after the governor of jakarta's conviction for blasphemy, indonesia's justice minister says he mighteview the law. the american army commander in the pacific tells the bbc the korean situation is the most serious for thirty years. it is provocative. there is a danger, there are many lives at sta ke. and a reprieve for bangkok's legendary street food. city authorities say the stalls can stay for now. it's 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington where donald trump's sacking of the fbi director is mired in yet more confusion and controversy. mr trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a ‘showboat‘ and a ‘grandstander‘. he's denied putting pressure on the fbi chief — despite admitting to three conversations about whether he was under investigation. he's also claimed he would have sacked mr comey anyway, having previously said he acted on legal advice. here's what donald trump told nbc news. he isa he is a showboat and a grandstand. the fbi has been in turmoil, everybody knows that. you look at the fbi one year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. it has not recov

police guardmed the scene of a suicide bomb blast in the easy not -- indonesian capital of jakarta. ao explosions were heard in car parked near a busy bus terminal in the east of the city. it's not yet clear who was responsible for the bombing. there were two blasts. first i saw smoke, and in glass shatter. it was very strong. the ground was shaking. it shocked me. after a few minutes, there was another blast. >> there have been a series of militant attacks in indonesia over the past 15 years, including the valley bombing which killed 202 people in 2002. authorities have been increasingly concerned about a resurgence and radicalism over the past two years. in january 2016, four people died in the suicide attack in jakarta, the first assault claim by the islamic state militant group in southeast asia. the president of the philippines has warned he may extend martial law across the country is fighting with islamic state rebels rages on in the south. jihadist beheaded up police chief reportedly took a police chief and churchgoers hostage during a rampage in mindanao province. it will b

the governor of the indonesian capital jakarta has been found guilty of blasphemy.was christian and received a two year term. it is a much harsher punishment that prosecutors had called for. the trial was seen as a test of religious tolerance in the muslim-majority country. the reactions have been sharply divided. reporter: shocked and angry protesters ask for the release of jakarta's former christian governor. he was convicted of insulting islam by quoting a versem in crn opponent. they say it is a miscarriage of justice. >> we are disappointed, the law is blind. he can no longer tell between right and wrong. he is innocent, yet accused of blasphemy. we are disappointed in the law in indonesia. reporter: purnama was the first non-muslim governor in a century. it sparked concerns about growing religious intolerance in indonesia. minorities, including christians, have been increasingly targeted. outside the courtroom, conservative muslim groups said purnama should be punished more harshly for his comments. >> two years is very lenient, in my opinion, for purnama. co

joining us now from jakarta is human rights watch researcher andreas harsono.ing us. you spoke to the sister of the former governor after he was transferred to this new detention facility. what has she told you? she said that there is a fight while for his blood. the fight while —— fatwa. the haram his blood. the fight while —— fatwa. the ha ram says his blood. the fight while —— fatwa. the haram says his blood is haram, even inside prison. there is also a reward for anyone who can kill him in the prison. is he now when a safer place? according to his sister, yes. this new prison is smaller and under police protection. a safer place for her brother. from your standpoint, do you think the former governor's sentence could still be reduced 7 former governor's sentence could still be reduced? it is very difficult because once the indonesianjudiciary is difficult because once the indonesian judiciary is becoming more a more strict and, secondly, it ta kes more a more strict and, secondly, it takes time, possibly a the appeals process. so his sentence is only get nin

earlier i spoke to andreas harsono from the human rights watch in jakarta.about the state of his incarceration. she said that there is a fatwa for his blood. the fatwa says his blood is halal, even inside prison. there is also a reward for anyone who can kill him in the prison. is he now when a safer place? according to his sister, yes. this new prison is smaller and under police protection. a safer place for her brother. from your standpoint, do you think the former governor's sentence could still be reduced? it is very difficult because one the indonesianjudiciary is becoming more and more strict and, secondly, it takes time, possibly the appeals process. so his sentence is only two years and he will serve at least two thirds of his sentence, about 1.5 years. so even if his appeal is considered, it is too long a process. there are reports that the three judges involved in this case have been promoted. what signal does this send about what is happening in indonesia? it says that the indonesian judiciary is increasingly conservative and they are spreading al

thea: in indonesia, outgoing governor of jakarta was sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy.used ofstian insulting islam by referring to a verse in the koran during a campaign rally. it is being seen as a test of indonesian tolerance in indonesia. came as a shock to supporters of the governor. a two-year prison sentence is harsher than what prosecutors requested. >> in their recommendation, the prosecutors showed he wasn't proven guilty, but now the judge says he is, bowing to pressure from muslim groups. >> the outgoing jakarta governor is accused of insulting islam in comments he made during a pre-election speech last year. the minority christian politician implied that his opponents were using the koran to sway people against him. he later apologized for whatever offense he might have caused but denied wrongdoing. say thehard-liners verdict doesn't go far enough. two years is very lenient in my opinion compared to the pain he has caused muslims. >> analysts say the scandal cost him his bid for reelection. he lost to a muslim rival in april, following a religiously-charged

we're joined now by a jakarta in german wurst who has written widely on sharia log in india.tted. the only region of indonesia that operates with sharia log so since 2014, gay sex has been formally illegal they are and it can be punished by up to 100 canes. her act. according to human rights watch, a total of 339 people were caned in ourchair watch, a total of 339 people were caned in our chair in 2016 on charges of moral indecency. —— caned in aceh. it is many people in a relatively small province and when i was there a few months ago, many of the people do not like the system. what they feel is that when people are caned it does notjust hurt but it is publicly humiliating because they are being flogged in front of eve ryo ne they are being flogged in front of everyone i have ever met and people are taking videos. it is really embarrassing. afterwards it is extremely hard to go on because you need to reintegrate back into society which just treated you like this. in an article that you wrote, you say that there has been a rise of hardline you say that there has been a rise o

he drafted laws after the jakarta attack at the centre of the city last year. held up in parliament. this is something the president is frustrated about. the new terrorism laws would widen the definition of terrorism to include hate speech of the spreading of radical content. it would also give the police the ability to detain someone without trial for three months. in parliament there has been fierce debate about this from politicians who fear it would be giving too much power to the indonesian security forces who have a dark history in the country of rights abuses. all right. we will leave it there. thank you. more rain is predicted in sri lanka, where the worst flooding in over a decade is taking place. the number of people known to have died in the floods has risen, to just over 150. and nearly half a million people have been forced out of their homes. we're now in a village which is inundated with floods since friday. all the homes, shops, schools, everything is under flood. all the homes, shops, schools, everything is underflood. the roads are underwater

this is jakarta's outgoing governor.gins a two year prison sentence for blasphemy against islam and inciting violence. onejudgejustified the sentence, saying that "the defendant did not feel guilt, the defendant's act has caused anxiety and hurt muslims". we'll get to what exactly he did in a moment. first, these are pictures from today. these are hard—line islamic groups celebrating what's happened. these are the governor's supporters been protesting outside the prison where he's being held. isaidi i said i would explain exactly what the governor is said to have done. here's a report from rebecca henschke. a panel ofjudges a panel of judges found a panel ofjudges found the jakarta governor conducted a criminal act of blasphemy when referring to a verse of the koran in a campaign speech. a divisive verdict. the crowd of thousands out here who were calling for him to be jailed, and for many, hoping that he would receive a heavier sentence, there is a sense of disappointment. translation: we are not happy. we do not feel s

-- in jakarta and eventually sought to bring down the indonesian presidedent. in france, hundreds of activists marched to the party headquarters of president-elect emmanuel macron to deliver a petition signed by more than 30,000 people demanding macron support workers rights and progressive programs. this is activist laurent berthet. >> today we want to tell emmanuel macron that a lot of people in france did not vote in his fafavor, but first and foremost come against marine le pen, and he does not reflect our hopes for real transition and ecological, economic, and social level. dealing thing he has for us is his openness to europe. amy: back in the united states, the interior department froze all meetings and work for than 200 advisory boards and committees last week -- about a third of which were related to science. the interior department says the committees have been frozen until interior secretary ryan zinke can review them. the freezings came as, on friday, environmental prototectn agency head scott pruitt dismissed half of the members of an epa scientifi

jakarta up by .8%.6300 after s&p upgraded the country's rating to investment grade, and a record high for the indonesia jakarta composite. some solid moves from emerging-market currencies. weakness, taiwan and south korea doing well. sessions,e last three up .9%. the oil price driving momentum in asia. a three day chart shows crude continuing to rise, close to that $51 a barrel mark after saudi indicated that everyone will join in with the opec cuts. , energyok at that players right across the region rising. sharply, origin in sydney up 4.5%, and malaysia looking good. the oil story plays into the airlines, but there is a lot of news around the airlines as well. cathay coming off the morning session, up 3.5% early, but firmer by 2% after it confirm 600 job cuts. falling by 7%ines on friday to a six-year low after posting a quarterly loss in the fourth quarter, its first quarterly loss in three years. airport one to watch, down slightly in the sydney session. there had been a malfunction at sydney airpor

after the controversial jailing of the governor of jakarta — a christian — indonesia'sjustice ministertry's blasphemy laws. hospital waiting times in england are the worst level for five years according to a study of the latest nhs data. the health foundation, a charity which conducts specialist research into health policy, said that key targets were being missed and there were longer waits for accident and emergency, cancer treatment and routine operations. our health editor has examined the issue. jim has prostate cancer, he faced long delays between seeing his gp, going for tests and then having surgery. he's one of a growing number of patients in england facing long waits for cancer treatment. it affected every part of my life. it affected my personal life, my work life because you're waiting around and it becomes more and more clear that you've got something wrong with you. so i went for so long without any treatment at all. at least 85% of patients should start cancer treatment within 62 days of being referred, but that target hasn't been met in england since late 2015. in a civi

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the head of indonesia has urged supporting the blasphemy charge handed over in jakarta. the man was jailed for two years, charge much stiffer than prosecutors called for. the united nations says newly 250 -- nearly 250 people are feared drowned after 2 shipwrecks in the mediterranean sea over the weekend. one boat reportedly sent off the -- sank off the libyan coast on sunday, and the other two days earlier. yesterday we brought you a report from on board a save the children rescue boat tasked with picking up migrants from the waters. today, the bbc was with some of them as they were brought on shore. reporter: a new day and perhaps a new life. after days on this rescue ship, it is the first glimpse of europe for people who left the shores of libya unsure they would survive to see this. trying to cross continents in these dinghies felt like the only hope for several. this nigerian man was working as a welder until his foot was blown off by an explosive. he preferred not to give his name. >> everybody doesn't have a choice. i'm going to cross. reporter: he said he couldn'

joining me from jakarta is jacqueline sunderland—groves from the borneo orangutan survival foundationago. thank you forjoining us. what was the state of the orangutan when he found her? when we found this very special orangutan, she was rescued from a small vintage in borneo, she was already captured by a group of local people who had found her on local people who had found her on local farmland. local people who had found her on localfarmland. she local people who had found her on local farmland. she was local people who had found her on localfarmland. she was held in a small wooden cage. we could not find any visible serious injuries. she was very stressed and clearly unhappy to be in the presence of humans but otherwise she was a very healthy. we transferred her, together with local authorities, and moved to a rehabilitation centre. she is undergoing all the normal routine quarantine sieges, making sure she's healthy both physically and psychologically. so far she is doing well. do you plan to release the female orangutan back into the wild? not any time soon. ideally, when ever we

in some news just in from some newsjust in from indonesia, we are hearing that a court has found jakarta'snst islam. he has been sentenced to two years in jail. we heard thejudge been sentenced to two years in jail. we heard the judge told the court that the governor was found to have legitimately and convincingly conducted a criminal act of blasphemy. the trial is widely being seen as a test of religious tolerance. indonesia is the largest muslim majority country in the region. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we take you to a church in chicago offering sanctuary to families fighting president trump's deportation orders. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first

the thing is aceh pozzo politics are pretty independent from jakarta's politics or the politics of broaderate sentence handed out to these young men to broader social conservative s in indonesia. currently, gay sex is legal in indonesia outside of aceh. there is a case before the constitutional court in indonesia that would make all sex outside of marriage illegal including gay sex because gay marriage is not legal in indonesia. and how vocal are the aceh people regarding this? well, the aceh people don't play a huge role in national politics. many national political figures, including many hardline islamist figures regularly visit aceh and use aceh as an example of what indonesia could be. so, while it is not necessarily the acehnese pushing their system on the rest of indonesia, many conservative islamist indonesians elsewhere look at aceh as a model. apologies for the sound issues. we are going to turn to a story of love, where japan's princess maker, the oldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, will marry a former university classmate. that means she is giving up her royal status for l

in other news: two blasts have hit a busy bus terminal in the indonesian capital jakarta.ave killed three police officers and injured 10 people. blasts happened during a parade for which the police officers were providing protection. indonesia, the world's most populous muslim—majority country, has long struggled with islamic militancy. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the whole country, as security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao, which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and h

after the governor of jakarta's conviction for blasphemy, indonesia's justice minister says he mighte korean situation is the most serious for thirty years. it is provocative. there is a danger, there are many lives at sta ke. and a reprieve for bangkok's legendary street food. city authorities say the stalls can stay for now.

he was a christian and was beaten in the jakarta elections last month by a muslim rival.to bali and speak to a journalist and award—winning documentary maker. damien, they do so much forjoining us damien, they do so much forjoining us newsday. mr ahok has been sentenced to two years in jail and now you have the justice ministry reviewing the blasphemy laws. what is your reaction to this? i was very shocked when i watched and saw the whole process of what happened. this blasphemy law is really... it needs to be repealed soon. really... it needs to be repealed soon. it is a sad day for indonesians. they have been known as a country of democracy, of tolerance. despite 90% of the 250 million people in indonesia being muslims. we have to stand for this. we have to repeal this blasphemy law and bring justice not only to ahok but also the minority in indonesia, like chinese... there now seems to be pressure from the international community for the government to review this blasphemy law. do you think thejustice review this blasphemy law. do you think the justice ministry will gi

there is a key infrastructure project, he talked about linking jakarta to java.bout a deal of 5 billion u.s. dollars to get it under way. cautionhinting at a approach that they are looking for more details in china on how this financing is going to work and how this transparency and implementation, because that is key. implementation on the maritime and overland route. haidi: implementation, how effectively they will be deployed, accountability, all of these things. tom mackenzie at the belt and road for them. a splash in china. we will look at this plan. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ haidi: i'm haidi lun in sydney. betty: i am betty liu in new york. you are watching daybreak australia. australian rules football club is betting china will be the first received nation to a doctor the sporting code. they are hosting a match in shanghai. jason scott is looking into the push. what is the thinking behind this game in china? reporter: this has been a long time in the making. it is about a four-year project from adelaide. they are a small working class that australian rules, a

. >> a jakarta minister. you are ditching much of the manifesto you and your party stood on two years ago. more will have to pay for more for elderly care, many families will lose hot meals for their children at school, you just at a time when people are feeling the pinch. you are pushing back balancing the books again, and your immigration proposals might cost billions to the economy. when you put that all together, wouldn't voters be quite entitled to conclude that adds up to quite a bleak picture your point forward? pm may: not at all, what i am putting together is a vision for prosperity for the whole country. there are some hard choices that need to be taken, but that is what strong and stable governments and leadership is about. it is about making sure we are honest with the public about the hard choices. if you look at what we are doing, that is the first time ever a proper long-term plan for social care, to ensure old people have dignity in old age, but a plan that is fair across the generations. yes,

ask about a case where christian governor in the state of jakarta was in prison for two does the president find that case troubling? any updates on that particular case. our checked with the state department. >> a fair point. is the president of the united states recording conversations taking place in the oval office? >> the point i have made is that he has no further comment. >> it was all him regarding jobs , why did you come out with information? when we you brought in? >> i don't necessarily believe that is -- there was a decision-making process. the bottom line is the director of the fbi serves at the pleasure of the president. the president is now focused on they have the leadership qualities to lead the fbi. >> what you said tuesday doesn't match what the president was laying out. can you walk through the discrepancy in terms of the position? >> that's always the president's decision, it is final. this is ultimately the president's decision. it's ultimately going to be a decision to hire and fire someone. he's focus on making sure we have a replacement at the fbi to install the pro

suicide bomber killed one police officer and wounded nine more in an attack near a bus terminal in jakartathe initial investigation shows that were two blasts and the bomber also died. indonesia has crackdown on militants since the 2002 bali bombings that killed 202 people. more threats have come from extremists who sympathize with the so-called islamic state. a pullback in credit will send shockwaves through the economy. the muddy waters founders said he expects china's credit problems to reach breaking points with the system increasingly vulnerable. in september, they claimed it is worth 20. in march.sank 75% has been so much value destroyed. it is my firm belief that you cannot -- at some point, it will catch up with you. you just do not know where that will be for china. you can watch more of our interview with carson block on a.m. in asia at 8:40 hong kong, 10:40 a.m. in sydney. -- it remains at 1.5%. three years after the military seized power, thailand's economy will remain sluggish. weakest growthe among developing nations in the region. the u.s. is giving up security measures at 1

some of the emerging markets looking good as well, although it is worth noting indonesia and jakartate index has come off those record highs. , we have seen weakness in the iron ore contract and also reports that the ceo says he believes the iron ore client has to drop even further. toshiba corp. up by 6.5% after reports it may seek buyers for its westinghouse unit as early as this all according to the ceo of that unit, and then elsewhere , china everbright also doing well after we saw morgan stanley rate china ever grand at overweight. emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i'm emily chang. former cia director john brennan testified before the house intelligence committee tuesday. for the first time, he publicly said he was concerned about possible ties between russia and the trump campaign, saying that russia "brazenly interfered" in u.s. elections, including actively contacting members of the campaign. he stopped shy of calling it "collusion." he also says he's concerned over reports that president trump shared classified information with the russians on may 10 in the oval office.

. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have more on the suicide bombing in jakarta as well ascide bombing in manchester, watch it tonight at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >>> a man is fighting for his life tonight as police continue to search for the person that shot him in north philadelphia. they found the man with a gunshot wound to the heat and he was rushed to the hospital where he remains tonight in extremely critical condition. a husband and wife were hurt in burlington county this morning. firefighters were called to the 200 block of the louisiana trail just after 3:00 a.m. and she is being treated for smoke inhalation and she has serious injuries including burns on his face and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire and it does not seem to be suspicious. >>> the search is on for a man that police believe may have robbed the same bank branch twice. at the public bank branch of frankford avenue. he demanded money and got it and walked out. and police believe the same person robbed the same bank on january 24th, anyone with information is ask

i wanted to ask about a case in indonesia where a christian governor in the state of jakarta was imprisoned for two years for blaspheming the koran. does the president find that case troubling? sean spicer: did john give you this question? reporter: i'm sorry. sean spicer: i do not have any updates on that particular case. to go with jeff's is the president currently recording conversations taking place in the oval office? sean spicer: i think the point i've made is that the president has no further comment on that. you -- why did you come out with information that was later contradicted by the president? can you explain when you were brought in, who else was involved, why the american people were given incorrect information that night? sean spicer: i do not believe that was true. it was a decision-making process. the directorne is of the fbi serves at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision to replace him, as he has stated very clearly. he is now focused on making sure he finds a replacement that has the leadership qualities to lead the fbi. that is it. he said tuesd

to ask you about a case in the last week in indonesia where a christian governor in the state of jakarta was imprisoned for two years for blaspheming the koran. does the president find that case troubling? does he plan to -- >> john, does he give you this question? >> i'm sorry. >> i don't have any updates on that particular case. i would ask you to check with the state department. >> sean? >> thanks, sean. i want to clarify on jeff's question, in a yes or no fashion. is the president of the united states currently recording conversations taking place in the oval office? >> i think the point they made with respect to the tweet is the president has no further comment on this? >> cam. >> a follow up? >> you were involved in this on tuesday night as well, at the time that it was all him regarding deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. why did you come out with information that was later contradicted by the president days later? can you explain the ticktock. when were you brought in? who else were involved? why were the american people given incorrect information that night? >> i don't nece

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in indonesia, the waiting room at a cancer hospital in jakarta was packed with patients, their recordso held hostage by this so-called ransomware. >> ( translated ): it's the number of people. there are always so many people, that's why it's taking so long. we're tired, but we need the treatment. >> brangham: in china, state media reported some 4,000 schools were among the hardest hit there, including two prestigious universities. >> ( translated ): if we pay the ransom, then we are risking getting our personal information, including our account information, recorded and stolen. >> brangham: japanese companies hitachi and nissan were affected as well, but japan's chief cabinet secretary said the damage was minimal. the virus first struck on friday, primarily at hospitals in britain and companies across europe. this particular kind of ransomware takes advantage of a security flaw in microsoft's windows operating system. it locks users out of their computers until they pay a ransom to get it back. this strain of ransomware was apparently built in part using software created by the nation

i want to ask you about a case last week in indonesia when the president of jakarta was imprisoned for last two years. does the president find that troubling? does he plan to say anything? >> did john give you this question? >> i'm sorry. >> i don't have any updates on that particular case. i would ask you to check with the state department. >> i just want to affirm a point. this is a yes or no question. is the president confirming meetings taking place in the oval office? >> i think i indicated that the president has no further comment on this. >> you gave me a blanket answer saying at the time it was all up to deputy general rod rosenstein. why did you come out later with a reason that was contradictory with the president. who else was involved? why weren't the american people given correct information that night? >> i don't believe that's necessarily true, zeke. there was a decision-making process. the president explained it in the interview process. the bottom line is that the director of the fbi serves the president. the president made a decision to replace him, as he has stated v

computers in south korea, hospitals in jakarta, and ticketed timetables. it is very fragmented.companies. we are hearing reports that some of the areas we thought affected are false and something, they have been doctoring screen grabs so the picture is increasingly hard to understand. matt: we are hearing as all that nobody is really paying up. i mean, they are not asking for very much to begin with, $300, is where the ransom starts. you have got to pay in bitcoin, which means -- and to only three different bitcoin wallets. we can see pretty easily with the blockchain how many people have paid. it is less than $50,000. of money.ot a lot people are shocked about how far it has spread and how quickly. shock, the people responsible are in shock. it may not have been expecting the scale of the attack to spread so widely, so perhaps they might not be after monetary gain as well. they might be after an impact so the money at the moment is a bit of a side point. guy: is this a microsoft problem? anymore byupported microsoft and they have made it clear that this is a problem that lies e

wanted to ask you about a case in the last week in indonesia where christian governor in the state of jakartawas imprisoned for two years regarding the koran. does the president find that case troubling, does he plan to say anything -- >> did john give you this question? >> i'm sorry. [ chuckling ] >> i don't have any updates on that particular case. i would ask you to check with the state department. >> a point on jeff's question, i hope you can answer it yes or no. is the president of the united states currently recording conversations taking place in the oval office? >> i think the point that i made, with respect to the tweet, president has no further comment on that. >> it was all him regarding deputy attorney general, why did you come out with information that was later contradicted by the president, can you explain when were you brought in, who else was involved, why were the american people given incorrect information that night i don't necessarily believe that's true, zeke. there was a decisionmaking process the president explained in the interview process. the bottom line, the direct

devicess been a ve election invisi jakarta. higher clinical risk in indonesia? bigger issues than political risk. overregulation and excesses bureaucracy and lengthy permitting and licensing corruption. political spectacle might g the headlines, underground, investment continues. tom: different companies taking different approaches. the indonesians taking a more cautious approach but they are on board with other countries like pakistan taking a more bullish approach. fromve benefited probably -- probably the most from this funding. the china investment infrastructure bank is putting toward this and you have an additional $4 billion in funding that the silk road fund will be adding. this is part of the billions of dollars committed to the project. in terms of judging the success, what people say is we will look at projects going forward that will meet the needs of the people in which they are being held. will they be sustainable? economically and environmentally sustainable? and will they meet the needs of -- needsation and meet of the population? factors judging

severe turbulence can be terrifying for unsuspecting passengers as it was in this boeing 777 bound for jakarta conventional turbulence that occurs when planes fly near weather systems clear air turbulence happens without the presence of clouds. making it nearly impossible for pilots to detect until it's too late. dr. paul williams is an atmospheric scientist at the university of reading in england. >> the amount of swear turbulence which is enough to hospitalize people can double or even as much as triple by the end of this century on transatlanticing flight routes because of climate change. >> reporter: rising carbon dioxide levels could destabilize the fast-moving air currents of the transatlantic jet stream, an area that currently sees up to 3,000 flights a day. they severe air turbulence along with longer travel times, increased delays and inevitably higher ticket prices. >> very distressing to pilots because they have no indication or very little indication that turbulence is sitting out there and that the plane is just about to hit it. >> reporter: aerospace engineer pat anderson took us

severe turbulence can be terrifying for unsuspecting passengers as it was in this plane bound for jakarta that occurs when planes fly near weather systems, clear air turbulence happens without the presence of clouds. making it nearly impossible for pilots to detect until it's too late. dr. paul williams is an atmospheric scientist at the university of redding in england. >> we've calculated that the amount of severe turbulence, which is enough to hospitalize people could double or triple by the end of this century on trans-atlantic flight routes because of climate change. >> reporter: according to researchers, rising carbon dioxide levels could destabilize the fast-moving air currents of the trans-atlantic jet stream, an area that currently sees up to 3,000 flights a day. think predict a 149% spike in air turbulence, along with longer travel times, more delays and higher ticket prices. >> it's very distressing for pilot pilots precisely, because they have no indication or turbulence is sitting out there and the plane is about to hit it. >> reporter: aerospace engineer pat anderson took us

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let's get jakarta open with sophie. fray,: jci joining the about 2/10 of a percent.are sliding for a third day. while we are seeing volumes depressed across the region, turnover on the kospi is running hot, about 40% above the 30 day average, but not looking like a sign of bullishness. a stronger yen is dragging tokyo,nics makers in while telco and consumer stocks are dragging on sydni shares along with property movers. in the currency space, the ringgit leading the drop in asia. john williams says three rate hikes makes sense this year. the offshore yuan is snapping a four-day rally. moving on to bonds now. we are looking at the aussie 10 year yield showing up on the chart. the u.s. tenure rate show -- falling. and --rd on oil, crude holding onto gains following the prices last week, given opec's decision to extend the deal for another nine months. the commodities story is certainly a big factor when it comes said the decline we are seeing in the aussie equities space. haidi: thank you. first word news with paul allen in sydney. thank you. singapore's central bank h

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to ask you about a case in the last week in indonesia where a christian governor in the state of jakartalaspheming the koran. does the president find that case troubling? does he plan to say anything -- >> jonathan give you this question? reporter: i'm sorry. >> i don't have any updates on that particular case. i would ask you to check with the state department. reporter: thanks, sean. jeff's question, answer yes or no question. is the psident of the united states recording conveatio in the off office. >> i made the point with the tweet. president has no further comment. reporter: give me a blanket answer at the time it was all him regarding deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. why did you come out with information contradicted by president? could you explain the ticktock? when were you brought in? who else was involved? why the american people given incorrect information that night? >> i don't necessarily believe that is true, ze-ke. there was decision-making process. president explained in the interview the decision-making process. director of the fbi serves at pleasure of the presi