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about their motivations to texas does so much to you in the real goal of architecture is to create habitat for human about their struggles. and dreams for responsibility is hugely have so much to lose shattering the glass ceiling women in architecture dismiss has to be really, really good. start september 30th on d, w. o . c, d, w, news, asia coming up today. fuel price high protests around in indonesia, energy costs surging around the world at the rise for indonesians is huge, as the government cuts back subsidies alaskan economist if the move could backfire . and to fulfill the dream of building your own home, only to have it washed away,
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approve reality of pakistan's catastrophic floods. and millions of people affected ah, i'm pain pursuant glad you could join us. thousands of people have been taking to the streets of indonesia biggest cities. there's widespread anger and despair. how to cope with soaring inflation, afford a meal, pay for fuel the demonstrate as a demanding another increase in the minimum wage for next year. trade unions, one, the protests could continue until december, and could include strikes fuel price hikes, make ice cream. that's the message. students here in the province of ha, one to send to their government. all across indonesia, labor unions, and student states protests against higher crisis,
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even occupying the regional parliament in archer is a huge burden. it would normally cost why you row $42.00 is public transport for the whole day. now it's only good for one way trip to school. many of our parents catch fish for a living and depend on cheap fuel price and collapsed is what i got from my to my if the fuel prices stay high, the price of groceries will go up to people's income is still very low, shall we demand the government to reverse their decision the money. the indonesian government has artificially kept fuel prices low for decades. the recent hike, the 1st in 8 years raised the price of gasoline by about 30 percent. the government argues it had no choice. they see the cost of states. he says already triple this year, driven by soaring global energy prices. now, ordinary people will have to deal with the consequences. this is no worse moment to increase the fuel price. because as we see this, there's
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a purchasing powers still recover from the panama of the 2 years. and the impact of the fuel price is not only affecting transport. it's not only affecting manufacturing product, but also affecting $64000000.00 small medium and the price. chill fuel branch receive state subsidies. initially, they were only intended for the poor, but everybody uses that. the government now acknowledges that the fog subsidies was not well targeted. apparently 70 percent of the cheap fuel has benefited middle and upper classes rather than low income indonesians. a cash handout equivalent to 10 euros is now supposed to cushion the impact of the price hike on millions of poor families. that the question is, will this be enough to quell the anger in southeast asia, us largest economy? us run is an economist with a center for indonesia policy studies in jakarta. welcome to dw news, asia,
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governments around the world as subsidizing energy costs. indonesia is taking those subsidies away. why? because it hadn't been to the huge intonation, national budget. we know that there has been increase in the global price than intended to, but because i'm assuming the subsidy july agency . so in the, in the major national budget function for a subsidy is the price to be like the us dollar. but when we run increased more than $100.00, already be huge. by the way, when i go to that, they don't enjoy it anymore. so the quite, i think they take out the funds. so the systems become affordable,
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but i find it interesting that they're only just working out now that a lot of these subsidies weren't going to the right people. we've got simulation every time i, every time because limits subsidies people assumption people will get the benefit from that. but we cannot pick up because of the assumption if you would like to book a give me one been discussed. it is just like the people who have to like kill them . i mean, i've been monitoring in, in, in the gas station, you just have to put more control in it like you, you want to get station before. i mean, the reason can i get it if it is, but when you, when the big, the people, the people in the world that will be affected more because not only did, how do we get they get it or diffuse what
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their consumption as well. because the full price will be everything in any increase because of the subsidies it will be affected. the people that was already has one of the highest property rights in the world at 9 and a half percent. could all of this back fired because these sorts of protests have brought down governments before in indonesia, every time to go over the whole process because it will not make it for people put people into the l. okay. the data for consumption or food consumption, like if the person or if budget for food consumption. and now when the be reduced by the golf course, if we prize no, no, you don't really increase and it will pay that full because they will have more
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planning to buy the food. and yeah, we can be maybe in the future. i mean, if we cannot predict what the good i've been talking about the will take a little bit longer because the lady in the pharmacy level for the people in the park in the next how can i ask you, is it time for a rethink in indonesia, how public transportation and transportation is done because average fuel consumption in indonesia is 13 percent above the global average. because of the millions of motor vehicles that zip through the cities. well yeah, regarding the population, most people are in the cycle in indonesia, especially for, for the big c, a station like people use it
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a but in another problem, like in a matter, it was their own. so with a, maybe a about, i think is a, in, in a lot at stake, environmentally and health wise for the indonesians and also it and asians. what else has, what i thank you very much for being on the w 's asia today. ah, the damage bill for pakistan to top $10000000000.00 recovery funds are tight and
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experts reagan, it could take months for the phlebotomy to receive homes and businesses as a burge store don't even exist anymore. reconstruction is impossible, right? now, thousands of the small factories and kilns across the country have been extinguished . the supplies of bricks needed for rebuilding are also under water. rashana lee and his son, the mom have lost everything. ah, they put their savings into building a house which they finished only 2 months ago in the southern province of sind. the floods have wiped out their home and all their hopes. we mustn't marry wilma go. yeah, i worked my whole life to build his house. he said, yeah, yeah, i've never owned a house before. yeah. who was so happy when we finally managed to save enough to build it. i don't know whether that will ever happen again. yeah, megan ali and his son are both carpenters. he mom bought some
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materials and started building a workshop, but his hopes were quickly dashed. it re, non stop for 17 days and the walls were overcome by flood waters ameritas did at it and that it, luckily we have relatives nearby and we are living with my cousin there 4 or 5 other families there. well, good that they're just simple laborers. you gotta be a mother, but they help us because they have family up and i am a d, m a that have been had on the way into the village with the families now staying. the scale of the destruction is clear with the water here is also waste deep. i people know me leaving their temporary accommodation. now more than 30 are crammed in law. my kids are sick,
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i can't get any medicine. we can't even leave the house. i don't know the family needs medicine, food and clean drinking water, but there's little prospect of any improvement char, her son is the agricultural minister in a region which is 90 percent flooded. with many residents of farmers who depend on their harvest. that the food means that's likely to fail this year now, but i don't, i don't think didn't fit by the water in some houses is a meter deep. but the what the wheat harvest will be devastated this year. and next year he, danny was i got on if the water in the field has to drain away, it's likely there'll be no harvest man for 2 years. it's hard to get unless albany looks at me with many here she'll the floods will
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main shoot shortages. although it's one of the countries with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions pakistan is a victim of it change, but able to get anxious. also, i wish the village elders say it hasn't rained this hard in a 100 years. of course it's linked to global warming and climate change, but i believe there's another what appears. the government says more than 30000000 people are reflected by the flooding. the authorities a promising financial help for those in need. but they've not received anything so far. rashana lee doesn't know how he and his family will cope yet. moves him up. wish please don't ask me whether i'll ever be able to build another house. yeah, i'm sorry, i feel helpless and completely overwhelmed. i've never cried before in my life that oh oh and i'm just trying to stay strong and be grateful for what god has given me
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. your less you may have may will say, because you will rashana alleys. big heart now is that for his son, at least the dream of owning his own harm will one day come true. the take and it's gonna take a long time. rebuilding pakistan. the more on our stories on dw use asia today. go to our website, dw, talk com slash asia. i'll see you tomorrow. bye bye. departure to the to day this meas, flying to a foreign planet. in the 16th century, it meant being a captain and setting sail to discover
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a route. the world famous c. voyage of ferdinand magellan. i'd rather erase linked to military interests, erase linked to political and military christy. but it was so linked to many financial interests and adventure full of hardships, dangers and death 3 years and that would change the world forever. my jillions journey around the world starts september 7th on d. w with ah, britain, get the new prime minister with the painful of energy has consumers worried? the government is out of touch with their concerns. also on the show, we take a half around the block to see how e u countries are preparing for high gas prices and cold and the cold winter ahead
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. we'll hear from our correspondence. welcome to the w business. i'm christy flotsam, a new prime minister and the same old problems as she moves in a 10 downing street live. trus inherits a country in crisis from her predecessor boris johnson, a week economy, massive supply chain problems and skyrocketing prices for food and energy. and many brits are worried about the upcoming winter and wondering how they'll pay their bills linked i'm sure. in the east midlands of england it's home to gary and natasha waterhouse. she has been needing around the clock here since a cancer treatment. he has quit his job as a cabbie to provide gary shows us their utility bills. their costs have recently gone up from $36.00 to more than $200.00 euros per month, making plans of which rooms we can hate at the moment.

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