US Ambassador on Thai Coup

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"This did come as a bit of a surprise" - US ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney tells us her reaction to yet another military coup in Thailand. In what's being described as a "bloodless coup", after months of political turmoil the army has seized power - dissolving the government, and suspending the constitution. We also get reaction from Akhapol Sorasuchart, a former spokesman for the Thai government and a former MP with Thailand's Democratic Party. We're also joined by Mark Anderson, organiser of the Future in Review conference in Laguna Beach, California, who tells us about their potentially ground-breaking technology ideas we'll be using in five years time. But genius does not reside solely in the world of hi-tec. Sometimes it's the simple ideas which can make the most difference. We hear from three winners of the Ashden Awards. They're for achievements in the developing world - simple, yet ingenious inventions which can dramatically improve people's lives. Carlo Figa Talamanca and Visal Sim from the Sustainable Green Fuel Enterprise in Cambodia won for a cleaner way of making charcoal in Cambodia and Jim Taylor - from Proximity Designs - tells us about an irrigation device, a foot treadle pump, he's developed in Burma. Plus why London estate agents are unapologetic about the soaring cost of housing. And Rachel Lu of the blog Tea Leaf Nation in Hong Kong tells us why the future for millions of Chinese people is looking lonelier.