existence. >> when it comes to tradition, he was born and raised in jakarta.came to study in yogyakarta that he came in contact with those traditional javanese forms, which are a big part of life. in some ways, those traditional element for heri dono's work are quite exotic. and he had the opportunity to work with a well-known why young ayang puppeteer who is really informed in white gang -- wayang at the time. the traditional forms could be used to create express contemporary ideas. ♪ art dono: i studied this from the man. we made these slides. and then the body, the hand, the arms is longer than the legs. if they make normal like a human being, we cannot see the movement. i saw in the puppet really connected in the form as caricature. caricature is also good for political issue. >> when heri dono was one of the art contemporary artist in this thatr, his works have mystical feel to it. it is quite fantastical even. but it is not overly dramatic. good for a few people only, and it draws you into the intimacy to engage with his story, his tail, and therefore al

we had subsequent attacks, two in istanbul, one in jakarta, and now brussels.have never seen a terrorist group that has had so much resilience and capacity to rebound and operate on so many fronts at once and so much technical sophistication. belgium is not in the coalition fighting is. why brussels? >> it has to do with social networks. we are dealing with a particular problem in a particular section of the moroccan community. these are social networks around petty crime as much as extremism. you have had that taking hold of the islamic state network. that is where these guys are. the thought is it was those same friends, those who launched the attack and brussels, so it is a case of where the people are. they traveled from brussels to paris to launch an attack there, paris as a bigger prize. the attack has the hallmark of something rushed and they did what they could do before they were arrested. that seems to be the pattern. rishaad: there seems to be a feeling that the net was tightening in brussels. where is this coming from? where is this radicalization a

we are in jakarta. tell us more about the situation there. >> yes, a tsunami warning in five provines on the island of sumatra, but the worst hit closest to the epicenter is west sumatra, a city of 1 million people, is basically the one to watch. the reports coming from the city, they haven't seen any damage so far and also no tsunami. there is an island chain, there's three islands there and those islands have been hit before in 2010 by a tsunami and hundreds of people died five years ago. at the moment, there's no contact with these islands, because the phone lines are not working right now, but we have to say that the people there have quite an experience dealing with earthquakes. they happen very regular in this area, and they always have the experience of just running to high ground if this happens. this is what we see in the coast and also in the city, people don't panic anymore. they have the importance and they just go to the higher ground. of course, they are quite shocked by the strength of th

jakarta, opening down. said, strong gains from tokyo on account of the weaker willand on hopes that abe be announcing the consumer stimulus boosting measure. gains, prettyding good data over the weekend suggesting industrial profits going up. we are also getting news that the chinese pension fund will be channeling 600 billion funds. that is also driving sentiment a little when it comes to shanghai. the weakeningy of this is a dollars story. if the number is positive, it is going to build on the revised gp number, painting a more positive picture of the strength of u.s. recovery and the strength of the u.s. dollar going for it. we are seeing weakness or another have present for the 113.59. yen, trading at we are also seeing weakness in other currencies in asia. the south korean won is down by a 10th of 1%, easing a little bit from previously. the aussie dollar, continuing the losing streak from the past week. data, how well the chinese economy is doing it is now flat,. this is the other reason we are seeing

they are flying first to jakarta and then on to bangkok.en have lived together now for months. and for those who fish together, it's been even longer. but most of them, it's the first time they've sat on an airplane. >> almost all migrant workers are like the victims of trafficking. when they are being recruited the family is always in accident. >> cha cha is an advocate who work on behalf of trafficked immigrants in myanmar. >> especially when they come back the depression, so they cannot cope with their life when they are back. >> yangon airport, officials from myanmar's anti-trafficking police are here to greet the fishermen. the men will be provided shelter for tonight but tomorrow they're on their own. decades of military dictatorship have made myanmar the second poorest country in asia after afghanistan. that's why so many here are willing to leave their families and entrust their fate to labor brokers who promise higher wages just across the border in thailand. we're headed to a small village outside yangon to visit the family home o

what about jakarta? >> steve: well, the--the front desk clerk barely remembers me or ava, but he's gonna ask around, and i--i got a few more numbers to check. >> kayla: maybe you should just take a break. >> steve: no, i'm fine. >> kayla: but you haven't slept for more than ten minutes since you came home. >> steve: well, it is the middle of the night in jakarta. all right, but i gotta do something. >> kayla: well, why don't we go over it again, the whole trip with ava. i mean, maybe she said something that could lead to proof that she was targeting us.

we have reports now from jakar jakarta. some are being chained and kept in dirty sheds. >> for five months now, he has been locked up in a cage where he lives in his own excrement. his family is too afraid to feed him. after he murdered his family and mutilated her body he was taken to a mental hospital. a month later he came back. >> they said he was cured, but after three months he became aggressive again. he injured the head of the village with a ma chet an. i wonder if they'll let them out again. >> 50,000 mentally hill patients in indonesia have been chained and live in unhealthy places. >> because of the lack of communication of what mental health conditions are, they have superstitious believes that it is a curse or someone is possessed by evil spirit. their only resort is to lock them up in his room or in chain. >> the report found those living in institutions don't fare any better. one psychologist visits once a week to treat 350 patients. the only medication they receive is herbal. despite that people are still be

southeast asian mega cities including jakarta are straining under the pressure and thailand has high ambitions in the field, but we report that there many challenges ahead. >> one in mine million registered roads, the capital bank and images get burned by the year. they want to make thailand the hub with incentives first. >> we support every company that produces evs and must also produce them ourselves. >> a japanese auto maker showed off the combat. >> this car looks small, but can fit four people inside. it means it is quiet and produces harmful emissions. the car is cozy. they will be making room and another selling point is that it floats. that means it can keep traveling in floods which have been increasingly common in the region. he is an engineer who used to work for japanese automakers. he combines them with components, making thailand and the goal is to make it cost less than $9,000. >> our local partners are very important because we want to use thai-made parts wherever we can. >> german automakers indicated the market by putting his model on show in thailand. the companie

for over 30 years,s, violent c clashes occcd between rebels and the jakarta government, until 2004, when a peace treaty was signed. over 15,000 people died in that conflict. two yes after r the peace treaty, aceh was hit by a series of deadly floods, killing dozens. experts believe extensive logging in the surroundinhills causused the floods. >> [speaking lolocal nguauage] >> after such adversity, many commununities are e just tryingo reilild. and foror young farmer, like sabararuddin, elelephants d other wildlilife pose a threreao their livelihood. >> [speaking local language] >> with money on the line, it'ss oftenen hard to f find solutitis tthat are good for bototh people and elephants. but with no solutions at all, the conflicts can turn ugly. baby elephants are often cacaptured, domesticated, and used for entertatainment. >> [s[speaking lolocal language] [elephanant owlsls] >> this isis rajah t the elephan he''s been named byby the villas who found him in a trap, o on a plantationon about a month a.. apparently y he'ss just over a r old. as cute as he is, it's a really tragic story.

used to claim responsibility for events in the s in, such as blast jakarta, the tunisian capital, or baghdad a few weeks ago. belgium is athat country participating in the international coalition in the islamic state -- against the islamic state. it has specifically been mentioned in this claim of responsibility. to put that in perspective, belgium does not have a major role in the campaign against isis, certainly not compared with the u.s. or french bombing of the in the area so-called caliphate. i think we can perhaps link it more to the belgian crackdown on alleged isis networks than on belgians specific bombing campaign, which is pretty light compared to the other countries in the coalition. that's my personal interpretation. i think this has much more to do belgium accelerating its crackdown against suspected jihadists in the last few months, and that crackdown has targeted people thought to be part of the paris attacks network, but not only. there was a big raid in february, for example, that targeted people that had nothing to do with paris. i would say it is more linked to th

. >> ifill: in indonesia, thousands of taxi drivers protested in jakarta, demanding a ban on uber and other ride-hailing apps. the demonstration wreaked traffic chaos in the city's already-congested streets. cabbies carried banners denouncing the competition as illegal, and even assaulted some motorbike drivers working for the apps. >> ( translated ): close uber and grabcar please, because we're suffering losses now. the government said the apps will encourage young people to use public transport. but since grabcar and uber came into the market, we've been having a hard time earning a living. >> ifill: today marked the second such protest by taxi drivers in jakarta this month. >> woodruff: the former mayor of toronto, canada, rob ford, died today, after a career marred by drinking and drug problems. ford was elected in 2010, but a series of scandals erupted, and he ultimately admitted using crack cocaine. he dropped a re-election bid after being diagnosed with a rare cancer, but later won a city council seat. rob ford was 46 years old. >> ifill: in economic news, wall street struggled

the jakarta composite down by .6 of 1%. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> shipments of home pappliancs in japan continue to raise in february. it was up more than 10% from a year earlier. industry officials say demand remains strong. washington machines that are energy saving or value added. >>> sales at supermarkets were up in february for the second straight month. over 9,000 outlets nationwide sold nearly $9 billion worth of product. that's up 3.4% from a year earlier. officials at the japan chain stores association says the increase was from the leap year's extra operating day. >>> officials have been giving new yorkers a chance to sample rice balls. many japanese farmers are wary that the transpacific partnership free trade pact could trigger a glut of products from abroad. but some see it as a chance to try new markets. >>> worldwide exports hit $90 million last year. ten fold jump from a decade earlier. in today's view from the top we introduce a small japanese distiller with a global following but as the president tells us, success di

officials in jakarta say the chinese coast guard interfered with one of their patrol ships trying to detain a chinese boat fishing illegally. >> translator: we want to prote protest. the chinese coast guard has infringed on indonesian sovereignty and jurisdiction in our exclusive economic zone as well as in our waters. >> the indonesian government officials say a chinese coast guard vessel struck the ship on saturday. the indonesian vessel had already captured the crew of the chinese boat. china claims jurisdiction over almost the spire south china sea, which includes parts of waters off the natuna islands. they urge indonesia to release the crew quickly. >> translator: the chinese hopes to bear in mind the bilateral relations. the two countries should make efforts to handle this incident. >> the chinese boat was fishing in waters traditionally considered chinese. >>> market players are keeping a close eye on the chinese yuan. some are concerned over so-called currency war, but leaders of the world second largest economy deny engaging in currency lowering. ai uchida joins us from the

the country has been trying to crack down on radicals following a january terror attack in jakarta. >> translator: terrorism and radicalism are tied to poverty. if this project works, we believe it will reduce the potential for rad cammism here. this is what we think. and at the same time, it will help to improve people's lives and reduce inequality. >> the government has been -- or has more than doubled its budget for the villages to more than $3.5 billion. authorities estimate that more than 500 indonesian citizens have joined the group islamic state. they are now investigating a local cell that's claiming responsibility for the january attack. >>> thailand is one of the world's largest rice exporters, but many of its rice paddies are dry amid the worst drought in 20 years. the government wants farmers to plant some alternative crops. nhk world looks at the potential impact of the drought at home and abroad. >> reporter: in western thailand, the country's largest. the level has fallen to just 9% usable water. >> translator: we must prioritize water for daily usage. so there's not en

plays basketball for the east ocean view youth basketball league a few flyers were passed out in jakarta. coach told the deputies about his situation. that's when they quickly got together to help him and his mother valerie who had to undergo back not typical you get like that over a job or something like this but to them it was much much more all different departments at the sheriff's office pitched in and did five dates collected more than one thousand dollars in gift cards new shoes and clothing is kind of eye opening they were so grateful and you finally got to see the human side be on fire in every sense of the phrase these deputies were serving their community. our deputies are the lowest paid deputies throughout hampton roads. so these are people that are making a lot of money but they're donating in your fiction to her thirty news now. meanwhile people in willoughby spit or helping the victims of a massive fire last month the fire ripped through homes in west ocean view on and off it dozens of people were displaced we've learned there will be a fundraiser to help those families o

jakarta having another rough time of it. done as much as 7%.akata stock losing almost 90% of its value since 2007. its product is blamed for at least 11 deaths. investors are worried about slowing demand in china. copper fell the most since november. we've got the open here in hong kong, here in shanghai. is it more of the same? shari: today, there is growing concern the economy -- we're seeing the shanghai composite, which managed to rally for the past six days. it is feeling the pressure today. it is down more than 2%. we are seeing materials feeling the downward pressure. datad chinese export showing it fell the most since 2009. that is also being felt through mining stocks across the region. the coast be index -- that cost kospi index taking a hit after china's dismal trade data. take a look at what they're doing in us earlier in bhp down more than 3%. down -- oz minerals down more than 4%. we are seeing a gain of 2/10 of a percent. this after the biggest jump, weekly jump in four years since they declined 7% last week. let's look at the pr

i could well see myself singing "happy birthday" in german to tourists at a hotel bar in jakarta or bangkokantastic discovery. this is gonna stick in my head now, this song. ♪ >> anthony: chiang mai at night, and we are well on our way. to where, to what, i don't know, i don't much care. [ woman speaking thai ] >> anthony: but i do know it's time to eat. in thailand it's almost always a time to eat, oh yes, and drink. we shall be doing that too. >> andy: the inevitable ice in beer. the way to drink beer in southeast asia. >> anthony: beer you say? oh all right, in the interest of research, of course. >> andy: you got beer, you got booze, you got ice. you got some grilled meat. >> anthony: snackage? yes. i would like snacks. >> andy: they've got pork chin and intestines. you got a spicy dipping sauce. ah, this is a chinese liquor. >> anthony: all right. >> andy: oh. >> anthony: it tastes like boner medicine. >> andy: yes, it also tastes like a -- a dirty sack. >> anthony: when did you come to thailand first? >> andy: i believe it was 1987. and i came as a backpacker. it was all about, you kn

year,art of the hindu new jakarta in frame, as indeed the rest of the markets. asian stocks gaining for the first time this week, positive sentiment on expectations the ecb will boost stimulus. we already had a rate cut this morning. we have japan gaining 1%, turning positive for the first time this week, producer prices contracted 3.4% in february, in line with estimates. same story in china. the shanghai composite declining, extending yesterday's losses, down 7/10 of 1%. up. seng the cost be kospi up. .he weakening korean yuan oil, butbound and today losing ground, down 3/10 of 1%. see song this week after cap gain.ng its same story with brent, managing to hold onto gains above $40 per barrel, but still coming down half a percent. news, cpi, pping numbers, inflation data from china. >> millions of chinese traveling, eating out, shopping, dining, food prices were a considerable element of this latest cpi report, a bit thanger than expected. bloomberg called for a 1.8% increase, down to the price of seafood, fresh vegetables, pork prices in china. 2.3% is still

prince george , jakarta colson will turn 29 years old this week. the ambush style shooting happened in landover a suburb just outside of the sleeve. the suspect was wounded but is expected to survive. the suspect was arrested and there is no word on emotive. >> republicans may have one last shot at taking down donald trump. >> trump is not only fighting off the other candidates by criticizing the violence at his rallies. robert moses joins us now with the latest. a lot of people are saying donald trump is to blame. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders subscribe to that very. good to see you. five states, including ohio and florida hold key primaries tomorrow. that has been overshadowed by all of this upheaval at it started friday when he had to cancel a rally there after violence flared. a man jumped a barricade. they were more protest in kansas city. trump made three appearances yesterday without incident. first in illinois and then in ohio and again in florida. they were peaceful. he spoke about the rounds yesterday in bloomington illinois. >> w

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in singapore, 18 in jakarta, i have the stories making headlines around the world.s bringing its annual policy meeting to a close, winding on the leadership's top advice body. chairman calls and delegates to make a contribution to the government's target of establishing what was described as an overall well-off society by 2020. this year, the first of china's 13 five-year plan, growth has steadily declined, as the economy transitions away from trade and investments to a more consumer-based model. myanmar is expected to announce its new president today with a longtime ally, the favorite. giving up a career as a foreign ministry years ago, to help campaign for democracy and myanmar. he and two other lawmakers have been nominated for the role in parliament on make the final decision. --,new leader will not be she is constitutionally barred, but she is said that she will be above the process in talks. the latest mission to mars is underway with an unmanned eu russian rocket blasting off from kazakhstan. it will reach the red planet in october, and will study methane and

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. >> thousands of indonesia taxi drivers have been protesting on the streets of jakarta. some say that uber is under cutting their business. >> many protest against uber. it is unpopular here and there are riots. >> why should they be legalized. we have to work very hard from morning tonight to earn money. where are our rights? >> our taxi drivers are being attacked. for not participating in the protest. situation has escalated. the government is giving mixed messages. other are still negotiating and they say negotiations are still open. but the situation has gone completely out of control. >> still to come on this news hour, all the sport as new zealand is smashed in the world twenty20. >> hello again. time to catch up with all the sport now. here is robin. >> felicity, thank you very much. football's governing organization fifa announced germany to host the 2026 world cup. >> and the winner,... >> this all stems from the germany newspaper which accused the country of buying the 2006 world. earlier the law firm brought in by the german association found no truth of the r

. ♪ >> it's 11:44 in singapore, 10:44 in jakarta.re the stories making headlines around the world. arkish authorities called off soccer match in istanbul two hours before kickoff, citing an unspecified threat. media reports said there was a bomb threat at the stadium. officials said the match would be played at a later date. the so-called islamic state carried out a suicide bombing in istanbul saturday that killed four people. at least 13 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a bus crash in northeast spain. the bus was carrying university exchange students back from spain's largest fireworks festival. it crashed into an oncoming car on the opposite side of the highway. officials said the bus was the but the the crash, driver past alcohol and drug tests. iraq has shipped out the first experts of natural gas in its history. it's been a long time coming. exporting gas in the 1970's. that was delayed by the iran-iraq war. iraq is struggling to support a cash i construct economy. -- cached-strapped economy. this is bloomberg

security has been tightened in the indonesian capital jakarta involving leaders from 57 muslim countries. the decisions will be around growing restrictions at sites among others. many people have rallied in rome to rights. pimping balloons and flags. they say legislation introduced last month to allow civil unions doesn't go far enough because it doesn't grant custody of children to both parents. the law was approved by the senate and it is now being gated in the lower-- debated in the lower house. venezuela's former leader died three years ago in what many thought would be a long lasting legacy which seems to be fading fast. the country is in recession and it is being made worst by the shorp drop in oil-- sharp drop in oil prices >> reporter: this island looks peaceful around even sleepy from afar. but a lack of all basic services means it's anything about that. in many ways it is a microcosm of all of the country's problems. for four days they have waited here demanding that tanker trucks make what's supposed to be regular visits to their homes to deliver water. >> translation: they st

plays basketball for the east ocean view youth basketball league a few flyers were passed out in jakarta. coach told the deputies about his situation. that's when they quickly got together to help him and his mother valerie who had to undergo back surgery after the jump. it's not typical you get like that over a job or something like this but to them it was much much more all different departments at the sheriff's office pitched in and did five dates collected more than one thousand dollars in gift cards new shoes and opening they were so grateful and you finally got to see the human side be on fire in every sense of the phrase these deputies were serving their community. our deputies are the lowest paid deputies throughout hampton roads. so these are people that are making a lot of money but they're donating in your fiction to her thirty news now help is on the way for neighbors who lost everything in last month's fire in willoughby spit fire ripped through homes in west ocean view avenue in norfolk dozens of people were displaced. we've learned there's going to be a fundraiser to help

year,art of the hindu new jakarta in frame, as indeed the rest of the markets.the first time this week, positive sentiment on expectations the ecb will boost stimulus. we already had a rate cut this morning. we have japan gaining 1%, turning positive for the first time this

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for theike jakarta, maker of car parts in particular air back when they're putting their worst case of recall at ¥2.7 trillion. this is breaking news is coming through from japan this morning. this is having an impact at the tail end of the japanese session on their shares. the loss,extending down by 7.2%. as we are speaking on the back of his developing news. manus: let's bring back to the conversation, stewart robertson. we just had that discussion there with justin, who is our em editor. i find it utterly fascinating that every time impeachment is mentioned, they go for a rally. there is a significant when you look at this. you thehows politics. politics is the new outlook him as it were, when it comes to emerging markets. this is a gripping story. stewart: it is. when you look at the em universe, it is not just about fundamentals or what the dollar is doing. you have to pay great attention, whatever the country. :, malaysia. the political backdrop matters enormously. what is happening shows us how much of an interest it can have on currency. anus: year today, rialto up .5%. the mal

andy we might see jakarta the index and taiwan enter bull about 1.3%ain of thosehe close, putting withinhe respective bottoms. data, nothing much to note here at taiwan export orders and hong kong inflation comes out later on. to quickly give you an update where we are as far as the fx market. were seeing markets will back, high-yield as well, the aussie dollar has been on a run, to say the least. we are pulling back a bit now. if you look at the dollar against the majors, some weakness as well. still quite, still trading sideways. i will be back to flesh out more market news. back to you. >> chinese policymakers have warned of risky levels of debt after the national people's congress gave priority to achieving 6.5% growth. this coming from the pboc governor and the vice premier. it suggests it would be a difficult balancing act for beijing. the challenges are great. makers try to stage a comeback, but also tried unwind the leverage. we had that debt binge where they unleased stimulus, and that's where the buildup has come from. ratio 250%, to gdp up from 160% less than eight years ago.

taiwan and jakarta might follow suit.ve also gotten to a point where some of these markets, a fairly big portion have entered overbought terrain. of thelking 20% philippine composite, 20% of the straight times index, hong kong also 20%, technically overbought. ,hat said, a few other things taiwan export orders coming out as well as hong kong inflation. apart from that, nothing much to trade on. we're looking at technical indicators. just something that's happened over the last five or 10 minutes or so, australia, the oil prices ,ome down, $39 for crude dragging a lot of the energy names lower in australia. that's it so far. we will see what happens when hong kong and china open up. rishaad: chinese policymakers warning of risky levels of debt after the national people's congress targeted 6.5% growth. those comments came from the pboc governor. it will be a difficult balancing act for beijing. we have a look at the challenges ahead. do not envy the challenges ahead for chinese policymakers as they try to transition the eco

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less than two months ago there was a bomb and a gun attack in jakarta.wants police to be a will to detain suspects for up to six months. convicted terrorists could be stripped of their citizenship. the u.n. security council sanctions were not enough for south korea. it is imposing its own penalties on north korea. south korea will prevent entry of any ship visiting north korea in the past six months. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus i'm ramye world, inocencio. francine, on over to you. francine: today is international women's day, and we have a wonderful report by the world economic forum. we spent a lot of time in davos talking about it. the simple title is "women and work." they believe it will be 117 years before women have the same career prospects as men. it is a great honor to have sallie krawcheck with us. great to have you on the program. if there was one prescription to get more women to work, or actually closer together in the pay gap, one prescription over the next 12 months, what would it b