prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a bit later than others, but finally, after the country reopened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the country s gdp, is recovering slowly. that is helping to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. what is your outlook for growth this year in thailand and next? the economy will proba
have been felled guilty of advocating a violent revolution against the chinese state stopping there were sentenced to up to three years in detention. now on bbc news, elite cricketers can come from any level of society in india, thanks to that ubiquitous nature of the sport. this episode tells the stories of three star players. of course it s not easy as a poor villager to come to mumbai and being with the smart kids because you feel you don t know how to speak english. if because you feel you don t know how to speak english. how to speak english. if you can t afford. how to speak english. if you can t afford, you how to speak english. if you can t afford, you can t - how to speak english. if you can t afford, you can t play | can t afford, you can t play cricket you are an equal part on the playing field. that is a great social equaliser. doesn t give a poorer person any inferiority complex. a poorer person any inferiority comlex. w a poorer person any inferiority co
you are an equal part, you re on the playing field. that is a great social equaliser. doesn t give a poorer person any inferiority complex. yeah, cricket certainly feels like a great social leveller in india, doesn t it? and i think of some of the incredible success stories. it s fascinating to see them come in, put in the hard yards, come from very difficult backgrounds, circumstances whatnot, it is the social leveller. it is absolutely the case. if you see in india there are a billion people and they are everywhere, everyone wants to play, everyone is in a rush and they are competing all the time, you need to be like, if you go in small place, if you go in small gully which we say like really small street, everyone is just trying to play and enjoying the game and it s like, so many people of course in india and they want to be there but if you want to be there you have to be really good. when you come to india whatever you hear about the passion, you can t see it or feel it
we have a bit more here. he brought the feel good factor back to english football at euro 96, terry venables took his team tantalizingly close to glory. after dazzling their way to the semi finals, england s hopes ended in heartache. but for venables, it was the defining moment of a remarkable career. how old are you? 16. the footballer s whole life. yes. he wanted to go on being a hero. yes. and so it proved that teenager was soon knocking in goals for chelsea. but it was as a manager that venables truly blossomed. in 1982, he guided queens park rangers to the fa cup final. before a stunning move to barcelona, where he won the spanish league title and earned the nickname el tell. next came tottenham, where he lifted the fa cup before a clash with chairman alan sugar and controversy over his business dealings saw him sacked. but in 1994, england came calling and venables coaching prowess reached its peak. 0h, brilliant. oh, yes. yes. at a european championship on home soil, h
but for venables, it was the defining moment of a remarkable career. how old are you? 16. the football is your whole life. yes. he wanted it to go on being your whole life. yes. and so it proved that teenager was soon knocking in goals for chelsea. but it was as a manager that venables truly blossomed. in 1982, he guided queens park rangers to the fa cup final. before a stunning move to barcelona, where he won the spanish league title and earned the nickname el tell. next came tottenham, where he lifted the fa cup before a clash with chairman alan sugar and controversy over his business dealings saw him sacked. but in 1994, england came calling and venables coaching prowess reached its peak. 0h, brilliant. oh, yes. at a european championship on home soil, his team made it all the way to the semi finals. carried on a wave of national euphoria. agonisingly, defeat to germany on penalties ended their hopes. but venables had given the fans an experience they and he would never fo