is if you think back kind of twenty years or so where indonesia was hit very. by the asian financial crisis. is pretty sad deep distrust of foreign markets and also open markets and so they're likely to be very cautious in their approach to policy making really good story gareth many thanks indeed for being with us ok thank you now around one in five of the philippines one hundred six million people live in extreme poverty getting by on less than two dollars a day many including children were blown out as a street vendors or laborers to make enough to feed themselves hunger occurs most in the agriculture and fishing sectors where seventy percent of workers a pool of zeroes gentle and dog and meet some of those struggling to earn a living in the capital manila. when war broke out in malawi in the southern philippines almost two years ago. and her children fled the violence they made their way here to downtown manila since then her eldest son up to her man has been providing for the family but life in manila is also violence and like many others they are harassed

polls are open in indonesia -- political stories are. polls are open in indonesia.14 14 all over again. the same contenders vying to run southeast asia's largest economy. the incumbent president versus the man he beat five years ago, a retired general. big challenges include recent indonesia's economic power and serving the needs of a growing middle class. anis banking on infrastructure program as well as plans to create 100 million jobs and make indonesia a manufacturing powerhouse. an expansive on fiscal policy to sustain growth after bank indonesia hikes interest rates -- hiked business rates. his opponent is promising to reduce public debt. toy are trying to a pill almost 200 million voters. about 40% of them belonging to the so-called millennial generation. social media savvy citizens could decide the outcome. shery: our chief southeast asia correspondent, haslinda amin, is in jakarta. round two. [laughter] >> it is a rematch of 2014. deja vu, if you wish. it will come down to the wire. in 2014, it was six percentage points. this time around, it could be even c

that is growing rapidly in indonesia. on instagram i told -- i tell my followers what i use, and i encourage them to buy the product. when i look at digital commerce, it is larger than what we define as e-commerce in a narrow sense. haslinda: as you position the company for the future, are you looking at acquisitions, technology startups for instance? hemant: our business is different than technology start ups. we believe we have a great opportunity and we are beginning to do that. however, for our more traditional service, we see organic opportunities and we will pursue them. haslinda: do you see yourself acquiring local brands as you continue to be a leader in this space? hemant: there is something interesting, edgy -- adjacent to us. we are open to it. haslinda: can you tell us? hemant: i am not able to tell you. nextnda: maybe an hour conversation. the rupiah has been strengthening. is it impacting your business? hemant: yes, because a big part of our business is linked to dollar. impact tosignificant our business. we

coming up on the program indonesia prepares for general elections wednesday as it is a logistical nightmare but correspondent calls it a vote on the very question of democracy in the country. any citizen over the age of twenty five without a criminal record. even in the face of certain defeat. gets t.v. screens. unlike you. i'm british manager welcome to show it's good to have you with us we begin in indonesia which is headed to the polls on wednesday in what has been called the most complicated ballot in global history and here is why i don't do a hundred and ninety two million indonesians all slated to vote in five separate dimensions ranging from the presidential and parliamentary to provincial and local this what happened across the country with more than seventeen thousand islands spread across three time zones and if that isn't enough then out about two hundred forty five thousand candidates in total in the running. all this on one day but the headline contest will be between these two men president your quarter daughter and former military general brabo vasile beyond they faced off a

once case is similar to city i shows indonesia. kohak used prosecutors dropped charges against city last month without saying why the indonesian government later revealed that its officials had lobbied malaysian authorities believing city had been used as a tool by north korean intelligence for north korean men who fled the country hours after the killing have also been charged but their whereabouts remains a mystery you know mediation earlier on we see that justice must be done and he also said the boy slug ship that there really assistance in fact the former koreans are just plain caught and they emphasize that the must be brought to justice north korea has denied any involvement in the murder lawyers for the two women have always maintained they was indeed scapegoats it's very likely that no one else will ever stand trial for the murder of kim jong un the four north korean men are still at large despite an interpol red notice equivalent to an international arrest warrant florence louis al-jazeera kuala lumpur. now japan has anno

it is the election in indonesia. open, it is the world's biggest exercise in a single day democracy. india is bigger but goes over seven cycles. the president seeking another term. >> it is like 2014 all over again with the same contenders .ying to run southeast asia >> the president versus the man he beat five years ago. the retired general. the big challenges included andting the growing power serving the needs of a global -- growing middle class. and if the structure program and plans to grade 100 million jobs and to create indonesia a manufacturing powerhouse. an expansive on fiscal policy to sustain growth after bank indonesia hiked interest rates last year by 175 basis points. to cutonent is promising taxes, boost fuel and reduce debt. young social media savvy citizens could decide the outcome. this is all happening and let's get a sense of what is happening. haslinda amin is in jakarta for the elections. very important day. important ands despite the importance of today and it being such a huge deal given 190

a third of indonesia's one hundred ninety million voters a millennial among. five million will be first time voters like angelica she hopes to choose a government that cares about the welfare of the people. may believe but as a first time voter i feel happy and proud that now my voice can help determine the future of this country it's my duty as a good citizen. other voters care about the religious tolerance that was once taken for granted in the majority muslim country buddhist leader and diesel want to hopes religion can be kept out of indonesian politics despite the rise of hardline political islam in recent years. do not use religion as a political tool we should be actively involved in ensuring harmony among followers of different religions. but no matter how diverse the country is there something many indonesians share their desire for a better future and the love for music. let's get more graphic indonesian service he's in jakarta to cover the elections it's good to see you know it's a complicated enough election as it is but what are the key. well ther

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more muslims call indonesia home and than any other country on earth. now the young democracy is at a crossroads as its tradition of religious tolerance is put to the test by this year's election just bite the tensions indonesians are excited to go to the polls. for me the most important thing is security without chaos to choose a president who carries out the people's will. no one should refuse to pull up. people carry out their duties and go to the polls i appeal to the people of indonesia to go to the polling station and nobody should not for. this coming election is important because one vote can determine the fate of the nation. this year islamic identity has been at the center of how candidates compete especially in the conversation taking place behind the scenes president joko widodo and his sole competitor. ran against each other five years ago but this election is much more than just a rematch in the last few years islamist groups that used to be considered fringe have come into the mainstream and this election will be a test of how much religi

the impacts of this fashion islamic radicalism in indonesia. that left both candidates vying to burnish their muslim credentials but it was provoked who trumpeted his connections to conservative muslim groups. indonesia has seen an upsurge in discriminatory attacks against minorities but these voters are optimistic at this time but in my hopefully indonesia is that it will become a country civilized a country where there is love where there is mutual respect between the religions as well as tolerance. that you can see but we don't really get that whoever wins we have to remain united we shouldn't victor as long as it's fair and honest if djoko wins then we'll support him and if the proposal wins will support him to what's important is that we don't fight then we find in. indonesia has been praised as the poster child of democracy in a region where authoritarian governments are the norm but the outcome of this election could have the power to move the country in a different direction. and our correspondent claire richardson is standing by for us

also coming up vote counting gets underway in indonesia's pivotal presidential election almost two hundred million voters cast ballots in a contest between a reform with apache rights record and an ex general linked to the country's former military machine. as your band's cherry blossoms have become a symbol of spring but what about mexico's jacaranda trees their vibrant flowers are a well loved springtime spectacle in the country but it was a japanese immigrant who made them popular there and in the marsh to his homeland tell you more about the blossom secret history. i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us france's president tomorrow on my call is set to lead cabinet meetings today on how to deal with the aftermath of the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris. the meetings will focus on raising funds for the restoration work mccall has set a target to rebuild the cathedral within five years we'll get the latest from paris but first this report on how the blaze at the cathedral has left parishioners shocked but also hopeful. a moment of unity for the present is coming to terms wi

having a plan to cut the use of palm oil in order to reduce deforestation in indonesia indonesia now has to back fire has to fire back with that plant the intent to contest at the world trade organization they want to challenge the definitions of what sustainable methods are in the e.u. and defend their rights. and their palm oil economy as well and rating for us in singapore on the individual elections thank you very much. the long running dispute between the u.s. and e.u. over aircraft subsidies is going into another round brussels has published a list of american imports worth twenty billion dollars that it could hit with tariffs includes a diverse range of fish tobacco suitcases planes helicopters tractors and videogame consoles among others brussels and washington have been battling over subsidies for a u.s. plane make a boeing and its european rival have asked for almost fifteen years. some comfort for investors the official line in china today is that the slowdown in economic growth is not as bad as thought gross domestic product growth in the first quarter by six point four p

indonesia has been praised as the. democracy in a region where authoritarian governments are the norm but the outcome of this election could have the power to move the country in a different direction. and our reporter claire richardson is standing by outside a polling station in the indonesian capital jakarta hi clare good to see you so as we said some two hundred million people going to the polls there now they've closed how did the vote go. that's right this is an absolutely enormous democratic election and i'm here in jakarta at one of some eight hundred thousand polling places across the country and the mood here has been one of celebration there's been live music a band was just striking up people have brought their food from home and everybody's got the day off to come out to the vote and now we've just had the polls close in just a moment ago there was cheering from the election workers behind me and i think most remarkably the streets here in jakarta which is a city that is notorious for traffic and congestion

in carrying out their democratic duties in indonesia. has the largest muslim community in the world and conservative muslim voters that was part of both candidates campaigns what does that mean. for the country and what is the outcome going to. but even though ontario may have been more of a preferred candidate for some of the more conservative muslim groups in indonesia even the fact that the way we saw campaign suggest that both candidates took up sat up and took notice of these more hardline religious groups and in some ways in the entire election campaign has been a victory for islam as groups seeking more influence in indonesian politics one example of course would be vice presidential running mate who is one of the most powerful clerics in indonesia we have been criticized by his opponents a during the campaign for not being muslim enough and the fact that he felt the need to bring on that this vice presidential candidate and to beef up his religious credentials says that islam and politics has come into indonesian politics and lik

this is the the good news asia coming up on the program it's done indonesia hold the wild biggest one day election both per se incumbent president joe cool we don't know is on track of victory once again. but for some indonesians that means nothing six months after the tsunami devastated pudu its people see the i get to see government aid and. i don't know what you're referring to if you don't know about china's reeducation camps for a million we get people that is it has referred to his reeducation camps as part of his counter terror threat in the west of his country you don't know about that i know the folks mark and seal claims he's not aware of china's reeducation camps for most of my daughter to use just province despite the company's deep involvement in the region. i'm british welcome to show it's good to have you with us the world's biggest single day vote is done and the people of indonesia have spoken it all took place in just eight hours in a country spread across three time zones early results show incumbent president joe cole would dawdle on track to win seen as a moderate

it's good to have you with us the world's biggest single day vote is done and the people of indonesia have spoken it all took place in just eight hours in a country spread across three time zones early results show incumbent president. joe cole would dawdle on track to when seen as a moderate outside we don't know campaigned on his record of improving infrastructure and tackling poverty it was a rematch against a prob oversaw beyond two who also lost a twenty four thousand election the special forces general ran a fear based campaign warning of indonesia's vulnerability to foreign powers while many voted based on bread and butter issues religion was also a factor in this election indonesia is the world's most populous muslim majority country where conservative islam is gaining influence in politics from all this just head across to. richard standing by in jakarta the official results are yet to be announced they're still some time off but it appears that joke over dodo has secured another term as indonesian president. that's right this was very much a referendum on president performan

ago, in eastern indonesia.is continuing. residents are waiting on this polling booth to cast their votes. there are some 800,000 polling booths spread out across indonesia for this election. that is twice the number we had in 2014, rico, a sign from the election commission here that they want to try to make the process of voting is efficient and trouble—free for citizens in indonesia as possible. there have already been concerns raised in overseas voting, at least, last week, that took place last week, of some irregularities. including thousands of ballots in malaysia that have drawn complaints from the opposition. so something to look out for as this election rules on today. and as we get some quick count results laid on towards the end of the day. indeed, a very complex litigant exercise. 193 million voters tripping to the polls. the economic agenda, very important in this election. what are both candidates offering to the people to improve their welfare? well, you know, rico, indonesia's economy typically ha

and investor in indonesia to arguably number one.conomy has gone from being a $3 trillion per your economy in the early 2000 so being an 11 or $13 trillion per your economy, of course, the investment will increase bya course, the investment will increase by a corresponding amount, including indonesia. chinese investment is being seen as increasingly quite controversial. what are your views on it? most countries that i am aware of wish to work closely with china, to continue to fine—tune and evolve investment, to make it less and less controversial over time. same as most countries in the world did that with japanese industries and japanese investment. which if you look back to the 19805 and 19905, was similarly controversial in its day. indonesia's tom there speaking to our correspondent. the united nations and also you have come together to tap into these financial sectors they attempt to stamp out modern slavery. —— and also you have. profits generated through the practise are difficult to detect and are calling on banks and invest

three months or so, really good for indonesia.a trade deal between the u.s. and china, those are all good for the region and good for indonesia as well. we saw the rupiah risingze after the rates in 2018. the economy is pricing in more rate cuts. look at this, you can see stabilization of the rupiah. are they premature in betting we could see cuts? rajeev: i don't think the markets are premature. central banks, the bank of indonesia will deliver rate cuts. they have tightened a number of times to support the currency also. and an environment where the fed was tightening as well. that has changed, the fed is on pause. generally central banks are feeling more relaxed, and across the word -- world feeling more dovish. shery: that is one of the reasons we have seen this rally in emerging markets. what about asia? rajeev: that rally has reversed some of the selloff we saw in 2017 which was particularly difficult on emerging markets and on asia. asia was the epicenter of the trade war fears and the contamination from slow growth from ch

now polls have opened in indonesia as election more than one hundred nine hundred million people willpick a new president there is way ahead joins us now live from jakarta when voters are now casting their ballots what issues are topping their minds today. yes the polls have just opened here in the capital jakarta part of west indonesia remembering though that there are three time zones in this country so polls in some areas opened just over an hour ago in other areas just over two hours ago difficult at this stage to say exactly what the turnout is that this early stage of voting particularly because as you say there are more than one hundred ninety million eligible voters and more than eight hundred thousand polling stations right around this country so we're only talking about a few hundred voters going to each polling station traditionally we have a turnout in indonesia elections of around seventy percent maybe more this time because of the historic nature of this vote this is the first time that the presidential election is held on the same day as the legislative elections but al

and china is not big for indonesia, although they are both big trading partners for indonesia. from our calculation, 1% weakening of china has the implications for our economy 0.11%. in the u.s., it is much smaller, 0.08%. for us, it is not a direct impact. it is more indirect and global confidence affected by this kind of relationship between the u.s. and china. so we are getting those discussions are agreements between the u.s. and china is going to be reached, then it will create a huge confidence for the global economy. that is really needed them especially when we are discussing the possibility of weakening global economy. >> i want to talk about your tax collection. the president has big spending plans. the tax collection has been sluggish so far. you set a target of 22% for each year if he wants to meet his spending plan targets. can you up your tax collection? >> we also recognize that the target for years has been put to high, and that is creating an impact for the economy. we need to improve our tax ratio, collection also. on the other hand, we want to ofate an enviro

i'm saying that this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a rematch in indonesia as joe called we don't know how best to be challenging problem for soviet intelligence race for the president's. more fighting in the libyan capital at least five people have been killed and dozens of others with. france's president vows to rebuild not predominate lays out an ambitious timetable . but our u.s. president donald trump has vetoed a resolution by congress calling for an end to u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen congress expressed concern about the thousands of civilians killed in coalition airstrikes since the conflict began in two thousand and fifteen you haven't been pushed to the brink of famine with millions suffering from food and medical shortages trump says the action by congress threatened to weaken his constitutional power rather than jordan has more from washington. at least two democratic u.s. senators are calling for congress to override the veto issued by donald trump on tuesday night the u.s. president is vetoing a joint resolution passed by members of the sen

cap in30% of the market indonesia. you have to buy bca.i think it is a good chance that it will be 20% after the election in the next six months or at least one year. haslinda: will you be taking some money off the table as a hedge? jemmy: of course. you look at 2014 and the markets in the next few days after that, going down, but after that it is going up again. we're optimists about the market onlybut i think for us, we managed $600 million. it is good for 5% to sell with the markets going up. haslinda: optimistic but there are risks. on the decline. that is a major risk for the country and economy. how do you factor that risk into your investment? jemmy: i think the problem is in the last year, the weakening and all the investing area in indonesia is because of the unstable politics. indonesia has never been divided into parts when this before. 20,ve been in the election, 25 years.i have never seen it like this before. i think people are afraid that somehow what happened in 1990's will happen again. for us, indonesia, we have been suffe

it leads with a story about indonesia's elections.le of polling places have placed incumbentjokowi comfortably, though not overwhelmingly, ahead of mr prabowo. on to the new york times, which features an article on british prime minister theresa may. it says that divisions over europe are looking more likely to splinter the party as poll number plunge. and finally the japan times, which says prime minister shinzo abe plans to issue an apology to those who were subjected to forced sterilisation under a now—defunct eugenics law. from 19118 to 1996, the eugenic protection law authorised the sterilisation of people with an intellectual disability, mental illness or hereditary disorder. i want to remind you of a breaking news story. north korea saying its leader has overseen the test of what it describes as a nuclear type of tactical guided weapon with a powerful warhead. the state news agency quotes mr kim is saying "the weapon had weighty significance in increasing north korea's military power. " this is the first test since mrjim's seco

this is news live from berlin klim an aerial lection results point to another waited for indonesia's president joko widodo looks on course to lead the world's third largest democracy for in second term but what will his victory mean for the country we will hear from jakarta also coming up we don't reconstruct the cathedral now if you're going to be even more beautiful than the full. goal to be reached within five years. france's emmanuel mark khan promises notre dong will rise from the ashes today he needs ministers to plan its restoration and japan's cherry blossoms have become a symbol of sprains about what about mexico's jacaranda traits their vibrant plowers are well loved and specially in springtime it's a bit of a spectacle in the country but it was a japanese immigrant who made them popular there in an homage to his homeland goal tell you more about the lost some secret history. welcome to the program limiter results in indonesia's election are pointing toward a significant victory for the country's current president joko widodo he's on. forced to win roughly fifty five percen

shifting to indonesia.odo looks likely to wina presidentjoko widodo looks likely to win a second term in office. while official results are not expected until may counts of yesterday's ballot reveal a decisive victory for mr widodo over his rival, prabowo subianto. but even before the victory can be officially declared the challenges that lie ahead have become very clear. one keyissue ahead have become very clear. one key issue will be its sprawling economy. karishma vaswani reports from jakarta. this has not been an unexpected victory for indonesia's president, joko widodo. the unofficial results have shown a significantly for him. and even though there is still a challenge ahead with the opposition campus saying they have also one that this presidency, mr widodo is getting back to work today and is expected to be in the office to carry out this mandate. the election he has run has very much been focused on the economy. remember, back in 2014, when he was first elected, he promised he would see an economy

this is d w news live from berlin and pollsters give indonesia's president a wide lead in his bid for reelection djoko we don't oh look set to win the vote in the world's largest democracy and almost two hundred million voters cast ballots in the contest between him and x. gen but what would his victory mean for the country we will go to jakarta also coming up. i don't reconstruct the cathedral is not going to be even more beautiful than the whole. and i won't be going to be reached within five years that. france is a manual mccrone promises notre dame will rise from the ashes today he meets ministers to plan its restoration and novak djokovic is into clay court season at the monte carlo masters but it doesn't all go according to plans for the world number one on his debut on the surface this year. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program exit polls in indonesia's elections are pointing toward a significant victory for the country's current president djoko would otoh he's predicted to win roughly fifty five percent of the vote against his main rival candidate and former general provost

indonesia, we talked about that. semiconductor,. all flights being grounded, suspension of operations. down 27% in india. nejra: thank you so much. latest fed beige book survey, the u.s. economy grew at a slight to moderate pace in march. similar to the previous report. manufacturing conditions were seen as favorable despite uncertainty about trade. u.s. stocks fell to a one-week low. meanwhile, guggenheim partners is forecasting the fed pause is pushing a future recession back. ,> now that we have this pivot that is taking pressure off, and we are starting to see the economy in the u.s. being reinvigorated in housing, areas that had been under cyclical pressure. the bounce back in the economy going into the second quarter will be strong. react tod does not that, which i do not think it will, it pushes the recession risk further into the future. and maybe we will not see the recession until 2021. nejra: joining us now is janet mui, global economist, casenove capital. goldilocksn this situation continue? janet: i think as long as the

to elections in another part of asia now indonesia's ruling party looks set to remain in power after the country's presidential and legislative elections final poll results will not be announced on till next month but unofficial vote counts show that the incumbent president. has a comfortable lead yet his challenger probably is also claiming victory the former general made a similar claim in the last poll five years ago even though he was narrowly defeated by about one hundred ninety three million people were eligible to vote in indonesia's election. and i'm joined now by saying oh he's the ambassador of indonesia in germany mr baster thank you very much for joining us here on this morning i want to ask you about that point that we just brought up that was claiming victory his supporters say they're going to take to the streets for a rally are you concerned that there could be a prolonged period of uncertainty not really. before. a lot of rhetoric and they have been on the ground we go around in jakarta today in different parts of indonesia is all. i think the bad and the noises are

this is news live from berlin pollsters give indonesia's president a wide lead in his bid for reelection joko widodo looks set to win the vote in the world's third largest democracy almost two hundred million voters cast ballots in a contest between him and the next general but what would his been doing reconstruction creature with no support from the market. and i won't buy gold to be reached within foreign. firms is a man you will not promise is no to don will rise from the ashes today he meets ministers to plan its restoration and japan's cherry blossoms have become a symbol of spring but what about mexico stream there vibrant flowers are is well loved springtime spectacle in the country but it was the japanese immigrants who made him popular here in his homeland we will tell you more about the loss of secret history. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program france's president a man you all micron is meeting with ministers to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the fire at paris's notre dame cathedral mccall has said that he wants to rebuild the cathedral within five years and tod

consistently we don't have islamic ideology in our political systems we have what we call in indonesia nationalistic which is not a very good word in europe let's say it spreads rhetoric political party or secular political party most of them and secondly leaderships we don't have a national figure head in the political party that has referenced this but then why do you have a problem will be on to falling into line with islamic hardliners why does president who isn't about it as his running mate one of the most popular islamic clerics in the country the reason is the social media. the minority which i am now i see be coming to the mainstream and the majority who are silent. are not you know taking the podium and taking up and taking a stand this is happening in different parts of the world in relation to terrorism for instance within that implies that this is gaining in importance even if it is on social media which is of course a part of vibrant democracies so there's indonesia around the world surely it means that the their agenda is taking center stage well if the ideology is not t

we want to continue our effort to develop the economic independence of indonesia jacoby's main focus has been on infrastructure development like the opening of an underground train line in jakarta which was first proposed more than thirty years ago. much of his time trying to sell voters on the economic achievements of his government over the past five years which have led to the lowest unemployment rate in twenty years his opponent has opted for a much more populist approach. like the last election in two thousand and fourteen the other choice for president is former army general problem. he says he'll lower the cost of living and as jacoby has also promised create more jobs through a boost in the manufacturing sector. didn't get our nation has long been running in the wrong direction if this direction is continued it will not provide welfare for the indonesian people. there is concern among some economists that indonesia can't afford many of the measures prabhu is promising but they agree there should be a greater focus on manufacturing in the last thirteen years. experiencing. pre

plus flooding due to climate change we report from a village in indonesia where rising water levels are threatening people's homes and livelihoods lost a climate expert what can be done. bryan thomas thanks so much for joining us in the stork ceremony in japan at this hour emperor akihito is stepping down from the chrysanthemum throne this is the first time in two hundred years that a japanese mark has abdicated the emperor began the ritual of application a few hours ago at the imperial palace in tokyo where he reported his application to his ancestors. will be completed in a short and simple ceremony at the palace in about an hour's time. crowds of people are already gathering in front of the imperial palace to witness the event our hero's reign ends at midnight when his frown when a song the eldest son from friends noriko will become the new earth and his era then begins. let's take a closer look now at what the reign of emperor akihito has meant to japan and its people. the west the akihito was a groundbreaking figure long before he became emperor in one nine hundred fifty nine he ma

news live from berlin pollsters give indonesia's president a wide lead in his bid for reelection djoko with dodo looks set to win the vote in the world's third largest democracy almost two hundred million voters cast ballots in a contest between him and the x. gen but what would his victory mean for the country we'll hear from jakarta. also coming up we don't reconstruct the cathedral it's not going to be even lower beautiful to behold. and i won't buy gold to be reached within five years that. france is a manual promise is notre dame will rise from the ashes today it's ministers to plan its restoration. welcome to the program exit polls in indonesia's elections are pointing toward a significant victory for the country's current president djoko we don't oh he's predicted to win roughly fifty five percent of the vote against his main rival candidate and former general. the result could be pivotal for the country's future as well as its reputation as a tolerant muslim country the contest has brought the country's huge voting public out into force. the scale of these elections is vost one

it leads with a story about indonesia's elections.g places have placed jokowi comfortably, though not overwhelmingly, ahead of mr prabowo. on to the new york times, which features an article on british prime minister theresa may. it says that divisions over europe are looking more likely to splinter the party as poll number plunge. and finally the japan times — which says prime minister shinzo abe plans to issue an apology to those who were subjected to forced sterilisation under a now—defunct eugenics law. from 19118 to 1996, the eugenic protection law authorised the sterilisation of people with an intellectual disability, mental illness or hereditary disorder. scientists have managed to partially revive pig brains, four hours after they were removed from the body. the research at yale university could raise ethical questions about what it means to be alive and conscious. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh explains. the brain is the most complex organ in the body. it was always assumed it gets irreversibly damaged within minutes

voting's coming to a close in indonesia's elections, which saw old rivals find a new role for religionnearly 300 climate change activists have been arrested after blocking roads in central london for a second day. managing expectations — netflix posts healthy subscriber growth that's better than expected, so why are its shares falling? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be a part of the conversation. today we're asking why is notre dame so special and where is your favourite place and why? we'd love to hear from you. do get in touch. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we begin in paris where president mccrone has vowed france will rebuild the notre—dame cathedral in five years following the fire that caused widespread damage on monday. fundraising towards the restoration works has already brought in $500 million from some of france's richest individuals. —— almost $1 billion. there is relief that so much of notre dame cathedral — and what was inside it — has survived. but much has been lost for good.

coming up on the program indonesia prepares for general elections. just. on the.on the very question of democracy in the country which. any citizen over the age of twenty five without a criminal record. even in the face of such a defeat. it's. unlikely. welcome to do. it's good to have you with us we begin in indonesia which is headed to the polls on wednesday in what has been called the most complicated ballot in global history and here's why i don't do one hundred ninety two million indonesians have to vote in five separate elections ranging from the presidential and parliamentary to provincial and local this would happen across the country with more than seventeen thousand islands spread across three time zones and if that isn't challenging enough there are about two hundred forty five thousand candidates in total in the running all this on one day but the headline contest will be between these two men got it president dawdle and former military general brabo voice will be until they faced off against each other in the last election in twenty fourteen as well a

yeah she's a supporter of probably be until the former son in law of indonesia is the dictator . sitting a nationalist and populist tone the retired military general banks and the support of conservative voters. his rival joe cole we don't know if in this more of a moderate the incumbent seeking a second term as president to carry on with the reforms he promised five years ago . with heavy metal music he wishes to capture the hearts of young voters which he says is crucial to win the poll. a third of indonesia's one hundred ninety million voters a millennial among them five million will be first time voters like angelica she hopes to choose a government that cares about the welfare of the people. who may have already but as a first time voter i feel happy and proud that now my voice can help determine the future of this country it's my duty as a good citizen. other voters care about the religious tolerance that was once taken for granted in the majority muslim country buddhist leader and diesel want to hopes religion can be kept out of indonesian politics despite the rise of hard

outside jakarta indonesia. hello again the headlines on al jazeera fighting has escalated in libya despite a call for a truce by the united nations which was largely ignored forces allied to the un backed government up come under heavy fire from troops loyal to warlords have to have to forces are reportedly preparing to open up new fronts as they push towards the capital tripoli sudan's president bashir has met our new leaders and says the demands of the protesters must be heard thousands of anti-government protesters want the military to back them in their demands of forcing bashir out of power an explosion following an airstrike by saudi coalition forces had a school in the yemeni killing at least eleven students thirty nine others were wounded in the attack on a residential area east of the capital. syrian government forces have reportedly killed at least fourteen people in the northwest it happened in the countryside the town of the hardest hits is the last rebel held territory in syria supposed to be free

still to come for you here on al-jazeera indonesia's election campaign heats up as it enters the last few days. and restless in what was once known as iraq's revolution city tell you tell you what many say they're losing trust in the politicians. had of the flooding spring rains have started thereabouts repeat themselves was a bit of a mess from the satellite picture point of view it has been concentrated rain particularly in ground zero the rains of proved fatal recently because of the flash flooding and as i say the potential for more the same is there this is the green the heaviest rain moving sags leaving hong kong with probably a dry they were having dropped the rain overnight of course it funnels down through mountain passes knots where you have the problem is going to humid day if a drying day throughout southern china during monday start the end of it there that the rains to the west are showing increasing interest in the form of big showers in northeastern india and bangladesh and this cloud that's just coming to pakistan has already produced some right and there's probably s

the former son in law of indonesia's the dictator. sitting a nationalist and populist tone the retired military general banks and the support of conservative voters. his rival. is sinless more of them order it the incumbent seeking a second term as president to carry on with the reforms he promised five years ago with heavy metal music he wishes to capture the hearts of young voters which he says is crucial to win the polls. a third of indonesia's one hundred ninety million voters a millennial among them five million will be first time voters like angelica she hopes to choose a government that cares about the welfare of the people. i am only about as a first time voter i feel happy and proud that now my voice can help determine the future of this country it's my duty as a good citizen. other voters care about the religious tolerance that was once taken for granted in the majority muslim country buddhist leader and diesel want to hopes religion can be kept out of indonesian politics despite the rise of hot line political islam in recen