talk about indonesia.there was a military coup sponsored and supported by the west. the united states, the united kingdom, australia japan. the united states took a key role. the charismatic first president of indonesia and the founder of the nonaligned movement that was trying to carve an independent path, he is the president who led indonesia out from dutch colonialism. he was overthrown in the military coup. within six months, somewhere between half a million and 3 million people were killed. every opponent or potential opponent of the new dictatorship , trade union leaders intellectuals, teachers, the yes and the chinese, members of the farmers cooperative the indonesian women's movement were rounded up, put in concentration camp's, and a great many of them were killed. amy: talk about your first film what you covered there, and what you are covering with this one. joshua: in 2003, i began my work on the 1965 genocide and its present-day legacy. the current regime of fear and thuggery and corruption. i

yusuke ota, nhk world, batang, indonesia. >>> indonesia's economy is developing, but not fast enough for millions of its poor. nearly half the population still lives on less than $2 a day, and many people die from diseases due to lack of medical care. one young doctor is trying to tackle this problem, and his novel solution has had an unintended side effect. nhk world's fransiska renata reports. >> reporter: a tiny clinic in the city of malal. people show up to receive treatment and medicine. they pay for this service not in cash, but in garbage. >> translator: i'm just grateful to be able to receive medical treatment. it keeps me in good health. >> reporter: 25-year-old gamal albinsaid founded this clinic two years ago. >> translator: you need to keep your blood pressure from rising, so please be careful what you eat. >> reporter: he also came up with the clinic's unique health care program. residents drop off a set quota of recyclable trash every month, 4 kilograms of cardboard, or 2.5 kilograms of plastic. in return, they receive a free medical examination up to twice a month. the

this is a province of indonesia.ver the next few days, we are going to see some showers and thunderstorms impacting the search and rescue here. the weather turning a little bit worse in the next couple of days. but no torrential downpours, no significant thunderstorms here as i see it. again, we are in the drier system. this time of year, all the wet weather moves up toward the north. here we are with the accumulation potential in the next 24 to 48 hours. at the time the plane went missing, as i see it, no significant weather across the region. as far as thunderstorm activity and any very heavy rainfall, that was not the case at around 3:00 p.m. local. >> thank you so much for that. >> let's bring in now cnn aviation analyst and former inspector general of the us department of transportation may m mary seechiavo. most people understand after mh370, the underwater search. but technologically what resources are available beyond the visual search for a search on land potentially in this mountain region? >> the emergency

search and rescue crews will be out during daylight in indonesia. they have a tough task ahead locating the wreckage and looking for survivors. back to you. >>> meanwhile, jimmy carter attended church services in georgia as he always does after he announced he has cancer. he appeared to be in good spirits with wife by his side. he shared his diagnosis last week, saying recent surgery revealed the liver cancer. the 90-year-old says he will keep teaching sunday school. >>> the death toll from a chemical explosion in china is climbing. more than 700 people were injured in that blast, and at least 95 are still missing after wednesday's explosion. >>> in boston now, a street performer in scrubs is using his hobby for a good cause. i don't know how hygienic this is, but that is not a costume. that is a doctor ntertaining a huge crowd outside of the medical center. he says he started doing all this just for fun. buart when the kids started piling up, it sparked an idea. he's donated more than $5,000 to charity in just the past couple of months. >> what i w

the indonesia government is planning to build a 140 kilometer long rail way. officials say they will closely examine the propels from china and japan before making a final decision. >>> jewelry made from stones like jade and agate is booming. since agent times precious stones are lucky. both women and men of all ages are buying gem stones as fashion items. >> reporter: indonesia, stones are booming. people will spend a lot of money to buy the stones. tons of shoppers converge in this market every day. the market specializes in natural stones. the prices vary but even ring supplies at over $800 are selling like hot cakes. more than 200 are still natural stones half open in the past two years. demand has expanded rapidly thanks to the country's economy and the boom is gaining momentum but people are buying them for investment purposes. >> translator: the stones will sell for double or triple the price i paid for them. it's a lot more profitable to invest in natural stones than to put your money in a bank. >> reporter: the western province is home for high-qualit

the risk of being poisoned bitch sipping the wrong kind of alcohol in indonesia. indonesia. for the type of person that i am. >> facing tough challenges. >> we do feel cheated by the american university process. >> taking a stand. >> it's gonna be on my terms on how i want it to be. >> boldly pursuing their dreams. >> what did i do? >> the lives of american teenagers. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. houthi rebels strengthening after suffering in the south. they are in the strategic city of ibb. iran's foreign minister heading to damascus wednesday, heads to damascus. it comes as it is shelled. the government is targetting rebels on the out skirts of the capital. >> chinese ruble has found. it's after the central bank pushed it lower for a second day >>> aid groups in south sudan say sexual violence against women is increasing. we report from bentiu where there has been fight, women are vulnerable to attacks. >> each day the displaced women in bentiu walk into the bush to collect firewood. they'll spend half a day trying to collect enough to sell. some say they

. >>> still ahead on al jazeera indonesia suffering from a chronic malnutrition problem that is not onlying children's growth and also that of the economy. doctors in deadlock, no dealing between the government and doctors to reverse a full-scale strike. ♪ the table. >> what was that total bill from start to now? >> almost like 10 million dollars. >> enough people have decided that the gun lobby has too much power for too long. the nra is not invincible. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. ♪ hello again, the top stories on al jazeera, a series of attacks targeted security forces across turkey, four police officers have been killed in the southeast. earlier in istanbul and a bomb outside of a police station injuring seven people. a car bomb exploded outside the airport in kabul, at least five people have been killed and another 20 wounded and taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the man is in a critical conduct in the u

says one-third of indonesia children are stunted and as we report from western java it's not only ahealth concern and it could have problems for the country. >> reporter: his tummy hurts but he cannot put that into words and at three years old he should be bigger and still cannot talk or walk and four of his siblings have died by lack of food and nutrients and he shows how sometimes eats the crumbled bricks off the wall. >> translator: i often wait for my husband all day to bring money. he often comes home empty han d handed. our children cry at home, asking for food but we cannot give it. >> reporter: this is some of what they can afford, stale rice full of ants and we are told it's duck food and this kind of diet is having an impact on millions of children across indones indonesia. >> translator: mall newerished children are smaller and brain development is different and intelligence is not as good as others and it needs to be addressed. >> reporter: poverty and the lack of opportunity and no access to education, it's something that affects millions of people and what that means i

but this is indonesia. this is a developing country. where the air industry, aviation industry is rapidly growing. so you do have these airlines coming on line, if you like, and they're training up pilots, obviously not to the standards that we expect in the west. but they are making these flights. and this is the third plane to go missing here in asia in the last 18 months, which is just extraordinary. >> it's astonishing. thank you very much. reporting this evening from hong kong for us. i want to turn to a commercial airline pilot. we showed a picture of this plane, relatively small plane, about a 50-seater, flying in less than ideal conditions. we know there were thunderstorms in the area, shooting in on a very tricky approach through the mountains there. what are the most obvious factors that could have caused this? >> the most obvious is as you mentioned, weather, of course. >> we fly through bad weather. >> that's true. after looking at a google map a fairly recent one, or a satellite photo of it, that airport looks -- it's up at

plus, a lethal cocktail, the risk of being poisoned the wrong kind of alcohol in indonesia. >> the top stories on al jazeera. at least 55 people have been killed when a bomb loaded i expn baghdad. a suicide bomber drove the truck. at least 44 people have been killed in two huge explosions in one of the world's busiest port notice china. hundreds more were injured and 36 firemen are reported missing. the blast is tianjin was so big it was felt miles from the scene. senior politicians have been removed from office. >>> iran's foreign minister is in damascus. he avoided giving exact details on what was discussed, but described the he can change as good. meanwhile, there's been no let-up in the fighting in syria. >> reporter: the rebel strong hold was one of several held towns around the capital targeted by government air strikes. the military regularly attacks these regions, but the latest was in retaliation for an assault on the government seat of power. casualties were caused as rockets landed in damascus. rebels occasionally fire mortars into the capital from the countryside, but this

well, unfortunately this isn't a problem that just affects indonesia.1 million children are stunted. and every year 3 million children die from mal malnutrit. if we are thinking about countries with the largest number of malnourished or under nourished children india is at the top of the list, closely followed by pal stan, china and indonesia in fifth place. >> i was trying to get my head around the idea of malnutrition, the definition is you are not getting enough? i am assuming this is link today positive, or you ared topovertye wrong type of nutrition, what is the biggest problem. >> it's a mix of all sorts of things. as you say, it's not getting the right nutrients which leads to macro nutrients deficiencies, they are not getting enough vitamin "a," sync, iron, they become deficient in these really essential nutrients, they are not getting enough calories, they are underweight and they need these calories to grow and be strong. and then also if their environment isn't right for them. they are not living in a clean environment, if they don't have acc

. >> and i'm victor blackwell and we're starting out with breaking news out of indonesia. a regional flight carrying 54 people is missing. >> the flight left jayapura at 2:52 in the afternoon. it lost contact about a half hour into its journey. >> we understand from authorities the search has been suspended for the day. bad weather there. nightfall. it's dark. officials say it will resume in the morning. kathy novak is following the story. she's in seoul, south korea. kathy, get us up to date. >> reporter: we're waiting for a press conference to get under way in jakarta. what we do know is a bit about this plane. it carried 54 people, 44 adults, 5 crew, 2 children. this is a prorchs vince of indo, ten minutes away from where it was to land. it's a mountainous region on the border of papua, new guinea. there's much talk about getting a search under way again when it's light, whether they'll be able to access such a remote region. >> kathy novak, thank you so much. let's bring in our analyst. we've got former inspector with us -- former faa inspector david. i want to broaden

indonesia's head of air transportation told reporters that villagers spotted the plane. and that it had crashed 15 miles from its destination. into the mountains and dense jungle of eastern indonesia, an area known for low clouds and fog. to make matters worse, heavy rain and winds were moving through. but there was no distress call. >> if, in fact, they're in the side of a mountain, as is reported, they may not have recognized where they were, and that impact may have been as much a surprise to them as anything else. >> reporter: it's been a difficult two years for air safety in asia. in june, more than 100 were killed when a military plane crashed in sumatra, indonesia. last december an airasia flight crashed into the sea killing 162. and investigators are still looking for answers in the crash of malaysian airlines mh370. the airline only flies in indonesia. and airline safety experts say it's had 14 serious incidents. severely damaging nine aircraft in crashes since 1992. no cause yet and no comments yet from the airline. erica, it's nearly daylight now in indonesia,

a grim discovery at the site of a deadly indonesia plane crash.e're live with the new developments next. >>> worse fears confirmed this morning. the bodies of the 54 people have been located after the trigana flight was located in a mountain in eastern indonesia. the black box in the hand of investigators as helicopters are deployed to begin the recovery process. cnn's kathy novak has the latest for us this morning. kathy? >> reporter: tragic news, christine. sadly not unexpected. it's been two days since villagers saw this plane crash into the mountain. it's taken that long for the search and recovery teams to actually reach the site and now once again facing exactly the same problems of this rugged terrain and bad weather. they had a clearing in the weather and they were able to get there and locate the bodies but now the problem is they have not been able to get a single one out. ground teams spending yet another night on the mountain. now the search teams in the air have also had to be called off just because this is such a difficult region wi

we have a special report on the effects of malnutrition on the lives of indonesia's children. children. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. turkish security forces have been targeted in a number of attacks across the country. attack on u.s. consulates building. syrian rebels say they've made advances against the assad government. car bomb exploded outside the airport of afghanistan's capital, kabul. at least five were killed. pro government forces in yemen have retain sections of seefned sa nap the head of the international committee says the situation in yemen is catastrophic. on sunday he toured damaged buildings in the historic old city of the capital sanaa. dozens of yemenis have arrived in jordan for much needed medical treatment. many of them are struggling with injuries that are months old. health officials say more

in june, more than 100 were killed when a military plane crashed in sumatra, indonesia. killing 162. and investigators are still looking for answers in the crash of malaysian airlines mh370. the airline only flies in indonesia. and airline safety experts say it's had 14 serious incidents. severely damaging nine aircraft in crashes since 1992. no cause et and no comments yet from the airline. erica, it's nearly daylight now in indonesia, and rescuers have a very tough task ahead in difficult terrain, trying to find the mechanicage and possible survivors. >> kelly cobiella tonight for us. kelly, thank you. >>> in china, authorities found more victims today in the city of tianjin. five days after explosions and fire destroyed a large part of the port area. officials put the death toll at 112 with 95 people still missing. most of them are firefighters. mo re than 720 people were injured. rescue workers are still trying to clear any toxicwi chemicals that remain at the site. >>> donald trump is offering some specifics this weekend about his agenda. especially his ideas for im

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like indonesia where the people delightful. and so, indonesia was a great and i think ine north sudan. >> this is home for now. >> i was out there until i completed it. this is one of the things that this expedition different to a lot of expeditions where and climb a mountain and cross an ice cap they come back and write a book and do a speaking series and film, whatever, and they go and do something else. back to 16 expeditions back without going home. hat actually was one of the aspects.ryiest journey. after 5 or 6 years of this being on the road all the time, you a perspective of what -- what nd of what you left behind, and all -- those fundamental kind of things that we perhaps take for grand when part of a community, relationships that last more than just a few weeks. got tired of pedalling into a town and making friends few weeks or a month or so have to move on and say you're having to good-bye and got sick of saying good-bye. the ve me a perspective on value of community and the value value of stab and and it all those

that's something that happens in indonesia. it can change at the last minute. so it's not clear who were actually on board. the cause of the crash is still not known. there is a lot of speculation it might have been very bad weather. the weather is known to be very unpredictable. we also know that indonesia safety record is among one of the poorest in the world. it's the third major class in eight months time. only last year here in 2014 the international aviation organization has actually put out a very damaging report about indonesia's safety saying that it lacked on most points, especially on the organization of their staff to actually keep up with this very booming and rapidly growing aviation industry. but so far the black box has still to be found. so we have to wait for any conclusions about the cause of the crash. >> turning to south sudan where rebels signed a peace deal. but the government says it needs more time to make a decision. the rebel leader accepted the proposal put forward by the east african block. they want two weeks to consider the deal,

>>> a plane carrying 54 people goes missing in indonesia's remote papua region. hi there, good to have you with us. also coming up, a suicide attack in pakistan kills a home minister of punjab province, and 10 other people. iraq's prime minister orders army commanders face trial for abandoning their positions in ramadi. positions in ramadi hen i.s.i.l. took over >>> protecting our national heritage, we follow the trail of pomps in one of senegal's fast national parks >>> we are getting reports that an indonesian plane with 54 people on board has gone missing. search and rescue say the aircraft lost contact with indonesia's remote eastern papua region, after taking off from jaia pora. we have more from jakarta. >> there's no report of the plane whatsoever. it was on the way to a town, a small town, which is near to the pap awee new guinea border, from the remote eastern part of inton eeshian. it flew from jaia pore two minutes before losing contact in an mountainous area. officials in the region say the weather was very bad. there's no report of the plane landing

we have seen gains in singapore and indonesia. indonesia rebounding from a 2013 low. some say that the plunge has been too deep and it is time to buy again. singapore still hovers near fair territory. -- near bear territory. a risk of jeopardizing a bull run that stress for almost four years. in indonesia, extending its gain morning, the this second worst performer in asia this year. no refrain for the rupiah. here.are several concerns the slumping commodity prices among them. is -- they discussed what is needed to drive the economy and drive foreign investment. tell me what is going on in the philippines. yesterday, there was an accidental trading halt that quickly resumed. today, another trading halt. days.trading halts in two the authorities say it has to do with a technical glitch. nothing has been said about it. the trading halt was announced about 40 minutes after trading started. today, there has been speculation that it was intentional to limit losses. it is seen as a relative safe haven in the region. relativetive word is because of low level investments in i

so, yes, it's a sad inclusion of a long search in papua. >> the aviation industry in indonesia is not for their safety record. tell us what trigana's record is like. >> no, you are right. it's among the worst in the world. in 2014 last year there was a damaging report by the international civil aviation organization saying na indonesia failed on most account of safety in their industry, and trigana is one of the very poorly stated airlines, because they had a lot of accidents in the past. not a major crash line this one, they had crashes before and a lot of accidents where they lost their planes. the conclusion, the safety record is bad. we don't know the cause of the crash. we also know that conditions in papua are unpredictable. >> speaking about the safety record there on indonesia's aviation industry >>> now, amnesty international is condemning all sides fighting in yemen, saying they have shown what it calls a wanton disregard for the safety of civilians. the human rights group recorded 141 deaths in eight air strikes by the saudi-led coalition, it attacked military matters. amne

indonesia's dependence on imports have made it vulnerable. the purchasing ability is affected by the high price of the dollar. while sales of cars and motorbikes have been growing for years, now they are down by 20%. >> translator: in previous years we would easily sell up to 20 car as day. today we haven't sold more than four. it has gone down dramatically. >> reporter: the government is trying to improve the economy by launching infrastructure projects and limiting expensive imports. it wants to ensure the public that the return of the 1998 financial crisis is unlikely. >> the crisis has resulted in major economic reforms under the supervision of the imf, reforms in the banking center and reforms among regulators. the corporate sector has become more prudent. >> reporter: still, many are worried. they want the government to ensure that the economy can grow stronger again. something badly needed to take millions out of poverty. >>> dozens of people are feared dead in north korea after flooding. the state news agency says there are 40 human c

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the plane crash in indonesia.gers are reporting to have found the wreckage of the trigana turboprop and searcher rescue teams on their way right now. let's bring in jeffrey thomas. jeffrey, thank you for joining us. did many in the industry see this tragedy coming? thomas: well, an interesting question. this particular airline has not had a very good record that was formed in 1990. it is had 10 serious incidents and that period of time and 10 and four the airplane with fatalities. yesterday, it brings it up to 11. record.ry good in fact, a terrible record. having said that, this airline is flying and one of the most difficult places in the world of life which is indonesia. the very mountainous terrain and bad weather, thunderstorms are a daily occurrence. serious lack of good navigation aid. the systems and that sort of thing. it makes flying very difficult a very challenging. and a so the track record in that part of the world is not great for most airlines. technologyd better could have prevented this? geoffrey

concerns go beyond airlines in indonesia after several high profile incidents in the region.n 2014 in the asia-pacific region, there was less than one major crash for every 1 million flights, but it was four times the amount of crashes in north america. in taiwan, a trasia flight crashed into a river shortly after takeoff. mh-370 disappeared over the indian ocean. malaysia airlines 17 was shot down in ukraine in july of 2014. in that incident investigators in part blamed the airline for not heeding warnings of potential dangers over that conflict zone. >> in fast growing economies, the emphasis is on getting the planes in the air and moving the people. safety comes second. >> reporter: airliners in asia, they are experiencing a boom in travel. in the next 19 years indonesia is expected to be the world's sixth largest market shuttling in 270 million passengers, but the problem is international safety regulators, they are so concerned tonight that safety oversights won't keep up, jim. >> a lot of americans go there for vacation as well. thanks very much, rene marsh. >>> up fron

indonesia has a very poor record. as one aviation expert said earlier, it experiences something like two to -- sorry, experiences accidents every two to three months. that is how common they are. so really, aviation -- the aviation industry in indonesia is going to have to take a very long, hard look at itself, particularly now with this trigana air services crash, believed to be a crash. and its current safety record, it's just not up to scratch. >> simply horrifying. anna coren keeping an eye on the latest details. we will come to you as more information comes in. many thanks, anna. >>> recovery crews can expect to face rugal terrain as we have been reporting. pedram javaheri has more on the conditions in the search area. we heard from anna there that those thunderstorms have arrived. they had been forecast. this is going to make the recovery effort so much more difficult. >> so much more difficult. and as you said, rosie, this is among the most rugged areas in the region. the second largest island in the world and

police found around 400 video recordings of the crimes. >>> indonesia is trying to limit the sale of by raising import duties and is even proposing a ban. tourist operators are worried the restrictions will put off foreign visitors. and the alcohol industry fears that drinkers will turn to brews that are often poisonous. >> reporter: this person turned blind eight years ago, two days after drinking homemade alcohol brought on the street. it is estimated that hundreds of people in indonesia die after drinking lethal cocktails containing highly toxic methanol. >> translator: his future is gone. for us as his parents it's really hard. those who die maybe don't suffer this much. but i know him. he always drove everywhere, was very active, and now he can't see. >> reporter: even people who think they are buying official bottled alcohol run the risk of being poisoned. this illegal producer showed us how he prepares fake whiskey and then sells it as the normal thing at a third of the price. alcohol normally used to disinfect wounds, caffeine from a energy drink, and other materials. busines

. >>> indonesia's latest figures suggest a continuing slowdown. they grew 4.6% in the april to june quarter. statistics say the sluggish mining sector is holding back overall growth. indonesia's economy relies heavily to natural resources, especially the mining sector. china's slowdown has also harmed exports. a fall in commodity pricing has caused slow growth in indonesia to continue alonger than expected. that's all for busy news for this hour. i'll leave you with a check on the markets. ♪ ♪ >>> people across japan are dealing with extreme heat. mai shoji joins us from the weather desk with the details. >> i hope you're not melting down in this heat. it's been continuous. we're talking about six consecutive days from yesterday. and today might be the seventh, which is a busy day to rewrite the records. 35 degrees in tokyo that hit yesterday and 39.7 degrees is an historical record. even all the way toward the northernmost island of japan, where things should be much cooler, 37 is the record there. tat by yashy hitting almost 40 degrees on our we

haslinda: a reprieve for indonesia currently up 1.5%. a lot to cheer about considering it is already in bad territory, the first in southeast asia to get from the high in april and we saw it happen on friday. down 9% in the last five days. $1.5crease today will help billion pool. year to date. some are saying the slump is so deep it's probably time to buy again. beyond 14,000 for the first time in 17 years. ,lsewhere in southeast asia reporting how singapore, malaysia, and the philippines are set for a bear market. indonesia went into bear on friday. the region racing for much more pain. indexeseeing alternating between positive and negative territory. i look at the msci index area it posted the biggest drop in 70 years. years.n today it is a positive territory. we are seeing some a green today. about theell me philippines. what have we got there? haslinda: the philippines is the bright spot. the imf has came out to say it will be protected from the easing in china as well as potential said rate hike. even then, a selloff in the philippi

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reporter: indonesia's agent -- aviation industry plagued by frequent accidents. a number of its airline companies are blacklisted by the eu for their poor safety record. according to the online database, aviation safety network, the plane had been in service for 27 years, the average age of the airliner's fleet of 14 aircraft. trigana has had 14 serious incidents since it started in 1991. laura: quilts are being counted following elections -- votes are being counted following elections in malaysia. rajapaksa -- in sri lanka. rajapaksa does enjoy widespread support, but many accuse him of corruption. results are expected on tuesday. last ditch are underway to find a peace deal in south sudan -- last-ditch efforts are underway to find a peace deal in south sudan. united nations will impose sanctions if an agreement is not in place by monday. here is a look back at what has been happening in the world's youngest country. --orter: december, 2013 president salva kiir. there was an attempted coup d'État. andy a group of soldiers under the former vice president. ir's cl

indonesia's dependency on exports has made it vulnerable.main market for coal is china and the amount has gone down dramatically. indonesia's ability is affect by the high price of the dollar, while sails of cars and north bikes have been up for years be now county 20%. >> in previous years, we would sell up to 20 cars a day, but today, we haven't sold more than four. it has gone down dramatically. >> the government is trying to improve the economy by launching huge infrastructure projects and limiting expensive imports. >> the asian financial crise that resulted in major economic reforms under the provision of the i.m.f., reforms in the banking sector, basically the corporate sector has become a lot more prudent. >> many are worried. they want the government to ensure that the economy can grow stronger again, something badly needed to take millions out of poverty. al jazeera, west jar have a. >> private bond holders agreed to cut the debt by 20% just under $16 billion. ukraine will have four more years to repay the money, but russia, owed $

suppliers are reducing costs. >> indonesia's spirit and wine association says sales of official drinksown by 50%. people will still look for alcohol, although it's hard to get. if they don't find real alcohol and the government does not put matters in place, illicit alcohol will increase. more will die, and the fact that tourists died is not good for the reputation. >> according to the world health organization, indonesia's alcohol consumption is among the lowest. tough regulations are needed to protect the population. >> translation: people can die of alcohol poisoning anywhere. just because a few die, doesn't mean we can let 250 million indonesians drink alcohol. that's why the policy is undesirable for people in indonesia to drink. >> reporter: banning alcohol is being discussed by parliament. import duties are inteeng increased. >> a draft banning alcohol will have exceptions for tourism and celebration. others say it will not prevent an address in death. whether the stricter measures save lives remain to be seen. in the meantime foreign visitors are warned about the dangers. >>> i

that's something also that happens a lot in indonesia, where the manifests can change at the last minute, so it's not clear who were actually onboard. the cause of the crash is still not known. there is a lot of speculation of it might have been very bad weather. unpredictable. the international aviation organization has put out a very damaging report about indonesia safety, saying that it lacked on most points and especially on the organization of their staff to actually keep up with this very booming and rapidly growing aviation industry. >> reporting from jakarta, thank you. >> fresh tensions in ukraine today, sporadic fighting despite a ceasefire in place. nine people were killed monday when ukrainian troops and pro-russian rebels exchanged fire. vladimir putin is in crimea today. they annexed that region from ukraine last year. petro poroshenko said putin is trying to increase tensions with this visit, but president tin said he is trying to revive crimea's economy. >> we won't have that much of the support of western partners for the european countries and particularly european coun

to bring you breaking news concerning the plane that's been missing in indonesia.t's been reported that it has been found crashed in papau. it had 54 people on board including five children. now, warming ties between washington and cuba are giving hope to ex aisles separated from their family. close to a million live in the u.s. many others have settled in europe and latin america. now, one sariana is a mutesition who left cuba looking for better opportunities in mexico. this is his story. >> my name is juan soriano. i am a cuban musician. i have lived in mexico for about 13 years. i came to mexico because i got a job to work at demedio. we had an audition in cuba. they liked our work and brought us over here. >> a cuban never leaves his country. leaving was a bit nostalgic because you leave your family, your roots, your way of life, but on the other hand, you are excited because you are going to fulfill a dream that will probably be the biggest dream of your life, which is to do well. i had mixed feelings. >> cubans 0 their government their free education, their h

. >>> breaking news this morning from indonesia.o aerial search planes spotted debris from who officials believe may be an airliner that went missing with 54 people on board. the plans to send two ground teams to the location in the province of papua now suspended due to weather. let's turn to cnn's kathy novak now for the latest. >> reporter: christine, the teams tell us they are 95% sure the debris is from the plane that went missing yesterday, but they cannot get to it. the ground teams are stuck on a mountain 11,000 feet high. it is foggy and rainy and past 6:00 p.m. in the indonesian province of papua. it is too dark to do anything else. the search has been suspended until morning. two planes spotted this debris. they are still looking for big pieces of debris. they were told by villagers that the villagers saw the plane crash into the mountain and they saw the wreckage. the problem is just getting to it. it is very rugged terrain. to give you an idea of how rugged, planes have gone down in the area in the past and the wreckage

just over 170 miles in papua, eastern indonesia. but just ten minutes before touch down, the plane vanished. the flight was heading into the airport in oksibil. 54 people on board, 5 of them children. air traffic control saying there was no distress call. but villagers telling local police, a low-flying plane hit the side of mountain. weather, also a key factor. with heavy rain, strong winds and fog. it's a harrowing wait for the family of those on board. well known in southeast asia, trigana air service is blacklisted elsewhere. >> the european union won't even let them in because of their safety compliance record in the past. >> reporter: it's daybreak now in indonesia, and the forecast is for more fog and rain, but villagers are providing clues. they say they've found some wreckage. tom. >> we hope so. jennifer in london. >>> back here at home another aviation disaster on the west coast. late this afternoon, two small planes collided in mid-air over san diego, crashing, killing at least four people. fire and debris scattered acro

anthony, what can you add to this additional missing plane in indonesia? >> it is a very reliable aircraft. it is a jet engine with a propellor on it and basically made for short-range travel. it is a modern aircraft and has a very good safety record. we do know in general, and although your other guest is absolutely correct, it's very early to speculate, we can look at the type of aircraft, in this case, the apr, and we can look at the environment that the aircraft is flying in. papua new guinea is some of the most difficult flying in the world because they do have areas of severe micro weather. that includes mountain waves, and mountain waves are just very large waves in the ocean that are caused by high winds, and in this case it would happen in the air. and that could cause extreme turbulence. they also have areas of fog and heavy rain and very dense jungle environment. so it can be very, very challenging flying even for modern aircraft. but in this particular case, there is very little information to go on. we can understand where the last known posit

i don't know what their standards are over there in indonesia.kind of contributes to part of it too. >> and, fred, it's an old fleet. now, the average age is something like 22 years old. i think the plane involved here was 26, 27 years old. now that per se means nothing. a well maintained aircraft can go much longer than that. look at some of the 747s and the 767s that are in the air today. so an old fleet is not a -- look, what we have here are a number of warning signs. none of which is conclusive in its own right. collectively, they start to make you concerned. >> all right. richard quest, les abend, thanks so much for both of you gentlemen. appreciate it. >>> coming up, a marriage showdown in kentucky where a court clerk is refusing to give out any marriage licenses because she does not believe in same-sex marriage. vo: today's the day. more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectab

that is something the world bank has been pushing the indonesia government to take seriously. >> in terms are not making use of close to 40% of the population so it's as simple as that. you have people out there and these people are doomed to fail in society. they are not going to be able to contribute to generate prosperity, right? >> the government has programs in place that deal with malnutrition but the figures show stunting has not improved since 2010. and this is the older brother and he is 23 years old and means lack of physical and mental development and many worry if nothing is done to address the issue a third of indonesia children could face the same fate, western java. >>> reporting from western java. stephanie decker. now, marie is head of hunger at save the children and she says global malnutrition is much more serious than people realize. >> children are not getting enough vitamin a, zync and iron for example and become deficient in essential nutrients and not enough calories and under weight and need these calories to grow and to be strong and also if their environment is

. >>> still to come here on the program indonesia suffering from a chronic malnutrition problem thatonly stunting children's growth but also the economy. >> we cannot trust you any more, you damage our sport. >>> and we will tell you why these athletes are slamming athletics governing body. ♪ >> it creates a huge opportunity for the small business owners. >> these are all different strains. >> 150,000 people injured every year. 33,000 are killed. >> to see my child laying on the table. >> what was that total bill from start to now? >> almost like 10 million dollars. >> enough people have decided that the gun lobby has too much power for too long. the nra is not invincible. ♪ hello again i'm laura kyle and these are the top stories on al jazeera,a series of attacks across turkey and suspected kurdish forces opened fire on a military helicopter in the southeast and they opened fire on the u.s. consulate building and a bomb exploded outside a police station injuring seven people. [gunfire] syrian rebels say they made advances against government forces in the west. and taken villages and

airasia, a subsidiary owned in indonesia. so this does raise some very serious questions, not so much for the company that has made some tremendous strides and is widely and safely regarded, but the rest of them serious questions need to be asked. >> what's your understanding about how the search would be conducted, particularly since it's believed that area is very tricky? >> it is very tricky. it's mountainous, it's dark. you know, you are obviously hoping that somebody has survived and it's not out of the realms of possibility that that's happened. it's happened before. but this plane went into a mountain when it was coming on descent. so there is always hope and that because we don't know. for example, we don't know did it lose power and come down like that or did it go straight into the mountain. one obviously is much more survivable than the other. we don't know the circumstances. but i think what you're looking at here, just from sheer experience of covering enough of these sort of incidents, you're looking at somethin