parts of indonesia are awash with plastic waste.tonnes of plastic were imported last year and it is ending up in remote villages. some is recycled, but huge mounds are dumped and burned. and we have discovered dangerous levels of highly toxic chemicals from burning plastic are making it into the food chain. one of the most shocking results that we have ever, ever had, especially in indonesia, we never have this kind of result before. this is bangun, a small village in the east of java, indonesia's biggest island. but over the last few years, things here have started to change. since 2017 and ‘18, we have seen an increased influx of plastic entering indonesia. the uk, the us and australia all send waste to indonesia, supposedly to be recycled. last year, indonesia's plastic recycling industries imported around 300,000 tonnes of plastic waste. that on top of the 900,000 tonnes they got from within the country. the uk sent 18,000 tonnes of plastic to indonesia in the first—half of this year and 55,000 tonnes of paper. that makes it the

in indonesia particularly. there is a lot of cotton it's being emitted it sounds fair well the overall impacts will be for the environment in terms of climate is difficult to estimate at this stage. data that we provide is really related to so the direct emissions out at the moment to really understand how much of that stays in the atmosphere of would require like quite a detail mostly of the cotton cycle and that's not something that can be done in near real time it will be something that will be estimated to the 5 c. said enough to the whole you know after the vegetation response to the fires has been taken into account as well so just in layman's terms more than 700 megatons of calderon has been released into the bottom and should we be what it about this will not. it's difficult to say how much of that will stay in the in the environment some of it will be able to take and again by growing vegetation during the wet season during the growing season and so it's really difficult to estimate how much of that th

abundances a big of fun of energy in indonesia.o maximize using this energy in order to maintain also good pollution initial -- less pollution in indonesia. haslinda: this clean energy projects, how much of fti will be attracted over the next two to three years? >> yes. at lease for the moment, 40 years ago, i think for only one example, like the nickel ore, 12 billion. right now it is going to be 2054, like, 30 billion u.s. dollars. aroundort last year, five point $8 billion in this year will be around $9 billion because of the -- we produce carbon steel. by connection we can produce $13o, we can export like billion. by 2024, stainless steel and carbon steel and -- we can export may be around $35 billion for indonesia. now we are also go through, to the lithium battery. we are ongoing to this project and we discuss this, been discussing this with some other companies like volkswagen. and in china and hyundai. because of the need of the battery they will want to keep that -- i believe anytime march next year in indonesia. rishaad:

against indonesian palm oil exports with the lawsuit indonesia hopes the e.u. will promptly change its read to policy and delegated act as well as scrap of the high risk in direct land use change status it has given to palm oil and just last week the block imposed a 5 year tower of stone bio diesel from the southeast asian nation to counter alleged subsidies to producers in the country of ours off to a complaint from process that subsidized exports of indonesian bio diesel to the e.u. are causing a threat to material injury to the union industry indonesia's finest foreign minister accuses the e.u. of following a protectionist policy and in a sign of further deepening trade tensions in neighboring malaysia the world's number 2 in palm oil production is mulling taking this same action and the last lines that asia's 2 dominant pommel produces may be heading for a clash with the e.u. in the international court of justice with suggestions that the new stance on palm oil might have something to do with competition in the edible oil business rather than pure ecologica

to indonesia, because jampacked ja ka rta to indonesia, because jampacked jakarta streets could see fewer bureaucrats within five years and the country plans to start moving the country plans to start moving the entire government from the mega city to the less populated island of kalimantan in the archipelago nation. the idea gathered steam this year after the re—election of presidentjoko widodo and the move is one other low—lying asian cities like mumbai and bangkok might emulate as global warning and income inequality collide, a topic under discussion at a two—week global climate meeting in madrid that started on monday. i asked an expert if indonesia can pull it off. i think it is achievable. the initial target is to have the first movement in five years time but after that it would be a staggered movement over the decade ahead. it would create the opportunity for

the bank of indonesia comes off the back of an aggressive run of cuts. indonesia more cautious.we reached the bottom of easing? therter: there lies trillion dollar question. probably not. the bank, as you said, has given a strong signal that they have a more cautious approach, but that's really the transition of the rate cuts to play into the about six lag of months. they are expecting for the first quarter of 2020. economy is on track to grow at about 5.1% this year. that is pretty slow by indonesian standards. we could expect the central bank to weigh in again early in the new year. probably looking for help from the government in terms of a fiscal bump. we could also see more movement levers. credential we will see some more action there. what we can expect from the indonesian economy and the year ahead, potentially a boost. what about increasing the deficit cap? is it a realistic or serious proposition? this is a live discussion. what we were told recently is the government is now at least discussing the budget deficit cut. just to give a brief history lesson, it came in the

born i in indonesia, she movede taiwan after m marrying a local man. is the only staff member at harmony home who speaks indonesian, making her the first point of contact for many of the mothers coming here. >> translator: we ask those who have come here and given birth to spread informationon about u through social media. we wanant expecting migrants wh have difficulties to feel free to come here for help. >> medical support is a key service at harmony home. staff escort new arrivals to hospital for prenatal checkups. this wowoman, 25 years old, desperate for help, she contacted harmony y home four ds ago.a, 25 years old, desperate help, she contacted harmony home four days ago.y, 25 years old, help, she contacted harmony home four days ago.u, 25 years old, r help, she contacted harmony home four days ago. during her checkup, dong companions her as interpreter. dr. chong teamed up with harmony home six years ago. he only charges half of the usual examination fee. >> it's a boy. >> most women they don't come harmony homee for help have nevr seen a doct

is caused directly because of this and they the article talks about the fact that in indonesia 1st you know they sent all this plastic there they were like literally like whole town we get swept away by plastic they would be plastic piled up in all the streets the alleys outside people's homes and then they started to burn it in order to clear it away and all the dioxins are released into the air but also you know a large part of what's going on over there was that remember we said lake erie or the erie canal remember that how toxic it was the hudson river the hudson river is now pristine and you have whales going up there which suggests that there is you know all the little micro ingredients that they eat and they and they rely and so we're cleaning up by scent the fact is that we sent all our manufacturing over there which is what is causing the destruction over there right i mean there's though alternative than universal cooperation to solve the problem of humanity. as humanity is approached and they pitch predatory on planet earth that is like you know if you put a certain number o

indonesia the e.u. over a wall to its calling discriminatory trade practices block seeks to end its reliance on. us probably entertainment t.v. caught in the crossfire after it apologizes for dropping an l g b c. we get reaction. this is just a handful so 2. women who love each other christmas is coming together i'm going to talk to my children about sexual orientation i'd like to have that conversation with them one on one i don't really want to come in the form of a christmas. wherever you're tuning in from around the world this hour welcome to moscow and to our to international my names you know many of your company. after a series of. injuries against protesters it's come to light that french authorities were warned of the dangers of using tear gas grenades i can stemmons traitors as far back as january last year. the company which makes the military grade devices wrote to the french interior ministry about the safety risks of its grenades being used by riot police. the blast the fact of the device

entering the human food chain in indonesia a new study that sampled chicken eggs around fights in the country where plastic waste accumulates identified alarming levels of dioxins and poly chlorinated by if an els long recognized as extremely injurious to shuman health in one location the level of dioxins and eggs collected near an indonesian factory that burns plastics for fuel were similar to levels in eggs collected near the notorious agent orange hot spot and b.n. vietnam which is considered one of the most dioxin contaminated locations on earth so it's a war zone and in an asia thanks to our virtue signaling here. it's almost hard to have any response at all because. what this implies is. the extinction and extinction event for humans and it's tough to talk about but we see it happening in indonesia it's already on the tip of the spear and it'll it'll be rolled out globally within our lifetime so it's tough a few things 1st of all this is the truth of what happened to china china is the one the band plastics imports into their own country because there are an emerging economy the

wants to get member states to phase in eco friendly fuels instead but indonesia which is the world's largest palm oil producer suspects the move is more about trade rivalry than saving the planet as nicky ever explains. palm oil it's in everything thousands of our everyday products from chocolate to shampoo and cleaning products without even thinking about it we consume on average around 8 kilos of it each year and denise is the largest palm oil exporter in the world and within the world trade organization has been selling palm oil to some big clients for years for example the e.u. on very good terms in the last couple of years the e.u. decided to fight such heavy pommel consumption in an effort to be greener and more sustainable and after threatening the e.u. with countless thank sions indonesia has now taken legal action against the european union alleging discrimination against indonesian palm oil exports with a lawsuit indonesia hopes you will promptly change its read to policy and delegated act as well as scrap the high risk in direct land use change status it has given to palm

from indonesia. ok thank you. now in the u.k. queen elizabeth the 2nd delivered her traditional christmas address with a focus on peace and reconciliation she reflected on this past summer 75th d.-day anniversary commemorations as an example of people's capacity to overcome deep seated divisions she also praised young environmental campaigners but after a year of turbulent british politics and challenging challenges facing the royal family the queen acknowledged that $21000.00 have been a difficult year. it's a christmas tradition for the royal family and often trip to the church near the queen's sandringham estate but this year the party was smaller than usual no prince philip he's just out of hospital prince harry and his wife megan are taking time out in canada rumors of a family rift abound. and then there's prince andrew he's keeping a low profile after giving a t.v. interview to deny he was involved in a sex scandal involving the convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein he was at church but in the morning well away from the came

against indonesian palm oil exports with a lawsuit indonesia hopes the e.u. will promptly change its read to policy and delegated act as well as scrap the high risk in direct land use change status it has given to palm oil for jakarta the stakes are high is heavily reliant on palm oil production as one of its key industries with over 2000000 indonesians directly employed by the industry and many more gaining from indirect economic benefits in the last few years there's been a wind of change with the e.u.'s new focus on emphasizing a greener more eco conscious position and as a result earlier this year the e.u. began to turn its back on this cheap and versatile products with plans to phase out the use of palm oil in biofuels by the end of 2030 and just last week the bloc imposed a 5 year tariffs on bio diesel from the southeast asian nation to counter alleged subsidies to producers in the country have asked after a complaint from process that subsidized exports of indonesian bio diesel to the e.u. are causing a threat to material injury to the union industry i

they're burning in indonesia. that's the home of the orangutans and franky would be really devastated. they're burning in indonesia. many of these fibers are deliberately set and driven by companies that make palm oil, soy, and raise cattle. they flatten the field to raise and they burn down all the trees so they can plant soy to feed to the cattle that they've already burned down the trees so they could grow grass for the cows to eat. it's a strange logic to grow soy to feed the cattle that we shouldn't even be eating. the largest investment company in the world, black rock, invests in the companies that do the deforestation. the drilling and the fracking. they also invest in the company building detention camps and cages that hold climate refugees. yes, there are climate refugees and there will be many, many more if we don't do something. these corporations are are making oodles of money on the front, oodles of money on the back end. it's beyond reprehensible. and the heads of these companies, these supply chain

so, if you feel unsafe in indonesia, then you can go to australia.'s why, you know, ijust followed him and i didn't have choice, i didn't have time to make a decision. at that time in 2013 there was a well—established people smuggling route from indonesia across the sea to australia. but it is extremely dangerous, that crossing. you, i believe, tried it twice. what happened to you when you tried in one of those refugee boats, to get to australia? in indonesia i was in a place called kalibata city, so i remember that sometimes immigration police attacked the refugees. unfortunately, the police in indonesia attacked refugees and twice i witnessed that they arrested many people and they deported them back. so, they didn't ask any questions. that's why i was really worried about my safety and i imagine if theyjust deported me back. so that's why i went to, i decided to go to australia. and after 48 hours our boat broke and i drowned in the sea, and they took me from the ocean and put me in prison. then i escaped and again i went to australia by boat. so

parts of indonesia are awash with plastic waste.t is recycled but much of the lower—quality household plastic waste is dumped. huge piles building up outside villagers' houses. leftover plastic needs to be gotten rid of, so it's burned or sold to tofu factories as fuel. but the cheap plastic is releasing highly toxic chemicals, which is making it into the food chain. researchers from an environmental group tested the eggs from free—range chickens that live here. results revealed levels of toxic chemicals that are 70 times over the european safe levels for food. the results of our research is one of the most shocking results that we have ever, ever heard. especially in indonesia, we never have these kind of results before. you wouldn't get ill eating the odd egg but long—term exposure to these chemicals, known as dioxins, can cause reproductive and developmental issues, damage the immune system and also cause cancer. that's according to the world health organization. the government is now stopping some containers of contaminated wast

economy 737 max jets were grounded in march after crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that killed 346 people. and for more on this i'm joined by d.w. business reporter clifford couldn't get her thanks for joining me why is why is boeing choosing to do this now but basically the federal aviation administration has said that they won't be able to approve the 737 x. $22.00 to resume service again before next year which means that the boeing has had to take this decision now they had a board meeting in seattle and they came to they just cited that now is the time to do it i gather that boeing has still been producing at this point what they've been doing with those planes well they've got a lot of planes in stock stockpiled now for want of a better word they've got people you know there is demand for the planes but they they they still demand won't really kick in until the safety issues are resolved and they need clarity right now they need they need to take these you know they still. it's a it's a great aircraft and it's going to be the safest aircraft in the air when they finish resolving the

indonesia later today.in china has been rising but economy say that the data overstates the situation with the cash

>> indonesia. indonesia, they have done quite to stabilize.are working with the account deficit. hopefully if global risk aversion kind of comes to light again, there is a hope they won't be so vulnerable to the tide turning on emerging markets. we would expect to that in indonesia and india to be the worst hit because of their heavy reliance on foreign flows. paul: and in australia we had disappointing growth numbers. only the most hopeless optimist would expect -- the bank has a high threshold but will it have an option in 2020? >> it is difficult in australia because we know monetary policy agoot as potent as a year because the cash rate is low. they have a potent impact. shift to whats to more can the government do to -- that havee relieved some stimulus for them for structure spending. there is a lag time when it comes to infrastructure spending. expansionarye more fiscal policy rather than keep the focus that day. paul: you said china could see boosted infrastructure spending. could that lead to australia with a decrease of fight -- incr

indonesia is 270 million people last time i checked. it's almost a concise in terms of demographics, and in turn the gdp indonesia is expected to be among the top five biggest economies in the world and probably even number 3 or 4 before the end of the century. it's a huge country. it may be so big it will outgrow asean. philippines is more than 100 men, vietnam was when admitting in these countries will be trillion dollars gdp in the near to immediate term future. asean is not election small countries, really collection of highly dynamic middle powers who could be a force under their own terms although they're going through difficult times. if you look at countries in southeast asia plus taiwan, of course they are very much at the frontline, you see leaders of this country very engaging china but at the same time trying to preserve some room for maneuver. case in point is the prime minister, he's 94, very lucid, very much on the top of his portfolio. he took the fight to china on the belt and road issue of the debtor issue and managed

and what happens to indigenous villagers in indonesia when palm oil plantations take over? voiceover: live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, iam in the morning in london and 8pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. the democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. there are major obstacles ahead, but it's a significant moment in a troubled presidency. nick bryant reports from washington. on capitol hill today, the battlelines started being marked out for an epic political fight. a process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. the democratic house speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and mi

the only province in indonesia that has islamic law brought in regulations two years ago that requirens to support the building of a church. something christian leaders here say is impossible, but a law, the local mayor defends. there should be an agreement from both sides if the christians aceh, the only province in indonesia that has islamic law, brought in regulations two years ago that require at least 100 non—christians to support the building of a church. something christian leaders here say is impossible, but a law, the local mayor defends. there should be an agreement from both sides if the christians want a church permit, then permission from the muslims. in my opinion just follow the rules. that's the right way. indonesia, once known for moderate islam and multifaith society, has seen growing intolerance in recent years, and rights groups say that 200 churches across indonesia have been shut down in the last 12 years. with no hope of getting permission to rebuild the church, the minority christian community here is preparing to celebrate christmas here in the forest. nasa sa

it was grounded after two fatal crashes in indonesia and ethiopian which killed 346 people.cotland in the past few hours, temperatures have been down to —6, there has been some snow around too, but the main message in the forecast is that it is going to be mild this week, some wet and windy weather on the way, gale force winds, not surprising for this time of year. but it is already starting to happen out there in the atlantic. low pressures are forming, weather fronts will be heading our way, we have a fair bit of cloud and some light rain affecting the south and south—east at the moment. we have got one weather front here keeping things a little bit milder. we have got clear skies, but also mist and fog across northern england and scotland, and that's where we've had the colder air. temperatures have been down to —6 degrees but actually rising a little bit through the early hours of tuesday morning. tuesday starts off grey, cloudy, and drizzly in the south, mist and murk across the midlands and parts of northern england, and still a little bit of winteryness left over from

indonesia, where do i start?one of the largest opportunities in this part of the world. 250 million individuals, 70-80,000,000 individuals in the middle class, significantly under banked. we are talking about a country where less than 10 million individuals hold credit cards, less than 2 million have life insurance, less than one million might have a stock r.o.e. ridge account. this is a country which has a very large and fast-growing middle class. most of them have bank accounts, but outside of bank accounts, other financial services haven't really made their presence felt. haven't really been able to reach out to most individuals. shery: when it comes to the global environment, we are seeing uncertainties on trade and economic growth worldwide. have you seen any of that felt by indonesian consumers? akshay: not really. last 10, 15r the years has been growing steadily at 4%-6% per year. it is a domestically focused economy. -- constituteous not much of the gdp. i think it is fairly insulated. i think everyone fe

>> indonesia is in the middle.nities we want to get opportunities because the trade war not good for all countries, but indonesia wants to take opportunities so the trade war does not negatively impact our country. we have good relations with the u.s. and china. the most important thing is our national interest comes first. ♪ juliette: the government of malaysia spent much of 2019 dealing with the legal, financial, and political fallout from the scandal involving state investment firm 1mdb. among their objectives, to recover billions of dollars from goldman sachs for the bank's role in the affair. the prime minister and his likely successor both spoke excessively with bloomberg's haslinda amin about their efforts to prosecute the scandal and get compensation from goldman. ♪ haslinda: we hear from our sources that goldman tried to reach a settlement, but you referred them to the ag. is there truth in that? >> yes, it is true. everything has to be done properly, according to the law. so if the ag was in charge when i

van thillo: it's not just the reefs in indonesia. it's te reefs in the united states, it's the reefs all around the world, and they all are connected. dustan: we need to focus every bit off energrgy we have onon te issues a and realize that the game isis for keeps. extininction is forever. alling: we're all part of this biosphere, and it's all ours to care for. van thillo: planet earth is an amazing place, and we just need to wake up and take care of what we have. low: less words, but more action. yeah. [kids cheering] dustan: the easiest, quickest thing we could do right now is to become much more efficient; more efficient cars, buildings, light bulbs--more efficient everything to save energy. we could reduce a lot of the stress pretty much painlessly and drive a whole new kind of economy and get off carbon. that's really criritical. simons: some of our most creative and innovative people and movements are like those edged landscapes in nature where several different ecosystems meet. like, for example, estuaries that mingle salt and

the european commission is imposing temporary tariffs on bio diesel from indonesia it says heavy subsidies gave indonesian produces an unfair advantage tariffs are between 8 and 18 percent and aim to restore a level playing field for european produces indonesia mainly produces its bio diesel from palm oil currently the exports around 400000000 euros worth of it. the total european bio diesel market is worth an estimated $9000000000.00 euros. the cost of living rising in china as the national bureau of statistics clocks inflation rising at the fosters rates in years one of the key reasons is the country's outbreak of african swine fever the country's pick herd has been harmed by the epidemic higher prices for pork in china are driving up the costs of other food as well as consumers search for other sources of protein the price of pork has jumped by 110 percent compared to a year ago increasing the overall cost of food by nearly 20 percent. this means china's already high inflation rate of 3.8 percent in october shot up to 4.5 percent in november compared to the year before that's more than