Been declared disaster zones to a large extent the people of Southern Thailand have become accustomed to flooding because it happens so often the last time this area was under water was in january but theres also a sense of frustration that governments in thailand come and go with little or no focus on long term solutions. Because of thailands volatile political scene governments change regularly politicians are rarely around long enough to work on sustainable projects that may help those who live in flood prone areas like proper drainage and water management. Theyre going to need it and governments only think about Short Term Solutions because they only stay for two to four years so they only think about projects that can be completed within that timeframe and. In the meantime its mainly Rural Communities that suffer year after year the people say theyve lived here for generations and moving isnt an option so they stay and put up with a watery existence which is becoming increasingly
And im jane dutton this is the news live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Celebrations as indias ruling b j p looks set to hold on to the Prime Ministers home state of. The world wide protests over the u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital moves to the United Nations. A close contest south africas a. N. C. Policy votes to choose a new leader to replace jacob zuma. And im far ahead smile our top story in sport the ashes then returns down under as australia beat england to secure the famous cricket contact. Indias ruling the j. P. Looks set to retain Prime Minister Narendra Modis home states all over. A challenge from the Main Opposition Party after early push showings the b j p moved ahead in the election which was seen as a test for modi hes been the chief minister of gujarat for three terms and the party has ruled the state for twenty two years and attack is under way the military Training Center in kabul gunmen stormed a partially constructed building near a
From around the world and the United Nations a group which has looked at the Palestinian Refugees the decades also on the great another small step in relations between north and south korea for the first time in two years north korea has reopened communication inside the Demilitarized Zone which separates the and there are now government talks planned for next week and off the six days of antigovernment protests in iran the Government Support has come out in the thousands to condemn the violence that has wrestled with twenty people dead. Trains taxis and universities are at a standstill in parts of india as its lowest cast the ballots and demonstrate against violence we have reaction from the protesters and from those fresh treated by the boom in traffic harding connected us with a hash tag. Youre with the news on air and streaming online through you tube Facebook Live and at aljazeera dot com. And for the third day running we have seen another blow to whatevers left of the middle east
Trumps threat to cut off millions of dollars of aid to the palestinians after days of unrest tens of thousands of iranians are rally in support of the government. Spend years cracking down on the opposition now ethiopias government says it will release all Political Prisoners. And for its will have all the days sport including one of the most prestigious football awards in the world will be handed out on thursday well tell you whose favorite to take on the african player of the year. Palestinian leaders are condemning u. S. President Donald Trumps threat to cut aid to the Palestinian Authority the president made the statement on twitter where he also said jerusalem is off the negotiating table trump angered palestinians last month by recognizing jerusalem as israels capital you know tweeted asking why the u. S. Should make any future aid payments to palestinians when the u. S. Gets no appreciation the Palestine Liberation Organization was quick to condemn his latest twitter warning. I
Off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. To free all Political Prisoners and shots in the tourist prison camp in a surprise move after months of protest. President donald trump reacts theory to comments in a book about life inside the white house made by his sacked former aide steve benen. As north korea reopens communications with the south after two years i look ahead at the prospects clinics weeks talks. Palestinian leaders say they wont be blackmailed off the u. S. President donald trump threaten to cut aid with iran three courses of a billion dollars a year tom made the statement on twitter claiming palestinians for refusing to engage in middle east peace talks relations with the u. S. Have plummeted since trump recognized jerusalem as israels cop. Last month the cuts threaten money allocated to the Palestinian Authority most u. S. Funding goes on development and Infrastructure Projects and not directly to the see itself also griscom its funding to the United Nations relief and