shaad: she's in jakarta. about to split its shares.ngscutive reed says it will make the stock more accessible. netflix shares will be boosted to about 500 billion. stockholders agree to give investors more ability to nominate directors. planning to open up at least five new outlets in hong kong, it is competent it's brand of affordable luxury to attract shoppers in the retail market. otherpansion is coming as branches are moving product and barberry. something china has been cracking down on, extravagance and corruption. japan apparently must more than ifble its sales tax to 20% it wants to avoid a fiscal crisis. that is according to the former vice finance minister, he says it needs to happen in the next 10-15 years. , whichs to rein in debt is about 230% of gdp. there have been a plans to increase sales tax after last year's hype, but the economy into recession. china nationald nuclear power is suspended on his first day. surging to 34%. let's get more from the intelligence aneditor. if we had not had the limits, this could have gone

will be live in jakarta later. let a look at what is the last trading day of the first half of the year. >> we are still seeing that volatility continue in china. officially still in bear territory after we saw yesterday. down by more than 22 from a high on june. the asian markets are rising from those three-month lows after closing yesterday at their lowest level since march 17. in japan, the nikkei currently up by 0.3%. volatility easing their. the australian share market is pretty flat the moment. we did have big falls in base metals. and the exchange has dropped by 3.5% this morning. that is having an impact as well as you would expect on the shanghai market. a quick look at what is moving the chinese market and where certainly seeing some weakness coming through in those basic materials. financial stocks looking quite good at the moment. volatility is continuing in china but the risk of asia has put some of those greece concerns to rest. rishaad: to greece. people waking up in the next couple hours, day two of

will be live in jakarta later. let a look at what is the last trading day of the first half of the year. >> we are still seeing that volatility continue in china. officially still in bear territory after we saw yesterday. down by more than 22 from a high on june. the asian markets are rising from those three-month lows after closing yesterday at their lowest level since march 17. in japan, the nikkei currently

jakarta, has just started trading, up by 6/10 of 1%. the analyst are warning on the emerging markets forex risks. say the currency is the most exposed to volatility here. andissue of capital inflows outflows with the indonesian currency with this fed meeting. singapore and malaysia, trading higher.er. another currency you need to be watching out for. let's look at the movers in hong kong. of communications continuing to lead on the upside, 2% gain. lenovo moving. china mobile up 1%. look at china overseas. china resources power has been a big mover to the downside for the past two days. let's check in on tokyo. the indexes lower. the bank of japan governor backtracked on his comments last week. tokyo electric is down nearly 3%. watch that. nickel extending losses. oil around $60 a barrel. on goldkeep a close eye as greece tries to sort it situation out. that's having it impact on the japanese currency today. rishaad: japanese stocks gaining. theowing list of evidence external environment remains challenging. turnaround taking place in t

we are live in jakarta with the latest.know what you think about the latest stories by following me on twitter. let's start with a look at the markets. let's check out the trends and what is notable in the trend met. is -- look at the all of the markets in the asia-pacific that are trading lower. take a look at jakarta right now. this is the latest market to begin the monday trading session. of 1%.ed of 3/10 on indonesia, there is a cabinet meeting today. the president will be discussing the working class. numbers that the statistics bureau of jakarta released -- will release at 11 akaka you -- at 11:00 a.m. we started the day with some modest positivity. the trend is now learning lower by just under 1%. moving to hong kong and shanghai the big focus is $10 trillion market valuation, a record after this record run for chinese shares. we now see the shanghai composite and the hang seng moving in the same direction in lockstep. it continues to trade lowered. there is some concern given the flood of chinese investors flooding

. >> government ministers in jakarta want to review the regulations in aceh. while arna has autonomy, laws and regulations issued by the province can't contradict the country's constitution. >> translation: i will coordinate this with the head of women in parliament in aceh to review. it is discriminative. many work at night. they need to review this. i'll discuss it with the home minister because it's not the only regulation. in aceh violating gender equality. >> reporter: nearly midnight in banda aceh. not all women are obeying the mayor's regulation, most cafes are filled with men only. many are hoping that the government in jakarta will reverse the mayor's decision, and allow them to work and move around at night >>> andreas is the indonesian researcher for human rights watch, and says the law is unfairly targetting women and must be revoked. >> human rights watch asked the indonesian government to revoke all of this regulation, it's not just about women working at night. but since 14 years ago, they increased the discrimination against women. for instance

let's get over to the jakarta bureau chief. this is hugely complicated.ense of it for us? it is all about control of a top indonesian coal mine in borneo. it is very complicated. this is basically a hangover from that rothschild investment years ago. still, he's in a dispute. ousteds london venture its ceo in march and picked a new ceo at a shareholder meeting in jakarta. the tricky thing is that the ceo in question said that meeting wasn't valid and he still was ceo. the dispute is over who is running the company. the ceo is still in the office. when i was there, he was signing production reports. he very much feels he's in charge. meanwhile, the london parents can't even get access to the office's e-mail. rishaad: didn't he locked himself in at one point? you've been to the berau offices. what was the atmosphere like? reports of 100 security guards at the office. when i went, there was only two. the office seemed perfectly normal. it really didn't seem like it was the center of a big international dispute. rishaad: ok, apart from the complex dealings he

it was started when it was reported by the jakarta post that the u.s.annual 4th of july celebration on june 4th. the paper quoted u.s. ambassador as saying this was done out of respect for the muslim holy month of ramadan. the state department explained these events are not designed to#e help americans overseas celebrate but rather a means of outreach and education for the native population. >> in other cases when you take into account the observation of ramadan in many muslim countries when people are fasting they may not be able to attend an event such as this that we adjust in order to effectively carry out our role which is to represent the united states to all countries where we are assigned. >> last year july 4th events were held on june 4th at the u.s. embassies in morocco and at our embassy in cairo. our embassy has held in march because the heat in saudi arabia in july is not for the squeamish. no one could recall foreign embassies in washington bumping their days off!celebration in account of anything here. i say if those foreign embassies wer

let's go to jakarta. what is the deal here?a: earlier, the president signed a new decree which allows people these are free entrance to the country for up to 30 days. with the addition of 30 new countries, there are 45 countries eligible including china, russia, south korea, u.s., and germany. there are high increases -- expectations for this increasing tourism. not just in bali but also the capital city of jakarta. these destinations account for 90% of revenue from international tourist's, 9.5 million people last year. travel and towards him is a major contributor to the economy, accounting for 9.3% of gdp. these statistics are relatively small compared to neighboring nations such as thailand. being the biggest economy in southeast asia, they have a lot of catching up to do any tourism business. visa waiver policy is a major initiative to make them more attractive as a tourist destination. the government is committed to increasing the tourism promotion budget to 75 million u.s. dollars, half of which will be spent on digital m

we will be live in jakarta for the latest. doubt whybreak, i bank of america merrill lynch is expecting a big slump in asian currencies over the next year. you are watching "trending ."siness t ♪ shery: welcome back to "trending business." the indonesian rupee has fallen over 6% this year, making it the worst performing currency and nation. my next guest is cohead of asian strategy in bank of america merrill lynch. he joins us from singapore. thank you so much for coming in. where do you see asian currency ahead of this year, given the outflow of funds from emerging markets? >> well, we expect asian currencies to depreciate steadily this year, building into 2016, as the fed is tightening continues to pick up pace. generally and broadly, yes. on more reflected currencies, the malaysian ringgit, the at the end of next year we will expect 3.9. shery: so you do see the malaysian ringgit breaking through the threshold, with that peg that was fixed over a decade ago? the malaysian prime minister, former prime minister, saying he sho

we are seeing positive buying in jakarta. the new somewhere in the asia-pacific stop we are positive generally. jonathan: zeb eckert, thank you. a bad day for chinese stocks. a bad day for greek yesterday. banks taking an absolute to beating. there are signs a deal fatigue is setting in both athens and among creditor nations. hans nichols and at the end -- in athens. a big headline dropped yesterday and a german newspaper. talk to me about that. hans: well, at the report in the newspaper using anonymous sourcing saying eu officials are preparing an ultimatum for greece. plan b's capital controls. how do you get greece to accepted them? it is only a national government that can impose capital controls. yesterday you are from mario draghi and he did not mention capital controls. he did talk about the need for greece to come to the table and an agreement and he was putting pressure on greece. have a listen. mario draghi: such a strong a credible agreement with greece is needed. also other euro area as a whole. while all actors w

. >> and what do you think then the central authorities in jakarta given the interpretation of shelea is actually unconstitutional? >> it is not just sherea. one fiefd mandatory 1 five out of five 02. mountain joko widodo shouldprime minister joko widodo hats the duty to put this on islamic law is being presented, it is going to be creating more and more problems, creating more and more discrimination, on the long run it will effect are economic issues in the society. >> andreas is from human rights watch and we'll endeavor to pus his, ideas forward. fest thank you. >> a plairch mountain regarded as a shoil side. pleaded guilty after obscene acts in milk. the court herd they heard they had ignored regulations and be urinated nearby areas. in violation of nearby rules. >>> suffering breathing problems, an investigation is underway. the u.n. says yemen peace talks will are held in geneva, one of the delegations being delayed. more than 50 fighters were killed in the sieft lahege. ements where 20 rebels were killed in al dali, fighting forcer loyal to president head. hadi. >> a prominent

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. >> government ministers in jakarta want to review the regulations in aceh. while aceh has regional autonomy, laws and regulations issued by the province can't contradict the country's constitution. >> translation: i will coordinate this with the head of women in parliament in aceh to review. it is discriminative. many work at night. they need to review this. i'll discuss it with the home minister because it's not the only regulation. in aceh violating gender equality. >> reporter: nearly midnight in banda aceh. while not all women are obeying the mayor's regulation, most cafes are filled with men only. many are hoping that the government in jakarta will reverse the mayor's decision, and allow them to work and move around at night as they used to. >>> the united states transferred six yemeni detainees from guantanamo bay to oman. it's been five months since the last lot of detainees were moved out of cuba. half of the detainees have been moved out by president obama. he campaigned for presidency on the hope of shutting down guantanamo bay. there's 116 still t

many women are hoping that the government in jakarta will reverse the governor's decision and allow them to move around at night as they used to. step vaessen, al jazeera banda aache. >> a court sentenced tourist to three days in jail which they've now served and they must pay a $1300 fine. the defendants are from the u.k the netherlands and canada. >>> more fighting in government troops and separatists in eastern ukraine. the latest battles around the rebel health airport in donetsk. feeling the area could descend into full scale conflict. the worst fighting since the truce was signed in february. >>> alleged tapping of angela merkel's mobile phone. the german prosecutors say they have been unable to find evidence that would stand up in court. a prison worker in the u.s. has been arrested of helping two convicted killers escape in new york state. the prison employee has also been accused of smuggleing extra band into the jail. >>> a washington state political caves been accused of lying about her racial heritage. >> rachel dolezal has been thrust into the media spotlight by her parents.

. >> indonesian government leaders are demanding answer he and summoning ambassadors in jakarta. >> i need the opportunity to talk to him directly because we are really dpernd it is true. >> indonesia has launched its own investigation too. would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous. but the prime minister's nondenial and mounding concern in indonesia has many feeling they must have done. for now australia's government is standing firm, the relationship with indonesia and to widespread dereiteration at home and abroad. where andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >>> internal report investigating sexual abuse and exploitation. regularly pay for sex with local women using cash and local goods. currently has 125,000 troops and police with deployed in 16 operations around the world. in 2003 it placed a ban on peace keepers paying for sex. earlier we spoke for stefan durac, the spokeman for u.n. secretary-general is ban ki-moon. >> those soldiers go back home after they they may be expelled. it is incumbent on those countri

. >> government ministers in jakarta want to review the regulations in aceh. while aceh has regional autonomy, laws and regulations issued by the province can't contradict the country's constitution. >> translation: i will coordinate this with the head of women in parliament in aceh to review. it is discriminative. many work at night. they need to review this. i'll discuss it with the home minister because it's not the only regulation. in aceh violating gender equality. >> reporter: nearly midnight in banda aceh. while not all women are obeying the mayor's regulation, most cafes are filled with men only. many are hoping that the government in jakarta will reverse the mayor's decision, and allow them to work and move around at night as they used to. >> let's go to johannesburg, and the african union peace and security council is meeting, talking about the crisis in burundi and south sudan. and will talk about the continental free trade area, which is a trade agreement that they are hoping to finalise. we can go live to the northern suburbs of johannesburg. and

. >> indonesian government leaders are demanding answers summoned the ambassador from jakarta. >> we need the opportunity to talk ethical because we are really concerned if it is true. >> indonesia has launched an investigation. would australia's government pay criminals not ocommit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous. but the prime minister's nondenial, leads many to believe that it must have done. right now australia's government is standing firm, but to widespread dereiteration and be conflict abroad. andrew simmons, al jazeera australia. >>> left many monuments in ruins. before the quakes a thousand tourists visited dobe referring square paying up to $15 each. unesco warned, nepal was still in a precarious state. kathmandu said it was sending experts to assess whether it was safe to open mt. everest. >>> help people with many aspects of their lives but now many of them are the ones in need. intoings reports. sabina shrestha reports. >> broken woman no longer can even talk about her work. when the earthquake hit nepal in april, she lost what was dearest to her her tw

. >> indonesian leaders are demanding answer he and summoned the ambassador in jakarta. >> would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous but the prime minister's nondenial and mounting claims in indonesia that the payment did take place has believers. cost of the relationship with indonesia and to widespread derestriction at home and abroad. andrew thomas, ldged sydney. >> embraces are being head held for the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. the brairveg principles that no one is above the law and ail are be subject to injuries jurisdiction under it. is is. >> on disused private land an ecocommunity gathers around a fire. deep among the sycamore trees. >> this house was build by mary, a beautiful beautiful home. >> near runnymede the magna carta was signed 800 years ago a document which represented the free dom of the individual from the arbitrary monarch. a reputation running thin, this community faces eviction three years ago after they arrived. >> superintendent twist has put in place an authority under section 63 of

and jakarta's composite index gained by just a fraction. >>> japanese tire maker says it will scrap its alliance with a u.s. partner. the company says its 16 year relationship with goodyear tire and rubber was producing limited results. their joint ventures have been selling goodyear tires in japan and dunlop tires. its president says changes in the business environment make the break up unavoidable. >> translator: we will now have greater flexibility in developing our business strategy. >> officials say they will turn their joint ventures in japan in north america to wholy own subsidiaries. >> toshiba delayed some bonuses. officials say the bonus cannot be calculated because settlement of accounts for the last business year has been delayed. they say the electronics maker will defer performance based bonus pay to rank-and-file employees. payments to executives will also be withheld. the third-party panel is investigating alleged padding of profits. >>> the owner of a small company in japan has found a way to make fuel from waste but selling energy is not his prime motive. he says if hi

. >> government members in jakarta say they want to review the laws in aceh. the laws and regulations issued by the province can contradict the country's constitution. >> i will coordinate this with the head of empowerment to review this regulation. many women work at night. we need to review this and we'll discuss this with the home minister. this is not just the only regulation violating gender equality. >> not all women are obeying the mayor's regulation most cafes are filled with men only. many are hoping that they will reverse this decision and allow women to work and move around at night as they used to. >> dengue fever effects 400 million people worldwide and the figure is rising fast. the disease is one of the leading causes of death among children in latin america. it's spread by mosquitoes and there is no known vaccine. but as andy gallacher reports scientists are using mobile funny phone technology to fight it. >> this san jose, workers from the ministry of health are spraying to kill mosquitoes. it is an area without access to clean water. without

. >> officials in jakarta say they want to review the regulations in aceh. and while aceh has autonomy, it's regulations cannot contradict the constitution. >> i will cord incarcerate coordinate this because it is discriminative. many women are affected by it because they work at night. we need to review this, and i'll discuss this with the minister because this is not the only regulation in aceh affecting gender equality. >> not all women are obeying the mayor's regulations you but most cafes are filled with men only. many are hoping that the mayor will reverse her decision and allow them to work at night as they used to. al jazeera aceh. >> still ahead on al jazeera, why this u.s. civil rights activist has been thrust into the spotlight because of her racial origins. >> and meet the surgeon who believes he can remove this man's head and transplant it on to a healthy body. >> "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. >> r

civilian area in indonesia, a c 130 went down in 2009 that killed 98 people and jets go down near jakarta there are issues here and why that is it never really has come up but questions will be asked now and it's not the first, second or third time so i think that people will be asking questions and being altered as to what went wrong and it's far too early to tell what this particular incident, what happened on this particular incident to bring the plane down. as i said there is an investigation that has been opened but it can take a couple of months and i don't think we will be getting answers any time soon. >> stephanie decker there. uncertainty looms over the future of greece in the euro zone and not pay 1.6 billion euros due to the imf today. thousands of people rallied in athens to back the government's reaction of a tough bailout, on sunday greeks will vote on whether to accept or reject the deal. meanwhile the economy is grinding for a halt and lining up outside of the atm machine to take out cash and withdrawals are capped at 60 euros and john has this update from athens. >> repo

jakarta is being questioned once again by congress. news is grateful for this and others.hat have we learned about this chemical propellant that took out their users? >> you are exactly right, the lawmakers wanted to know what is behind their area the root causes something that we haven't andn, according to takata the automakers and the regulator at the top and we know there is a number of causes. one of the suspected causes was that ammonium nitrate, the cup would heard it. as long as that chemical is controlled and not exposed to humidity or is -- or moisture, it is safe. saveood by that by a good for the first time today that ammonium nitrate is a factor in these airbags deplane with too much force essentially breaking up and exploding in passenger spaces. to movethat it is going away from that chemical compound. there has been some confusion about whether it is or is not. but executives who testified before congress on tuesday in washington said he expects to see a very quick move to another compound going forward, which is a major development for the company. rishaad:

let's get to jakarta. what is keeping the money away right now?ter: things are not looking good for southeast asian songs. -- stocks. rate --pect of a higher u.s.ow is to 35 million dollars. analysts have said the valuation of indonesian stocks could be justified with a slower growth outlook. economy is slowing down. not so good earnings are a major concern. bad news for the stock. just to get perspective, southeast asian markets are the biggest and a fisheries of the stimulus with stocks and thailand, indonesia, and the philippines surging more than 200% in the six years. the currency is badly hit after reaching the weakest level in 17 years. indonesia experienced the slowest economic expansion since 2009. of better returns in north asian stocks. there is a prediction that investors might switch to markets like china as the market for asian markets is unexciting and blank. you.ad: thank we will turn to the company once referred to as the facebook of china. on the verge of going private. or than a dozen u.s. listed companies considering this. why?

jakarta just getting underway. 500 last id, s&p checked was down 10 points. let me point your attention to the bond markets. markets is where the action is. a reversal from earlier this year when bond levels were falling to record lows. we are at 299, so going up and not as much as 25 minutes back. take a look at where we are as far as japan is concerned. going back to october-november of last year. back to you. rishaad: a more detailed looks at the market and the australia trade deficit later in the show. don't worry, the great by minister is striking a cheery and optimistic tune after the the latest talk with creditors. they say there will be a deal in the next few days. all leaders had some positive comments after four hours of talks in brussels. the european commission saying the talks were constructive, the president saying the meeting was good. the most positive remark coming from alexis tsipras, saying an agreement was inside. he said people should not worry about the imf payment on friday. that is the payment of $329 million which is the first of four

yvonne: we will be live inside singapore and jakarta this hour but first we are watching signs of stabilitylatest snapshot of china's economy comes in better than expected. hsbc's junes reading indicates the policy easing is having an effect. greece is confident a deal will be reached at other key players including angela merkel worn a lot more must be done. an explosive issue -- knowing about airbag flaws in 2001. the u.s. senator talks about the troubling picture of the manufacturer. to let us know what you think about today's stories, please follow us on twitter. more evidence that china's economic slowdown is turning the corner. the hsbc numbers for june came in better than forecasted. steve, better but still contracting. steve: the preliminary number ahead of the final number coming in at 49.6. 49.4. it does beat may, 49.2 and it has been showing signs of improvement ever since that 50.7

let's go to jakarta. why are they doing this?se ofs ban on foreign currency is seen as coming at the worst possible time. starting july 1, it is estimated day 12 u.s. dollars per will be prohibited. eight drop -- the economy grew at the slowest pace since 2009. about 45% of indonesian working capital investment lending last year was in foreign currencies. they are requiring companies to have at least 25% of their short-term external debt that's not ask -- that's not upset by their foreign currency assets. bank indonesia doesn't expect it will have a major impact on inflation, which is in -- which is at the highest rate. according to the median, it will drop 2.2% by the end of the year and then another 2.2% in 2016. that's all for now. thanks so much for that. we are taking on some other stories we are following for you. yahoo! says it's working with the irs to create the spin off stake.alibaba the process is on track. last month, the irs that it's considering changing regulations on spinoffs. the state was valued at almost $40 bi

jakarta down at the lowest level in about a year now. there is growing speculation rising prices may send an interest rate cut likely. the philippines also seeing the worst day this year down 2.6%, down to the lowest level in five months. we are seeing pressure on emerging stocks these days with expectations the u.s. will raise interest rates. that was what boosted demand for assets. now we are seeing bonds fleeing the markets. emerging markets now declining for the 12th consecutive day. this is the longest losing streak in 15 years. it is down for the seventh day. back to you. >> a big story for asia. hsbc plenty to cut 25,000 full-time jobs across the world. it is part of the plan to save $5 billion annually. we are joined by bill blaine. jonathan, let's get to you first. we are down about a half of 1%. was there anything in the release that surprised you? >> the only thing that may have surprised a little was how much actual disposal is going on. with turkey and brazil gone a lot of it is about things like risk asset with vacation. it

. >> government ministers in jakarta say they want to review the regulations in aceh. while aceh has eveningal a ton regional autonomy, it's laws cannot contradict the constitution. >> many women are effected by it because they work at night. we need to review this. this is not the only regulation in aceh violating gender equality. >> not all women are obeying the mayor's regulation. but most coffees are filled with men only. many are hoping that the mayor will reverse the mayor's decision and allow them to work and move around at night like they used to. >> ukraine's military said that six soldiers have been killed and 14 wounded with battles with pro russia rebels. fighting near the destroyed airport in donetsk the biggest city under rebel control. [ gunfire ] >> these pictures show the separatists firing on ukrainian forces. the government said that the rebels also targeted positions. it's one of the highest single day casualty figures since the start of a shaky cease-fire back in february. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras said that he would be willing to acc

we are headed to jakarta for the details. next guest said emerging markets are not ready for potential rate hikes in the u.s.. all of that and more women "trending business -- all of that and more win "trending business" returns. ♪ rishaad: this is "trending business." our next guest is [indiscernible] thanks for coming. let's start with the emerging markets area obama saying at the g7 summit was worried about the strength of the dollar. that strength is hurting the emerging markets and we are seeing it. simon: yes, that is exactly right. any time the fed is in a tightening cycle, is usually bad news for emerging markets. because we are negative on the commodity outlook and a lot are exporters. as we are seeing and the bond market, a lot of dollar financing. as the dollar strengthens and herging markets weaken, asked to the strength strain to the company's of repaying their debt at least a more selloff. selloff. leads to more rishaad: with some of them to the dollar, that hurts them, does the? varoufakis simon grose-hodge --

. >> demanding answers summoned be ambassador in jakarta. >> we are really concerned. if it is conflict. >> indonesia has launched its own investigation too. would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous but the prime minister's nondenial and mounding claims in indonesia that the payment did take place has many tbleefg they must have done. for now australian government is standing firm but at some cost to the relationship with indonesia and widespread dereiteration at home and abroad. andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >>> hundreds of ex-service men in india are staging a strike. be dlut has more from new delhi. >> these former indian army servicemen say this hujer strike hunger strike they're on is their last desperate measure. one rank one pension which means they want officers or serving personnel who retire at same rank to paid the same pension. they say that this was a key promise by the bjp party during last year's lengs campaign but they are still waiting to receive their dues. >> we will come th

. >> demanding answer he and summoned australia's ambassador in jakarta. >> i need the opportunity otalk to him because we are really concerned if it is true. >> indonesia has launched its own investigation too. would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous but the prime minister's nondenial and mounding suspicion e-suspicious are leading people to stay firm and to widespread dereiteration at home and abroad. andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >> students have returned to class despite the mers outbreak in south korea. 440 schools will remain shut. are students have been taught how to stop the spread of the disease. from the capital of seoul s-ahil rahman reports. >> the mers scare forced up to 3,000 schools and universities to shut their doors as a precaution. some parents seem cautious. >> i'm a little worried about classes resuming resuming but i hope our children can resume in a secure environment. >> teachers are looking for symptoms. lessons begin with an introduction as to why they have been off school. the aim is

joining me live in sydney jakarta, and move by, here is a look at what we are watching.reatens to derail the economy. the central bank cutting the benchmark rate, the fourth reduction in 10 months. it has killed nine south koreans. increased confidence has led to increased hiring. angela merkel showing signs of a softer side. showing -- considering releasing payments to greece if they undertake just one of the reforms. let us know what you think about the top stories. the bank of korea lowering rates to record 1.5%. economists saw that coming. with falling exports and mers threatening recovery, we are tracking the central bank action. reporter: we are hearing reports from the bank of korea, after cutting the interest rate to a fresh

many women are hoping that the government in jakarta will reverse the mayor's decision and allow themo work and move around at night like they used to. >> so hillary clinton is holding her first major rally since announcing she's running for president. she's keen to show that she's in touch with voters. >> since announcing her campaign eight weeks ago. >> i'm getting ready to do something, too. i'm running for president. >> hillary clinton has been traveling across the united states work to convince ordinary americans that despite her years in the white house and later as a senator she still understands the struggles of working class america. >> we have to stand up to the people who want to keep the decks stacked in favor of those at the top. >> but clinton is having a tough time convincing voters she isn't part of the upper class she's singling out. after it was revealled that hillary and her husband have collected more than $25 million in speaking fees and book deals since just last year. there are criticisms, too about the foreign donations by the clinton foundation. lingering ques

indonesia's jakarta globe is running this headline - it contend whine the u.s.a. freedom act prevent them from monitoring minister it does not stop monitoring foreigners. in the kiev post they write europe cannot afford to wobble over ukraine, leaders need to stay sanction-ified. ukraine's trnsition to full democracy requires the the support of the e.u. auckland's new zealand herald says fret not, scandal will not wreck the beautiful game. it added sepp blatter bladdered on while money floated down on his associates >>> for 50 years this abbing usedic guitar was missing. now -- acoustic guitar was missing. new it's going up to auction. it was custom ordered by john lennon, he used it to record the first hit signal of the beatles "love me do." it disappeared, but was identified because of its unique wood grain. it is expected to go for 6,000 to 8,000 dollars. >> a routine ski xe kurtion almost turned tragic after a skier fell into a glacial crevice. the entire ordeal was captured on his helmet cam. the snow collapsed under him after he began to descend the mountain

let's connect with a correspondent on the phone from jakarta. it appears the early reports that this took place shortly after takeoff. what do we know about what happened? >> reporter: the military spokesman told us that the plane crashed just about two minutes after taking off from the air force base and as you said that is close to the old airport in medan in north sue mantra. and it apparently crashed, looking at the pictures that have come out on local tv looked like it crashed into a residential area. but now we're told that this is an area that buildings were under construction and it's unclear how many people were on the ground as they also said at least 11 people have been confirmed dead. the military spokesman said earlier that five bodies were recovered. it's not clear at this point if these were casualties from the plane. there were 12 military personnel on the hercules plane. but we are not clear at this point if there were people on the ground who were also killed by the plane that crashed. >> obviously as we look at these images an

it left from jakarta today. it made two stops along the way. it's not clear how many people were on board. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> there is a bill requiring vaccination for california kids in school or day care. that's in the news. it's on the desk of governor jerry brown. the state's legislature approved the bill after a recent measles outbreak in disneyland. it infected 150 people or more. opponents say the bill tramples on parental and religious freedoms. governor brown has 12 days to decide whether or not to sign the bill. >>> arizona is going to pay $50,000 to each family killed battling the fire. the hot shots died two years ago today. it was the state's worst fire disaster ever. as part of the settlement arizona agrees to extra safety provisions to firefighters including better tracking and communication for crews on the ground. that was a big one there. >> it was. two years ago today. >>> i want to turn to details emerging in the capture of david sweat, spilling secrets about his escape including the plan to h

many women are hoping that the government in jakarta will allow them to move around at night as they used to. step vaessen, al jazeera banda ache. >> a warning, this is very disturbing video. victims all 15-year-olds, synchronized swimmers from the australian team, they were walking in the athletes village when the bus ran them over. had to be sent back to their home countries for medical treatment. looking into possibilities that the bus driver was drunk. >>> robin forester walker has more from baku. >> this is the sort of spectacular event we've come to expect from sporting events opening ceremonies. thousands of athletes streamed out to the olympic stadium newly opened in baku. lots of music lots of pyrotechnics. topped by lady gaga. notable absence of major european union leaders who have taken a critical stance against the authorities for their human rights records. eu have been calling on the area governments to release a number of political prisoners. many of them in jail with long jail sentences are awaiting trial. all really for having criticized the azari government. the az

will be live in jakarta later. a look at what is the last trading day of the first half of the year. >> we are still seeing that volatility continue in china. officially still in bear territory after we saw yesterday. down by more than 22 from a high on june. the asian markets are rising from those three-month lows

. >> 800 of the world's urban decision makers have arrived in jakarta to discuss the increase in their populations. cities in asia have grown faster than any other urban areas in the world. our correspondent reports from hong kong from one area at the center of the battle against developments. >> from afar, this collection of tin roofed houses seems unremarkable. you have to walk around its winding lanes to understand the areas unique history. just ask any of the shop keepers in the local market, like this one who has lived above his family's store for decades. >> when i moved in, there were dairy farms. at night, we would milk the cows so we would have milk to drink. >> this was the size of the first dairy farm which employed thousands until shut down 30 years ago. >> we know that the market was already in place in 1868. some people say it may have happened in the 1700's. the people who live here farm or raise cattle. >> he lives at his farm at home divided among his brothers. he's part of a campaign group which managed to get the village on the world monument watch list as a threaten

. >> crimean government leaders are demanding answers and summoned australia's ambassador in jakarta. >> i need the opportunity to talk to him directly, because we are really concerned if it is confirmed. >> indonesia has launched its own investigation too. >> would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous, but the prime minister's non-denial and mounting claims in indonesia that the payments did take place has many believing that they must have done. for now australian's government is standing firm but at some comfort with the relationship with indonesia and widespread derision at home and abroad. >> eight years after magna carta, one community still fighting for justice. >> back to school for south korean students, with extra precautions. >> why indonesia's football team has an unsettled future. >> nepal is hoping to welcome back tourists after the devastating earthquake in april. heritage sites are expected to reopen soon, including the historic square. the director of art history in qatar joins us now live in kathm

. >> in an editorial titled failure to protect - indonesia's jakarta post denounced a court ruling raisingge for girls to marriage from 16 to 18 and failing to allow interfaith marriage writing that the decision fails to protect children and provide legal certainty and the possibility of happiness to citizens and interfaith unions. >>> greece's paper writes in recent days they have shaken the faith of supporters of the governing syriza party and opponents. both sides are learning there's no happy ending to the debt crisis, and greece will only be happy when they unite and fix the problem themselves. >> hot ash from mt sanaa bounding volcano forced -- m sinabung volcano forced many to leave their homes. stephanie dekker and her team witnessed an eruption. >> reporter: the army came to sol of the villages outside the danger zone to hand people masks, to people which is supposed to protect them. you will not see it. if you look down some of the areas, lush green, everything is turned a very sandy dull colour. as we interviewed a military commander, something seems to happen. it was quite an i

many women are hoping a government in jakarta will reverse the may ors decision and allow them to work move around at night as they used to. al jazeera. >> dengue fever affects more than 400 million people worldwide. the figure is rising. it is now one of the leading causes of death among children in latin america. it's spread by mosquitos and there is no known vaccine. a report from costa rica. scientists are now using mobile phone technology to fight it a regular routine for an area that doesn't have access to clean water would you good sanitation it can flourish. the disease which causes a high fever, severe flu-like systems and in some cases death is on the rise in latin america. >> claudia tells us her 10-year-old son-in-law suffered from a bout of dengue. he had a high fever for four days and began bleeding from the nose. residents across costareka may be able to tackle it by downloading an app to their phones. researchers say information is key to help prevent the spread of dengue fever. this could be a critical tool. it's in the stages right now. when it's released it could mak

as a boy i lived in jakarta. my mother spent years working in villages to a women improve their lives. to southeast asia helped shape who i am and how i see the world. and as president i've made it a pillar of my foreign policy make sure that the united states is more deeply engaged in the asia-pacific region including southeast asia. and i want to welcome the ambassadors from across asean. thank you for being here and for your partnership. give them a big round of applause. [applause] i deepened america dies with us the stage because your region is critical to our shared future. there are more than 600 million people who live in the asean countries, and you reflect an incredible diversity of faith and ethnic groups and backgrounds and cultures. and that diversity has to be celebrate and it has to be protected. we have incredible economic engines like singapore. with growing economies like the philippines and vietnam and asia. and we can see growth that is lifting people out of poverty and creating more jobs and

. >> host: were jakarta school?>> guest: kenwood school three-quarters of mile from where the president and first lady call home. i studied economics and decided late in my tenure there that i was going to be a public accountant. so i made a mad grab for classes so i could take the exam and graduated with a degree in economics and started taking summer courses in accounting and started in philadelphia as a public accountant for deloitte at the time. >> host: how did you get from delight to a history professor? >> guest: college is a fascinating journey. the best of college is an opportunity to expose one to various endeavors of humankind. so for me all of the kind of liberal arts that i was exposed to in english and history classes and african-american study classes none of which were my major turned out to be the most interesting to me once i got out of college. so i decided if i was going to have to beat as smart as i needed to be as an accountant in the governing accounting vegetables for the professions i could

we will be live in sydney, jakarta, and mom by this hour.ets are driving the declines. it's because of the debt drama in greece. tsipras so there is either no interest in a deal, or special interest are being back. the fed backs the transpacific partnership. he worked with republicans to see critics in his own party. you can follow me on twitter. don't forget to include the #trendingbusiness. >> great concern for u.s. and european markets. we are seeing a weakness in asia today, particularly coming from japan coming off those great gains that we saw off that strong winning streak yesterday. it has been a very fluctuating session in china so far, on by about .5%. we are seeing quite a bit of fluctuation coming through but some good gains. we will have a look at the shanghai

one market just getting underway, that is jakarta. flat there., australia and new zealand. energy, consumer staples leading a client hit. japan was doing well. care, flat atlth this point. nothing much to trade on. a very quiet as far as ego data is concerned. tomorrow is the big one. third day of gains across the region, korea for a fourth straight session as the one strengthens there. -- the korean won strengthens. markets, 113.75. up again for the common currency. at a one-month high for the euro, despite all of the uncertainty with greece. ecb stepping in, they raise the ela tag on friday, with discussions they may raise it further and ask. still looking at about 64 u.s. cents, seems to be the next. back to you. we will look at some other stories we are watching today. ann: we begin with the bank of china and italy. it is being investigated for money laundering. prosecutors in florence are seeking indictments against milan branch. more than four and a half million dollars were moved illegally from italy to china. the bank is suspected of not

singapore, jakarta, gains of over 1%. we see a lot of risk being taken off the table and that is what you are seeing in shanghai. there are two factors at work. this massive run-up by novice investors, margin debt that has quadrupled in size. other concern is the underlying economic fundamentals. does the chinese economy support this massive growth? investors are pulling out their proceeds from stocks to invest in new ipos. this is a market we want to follow closely. japan, threatening the over -- overwhelming economy, stocks down modestly. the yen is unchanged today. as far as stocks moving in japan, declining today, industrial related shares are the ones to watch. we are keeping a close eye on what is happening in south korea. given the mers virus, do they have it under control? the focus is on the federal reserve and what janet yellen and company say out of washington. we will be watching it closely. anna: thank you very much. let's turn to greece and tensions are rising as a deadline to find a solution to the debt cri