograms. i've been out here since early this morning and i've only caught one. >> reporter: it could be about to get worse. just a few kilometres upstream one of two huge hydro electric dams on the mainstream is being considered by the cambodian government. initial estimates estimates had it creating a 620 square metre reservoir displacing around 20,000 people and blocking migration paths for some fish. for opponents there is some hope that the government is taking notice of the potential impact. >> translation: the government is cooperating with development partners to study different locations

wayne hay, al jazeera, thailand >>> bushfires are raging across several states in australia and destroyingtening communities. high temperatures and strong winds are fuelling more than 40 fires in parts of new south wales and victoria. emergency services have told residents to leave their homes. there have been no reports of any deaths offer injuries. >> reporter: the plan was to pack up the valuables and obviously photos and those sorts of things and leave. we got a load in the car and the fire turned and that's all the time we had, just to wet things down and get back in the house >>> the too many belonging to the nurse of the egyptian pharaoh tutankhamun has been opened nearly two decades of . tutankhamun ruled egypt more than 3 thousand 300 years ago and died at 19. it was agreed that his nanny was considered the most important woman in the royal palace. more stories that we're covering, including that important store on afghanistan, at al jazeera.com. >> when i became aware of my surroundings, there was no electricity. it was quiet then. >> the land was wide. no dust. nothing but green

it signalled that it is still on track to hand over power in 2017, but as wayne hay reports, some doubts remain. >> reporter: the man who led the coup is still thailand's prime minister. former army chief, he delivered his year-end report and confirmed he is still working towards an election in 2017. >> translation: we have one year and six months at least. the government will will be laying the ground work for the stuff we haven't done. >> reporter: but many still fear the military will break that promise and try to stay in power. if it does, some analysts say an economy that is already struggling in many areas could worsen. there is still unrest particularly in the poorest areas. >> people have been putting up with this for a long time. they couldn't survive. >> reporter: in september a military-appointed panel voted against a new constitution. that meant another delay it to elections until 2017 as the document is redrafted. it led to accusations that the entire process was a staged delaying tactic. in fact, the general has at times threatened to stay in power indefinitely. >> reporter

wayne hay, al jazeera. bangk bangkok >>> you can see everything at al jazeera.com >> the warm blue waters off the coast of hawaii, a scene of incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs. >> down here, climate change is taking its toll. >> so this is essentially telling you that this coral is not dead. >> but a team of scientists is trying to engineer survival in an extreme future. >> what you're talking about here is epigenetics? >> exactly, rapid adaptation. >> will it work? >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. techknow investigates a coral catastrophe. >> hey guys today we are going for a dive

wayne hay reports. >> reporter: for now this man is watching developments at home from france. it's something he's used to. >> this is not the first time i have been forced into exile. during my previous exile, my party kept growing and now we are - we have never been so strong. >> the leader of cambodia's main opposition party is staying away to avoid an arrest warrant. it was issued in a conviction, defaming a conviction. he was given a 2-year gaol sentence never enforced. it is part of a long campaign by the government and prime minister to squash the opposition. >> they have won the country for more than 30 years. he and his party pitched themselves as the only people that can stop the country sliding backwards. if the opposition wins the next election, cambodia could descend into still war. a spokesman for the political party said it is dangerous. likening them. they do not representatives democracy. they do not have democratic understanding. they lead the opposition as a hostile representative of the government. at the moment the opposition is facing hostility. in october

threat to life in one of asia's longest rivers in part two of al jazeera's liver of life series, wayne hayts from cambodia where the next dam is being build it's known as the mother of water and flows for almost 5,000 kilometers threw six countries. the lower mekong river is the largest inland fishery in the worlds and a vital source of food and income for the tennessee of millions who depends on it. in cambodia, over fishing is already making life difficult in some areas. i don't catch as much as i used to. there were fewer fish. before, i might get 10 to 20 kilograms t i have been here since early this morning and only caught one. >> it could get worse. a few kilometers upstream, one of two huge hydro electric dams on the mainly stream is being considered by the cambodeian government. i hope usually stilts had it creating a 620 square kilometer res wore displays around 20,000 people and blocking migration cards for some fish. there is some hope the government is taking notice of the potential impact. the government is separate cooperating with development partners. new engineering to fin

. >>> and in part two of our rivers of life series wayne hay reports from the mekong river in cambodiato his build a dam have angered many local people and environmental experts. that's on sunday here on al jazeera. >>> a few days after schools in los angeles were closed by a bomb hoax, classes in individual individual were canceled because of calligraphy. a teacher's attempt to introduce high school pupils to arabic writing caused anger among some parents and there were claims that staff were at risk. paul reports. >> reporter: the halls of rivershead head high school remember empty. more than 4,000 students were told to start their christmas breaks early. school heads say they were threatened via social media because of an arabic including raffi assignment. as part of the established curriculum, students were asked to copy the muslim statement of faith frozing the acceptance of mohamed as god's prophet. some parents said it was trying to convert kids it islam. others say it's symptoms of wider anti-muslim sentiment being fueled by political campaigns. >> when we are being fed fear da

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