Treasure. Well. Its good to have you with us. 20000000 so. By buses and metro. In india. Public transport is a challenge and its one thats particularly hard for women with safety. Then his government has proposed making buses and the metro free for women the proposal has criticism from some quarters but for the citys walking classroom and its come as good news. Ronnie dunn bucky owns a living as a cook an inmate in a private home in central debbie. She has to ensure she leaves her own home on time every morning just such. A commute involves a 10 minute walk. Navigating the dailies vs traffic. In order to catch a bus she only just makes it today. Its not an easy right. The bus is absolutely packed theres no air conditioning despite the blistering summer heat. Granny is lucky today she actually gets a seat she spends the equivalent of about 15. 00 to 17. 00 u. S. Dollars a month on the tickets its a hefty sum for her. But he says the worst part of a daily 45 minute commute is facing rampant hatice mint and believe. Me yet here you face so much Sexual Harassment men deliberately press up against you the shameless often you dont get a seat male passengers occupy the sates reserved for women they refused to budge you have to fight to get it then there are pickpockets there are just so many hassles but i have no choice i have to get to work. But they may actually be a choice women like ronnie in future. The Delhi Government says it plans to make all publicly funded buses as well as the metro free for women. Delis Metro Network is often hailed as a game changer in the citys bid to expand public transport. Its a far cry from the bumpy buses on the citys streets. Theres even a dedicated compartment for women. Its widely considered the safest mode of transport. But tickets arent cheap following fare hikes last year Authorities Say women now make up just 30 percent of metro commuters that could change if the free rides become a reality the Delhi Government says its proposal to make public transport free for women would go a long way towards improving their safety in the city the argument is that accessible modes of transport will encourage more women to join the workforce and also allow them access to public spaces dominated by men. But on the streets of the. Opinions a shop be divided over the move. Though you may like it i think its a good move for women right now so many working women have to pay so much on just commuting. I would really hate i dont believe this is a great decision this is totally arises if you should install c. C. T. V. Cameras and so flag dock it fill it filling please a woman safety nor does making transport free of cost. Think its unfair for men because. They will have to pay more because that woman in free for women like ronnie who with a free public transport could be empowering. The 40 year old has never written on the metro but she says she would consider joy right when im going to visit free of course id love to try it it would certainly be the just thing on the bus. Ronnies convinced that free rights will definitely get more women like her out of the home adding to an enhanced sense of safety in numbers you have a correspondent joins me now from delhi for more on this story so not good to see you just simply making something free make it safe. Well gration of course it doesnt but i think this initiative really has to be understood in the context of daily i mean lets remember this is a city that supports some of the highest number of free apes in the country it has a skewed sex ratio which means that a momentum that women in the city and the city also has a female Labor Participation ratio that is substantially lower than the National Average which means that there are far fewer women than men in public spaces as less women head to walk each day so i think proponents of this Initiative Say you know this scheme is not going to directly make section had a spend disappear from public spaces but what it will do is encourage more women into the public room and so this will they say this will be a game changer for womens mobility and opportunities in a city that is infamous for crimes against women but is this policy really about or are there some other mortars hidden behind. Well that have been critics here who have dismissed the spawn the sea as you know a kind of expensive populist gimmick some of the to prepare to make and thats because the ruling party in delhi the Aam Aadmi Party or the comments party now this party suffered heavy losses in recent general elections in india that are also crucial elections in local elections in delhi next to where the party would really be fighting to retain its grip on power in the city something this is a cynical ploy to really appeal to a substantial chunk of voters on the other hand that others will say you know the party is a bit of an Antiestablishment Party it has experimented with the radical schemes of the boss for example to cope emissions its tinkered with the unique Health Care Model in the city so something this will go a long way towards and seeing safety for women in the long run what are the real chances. That this will be implemented in the future. Well i think that is there is a good chance that it might and thats because the Delhi Government says it has enough money to implement the scheme the they say that they dont require the approval of the federal government that they can quickly you know the daily cabinet can really possible for that so i think this there is a chance that they might roll it out in a few months so one of our little joining us from delhi thank you very much for that. It may not match the headlines nor the levels of Gang Violence of the drug cartels of latin america but it remains the biggest meth production hop in the wild Southeast Asias notorious Golden Triangle of death the region between thailand laos i mean drugs manufactured in myanmar used to be smuggled along the quickest drug route south headed for the markets of Southeast Asia and australia but the Time Military crackdown in thailand nor the jungles has blocked that fruit now drug gangs are turning to a target of road while else it crosses the mekong river which acts as the border would be laos and thailand. Its being called a National Threat and so time maybe units are out scouring the mekong river for illegal meth transports on their way from my own mom via laos. At the border here is a long one and hard to police often the drugs are smuggled across by poor fisherman keen to make ends meet and drug gangs are resorting to new ways of evading be in court. They could be use drones to inspect the area for the advancement of Technology Means drug sellers could inspect the border area to see whether there are soldiers or Security Forces so they can bring in the drugs. On the land border to last a major security operation is in place. Checkpoints where fishes try to hinder the trade in men destined not only for the club floors the Southeast Asias Tourist Centers but also much closer to home cheap drugs are destroying lives in many Rural Communities here this man in a remote village near the border says his addiction to pills cost him his money his friends his health. We have people people. I use drugs for around 10 years. And i wanted to quit because i felt so exhausted in time. Good but it is so why did you lose. And despite intense International Anti drug tons of highly addictive crystal meth millions of methamphetamine pills is still making it beyond thailand to other foreign markets. In early june australian officials seized the nations largest pool of methamphetamine and this 1. 8 tons of drugs hidden in stereo speakers and chinese t. V. Routers all shipped from bangkok. Back on the banks of the mekong between thailand and last rangers head out on patrol again in another effort to stem the flow of my own mass meth supply through the Golden Triangle. Thats of dog breed thats come to symbolize the surprise between north and south korea the poor came into prominence in 2018 after 2 of them were gifts of the south korean president. After peace talks in pyongyang the breed is treated as a National Treasure in north korea a designation not could remain there kim jong un gave to the dog breed. Meet the poem san a special breed of dog in north korea. Its not just owners of this competition who are keen to show off their companions last year north Korean Leader kim jong un sent to prison san dogs across the border as gifts in a sign of improving relations with south korea. But its here much further north near the chinese border the dogs call home in the sense spoiled the mountainous terrain the sands they use to hunt bore. This hand. Sun is brave and clever and very obedient you know in the mountains if the dog comes across a wild boar little trap it and even bite its legs until its master arrives and if theres a whole group of wild bull the dog will run around them to protect its master and attack the boers. You can. They might look cute and cuddly but here breeding sans is big business. No doubt about that without much farming of livestock they help their owners put food and income on the table. Takes the dogs out with his horses. Because he was on the the mountains around here are hunting grounds last year was really good the biggest bore we got was about 150 kilograms of others 1705030 kilos altogether we got 20 to 30 of them. Small engineering and tough the paps embodying all the qualities north korea wants to portray to the wilds. Of the david even now with pictures of them now banned the exhibit from a china instructing high stress Police Station was deemed disrespectful and has now been shut down your neck ties. To the news your romex new to channel. A gold mine of stories. With exclusive. Stuff must see concerning culture to ensure a. Place to be for curious minds. Do it yourself networkers. Subscribers and dont miss a. Beat take it personally your wedding with wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. For all true fans. Because more than football on line. 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Business asia i want to go jones of berlin good to have you with us so the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries are meeting in kyrgyzstan for the groups 19th Leaders Summit and a joint declaration they pledged to provide security stability neighborliness friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation in the region chinese president xi jinping the indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and russian leader Vladimir Putin also discussed their concerns about u. S. President s on the trans protectionist trade regime china hopes to get india and russia on board to build a new multilateral trade framework the belts and Road Initiative was also on the table china