in a momentous day of political change here, thailand has witnessed the selection of its first female prime minister. yingluck shinawatra, the sister of thaksin shinawatra was chosen as premier by parliament on friday. the vote came a month after yingluck's party won a landslide victory in july's general election defeating the ruling democrat party by a margin of about 100 seats. yingluck was elected prime minister with support from her own party as well as other smaller parties expected to become coalition partners. >> translator: i need teamwork and cooperion. for me, i'm ready to work with every organization and every party for the sake of people. >> yingluck has stressed the need for reconciliation after years during which thailand suffered a serious and often violent rift between pro and anti-thaksin groups but some opponents have expressed concern about the former businesswoman's lack of political experience. there are also questions about to what extent the deposed thaksin will exert influence on the new government or perhaps even return to the country. that event would be stro

in thailand, pro and anti-thaksin groups remain at odds. critics say the new government is supporting thaksin's unofficial diplomacy. thaksin is scheduled to speak to the media on tuesday when observers will be looking for any indication of how he intends to get involved with the government in thailand. >>> in india, pressure is mounting on the government as a hunger strike by anticorruption activists enters its seventh day. the protest has resonated with millions of indians fed up with the country's apparently indemmic culture of bribery. asarri has lost five kilograms since the protest started. it's designed to pressure the government to pass a tougher law to fight corruption. the non-violent campaign galvanized people to hold on sunday. more demonstrations across the country are reportedly being organized for later this week. india has been rocked by a string of high-profile corruption cases this year. in february a minister was arrested on suspicion of causing the national treasury to lose out on income worth $40 billion. >>> in thailan

in thailand, pro and anti-thaksin groups remain at odds. critics say the new government is supporting thaksin's unofficial diplomacy. thaksin is scheduled to speak to the media on tuesday when observers will be looking for any indication of how he intends to get involved with the government in thailand. >>> in india, pressure is mounting on the government as a hunger strike by anticorruption activists enters its seventh day. the protest has resonated with millions of indians fed up with the country's apparently indemmic culture of bribery. asarri has lost five kilograms since the protest started. it's designed to pressure the government to pass a tougher law to fight corruption. the non-violent campaign galvanized people to hold on sunday. more demonstrations across the country are reportedly being organized for later this week. india has been rocked by a string of high-profile corruption cases this year. in february a minister was arrested on suspicion of causing the national treasury to lose out on income worth $40 billion. >>> in thailan

i think he just wants to act that he is the de facto prime minister of thailand. he'll go to japan, talk to many powerful people in japan. so even though he has no political position at home. >> as you say, he's trying to put himself as the de facto prime minister. but how does this complicate matters at home for his government? >> it's really complicated. he's too rushed to come out. the fact that he would like to redeem, that puts his system of government in jeopardy. our leader is trying to impeach the foreign minister for helping what they call a criminal to get into japan, and that really put the government into a very difficult position. >> we know that he has been tried on corruption. but why is he so unpopular amongst bang congress' establishment? because he still has a lot of popularity within the villages. >> exactly. because he has remained very plamplee hugely popular. that's why he won a landslide election again. because he remains hugely popular. when the democrat party was in power, until recently, they were thought to block passing entries. perhaps

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. >>> now, a modern day gold rush is taking place in thailand as the price of the precious metal reaches record highs. every day throngs of people queue to buy gold in search of a quick profit and a sense of security. nhk world's dhra reports. >> reporter: bangkok's chinatown district is home to the country's main gold market. with more than 30 shops. wealthy locals flock here to purchase bars of gold. it's common practice for thai people to collect gold as a traditional sign of prosperity. but these days, speculative buying has become a mainstay form of investment, seen as a safe haven amidst fears of a global recession. the price of gold is adjusted multiple times a day. the most expensive single purchase over the past few days was valued at about $600,000 cash. >> translator: i'm buying 196 ounces. i think gold is safer. i don't know what other investment i should try right now. >> translator: i think gold is a way of saving. and offers high returns. i'm not afraid of the risk. this is long-term investment. >> reporter: shops are doing so well that they have run out of gold bars so ba

thailand has had flooding and floating buildings for centuries. what's new, taking on the challenge of being able to float at a moment's notice. >> we think one way to prevent flooding that is not too costly is to build a house that request rise or elevate base on the water level. >> plan it forward member and his partner brought this idea to plan it forward. they design the floating house. after their architecture firm built this raft house using similar concepts. plan it forward producer vickior-- victoria reese went to thailand to check it out. how does the new housework? it's built on pontoons and sits on a well. if floodwaters overtop the well, the house floats, up to three or four meters high. but it doesn't float away, because it's still tethered to the ground. seems pretty good. >> i think the floating house is a step in the right direction. >> bill worthen of the american institute of architect told us that the floating house design is sound and that it's up front cost would pay for itself after a storm. the kind of storm that's happening

we begin with this item sent by mkot thailand. thailand's new prime minister held her first cabinet meeting. she endorsed her team the previous day. during the meeting, participants went over regulations for ministers and reviewed reports from government agencies. the prime minister stressed she would follow the law. she also spoke about the criticism over choice of ministers. she asked the public to give them a chance to perform saying they're determined to serve the country. >>> malaysia's customs department announced wednesday it recovered stolen honda city were unbocyprus.of haifa the thieves stole the vehicles in june and smuggled them out of malaysia before the end of that month. the customs department ordered them to bring the ships back. a 35-year-old suspect has been detained. if convicted he faces a fine or five-year jail term for making a false declaration. >>> china's government wants u.s. energy giant conoco phillips to apologize for delaying the oil spills. they're now effecting the country's northeast coastal areas.

. >>> thailand's new prime minister yingluck shinawatra has set a course. she set a course that looks likely to draw criticism. >> reporter: yingluck made her first policy speech to parliament. the party is supportive of her brother, the former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. yingluck stressed the need for democracy as a basis for reconciliation of the years of animosity between supporters and opponents of thaksin. >> reporter: she outlined policies including purchases of rice to boost income of farmers and the doubling of funds for rural areas. during the policies of her brother's tenure. thaksin went into self-imposed exile after being ousted in the military coo in 2006. he was later convicted of corruption. on tuesday thaksin held a news conference in tokyo during his first high-profile overseas tour since his sister came to power. but he carefully avoided making any controversial remarks about politics in thailand. yingluck's policy are deeply influenced by that of thaksin. and some suggest his possible involvement in creating them. it seems the dire

we begin with this item sent by mkot thailand. thailand's new prime minister held her first cabinet meeting. she endorsed her team the previous day. during the meeting, participants went over regulations for ministers and reviewed reports from government agencies. the prime minister stressed she would follow the law. she also spoke about the criticism over choice of ministers. she asked the public to give them a chance to perform saying they're determined to serve the country. >>> malaysia's customs department announced wednesday it recovered stolen honda city cars at the port of haifa the cars were bound for cyprus. thieves stole the vehicles in june and smuggled them out of malaysia before the end of that month. the customs department ordered them to bring the ships back. a 35-year-old suspect has been detained. if convicted he faces a fine or five-year jail term for making a false declaration. >>> china's government wants u.s. energy giant conoco phillips to apologize for delaying the oil spills. they're now effecting the count

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in >>> in other news, former prime minister thaksin has dismissed criticism of thailand's new administration. in an interview with nhk, he defended policies such as preferential treatment for the country's rural poor. >> reporter: thailand's new prime minister delivered a policy speech in parliament on tuesday. after winning last month's general election. the younger sister of thaksin pledged to expand the program to buy rice to boost farmers' income. she also promised to revitalize rural farms. thaksin spoke with nhk in tokyo on wednesday, admitting that he was involved in drafting some of the policies announced by the new administration. >> part of the policy during campaigns i helped to share the ideas with the executives at the palace on the ideas of how to help the people. for example, the minimum wage. >> reporter: critics describe the policies as similar to the ones pushed by thaksin's government. but thaksin dismissed the criticism. >> popularism means that you just hand out giveaways. but this is not really a give away. you have to move the people from the bottom. that is, if you wa

we begin tonight with this item sent by thailand. delegates resumed talks tuesday. this is the first such contact since clashes broke out between the countries earlier this year. during the two-day talks, the delegates are expected to discuss border troop reduction as well as bilateral trade, tourism and anti-drug measures. invited to the cambodia prime nister and governor of border provinces ofoth sides are also taking part. >>> and gampora. sri lanka's indigenous martial art that began there 2,500 years ago. the nation's british rulers banned the art in 1816, but some masters of the fighting skill secretly kept it alive. the training always begins with the worship of the sun god. the martial art features techniques with and without weapons. the government has recently started a program to revive the art including the construction of new facility so teachers can pass on the knowledge to future generations. >> the 13th competition of china's robot cop began tuesday. 1,400 teens from all over the country are taking part. robots will compete in 89 events including soc

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. >> what about thailand? kindhey also have the same of problem? >> yes, in the near future we will be approaching the taiwanese case. right now, the birthrate is 1.4 in thailand. >> in the long term, professor, what kinds of problems are posed for policymakers, and what should government do right now to be able to address this declining birth rate issue? >> in terms of the labor supply, we will focus more on the quality rather than quantity. looking at the economic structure to be less labor- intensive, invest in human capital. and in the future, in 2015, will have a free flow of labor if we can manage well. in terms of improving the mother and child health, and not only that, we also want to try to have a cash allowance for the mother and baby. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you for your insight on the birth rate issue. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london -- in london. thank you for watching. plenty more to come on bbc news. ♪ >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding

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it's happening in thailand. >>> an unusual ceremony to say the least in thailand. what is it about? >> it's interesting. it's the temple about 66 miles northeast of bangkok. here what you have is people who literally have mock funerals as a way of erasing bad luck, getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. you see them beginning the ceremony. they lie with a bunch of flowers, and for 90 seconds they close the coffin. they take the sheet and with the sheet going that way we pull out all the bad luck and then they bring in all the good luck. people pay and $6 to do this. >> they pay to do it? >> they pay to do it. now they are bringing back and in all the good luck. what they are paying for is the chanting of the buddhist priests, and it's a death chant and then a birth chant. two things determine your fate. one is your name and the other is your birth date. if you are having bad luck, let's change your birth date and have a new birth date. >> now it's making sense to me. >> so the concept, beginning again and today is the first day of the rest of your life and some essence of r

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. >>> thaksin shinawatra is resuming diplomatic activities with the backing of thailand's new government led by his sister. the exiled former prime minister is going to visit japan next week. thaksin will arrive august 22nd and stay about a week. during his stay he's expected to make a speech in tokyo and travel to areas hit by the march 11th disaster. the thai government asked japan to issue a special visa for thaksin, who is [ inaudible ] of corruption. the request went through. japanese immigration rules prohibit the entry of foreigners who are been given prison terms of more than one year. he has been living in exile since the thai military ousted him in 2006, but this month, his sister yingluck became the first female prime minister. his ins runs in over the new government is drawing attention. his trip is likely to illicit criticism from his opponent. >>> japan marked 66 years since the end of world war ii on monday. ceremonies were held across the country. a government-sponsored event took place in central tokyo to remember the nations 3.1 million war dead. this year about 7,200 p

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thailand's parliament has confirmed the first female prime minister. they won an absolute majority in elections last month, sister of the former prime minister that was exiled after a military coup in 2006. the main challenge will be to close the gap between the working class and the military and business establishment. >> in july, she let her party to victory taking 53% of the vote in the general election. parliament is concerned. her party has a majority, but she has formed a coalition with other parties taking 300 out of 500 parliamentary seats. a higher minimum wage and higher rice prices for farmers. her top priority is to bring her people together. >> i can help people, i will do it anyway i need. >> she is a wider array of her -- riding the wave of her brother's popularity. she insists she is her own woman and can turn things around. >> of munich has been handed a manageable task in the playoff draw. they will face in a direct that are currently struggling. the first mass take place august 17. the winner will make into the tournament. and though

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and it will be in thailand. >> what? >> not really. let's discuss this in something -- >> lightning round. >> weird. that's so weird. >> andrea, you said in the green room you think the whole family should go to jail. >> no, i didn't say that. >> i know, i was kidding. >> but i do think this story is ridiculous. if the four of us or five of us or even andy, let's include him, were at an event and got the raffle tickets like they did and they said who ever wins gets to take the shot and they called my number, i can give my ticket to tucker or kimberly, and you can go do the shot. what's the big deal here? i don't understand what the controversy is. >> i believe his name was on it. >> i don't think -- it is like those raffle -- as i understand it. >> tucker has information on this that we didn't bother to read. >> exactly. >> they did tell the truth. >> it wasn't the right kid. take a sword and cut the puck in half. >> i thought you wanted to cut something else in half. >> kimberly, are you a legal eagle. aren't the twins one person and

this international college student from thailand is trying to get to washington d.c. so that he does not miss the first day of school. >> it is important. we have to know what class you are born to be an end what it is about. >> his saturday morning flight was also cancelled. american airlines told him he might be able to get on a sunday flight so he plans to spend the night at the airport and hope for the best. >> i will just play here on the floor. that is all i can do. play games on my cell phone. >> another 30 cancellations for sunday. airport officials say things will not be back to normal until monday. >> at oakland international jet blew have the only flights scheduled for the east coast, all of which have been canceled leaving those passengers who came to the airport stranded. >> i had a hard time getting to new york. the flights were canceled. i was trying to see my cousin. we had our flight scheduled for sunday night. from jfk the boston, everywhere is cancelled. >> flights are not expected to be rescheduled until airports on the eastern seaboard reopen. thi