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selling plates of morning, the mediterranean ah, it's waters connect people of many cultures. seen of almost rock enter far abdul karim drift along with exploring modern lifestyles and mediterranean. where has history left? its traces. meeting people hearing their dreams mediterranean journey. this week on d. w. this is d w news asia coming up to date, fuel price high protests to wrapped in indonesia, energy costs surging around the world that the rise for indonesians is huge. as the government cuts back subsidies alaskan economists, if the move could backfire and to fulfill the dream of building your own home,
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only to have it washed away. the pro reality of pakistan's catastrophic floods, and a millions of people affected. ah, i've been presume i'm glad you could join us. thousands of people have been taking to the streets of indonesia biggest cities as 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 on 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 fuel prices,
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even occupying the regional parliament in archer is a huge burden. it would normally cost $1040.00 to use public transport for the whole day. and 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. perhaps this one i can margin, but 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 say the cost of states subsidies has already tripled this year, driven by soaring global energy prices. now, ordinary people will have to deal with the consequences. this is though, worse moment to increase the fuel price. because as we see that 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, is not only affecting manufacturing for them, but also african, $64000000.00 small, medium and the price to fuel brands receive stage subsidies. initially, they were only intended for the poor, but everybody uses them. the government now acknowledges that the globe 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. the big question is, will this be enough to quell the anger in southeast asia? largest economy has run is an economist with a set of for indonesia policy studies in jakarta. welcome to d, w. news, asia,
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governments around the world, a subsidizing energy costs. indonesia is taking those subsidies away. why? ah, i mean, because it has been a huge part in indignation, no nation of budget. we know that there has been increase in the global price, but you don't want to. but because i'm assuming the subsidy of july agency. so in the international budget assumption for the subsidy is the always the price to be like the $3.00 us dollar. but when the oil rust increased more than $100.00 or any be huge, but nobody has been, i've been going to enjoy it anymore. so that's why i think they take out the problems. so the systems become on affordable, but i find it interesting that they're only just working out now that
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a lot of these subsidies weren't going to the right people. we can ration every time i, every time they go about subsidies, people are the bridge. people will get the benefit from that. but we cannot that they got it because of the assumption if you would like to reach. but to get to obtain the subsidies, just like the people we have to like, i mean, i have the money story in, in, in the gas station you just have to put more costs rolling it, like you, you want to get station. so the people, i mean, the rich people can get the subsidies, but when you, when the big, the people that book people with the work that will be affected more because it's not only affective how they really get it, they get, it isn't or, or the dispute what will faith consumption as well because the
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full price will be everything in asia will increase because of the subsidy and it will be affected. the people will, indonesia already has one of the highest property rights in the world at 9 and a half percent. could all of this back fire because these sorts of protests have brought, gets down governments before in indonesia, every time the goal is to feel the always the progress because it will affect the 4 people then put people into the l. okay. the data packet can function for food consumption like 50 personal budget for food consumption. and now when i have been reduced by the go for many course, the full price will increase and it will have favorite food because they will have to spend more money to buy the food. and yeah,
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we can be maybe in the future. i mean, we cannot predict what was happening right now because i've been talking about the will take a little bit longer because the lady needed. i showed that the 511 for the number of people in department like we did in the next month. how can i ask you, is it time for a rethink in indonesia? how public transportation in 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, you know, regarding the consultation model, people are using the model. they are in the cycle in indonesia, especially for, for, for, for the big city. even in the conversation like late people use it and also
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re station people use it. but in other problems like, like in the guy that are in the order so much because you all know the cycle. so when the price will be will face, they will dinner dancing their means of transportation auction. maybe they will use a counselor, but i think people choose what they said in, in, in, in, in the well, there's a lot at stake environmentally and healthwise for the indonesians and also indonesians wealth has their own. thank you very much for being on the w news asia today. ah, the damage bill for pakistan go top $10000000000.00,
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but recovery funds are tight and experts reagan, it could take months for the plump or his to recede homes and businesses the submerged 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 a mom, have lost everything. 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. listen, mary will medical da. i worked my whole life to build his house. nike failure. i've never owned a house before yet. 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, to me again. 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. no matter this did that, it america. luckily we have relatives near by him and we are living with my cousin . am i there 4 or 5 other families there? we'll get that. they're just simple laborers. he get, he been mother, but they help us. so because they have family up and i am a d, m a that happened they 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 8 people normally live in their temporary accommodation now more than 30 are crammed in law. my kids are sick,
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a can't get any medicine. we can't even leave the house. i know the family needs medicine, food and clean drinking water, but there is 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 the harvest. that the food means that's likely to fail this year. now, but it also didn't, didn't fit by the water in some houses is a meter deep round. but near what the wheat harvest will be devastated this year. and next year their name was about the next. the water in the field has to drain away. it's likely there'll be no harvest one for 2 years of sol. don't get ugly albany looks at me with many here she'll the floods will main shoot shortages. although it's one of the countries with the lowest
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greenhouse gas emissions pakistan is a victim of climate change. but able to get anchor sauce, 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 he's pearson, and that was a p. if the government says more than 30000000 people are affected by the flooding . the authorities a promising financial help for those in need, but they have not received anything. so far, rashana lee doesn't know how he and his family will cope. image him up. wish, please don't ask me whether i'll ever be able to build another house. you may. i feel helpless and completely overwhelmed. i've never cried before in my life royal and i'm just trying to stay strong and be grateful for what god has given me. your
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less you me, her may was said because you'll rashana alleys. big heart now is that for his son, at least the dream of owning his own home will one day come true. after take and it's gonna take a long time, rebuilding pakistan. for more on our stories on d, w, use asia to day go to our website to help you dot com slash asia. i'll see you tomorrow. bye bye. people and trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. order families please. on the theory for the credit on it is we load demonstrate people fleeing extreme
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ross getting 200 people had signed for june around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. ah, ah, britain get the new prime minister. but the painful price of energy has consumers worried. the government is out of touch with their concerns. also on the show, we take a hop 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 into 10 downing street . liz trust, inherits a country in crisis from her predecessor, boris johnson. a weak 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. lincolnshire 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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