we are looking at indonesia. this is how it starts and then that's how it ends. >> we wanted to do the national symbol of indonesia. we wanted a more detailed product. >> we are great with power tools. this is the lowering mechanism for the wings. i know you understand all of this and it is just rudement dockery. >> i got it. give megan and i a moment to rework this here. . i'll be back. we need to mark every three inches and 16 centimeters. in the end, we'll chop off the part that's too long. if they follow our calculation, this should be very accurate. wait a minute, were our measurement ps wrong? >> we have to start over on the other side. i thought we had it. she's a hazard. i'm ready to nail this. me too, tim. you actually want to get in closer. >> my gosh. you were worried weren't you? >> turn around and paint it. ok. >> nothing is coming out. push it all the way. there you go. keep going back and forth. ex-let. that's called cacooning. >> we install these flex foam panels. >> it's styro foam and glue? >> p

last year foreign investment in indonesia grew about 20%. but while the country's solid economic growth is luring foreign businesses, competition for labor is fierce. as living standards in indonesia rise, more people feel entitled to enjoy the rewards of the country's growing economy. investors who assume they can take advantage of cheap labor in indonesia appear to be reaching a turning point. >> china eastertorial disputes with some asian countries have been causing friction in southeast asia. now there's another arena where chinese activities are attracting attention, the indian ocean. china is currently helping to construct sea ports in pakistan, sri lanka, myanmar and bangladesh sometimes referred to as china's string of pearls, the ports encircle india. some observers view them with suspicion evidence of alleged chinese ambitions over the region. today's report from sri lanka looks at a massive port facility china is building on the island and how india might respond. >> reporter: construction is well underway at this sea port in sout

last year foreign investment in indonesia grew about 20%. but while the country's solid economic growth is luring foreign businesses, competition for labor is fierce. as leading standards -- living standards in indonesia rise, more people feel entitled to enjoy the rewards of the country's growing economy. investors assume they can take advantage of cheap labor in indonesia appear to be reaching a turning point. >> some countries have been causing friction in southeast asia. now there's another arena where chinese activities are attracting attention, the indian ocean. china is currently helping to construct sea ports in pakistan, sri lanka, myanmar and bangladesh sometimes referred to as china's string of pearls, the ports encircle india. some observers view them with suspicion evidence of chinese ambitions over the region. today's report from sri lanka looks at a massive port facility china is building on the island and how india might respond. >> reporter: construction is well underway at this sea port in southern sri lanka. some facilitie

turning to indonesia now. the latest campaign to try and stop commuters from riding on the roofs of trains has come under fire. a human rights organization has criticized the nation's rail ways operator for putting lives at risk. the state owned rail company installed hanging balls of concrete near a railway station on the outskirts of jakarta. the balls are about the size of a grapefruit painted sill very and weigh about two kilograms. dangling them above the trains is supposed to deter people who ride illegally on the roofs. the practice nicknamed train surfing kills dozens every year. indonesia's national commission of human rights said the measure is a shortcut that shows the laziness of the bureaucracy and puts many lives at risk. hundreds of passengers across indonesia train surf every day. it's a way to avoid crowded carriage ors paying for a ticket. some people just do it for fun. past campaigns to deter the practice have ranged from hitting roof riders with poles and threatening them with dogs to appe

. >> nike will pay $1 million to workers in indonesia. and michelle obama denies claimed that she has been battling her husband's top aides in the white house. >> broadcasting on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >>> hello again. an arab league observer in syria has resigned, citing the mission there as a farce and accusing the government in damascus of committing war crimes. as the violence continues, nine people including a french journalist have been killed in a grenade attack. our correspondent returns from neighboring turkey. >> explosions, then chaos in the city of homs. its residents have been toward fear and bloodshed. a few foreign journalists have shared that fear. now one, if reporter, has lost his life in a mortar attack, adding to death toll that exceeds 5000. there were many other casualties. gilles jacquier was the veteran of many stories, and his death underlines there is no safety in syria. we may never know who fired the shells that killed him. the violence has only gotten worse since the arab leagu

, and that really hit indonesia in 1998.gives you an idea of just how long it's taken to get the backing once again of the credit rating agencies for indonesia. >> that really puts it into context, doesn't it, andrew? let's hone in on japan because last year 2011 was a tough year for this country. it was just last march that japan was rocked, of course, by that devastating earthquake and tsunami. while many things are slowly returning to normal there, the government says there's one major staple that isn't returning to normal at the moment, and it is tourism. japan's immigration bureau says the number of foreign visitors to the country fell by nearly 24.5% last year from 2010. that's about 2.3 million fewer visitors and tourists flocking to japan. it's the steepest decline on recent records. the government cited the tsunami devastation and the nuclear crisis fears as well as the strong yen for the reasons the tourist traffic to this country has slowed down so much of late. >> those worries about contamination are quite persi

nike has agreed compensation in a dispute with workers and indonesia over unpaid overtime. the indonesian subsidiary will pay more than $1 million in total. the settlement comes after one year of negotiations with trade unions. it reflects almost 600,000 hours of unpaid overtime and will compensate for a 500 workers -- compensate 4,500 workers. >> is arguable how much of the impact of this settlement will have on the indonesian business landscape. it was made out of court. there's no judicial precedent. interesting to note will be what kind of signal this settlement will send to other international companies in the footwear and apparel business in indonesia and what they do in terms of elevating the standards of business in their local factories. it's very easy for these international firms to say that they do not know what's going on on the ground this settlement, a significant one -- will certainly raise that issue. we're already hearing from trade issues that they're looking to take this sort of case. >> for more on nike agreeing to a compensation package, go to our web

. >>> a tsunami warning has been issued for indonesia, 200 miles off the coast of western indonesia. residents reportedly poured into the streets. a small quake in the same area in 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people. >>> two men were caught dress passing at the san francisco zoo over the weekend. san francisco police tell us the men jumped over a fence around 1:-- around 11:40 sunday morning to get through the zoo. late last month, somebody stole a squirrel monkey. the incidents are not related, investigators don't think. >>> legislation introduced by scott wiener would license and regulate commercial dog walkers on park property. if approved, dog walkers would be allowed to walk no more than eight dogs at a time. they would also have to receive special training and pay an annual fee for a permit. >>> still ahead -- a closer look at why wall street investors are in a good mood today and new information today about the new top man at apple and how well he's being -- how well he's being -- being except stated. stated-- compensated. @p@@@ >>> u.s. stocks are p

and next, some flash news on a series of stories from indonesia. first up, an attack to tackle the nation's rice shortage that some people are finding hard to swallow. the trade minister is quite simply urging indonesians to eat less rice. the archipelago's 240 million people eat more of the staple food than the country can produce. indonesia is the world's third biggest rice producer, but surging demand means it now has to import extra quantities of the grain. the eat less rice campaign is already being rejected by many consumers. they insist a meal without rice just isn't a meal at all. >> and next to banton province in western java where children currently have to risk their lives to get to school. they climb carefully over a bridge that was severely damaged by recent floods. if they take a different route, it would add an extra five kilometers to their journey. so many of the youngsters say they have no choice but to put fear aside and tackle the 168 meter long bridge if they want to make it to class on time. the area already lacked adequate in

. >> did you guys know surfing is huge in indonesia? >> sure. >> yeah, train surfing is huge in indonesia. this story coming to us from the uk's telegraph. the trains are packed sometimes with as many as 400,000 people. the government has tried everything to keep them from sitting on top of the train. they've put red paint up there. they've put oil on top of the train. they've put barbed wire on. to of the trains. they've even hired musicians to play safety songs. none of that has worked. so now they're hanging grapefruit-sized concrete balls above the trains. because if one of those things knocks you in the noggin, you're either going to die or fall off. >> that is really funny. >> it's kind of funny. but even the locals are saying, that ain't going to stop us. >> how close do they get to the train? >> the concrete ball s can't ge too close because it still needs to clear all the mechanics of the train. >> basically all they have to do is lay down. >> now it's become a game. they're going to start seeing how many stickers they can get

indonesia wants bastien to be a centerpiece of how we are engaging.'ve appointed ambassador and we were close with them on every issue, whether it's questions associated with climate change, indonesia is a huge player in global climate negotiations on issues relating to maritime security of which indonesia has played a key in an crucial role. we have a comprehensive partnership in which it is not as as some things. we have a whole host of commercial, educational, scientific people to people changes. but it is really developed deeper ties between the united states and indonesia over the course of the last several years. indonesia is starting to play a role not as the leader in aussie on, but a role in its own right in the g20 and we welcome that, support it and i'm very optimistic that if you had to make a list of those countries that were important to united states, that the united states did not fully appreciate important, indonesia would be high on that list. i hope that this engagement will start to change that there will be a wider recognition of

indonesia is the world's third biggest rice producer but surging demand means it now has to import extra quantities of the grain. the eat less rice campaign is already being rejected by many consumers. they insist a meal without rice just isn't a meal at all. and next to banton province in western java where children currently have to risk their lives to get to school. they climb carefully over a bridge that was severely damaged by recent floods. if they take a different route, it would add an extra five kilometers to their journey. so many of the youngsters say they have no choice but to put fear aside and tackle the 162 meter long bridge if they want to make it to class on time. the area already lacked adequate infrastructure. and concerned parents are calling for faster action fm the local government to repair the crossing before one of the children is injured. and finally, ecstatic scientists have just released time lapse images that confirm a type of monkey thought to be extinct is still alive in a remote corner of the world. the monkey was photographed in an area where it was not p

indonesia's economy is fueled by domestic consumption and the consumers are spending more for petrol at these pumps and they are unlikely to want to spend their cash elsewhere. >> here are the headlines. gulf states join saudi arabia in withdrawing their monitors from the arab league mission to syria. multi- milli mitt romney ire releases tax returns. it is time to catch up on what is going on in business with aaron. i think of you i think of a ray of sunshine. bring me some good news. you often do. >> don't shoot the messenger. the international labor known as the i.l.o. eleased its latest global jobs report and it is great reading calling it an urgent challenge. bottom line, three years of economic malaise has resulted in nearly 13 million less workers today than at the start of the crisis in 2009. here is the problem. several months ago the end of last year it warned governments around the world to start doing more to create jobs. the problem is despite the strenuous efforts by governments this crisis continues unabated. 1.1 billion people today are either jobless or living in pov

on a quick note, a man from indonesia voted because that is in indonesia the law. he didn't try to commit any malice. he just didn't know better, and he faces possible deportation, large legal bills, his business say wreck because of it and it's impacted him negatively. so it helps everyone if we're able to take non-citizens off the voter rolls. >> you're in a unique situation in michigan, because that advance lawsuit in 2008 that clamped down on what you could and could not do with the lists. the secretary of state of colorado, mr. gessler looked at the issue with noncitizens and utah found noncitizens that voe voted. it's happening. it's aa reality. there's forms in harris county for a client of mine that says are you a u.s. citizen, and they actually check no and were registered to vote. this is how bad it is. how do you untangle this web? it's a very, very difficult question. the only tools are section 8 and your own policy decisions. it's a complicated question. i'm convinced on citizens voting in elections, and that's a very, very dangerous situation. >> so w

first i want to talk about indonesia.ng something interesting to discourage people from riding the trains for free, taking free rides on trains. >> and why is that? if you think we have bad traffic in atlanta here, don, like jakarta trumps us all. people need to get to work, to school, need to go about their daily business. what they're doing and they have been doing it for decades is surfing on top of trains in order to get from one point to another. and so what the officials in jakarta have come out and said is that they're going to put these -- they're concrete balls the size of grapefruits, right, and they have suspended them from these rail racks on top of the trains and this is the latest measure they have put in place to try to prevent these people from again surfing on top or free loading on the trains. and this is not just in indonesia but we have some sound that i want to run to but we can talk about that later. >> let's listen. >> it's from a railway spokesman who is talking about the problem and the measures t

possibility that we're going to start seeing this in places like the philippines the places like indonesia malaysia and other areas of yemen which we've already seen some of the again these numbers continue i mean and you realized that because it's easy it's simple and we like to do it but of course it's a violation of international law but you know that just gets in the way so we'll just say it's easy and it's simple so we'll do it we've got the stuff let's do it that's the argument i guess as should the state department be doing it though. no without question they should not be doing this i mean again we have to decide whether or not we're part of the international community or not i recognize that there are threats out there and i know this very very clearly that the threats do exist but when we unilaterally do things and again this happened during the bush administration and we saw many on the left jumping up and down screaming about this until all of a sudden it was one of their own in the white house and then conveniently they all disappeared again this is the same problem that we ha

. >>> using scandals to make a statement, people in indonesia are protesting the trial of a 15-year-oldo admitted to stealing a police officer's sandals. they're protesting by dumping hundreds of sandals at police stations. >> the significance of the flip-flops is that this week a 15-year-old boy was sentenced to a five-year term for doing what? for allegedly stealing some flip-flops from an officer. now, he stole them last year when he was only 14. and he only admitted to doing it after he was severely beaten. and then this week got the sentence of five years. so the there's a protest around the country. let's hear what the national commitment of protection to children had to say as to why they're doing this. >> we came up with the idea of a thousands sandals we see as xwooeg being compensation for the sandals that were stolen opinion. >> this is a country where over 6,000 children a year, literally minors are held in prison. so it's very concerning. and this particular commission for the protection of adjourn, in 2002, they enacted the law for child protection, but it doesn't seem to

close their operations in germany, either completely, or transfer them somewhere else like china, indonesia, india, or wherever. >> studitemps plans to stay in germany. it wants to grow from 90 to 200 workers this year. management believes it is well- prepared because current employees are already have the in the workplace. that even now with 3 million unemployed, we have an economic boom phase forcing a punt -- forcing employers to use headhunters. it shows what is still to come, especially for young students, the leaders of tomorrow. >> the employees stealing their way through the brave new world of work, but the lack of skilled labor is only just starting to be felt -- the employees steeling their way through the brave new world of work. with the balance of power shifting between management and workers, and maybe it is time for both sides to plot a new course. >> that was a look at the german labor market. thanks for watching, and to stay tuned to -- do stay tuned to dw- tv. hi, i'm janice edwards, inviting you to join us for bay area vista. as you probably know, bay area vista is your s

the rivers are being destroyed in more than 70 countries from china, indonesia, let in america, peru, costa rica, romania, all around the world, and of course africa. why do i care about it? believe it or not my own father during for financial times would go to the river, and operate one of these tables, and try to make a living. unfortunately, because of the gold standard in those days it was pegged at $35 an ounce. the tragedy is the river is now an environmental disaster. it is torn up. worse, in looking for gold they use mercury at a rate of 2-to1 to identify the gold. they are attached to the mercury. there is another poison, and there is cyanide, used to extract gold from oil. 70 countries, maybe more have a tremendous crisis on their hands, yet very little can be done for eight because 50 million people depend on subsistence -- for it, because 50 million dependents subsistence farming. gold is not always that glistens. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. exelon, we are acting, committed to disposing greenhouse gas emissions annually throu

caller: you say he never lived in indonesia? host: did live in indonesia. caller: i read his book.ost: her point was as and indonesia-, i want to clarify what she was saying -- caller: she said he was admitted as an indonesian exchange student. i wondered about that, what it said about him. i just wondered about it and i want to hear more. host: ok, thanks for the call. from "the new york post" -- lorraine is joining us from ohio, a supporter of rick santorum. caller: good morning. i am not a good speaker and i go around a little bit so bear with me. i do not disagree with us having upper-class, middle-class, to lower class. that is the way the world runs. i get it. what if we don't like the people that are running? if we just let them through and that's it, let's go on. i think it is wrong to think -- i'd think we need to do some change their bread i think barack obama has had a lot of problems with the people that he is dealing with. they don't like them. they put him at a halt. his hands are up in the air. right now, i don't think changing presidents would help was going on in t

. >> you hear about children from thailand and indonesia, so it's surprising to hear. the >> this map shows some of the hot spots, they are right that -- bribed after arriving. >> it generally starts right away. >> it happens every single day. >> this moment is one of thousands of victims who walked out the door of a local airport and into their world of sex slavery. >> they said i stopped making money they would sell me. >> dacey all of the victims traveling through, and even more at dulles airport, but oftentimes it goes unreported. what makes this crime so hard to crack down on is that these victims are hidden in plain sight. they walk through the airport and often go undetected by everyone around them. customs and border patrol look for telling signs of a tractor and victims. it is also up to travelers to say something if they seize something. >> of there's a person that looks like they are solemn and someone else dominating them, those are indicators. >> they are also on board tracking down on this rapidly growing crime. >> the flight attendants could put a huge d

new trends spread from here to neighboring malaysia and indonesia.o-called otaku has already taken root, so the promoter thought the group's animae and costly style would be a winner. >> yay! >> i used to watch like videos in the cafes and akihabara and i'm always very amazed and inspired. i just feel like, you know, i want to do this, too. >> reporter: the promoter wants fans to follow these ordinary girls on their journey to stardom. japanese agents typically use that strategy to build a loyal fan base. >> translator: in japan, it's important for idols to share their path to stardom with their fans. this concept is new to overseas audiences. i'm sure it will work here as well. >> reporter: one year after they were first recruited, the group's debut has come. their first live performance in singapore. >> sea-a! yay! ♪ >> reporter: the 3,000 capacity venue is packed out. some people are forced to stand. the performance is a big success, a potential first step towards creating a new asian idol group. >> translator: our greatest challenge is how to app

starting the company, should there be a higher bar for someone from here winning it versus somebody in indonesia? >> i think it is important to remember this is a competition. so it is competitive in the market. and i think people do look at silicon valley and say who won silicon valley because those are going to be a true market leader. >> should they be held to a higher standard in. >> you used the analogy of the new york yankees. to get there you had to play ten games against the other new york yankees. >> and ultimately we're competing at the national level. that's what the winners from san jose did last year and the winners on june 2 in san francisco will compete in palm springs and then that u.s. winner that linked in this year goes on to monaco. >> are they held to the same standards? >> it is an independent group of judges that do the selections. it is ceos, past award winners, private equity partners, people who live and breathe innovation in their businesses every day. they hold them to a real high standard. >> last year's northern california awards you had -- we think linked in. >> it

these students live in the leback region of indonesia. and they are crossing this bridge. >> whoa! >> to get to their school. that is like something out of "indiana jones" or something. >> this bridge connects two villages. >> they look terrified. >> absolutely terrified. and in some instances, some of the parents do cross with their children. but the reason they're having to do this, this region has seen a lot of flash flooding. and a lot of bridges that connected the two villages where these people live were washed away. this is the only remaining bridge, and it cuts about 30 minutes off of their walk to and from school. >> there's kids climbing on a top level, bottom level, and some of the girls are wearing -- it almost looks like ballet flats, not shoes you'd want to be crossing in. do you know if they make this trek daily or back and forth each week? >> this is a daily trek. they're crossing twice a day you can see they're scared but they're that dedicated to their studies. they're carrying book bags. that's not just the weight of their body they're holding up. they're hoping

daisuke, nhk world, banda aceh, indonesia. >>> let's look at the latest in sumo. >>> happy new year, and it's a happy start to the new year's sumo tournament. it's day 3, and time to highlight some of the action. rank and file okay nami is yet to open his 2012 account. >>> he's making his return to the top ranks, but looked out of his element. he seems to have the expectations of many sumo fans in his debut tourney as aosecci. he hits and shifts, attacks with his left hand, straight over the edge. the new osecci looks large and in charge. new com subi was discovering how tough it was. he looks to be on track after recovering from surgery in december. wakakoyu begins with the trademark thrusts. he takes licks, looking for a solid grip. despite his efforts to upset the ozeki, good toss hatamafuji winning in the opening three days. >>> hakuho really loses in the first week. he last beat him in 2008. ominously tried a half-hearted attack, and pushes out. a perfect start for hakuho was usual. days 2 and 3 mark the first time since may 2009 tourney that all ozeki won their bouts on back-to

like japan, going into the second wor war where you had a full eargo on japanese oil comi in from indonesia and lashed out with pearl harbor, a lot of people forget that this was kind of what happened before the japanese move, but the amount of the financial pressure on iran is so intense now and like vali is saying it is not what they can't buy, can they do any kind of global transactions when you target someone's central bank a lot of people think that is an act of war and what, how the iranians, are they just going to sit back? is this really just bluster because we had it before or sort of entering a new phase where the financial war is so intense that they almost feel that they have no choice now respond in some way and possibly in the investigates of zero hormuz or in the gulf would be the most likely place. >> rose: david there your own sources from the government and europe is there a growing concern about iran being a bit might do something crazy in a momentf conict? >> .. >> yes, i think there is concern that ira might act in a provocative way, might try to stage a crisis, in part

indonesia, look here. this is brazil. this is mexico coming here. this is indonesia.his is bangladesh. bangladesh is catching up with india. they're overtaking india. africa is falling down. now we see some are delayed here but almost the entire world is here. a completely new world. >> suarez: the presentation is one he's been giving audiences at conferences and meetings around the world since he became an internet phenom in 2006. that's when a lecture he gave at the annual ted conference, a who's who gathering of high- tech, design and entertainment leaders, was posted online and quickly went viral. >> my students what they said when they looked upon the world and i asked them what do you really think about the world and they said the world is still we anthem. we is the western world anthem is third world. what do you mean with the western world? well, that's long life and small family. third world is short life and large family. so this is what i could display here. i put fertility rates. number of children per woman. 1, 2, 3, 4 up to about 8 children per woman. he

new trends spread from here to neighboring malaysia and indonesia. so-called culture from japan has already taken root. so the promoter thought the group's anime and style would be a winner. >> i used to watch videos and i am very amazed and inspired. i feel like i want to do this too. >> reporter: the promoter wants fans to follow these ordinary girls on their journey to stardom. japanese agents typically use that strategy to build a loyal fan base. >> translator: in japan, it's important for idols to share their path to stardom with their fans. this concept is new to oversea's audiences. i'm sure it will work here as well. one year after they were first recruited, the group's debut has come. their first live performance in singapore. >> sea-a! >> the 3,000 capacity venue is packed out. some people are forced to stand. the performance is a big success, a potential first step towards creating a new asian idol group. >> translator: our greatest challenge is how to appeal to foreign audiences whose culture, nationality and language are different from o

but he says the asean plus region will remain an engine of the world economy, led by china and indonesia. >> markets might be affected and naturally this region also will be affected. and i'm hoping the asean plus three countries as a group could continue maintain their growth moment momentum. we should be able to achieve about like six points, sorry, 4.6, 4.7%. >> what about recurrence of the crisis, again, in this region, like asean currency crisis. don't you agree that or not? >> financial sector are really much, much stronger than they were in asian financial currencies. in terms of reserve, from many countries in this region, really have increased substantially. that also becomes an effective buffer and the last point i like to mention is asian countries are realizing the importance of cooperation and coordination. so i'm really hoping the currencies will not come back to this region, but we must work very hard. >> reporter: he pointed out a need to build a tougher system to prevent a global financial crisis where a problem in one country sparks trouble in another. it can be used to