last night, in jakarta, in central jakarta, there was a violent skirmish between protesters and police, which led to rumors that a student had been killed. in a late-night press conference, the security minister saw to dispel those rumors sandy's bert irresponsible lies an attempt to bring indonesia back to the time of 1998. that is when mass protests affected jakarta and the rest of the country partially because of our rise in the price of fuel. it led to the downfall of the present government. >> if the indonesian parliament raises the price of oil, how will this affect the ordinary indonesian? >> that is exactly what many people are concerned about. they say any increase in the cost of fuel will have a direct impact on the way they live their lives. from bus fares to the cost of food. they say they cannot survive if the price of oil goes up. i think that is why you are seeing the types of demonstrations we have seen across the country this week. underlying that economic reason, there is a great deal of frustration among speak indonesian public. every day, they see images or your sto

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protests in the capital jakarta, protests around the country.ow, the proposal still needs parliamentary approval. they do need to cut subsidies to ball and the country's budget. it's a very, very sensitive topic, subsidies on fuel prices in indonesia. it was a spark for an uprising which eventually led to the downfall of sohoto back in 1998. this is politically a delicate thing to do, nina. >> it certainly is. there were uprising about two, three years ago, weren't there, andrew, when they tried to lift the subsidies again. nissan's ceo is still betting on both in indonesia and he's also counting on an old classic to do that job. >> i'm pleased to announce the return of the datsun brand. datsun is part of our company heritage. and will now contribute to its future. i'm confident when i say the word datsun, many of you have fond, good memories of this brand. >> i certainly do. a lot of people have memories of the datsun brand. this is why we've had this picture up here. you're looking at a 1971 datsun blue bird. the interesting thing about resurr

schools for their kids, but that all of their factories are either in malaysia an hour to fly to jakartalandu they would rather make singapore their home base, have an office there where they process the information, but really to go out to malaysia and indonesia and thailand for their factories, where the real processing and assembly takes place. narrator: linking materials, processing and assembly to global operations requires the movement of massive quantities of freight. singapore handles more than 15 million containers a year. its relative location allows it to feed directly into shipping routes linking asia, europe and the united states. singapore is very dependent on american markets. most of its exports go to the united states. in fact,ll of asia is very dependent on the u.s. there are also a lot ofmerican semiconductor in southeastsia,anies and they all use singapore as sort of their export platform to bring their pducts back after they have enssembled inoueastsia, to bring ibackough singapore to t utestates. narrator: is re-exporting of products makes singapore very dependent o

after being caught by police and deported, he was invited back to climb one of jakarta's tallest buildings as long as he used suction cups and a safety harness. he climbed the 50-story building in, get this, 2 1/2 hours. >>> firefighters in the philippines had a great time preparing for the worst. over 300 of the world's bravest participated in this year's firemen olympics, competing in fire-related events that showed off their speed, accuracy, and endurance. the event was organized to promote fire prevention awareness in manila where there are three to five fires a day. you know, bill, that just doesn't seem like a lot to me. i feel like i hear a siren going off every five minutes in new york city, you know? >> no. there are a lot of sirens here, but that guy was flying up that rope. ever try climbing a rope like that? remember gym class? >> i have no upper arm strength. >> not easy. >> not a good thing. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout today here on nbc. the in washington, the ntsb holds a forum on distraction drivers face behind the wheel and

in indonesia, around 5,000 protesters rallied wednesday outside the presidential palace in jakarta. they called for a planned hike in fuel prices to be delayed. the government of the president there has proposed a 33% increase in energy prices. the plan still needs to be approved by parliament. it's due to come into effect on april 1st. >> translator: the government says it has to raise prices. my question is who put it on this lot? the people? >> economists forecast the price hike will push indonesia's inflation rate above 7% this year. >>> meanwhile, in the philippines, people are also showing anger about fuel prices in a unique way. the a littlest trend mocks the president's alleged inaction on the issue. it involves people just sitting down and looking bored. or lying around staring into space. basically, not doing much at all. local media quoted the president as saying the new form of protest does not merit attention. >>> that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm pack sh >>> now let's take a look at market figures.>>> now let's ta market figures. >>> now time for your world wea

in indonesia, around 5,000 protesters rallied wednesday outside the presidential palace in jakarta. they called for a planned hike in fuel prices to be delayed. the government of president susilio bambang yudhoyono has proposed a 33%ncrease in energy prices. the plan still needs to be approved by parliament. it's due to come into effect on april 1st. >> the government says it has to raise prices because the budget sunday threat. the question is who put it under threat? the people? >> economists forecast the price hike will push indonesia's inflation rate above 7% this year. meanwhile, in the philippines, people are also showing anger about fuel prices in a unique way. noy noying is the latest trend mocking president aquino's latest inaction on the issue. noy noying involves people just sitting down and looking bored or lying around staring into space. basically not doing much at all. local media quoted the president as saying the new form of protest does not merit attention. and that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> it's expected to be cold in

. >> thousands of people tried to storm the house of representatives complex in the capital of jakartace fired teargas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. the indonesian government is planning to cut the fuel subsidy. that will make prices jumped by a third and could lead to an increase in the cost of many consumer products. it is a direct story in britain, where motorists are stocking up on petrol with a fuel tanker drivers threatening to go on strike. >> huge lines across the country forming out of gas stations. sales have surged by 170% in the last two days. the panic buying began when the government issued a warning that thousands of gas stations might have to close if the strike goes ahead. >> ok, enough about petrol. you probably remember the film "schindler's list." about a german businessman who saved thousands of jews by employing them in his factories. >> one of those factories located in what is now the czech republic is about to be torn down, and that is prompting protests. >> this is one of the less people here who was alive and this factory helped save 1000 people.

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opposition party supporters say anti-government chants from jakarta, protesters broke down a fence outside the country's parliament where a vote on the increase is expected to take place on thursday. around 22,000 security officers have been sent to control the rallies. protesters say that larger demonstration will take place ahead of the vote in two days' time. >>> economists meanwhile, say slashing fuel subsidies will lower indonesia's deficit and free up funds to help the country's poor. infrastructure could also be dealt a boost by that money. many indonesians feel at least in the short term fuel price increase also take a toll on locals from all walks of life. account executive sissy torres' job requires driving to at least three clients a day. she spends just under $200 for gas every month. a 33% hike in fuel price, she says, will cut deep into her income. >> frankly, speaking i don't get gas allowance so it will affect that i can do my monthly cost for gas. but indirectly also there's going to be a price hike. >> reporter: indonesia has one of the cheapest fuel prices in the region.

these are the scenes on wednesday last week when demonstrators took to the streets of the capital jakarta, rejecting government claims that price hike is just necessary to balance the national budget. electricity raitds are also expected to rise by 10%, but andrew the real contentious issue is of course increasing the price of fuel by a third. >> you see it more and more around asia, governments being force to lift subsidies on fuel prices which obviously does not really help the politicians in their cause. >>> not all emerging markets have had bad news yet, but if uncertainty in the oil markets isn't lifted, fuel hikes are possible almost everywhere. cnn correspondent in two of the world's fastest growing economies say the consumers are now fearing the worst. chester darlington is in sao paulo brazil where the government has no far been fairly self-reliant on the oil front. but first let's hear from new delhi where affordable prices at the pump are being threatened by events in iran. >> reporter: i'm in new delhi. filling up a gas tank costs roughly $4.70 per gallon. it's been the same p

and in june in jakarta we're having our second cgi, which i promise -- and in june in chicago we areaving our second cgi, which i promised to continue having until we get our economy back to it's full capacity. these are great ideas if someone would support them. we are trying to get these things take into cgi in new york in september. [applause] i'm embarrassed that we got all the way to the fifth cgiu and i never thought about it. you are always one step ahead of me. >> these kids are thinking when they get out of college that they would like to be employed, because it does not work that way anymore. it is a different world out there. you have been doing this five years. you have been "the most powerful man in the world what is the difference with the ability to affect -- "the most powerful man in the world." what is the difference with the ability to affect change through an ngo? i find there is an erosion of confidence in the government's ability to engage its own corruption, create change in the way you want, and yet, there has been an enormous energy toward these ngo's, toward