the bbc‘s rebecca henschke is in jakarta for us.xactly what has happened with this current governor, and what is at sta ke current governor, and what is at stake here. well, basuki tjahaja purnama is the first non— muslim to hold this powerful position. he is also ethnic chinese, and this fact has been a key part of this election, both the two muslim candidates that are running against him have raised the race and religious card in this campaign, in a way that we haven't seen here in indonesia. also governor ahok, as he is known, is on trial for blasphemy. he is accused of insulting is lamb ina campaign he is accused of insulting is lamb in a campaign speech. —— islam. his supporters say this trumped up charges to bring him down but there has been a lot of anger against his comments. we have seen huge demonstrations on the streets of ja ka rta demonstrations on the streets of jakarta with moderate and more hardline muslim saying they were deeply insulted by his insinuation that they were being lied to by the koran. we showing our vi

millions have voted across indonesia but all eyes are on ja ka rta across indonesia but all eyes are on jakartare the elections have been overshadowed by the current governor's blasphemy trial. were alive in the capital. i'm babita sharma in london. president trump engages in a public feud with his own intelligence agencies over the resignation of his national security adviser. i think it's very very unfair what happens to general flynn, the way he was treated and the documents and papers that were illegally... i stress that, illegally... i stress that, illegally leaked. and a call for help from police in china to tackle child trafficking and abduction. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in kuala lumpar, where north korea has asked malaysia and authorities to hand over the body of authorities to hand over the body of a man who is thought to have been poisoned as he waited to board a flight. poisoned as he waited to board a flight. the dead man is believed to be the half brot

the bbc‘s rebecca henschke is in jakarta for us.t is going to shape up for the current governor of jakarta. that's right. because the election campaign has kind of raised issues here about the fact that he is a christian and he is also of chinese descent. he is the first non— muslim to hold the position and in a way that we haven't seen here before. his two opposing candidates, who are muslim, have really raised the issues of race and religion that will test indonesia's bounding principles of pluralism and this very tolerant muslim society and you mention, at the same time, basuki tjahaja purnama is on trial for blasphemy, and accused of insulting islam and faces up to five years in jail, even if he is re—elected today. faces up to five years in jail, even if he is re-elected today. as is a lwa ys if he is re-elected today. as is always the case with predictions and poll estimates, how is he likely to do, according to the pundits? before the trial, the blasphemy case and controversy, he was well ahead in the polls and was predicted

rebecca henschke is in jakarta for us now.e have got, it looks like the election will go to a second round in april, that neither of the candidates, governor purnama or his opponents got enough to win a light. most of the polls show that governor purnama had the majority of the vote, but not enough, and we saw the other candidate accepting defeat last night alongside a tearful family, the some of the former leader, and he clearly didn't get enough to get into the second round. this will go forward for a number of months, i think in april, the second round, very much seen as an opportunity to see how indonesia, especially jakarta, is doing, especially jakarta, is doing, especially religious tolerance in the city. yes, that is right, the election so far, the campaign, has been extremely divided, and they have really gone after the conservative muslim vote, benefiting from governor purnama's blasphemy charges and accusations against him of insulting islam, so the next few months analysts so‘oialo click to see a brutal campaign wh

nhk obtained surveillance footage from the jakarta airport. these three men at the check-in counter appear to be the suspects. indonesian officials say they cannot confirm whether the fourth suspect has left the country. with all the questions surrounding the death we asked one expert about kim's final moments caught on camera. he's a specialist in chemical weapons. after reviewing the airport video he was certain he knew what happened. >> basically people used very toxic substances to conduct this kind of murder. because of his movement, he's very healthy -- looks healthy. and during the walk, the movement gradually slows, and after that he falls down. and also here we're omitting something. and it's very obvious symptom of the -- >> it's been a week since the killing. he says it doesn't take long to determine if someone was killed by a nerve agent. >> from the blood sample, we can easily find out the product. it is quite easy to find out the cause of the toxicity. relationship with two countries, north korea and malaysia, they have to think

. >> reporter: the indonesian suspect used to live in this building in western jakarta. she's being identified as a 25-year-old who lived in jakarta with her husband, son, and mother-in-law. her husband run a government business and came with her when she moved to malaysia about four years ago. she often came back to jakarta to visit her son. >> translator: she wasn't a very sociable person. she only responded when i greeted her. i'm shocked. i just can't believe it. >> translator: she was a very quiet woman. she didn't talk much with neighbors. she's an ordinary woman. i'm so surprised. >> reporter: there are media reports saying that she worked at a nightclub in kuala lumpur. somebody reportedly offered her a hundred dollars if she would help do something to attract public attention. on february 2nd, she left batam island in indonesia for malaysia. some time before arriving, she came into contact with the other suspect. a woman carrying a vietnamese passport. this suspect is believed to have stayed at several hotels not far from the airport. she checked into this hotel

trading session getting underway in jakarta at the moment. a look at what is going on so far, mixed bag, right? inhie: certainly a mixed bag asia, jakarta coming online, slightly higher, but some of the big movers, we have the taiwan exchange leading. lower, down .4%. movement in the yen, and the kospi up .2%. nomura raising south korean equities, coming from rising earnings and improving

rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta.ernments. it all started during the cold war, when russia and the us embarked on a space race. but, as other countries have embarked on their own programmes to boldly go where no man has gone before, the race has become more global. in april 1961, russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin became the first man in space. on 20 july 1969, neil armstrong and then buzz aldrin took one small step, and became the first men on the moon. in 2000, the first permanent crew moved into the international space station. and in 2003, china became the third country to put its own astronauts into space. experts say, if there is a space race 110w, it is inside asia. dr dava newman is an apollo professor of astronautics. she told me there is much more to gain globally if international space programmes work together. for international space station, 16 years. russia, japan, the united states, the entire european space programme, canada, five main partners. there is space diplomacy. it is fantastic that the us and rus

on tuesday, jakarta metro police said they had received notice of the protest from the organizers last week, but they will not allow it to go ahead. earlier in the day, national police chief tito karnavian told media that the rally was suspected of being political in nature. the organizers are upset by the ban, as indonesian law guarantees freedom of assembly. the incumbent governor, known for his tough-talking style and strong stance against corruption, remains a front-runner in the february 15th election. he's running neck and neck with a muslim candidate, who is the son of the former president. >>> pope francis has issued a stinging criticism of the atrocities against the rohnigyas muslim minority in myanmar. the state where they live has been at the center of a massive counter insurgency operation carried out by myanmar's military. the pope strongly defended them, who are facing persecution in the buddhist-dominated country. >> translator: they have been suffering for years. they have been tortured. they have been killed. simply because they want to live their culture and their mus

residence of the indonesian capital of jakarta have voted for a new governor in an election overshadowedmbent‘s blasphemy trial. private polling suggests the man known as ahok has a narrow lead. this story is trending on bbc.com. excessive weddings in india could become the new normal after the wedding of a businessman‘s daughter cost $74 million sparked outrage. stay with us. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the oscars are upon us and as ever, hollywood is awash with speculation, spin and yes, self—importance but this year, with donald trump in the white house and america deeply divided, real life has thrown up a melodrama which makes the movies look tame. my guest today isjohn madden, and oscar—winning director whose my guest today isjohn madden, an oscar—winning director whose latest film is set in the murky world of washington politics. but is hollywood doing justice to the times we're living in? john madden, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let's start by discussing the process of making your most recent movie. it's called miss sloane.

trading session getting underway in jakarta at the moment. is having a look at what is going on so far, mixed bag, right? inhie: certainly a mixed bag asia, jakarta coming online, slightly higher, but some of the big movers, we have the taiwan exchange leading. lower, down .4%. movement in the yen, and the kospi up .2%. nomura raising south korean equities, coming from rising earnings and improving equitiese, but cautious to neutral on the favorable risk-reward. cutting china to neutral. a quick word on taiwan, lower, but coming from that four-day s when it comes to semiconductors, and focus given to tech giants, strong earnings overnight. news aroundy, some this stock, shares snapping a thatay drop as we heard samsung is in talks with the chinese government to expand its mou may be and a signed this year. rishaad: thanks, sophie. sophie kamaruddin there. first word news headlines, h aidi is in sydney for us. president trump witness the swearing in of rex tillerson as his secretary of state. sawier, 56-43 vote lawmakers split along party line

they also basically want more royalties to come back to jakarta, and they also want to digest their sharesears. and these are things that freeport said not in the contract they are currently under. they said the currently under. they said the current 30 year contract is a document that cannot be broken. and production is now at a standstill. this threatens global copper supply. what is freeport saying? what are they planning to do next? they are saying that there is a period of 120 days negotiation, and that is what they are really focusing on. but at they are really focusing on. but at the same time, they are threatening to ta ke the same time, they are threatening to take this to arbitration. they have also said that they have had to lay off 10% of their foreign workforce already on friday, and they say that they may need to let go of other contract workers, because only half of the 30,000 workers that are employed by freeport are permanent. they are saying that this is not a negotiation tactic, this isjust what they need to do to keep the business afloat. at bisley, that will put a lot

we are live in jakarta amid a political scandal? we are live injakarta with the latest. the resignation of trump's security adviser. we report on how pressure is mounting to end the sale of fake indigenous art to protect aboriginal culture.

they voted for jakarta's next governor.bent is an f in chinese christian, who was an ally of president rodrigo duterte. there were protests by hard-line islamic groups. he was a one-time education minister. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists in more than 100 any countries. i am haidi lun. this is bloomberg. rishaad: janet yellen signaling rate hikes along the way. she was more cagey about exactly when our global economics what happened. it is the number and the timing, a bit of a mixed bag, wasn't it? >> i would say so. janet yellen made it very clear, in no uncertain terms, the fed is on a path toward hiking interest rates, no matter what donald trump does or does not do with fiscal policy. job inflation is key. she described the labor markets as tightening and labor markets is rising. they are raising rates, would be unwise. if the fed got behind the curve on inflation naked lead to a rapid succession of rate hikes that could hurt the economy. -- 59.57. as you look at the far right-hand side

but four other north korean suspects appear to have got away, flying to jakarta on the day of the murdertill don't know what was on the cloth that was wiped across kim jong—nam's face. a second autopsy has now been ordered to try and identify the toxin that killed him. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a small plane has crashed into a shopping centre near an airport in the australian city of melbourne. the aircraft had five people on board and officials say there may have been fatalities. the plan is believed to have suffered engine failure shortly what can you tell us? so far, we know that this plane came down shortly after takeoff at essendon airport. it was to tasmania, but within a couple of 100 metres, it hit problems, and we understand the pilots sent out a distress call, and the aircraft had been suffering catastrophic engine problems. it then, according to an eyewitness, swooped down from the sky and hit this large shopping complex. this is just at the age of the airport site. this is a very busy discount retail centre. however,

the latest on the election in jakarta and more all at thevp this is "france 24." i'm genie godula.hese are the headlines. minister justin trudeau at the european parliament in strasbourg to thank the e.u. for signing a controversial free-trade deal with canada. french prosecutors say they will not be dropping the investigation into francois fillon. the conservative presidential candidate has been dogged by allegations he paid his wife, penelope, for an imaginary job.

a few minutes later they boarded a flight to jakarta and then onto dubai.attack? one is from vietnam's, the other indonesian. one of them was working in this hotel behind me here in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysian massage pa rlours are on the second floor. in malaysian massage parlours are often a front for the sex industry. it's fairly clear that both these women were living a precarious existence. one of them told the police she was approached by a man calling himself james. he offered her a chance to ta ke james. he offered her a chance to take part in a tv reality show. it turns out that james used the force name and he is a north korean. the second secretary of the north korean embassy is said to have played a part, but we will never find out because he has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story doesn't add up. why such a public place? why hire to foreign women to carry out the hit. why are you such a rare nerve agent? was the killing a chilling warning to north korea's enemies, or did they think they would get away with murder

a few minutes later, they boarded a flight to jakarta and then they went to dubai.t about the two young women accused of carrying out the attack? one is from vietnam, the other indonesia. a woman was working in the hotel behind me and a massage parlor on the second floor. in malaysia, massage parlors are often a front for the sex industry. it is clear that both of these women were living a precarious existence. the woman told police that she had been approached by a man calling himself james. he offered her a chance to take part in a tv reality show. turns out his name is not james, but he is a north korean. the final piece is thought to be in this building behind me. the second secretary of the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is we do not know and we will probably never find out. he has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add up. why such a public place? why hire two foreign women to carry out the hit? was this a warning to the north korean president's enemies? or did they think they would get away with murder and something went wrong? m

down towards thehe soututh, dea floods occccurred in jakarta on tuesday due to torrents of heavy rainfallmore r rain is expected. this is the rainy season, but more heavy rain is anticipated for the southeast of the philippines due to another disturbance. temperatures are as follows on your thursday. 33 manila with partly sunny conditions. thunderstorms could happen in bangkok with 35 degrees. in the single digits in chongqi chongqing. temperatures are on the rise in beijing. tokyo at 18 degrees. this is going to be more like mid-april in the city. now let's go to europe then. an intense low pressure system is approaching the scandinavian peninsula. it is expected to cause quite a lot of snowfall and windydy coconditions acrossanyy places f the continent. we're expecting heavy snowfall that could lead to avalanchess across the scandinavian peninsula. the c cold front is expxpected move over the b british isles fm friday, excuse me, from late wednesday into thursday. winds are going to be extrememe strong. gusts could be up too 130 kilometers per hour. also heavy rain is expected for the s

jakarta, indonesia., but it's clearly obvious that money was no object in creating this happy new year. >> well, every little girl wants that princess disney wedding. that's what they dream about. >> well, this girl gets the ultimate disney-themed wedding. and i have to say, it was something to behold. it was michael and rachel who tied the knot. check out this. you need a crane to film this thing, or a drone. the dresses were lovely. >> lifestyles of the lovely rich and famous. >> exactly. this is the suit the groom is going to put on. there are all the bridesmaids and here you get a look at the bride in one of the several dresses she wore for this big event. >> smile, brother, you just spent millions of bucks! enjoy it! ♪ >> walking down the aisle to greet his lady with ballerinas following behind. >> oh, my goodness, wow. >> and then since she's a princess, she comes in a carriage. these mice clearly have been pulled into gentlemen pulling the carriage along. and she's dressed like snow white. >> what

but 4 other north korean suspects appeared to have got away, flying to jakarta on the day of the murder. the malaysians still don't know what was on the cloth that was nam'sacross kim jong-u face. a second autopsy has been order to identify the toxin that killed him. jane: her presence on screen is matched only by her time in the tabloids and devotion to her causes. now angelina jolie has turned her talents to telling the story of cambodia's mass killings under the khmer rouge in the 1970's. the actress and director has been talking exclusively to the bbc. reporter: hollywood royalty meets cambodian royalty. the backdrop, an ancient temple. it is the biggest movie premiere this country has ever seen. the director, angelina jolie, says the film speaks to this nation's people. their actors, their language, their story. angelina: this war that happened 40 years ago and what happened to these people was not properly understood. and not just for the world, but for the people of the country, i felt like i wanted them to be able to reflect on it in a way that they could absorb, through the eye

rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. you are watching newsday on the bbc.gelina jolie. she tells us why she chose to make a film about the horrors of the khmer rouge regime in cambodia. also on the programme: how useful are multi—vitamin supplements? the head of australia's medical association says most people would be better off eating a proper diet. we'll hearfrom him. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: iraqi government forces have recaptured a number of villages at the start of an offensive to retake the western part of the city of mosul from the islamic state group. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: we begin with the international edition of the financial times, which leads on the american food giant kraft—heinz pulling out of its attempt to buy unilever. the newspaper suggests that two

sophie: no help from wall street. , some brighta spots, jakarta, singapore, manila in the green.nomic so we are seeing that in the currency markets with the yen, now some strength. exporters feeling the drag in japan. japanese shares fluctuating, the nikkei 225. .7%, however, banks and insurers extending gains in tokyo. in china, some fluctuation there as well. andre seeing the rally chinese h-shows losing steam. as david pointed out all morning, there were some signals after the momentous rally we have been seeing in recent days. a quick check on the asx 200, down .1%. news linesven the around that company, down 4.4% looking at the currency market -- sorry, some equity movers first. we do have samsung rising for a second day. we are awaiting a court decision on the arrest of jay y. lee. bank of china trading at its highest level in the year and rio tinto pricing .7% today. the minor is said to have pitched on a $1.5 billion sale of its last remaining coal operations in australia, the world's second-biggest minor and said to have received unsolicited bids for those coal at sets -

a few minutes later, the boarded a flight to jakarta and then on to dubai.e is from vietnam, the other, indonesia. sidi aisyah was working in this hotel behind me in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysia, massage parlours are often a front for sex shops. it's fairly clear both these women we re it's fairly clear both these women were living a fairly precarious existence. aisyah said she was approached by a man calling himself "james." he offered her a part to be in a tv reality show. turns out james's real name was: he is north korean. the final key suspect wanted by the malaysians is thought to be holed up in this building behind me. hyon kwang song was the second secretary at the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is, we don't know, and will probably neverfind out, because mr song has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add up. why such a public place? why hire two foreign women to carry out such a hit? why use such a rare killing agent? was kim's killing a message to north korea's enemies? did they want people to know

jakarta has picked up 144 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours.h is a band of thunder that goes close to the equator, where the winds from the southern hemisphere bump into the winds from the northern hemisphere. in the next few days, the heaviest showers are working northwards. in australia, meanwhile, you can see this area of cloud across parts of queensland. that is ex—tropical cyclone albert, which will bring torrential bursts of rain. we are looking at 200 millimetres of rainfall during wednesday. in the south—east of australia in contrast, the wind is coming from the interior, so a warm day coming up in melbourne. mr new zealand should stay fine and dry, with warm summer sunshine. —— most of new zealand. on thursday, little overall change in new zealand, staying largely dry and sunny, but we have more of that wet weather to come in parts of queensland. turning fresher in melbourne. in europe at the moment, we have an era of low pressure that will be bringing windy weather to denmark and northern germany. gusts could reach 50 miles an hour. t

rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta.opes her new film about cambodia under the khmer rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the regime. she's been talking exclusively to our correspondent yalda hakim. hollywood royalty meets cambodian royalty. the backdrop, an ancient temple. it's the biggest movie premiere this country has ever seen. the director, angelina jolie, says the film speaks to this nation's people. their actors, their language, their story. this war that happened a0 years ago, and what happens to these people, was not properly understood, and notjust for the world, but for the people of the country, i felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on it in a way that they could absorb, so it's through the eyes of a child, and it's a lot about love. the khmer rouge, a radical communist movement, vowed to take the country back to year zero. millions were forced out of the cities in an attempt to create a rural utopia. you could be killed for practising religion, showing emotions, or even wearing

a few minutes later, they boarded a flight to jakarta, and then on to dubai.d of carrying out the attack? one is from vietnam, the other, indonesia. aisyah was working in this hotel behind me in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysia, massage parlours are often a front for sex shops. it is clear that both these women were living a precarious existence. she said she was approached by a man calling himself "james." he offered her a part to be in a tv reality show. turns out that this was not his real name. he is north korean. the final key suspect wanted by the malaysians is thought to be holed up in this building behind me. the second secretary at the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is, we don't know, and will probably neverfind out, because he has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add up. why such a public place? why hire two foreign women to carry out such a hit? why use such a rare killing agent? was it a chilling warning to north korea's enemies? did they want people to know they had this agent? or did they think th

rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. you're watching newsday on the bbc. with angelina jolie. she talks to us about the film she's made about the horrors of the khmer rouge in cambodia. also on the programme: are vitamin supplements as beneficial as claimed ? the head of australia's medical association says multi—vitamins are a waste of money. we'll hearfrom him. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: a big military offensive is under way in iraq to remove islamic state militants from western mosul. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we begin with the international edition of the financial times, which leads on the american food giant kraft—heinz pulling out of its attempt to buy unilever. the newspaper suggests that two of kraft‘s biggest shareholders, billionaire warren buffet and brazilian tyc

as millions of indonesians head to the polls, can the governor of jakarta keep his job amid a politicalharma in london. what did the president know and when did he know it? speculation mounts over the resignation of trump's security advisor. and we report on how pressure is mounting to end the sale of fake indigenous art to protect aboriginal culture.

still to come on the programme: the governor of jakarta fighting not only for re—election, but to avoidl. also on the programme: the avalanche high in the french alps that has killed at least four people at the height of the ski season. there is nelson mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lebo diseko in london. our top

jakarta not doing anything.utflows monthly basis. .5%, data coming post marketorts lower than expectations. inflation is what you want to focus on. spend time onn't individual inflation reports. taiwan is the fourth asian economy to report inflation higher than expectations. percent, one year high, wholesale price inflation, highest in five years. flip the boards, major markets, shanghai, japan, and what is happening in hong kong. skipping openina market operations for the third or fourth straight day. they are not coming out saying when you look at liquidity in the banking system, still intoively high and playing rates coming down as well. 225, much, nikkei higher than that earlier. toot of this comes down dollar-yen dropping off session highs. it is a relatively wider range for dollar-yen. this time yesterday, we were trading close to 1150. it will be interesting to see if push closer to session lows. the nikkei 225 has been an a tight trading range for the past few trading sessions. of course, dollar-yen in f

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

but four other north korean suspects appear to have got away, flying to jakarta on the day of the murdera second autopsy has now been ordered to try and identify the toxin that killed him. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. a state of famine has been declared in parts of south sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world since 2011. the government and the united nations report that around 100,000 people are currently affected, and just underfive million people, 140% of the country's population, are in urgent need of food. south sudan is the world's newest country, having gained independence from sudan six years ago. but hopes of prosperity have been shattered by three years of civil war and economic collapse. alistair leithead sent this report from the capital city, juba. when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there's acute malnutrition here in the children's hospital in the capital, but it's far worse upcountry, where the fighting goes on. symptoms of hunger. malnutrition is really bad because it has increased. it has been here for some years, but this year, it is really inc

a few minutes later, the boarded a flight to jakarta and then on to dubai.n accused of carrying out the attack? one is from vietnam, the other, indonesia. the first was working in this hotel behind me in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysia, masse at parlours are often a front for sex shops. —— massage. they were living a precarious existence of. she said she was approached by a man calling himself "james." he she was approached by a man calling himself "james. " he offered she was approached by a man calling himself "james." he offered her a pa rt himself "james." he offered her a part to be in a tv reality show. turns out that this was his real name. he is north korean. the final key suspect wanted by the malaysians is thought to be holed up in this building behind me. the second secretary at the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is, we do not know, and will probably never find out, because we do not know, and will probably neverfind out, because he has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add up. why such a public pl

a few minutes later, they boarded a flight to jakarta and then on to dubai.vietnam, the other, indonesia. aisyah was working in this hotel behind me in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysia, massage parlours are often a front for the sex industry. it is clear that both of these women were working to make living a precarious existence. aisyah told police she was approached by a man calling himself james who offered her a part inatv himself james who offered her a part in a tv reality show. it turns out that this is james' real name, and he isa that this is james' real name, and he is a north korean. the final key suspects wanted by the malaysians is thought to be holed up in this building behind me. he is the secretary of the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is, we do not know, and we will probably never find out, because we do not know, and we will probably neverfind out, because he has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add us. why such a public place? why higher two foreign women to carry out the hit? —— wide use a f

mexico city and jakarta are both in the top five along with bucharest and moscow. the only u.s.is, in the top 15, los angeles. >> i will go ahead and call this fake news. have you ever driven through atlanta? it is like a parking lot. >> you can say the same by denver and i-25. everybody has the woes. >>> "early start" continues right now. >> new details emerging this morning on the president's new travel ban. what the white house is doing this time to survive any legal push back. >>> and president trump moving ahead with the new pick for national security adviser. how is capitol hill responding to the hiring of an out spoken leader? >>> and the white house weighing in after another series of threats to jewish centers nationwide. will the response satisfy those left unsettled by the president president's comments? welcome to "early start" on this tuesday. i'm ana cabrera. >> sai'm boris sanchez. it is tuesday, february 21st. we start with the finishing touches on the new version of the president's travel

shery: some were saying a jakarta could benefit because they also import coal.ons and their nuclear ambition -- ambition. all tois affect them at move forward with nuclear goals? rosalind: it is another step otherd in how china and parties are dealing with the north korea nuclear issue. rex tillerson was discussing north korea. tillerson urged china to use all available tools to moderate north korea's destabilizing behavior. china saying let's get back to the table and talk because the sanctions are not working so why not -- china has its own interests at heart. it is also concerned about stability in north korea and what that could mean in terms of bringing u.s. and perhaps troops closer to its own border. last: i covered the nuclear talks in beijing. those talks have been long dead. thank you for joining us with the latest on china's coal import ban from north korea. we are looking forward to the afternoons business in tokyo. we had a down session in the morning, we will see how they do in the afternoon. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ it is 11:20 nine in hong kong, 12

washington, then went to jakarta and africa, one version even showed up on facebook. temporarily barring citizens from seven muslim nations. the cable getting at least 1000 signatures within a short time. are you familiar with this? host: i guest: i've seen the same stories as i was leaning out my desk and getting ready to leave. the department of state has something for the defense more, inince being no which it they disagree with the policy, they can express that directly to the secretary of team.and his a days a channel that has been used frequently at times of big in thetional crises balkans or iraq or syria, of both democratic and republican presidents. ist was unusual in this case number one, how rapidly it spread, number two, how many employees of the state onartment put their names this document, and number three, and this is unfortunate in my view, that it was available to the press before it had been shared with either the acting secretary of state or after february 1 with secretary tillerson. it is a long-standing tradition which allows people to express an

singapore-based company will build out its digital payment service and set up a research base in jakartais grab'd largest market, and the four-year-old company saw its businesses grow over 600% in 2016. online market place let go has raised $175 million. that brings the startups total to $375 million. since rolling out its app, the startup said it racked up more than 45 million downloads. grab marketgh to share from dominant players like ebay and craigslist? selena wang sat down with let go's ceo and asked what the company plans to do. >> we've been growing much faster than expected to date, and i think that basically drives us to think that the best we can do with those funds is to continue what we've been doing so far. it will basically be used to continue investing in a product, mostly in machine learning, image recognition, artificial intelligence technologies, to make the product faster, and some international development. those are the biggest areas. selena: let go is a pretty young company. it's an online app that connects buyers and sellers to trade used goods. a lot of starters

train to the jakarta access pipeline is getting the green light. the army corps of engineers says it will issue a even needed in order to complete the project. north dakota senator john hope in welcoming the news. >> below the belt way that protects the tribe and everyone else downstream. i've asked for more federal law-enforcement support for local and state law enforcement. we've gotten more law-enforcement officers and we are working now with the department of homeland security and doj to get additional federal assistance. train to the standing rock sioux tribe says they threaten drinking water and desecrate sacred site. it testified in court. lauren: let's turn to buy there. seven tornadoes roared through parts of southern louisiana. major damage included areas of new orleans devastated by hurricane katrina in 2005. 20 people were injured in the tornadoes. fortunately, no one has died. john bell edwards declared a state of emergency. because of the national guard to help them to help in setting those twisters path was erratic. >> it is amazing

. >>> police in gentleman -- jakarta has arrested another suspect in the death of the north korean leaderthe estrange brother of kim jung il. >>> thon is raising money for children with cancer. more than 16,500 students are taking part in the 46 hour dance marathon making thon the largest student charity event in the world. many appreciate the effort, a teen lost her leg in the battle with cancer. she said the generous outpouring of time, talent and money by penn state students shows how much they care. >> it let's you know you're not alone in a bottle with cancer. >> since thon started in 1977 it has raised $136 million to fight pediatric cancer, job well done. there's a live picture of penn state there's a band there on the stage as those students continue to dance and dance all for a good cause. >> the powerball jackpot keeps growing sitting at $403 million. nobody match the numbers last night. the numbers if you need them, 3, 7, 9, 31, 33, the powerball was 20. there has not been a winter since december. the next drawing is wednesday night. good luck to you if you play. >>> first come

washington, then went to jakarta and africa, one version even showed up on facebook. temporarily barring citizens from seven muslim nations. the cable getting at least 1000 signatures within a short time. are you familiar with this? host: i guest: i've seen the same stories as i was leaning out my desk and getting ready to leave. the department of state has something for the defense more, inince being no which it they disagree with the policy, they can express that directly to the secretary of team.and his a days a channel that has been used frequently at times of big in thetional crises balkans or iraq or syria, of both democratic and republican presidents. ist was unusual in this case number one, how rapidly it spread, number two, how many employees of the state onartment put their names this document, and number three, and this is unfortunate in my view, that it was available to the press before it had been shared with either the acting secretary of state or after february 1 with secretary tillerson. it is a long-standing tradition which allows people to express an