And we will look at who is going to be the countrys next president. The government says the army must act according to the principals of the constitution and democracy and follows a declaration of marshal law, the army insists its not trying to seize power and only seeking to restore order after months of mass street protests and we report from bangkok. Reporter this is what marshal law looks like. Tanks are back on the streets in bangkok. Soldiers making themselves very visible in strategic areas. The head of the military says the armed forces are now in control of all security in the country but this is not a coup. Translator to maintain peace an order and bring back peace into all groups and all sides as soon as possible i use law section two and four on marshal law 2457 to announce marshal law all over thailand. I asked all sides and groups to stop my movement in order to stop the sustainable solution as soon as possible. Reporter this military take over is the latest development i
A surge of local anger. Ukraines richest man instigates rallies against prorussian separatists and demands an end to the violence. Im at the Cannes Film Festival where theres no shortage of female actors but where are the female directors . Thats a bit of a sore subject. Find out why later in the program. So dozens of people have been killed after two bombs exploded in nigerian city of joss. The blasts went off in a busy intersection next to a popular market. No claim of responsibility, but boko haram is suspected given the Current Situation there. The latest is live from abuja. Tell us what you know. Reporter well, the blast happened near the main market at the busy intersection that was full of people at that point. One of the bombs were put on a minivan and another one on a truck. Police could be seen on pictures in social media putting in pickup bodies. The police have confirmed more than six people have died. The tensions are rising over the town with the armed forces and police o
Millions of people are living in makeshift camps. The cannes Film Festival, no shortage of the female actresses, but where are the female directors. We start this news hour in thailand where the soldiers are in the streets of the capital and the operation is not a coo but attempts to bring stability of the six months of protest. We look at what martial law means for the people in thigh land. First to the capital, and joining us live from there, whats the response to this, scott . Well, jane, a lot of people are upset because this is martial law being imposed and this happened overnight and it happened as a surprise. 3 00 a. M. Local time is when this was enacted, if you will, the military issued written statements to media and going through and then the army chief came on and gave an address at 6 30 a. M. And going to sleep on monday evening and thinking that the political crisis is continuing and wake up and the nation is under a martial law and they are upset and confused about that.
Very adapted and survived . They were very agile and trying to react and continued to stay in business. Are there adaptations they can again ta ke there adaptations they can again take on to make sure that they keep trading . I think there are adaptations that they were making that will come to the fore again, so many of these businesses, for the first time, over they take away solution, delivery, looked at click and collect for local residents and community. Lots of pubs provided meals for wheels for those shielding, elderly customers for whom there are only social experience in the week is coming to the pub for a drink and a meal, they provided those meals on wheels services. Others turned to groceries. My local pub provided yeast, flour, fresh fruit and vegetables, not only to help with the local community struggling to access those goods but also to keep their supply chains running. We have to remember there is a huge hinterland behind hospitality
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