there are some 22000 fisherman in jakarta. but these people harvest green mussels from the bait a local speciality they're cooked right on the beach. 4 years ago the city or sorry to use began building a chain of artificial islands off the north and caused to slow down land subsidy and. it's had a serious impact on deck access. how many kilos do you catch a day about 50 kilos. and what about before the islands were built. back then we've got about 200 kilos. now in newport display and along with the break wall that's actually in the sea 50 metres off shore the fishermen are worried they soon won't be able to catch anything at all. they've learned to live with regular flooding but the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. as they want to know whether the coastal wall will disturb our access to the sea i say that even if it has benefits for the community the development plan has to be discussed with the affected community. put on gone once the fishermen to be part of the decision making. the covered market wh

in february 2013 nearly half of jakarta was underwater. scenes like this are likely to become increasingly common. ocean levels continue to rise the land is collapsing and heavy rains are becoming more frequent. about one 3rd of jakarta is currently below sea level environmental problems are causing a growing number of people to flee the city but most want to remain or have no other choice in an effort to protect the capital the government has begun building a seawall. but only 6 of the plan 50 kilometers have been built. and even their water is finding its way through it's becoming clear that everything located directly on the water will one day fall victim to it like this mosque. the bacteria is actually. neighborhoods will be flooded because rich neighborhood have raised them so you know but exactly because they have raised their good all so the water. will actually flow sort of being poor neighborhood. poor districts located along one of jakarta's 13 rivers often stay submerged for weeks when the floodwaters rise. areas near the chilly

in jakarta by moving all of the government seat to the new capital but. i would like to see the new capital be like washington d.c. while it will be upgraded and developed like the new york city in the us what about the environmental concerns. has been considered to be the lungs of the us you have environmental activists are worried about the impact this is going to have on the land that they don't need to watery simply because number one our location is not going to affect the boat though protected forests in indonesia natural for us the natural forest what that did for us we'll still be there. and affected by your capital number to the city itself the capital itself will be the sign with a broad of green and for a c.p. with a minimum 50 percent of the area will be open green space and in fact in the area we are already identified some point so for us and also for. x. mining activities that basically ruining the empire. so we are going to rehabilitate the condition both in concert for us as well as acts mining location so basically we are committed refor

i don't think it's fair if everything just focusing on just as recently in jakarta because. today is just handed off everything in the shop if you're going to do to deal with the government you would have to do with the business and then. other sort of disease you would be even limited to the industrial manufacturing sector so just not by itself by quantity would be almost 15 percent as a profit. if you include also the metropolitan area which is lot of your area that could contribute almost a quarter of the economy of the country from that area speaking about the activity happening in east right yeah there is mining this logging and there's all plantations what happens to those sectors when you have an influx of people well i mean of 1st of all situation. by the economic growth is lower then. obviously economic growth they are one of the islands that having a lower economic growth why because of the price their economy depends so much on natural resources like what you mentioned i mean. not months not so much anymore because the production has been declining. mining coal an

in february 2013 nearly half of jakarta was underwater. scenes like this are likely to become increasingly common. ocean levels continue to rise the land is collapsing and heavy rains are becoming more frequent. about one 3rd of jakarta is currently below sea level environmental problems are causing a growing number of people to flee the city but most want to remain or have no other choice in an effort to protect the capital the government has begun building a seawall. but only 6 of the plan 50 kilometers have been built. and even their water is finding its way through it's becoming clear that every. thing located directly on the water will one day fall victim to it like this mosque . the bad things actually most of all who are neighborhoods will be flooded because rich neighborhoods have raised them so you know but exactly because of the reasons you get all so the water. will actually flow into the surrounding poor neighborhoods. poor districts located along one of jakarta's 13 rivers often stay submerged for weeks when the floodwaters ri

jakarta's co—ordinating minister for government.terfor political, legal, and security affairs said just the other day that "i believe benny wenda took pa rt day that "i believe benny wenda took part in the violent conspiracy that indonesians believe they saw last month and 70 young people in different towns across west papua attacked the security forces." are you today conspiring against the indonesian security forces? so now my question, who was this start, the proper core in surabaya —— provoking in. i like simple answer to simple questions. are you actively conspiring with arms young people in your territory, west papua, today, to attack the indonesian security forces ? to attack the indonesian security forces? no, they have not advised my people to attack indonesian security forces. they maintain as peacefully as possible. that is why the united liberation, from the beginning, when iam from liberation, from the beginning, when i am from zero to maintain peacefully, call a referendum. indonesia don't like call a referendum becaus

i don't think it's fair if everything just focusing on just as recently in jakarta because. today it's just handed off everything in. if you're going to do to deal with the government you would have to live with the business and then. other sort of this is. even limited to the industrial or manufacturing sector so just by itself by quantity would be almost 15 percent as a profit. if you include also the metropolitan area which is lot of your area that could contribute almost a quarter of the economy of the country from that area speaking about the activity happening in east right yeah there is mining this logging and there's all plantations what happens to those sectors when you have an influx of people well i mean of 1st of all situation. by the economic growth is lower then. obviously economic growth they are one of the islands that having a lower economic growth why because part of the price their economy depends so much on natural resources like what you mentioned i mean. not months not so much anymore because the production has been declining. mining coal and oil so of

for five decades, jakarta has suppressed a papuan independence movement.onths tensions have flared into violence. my guest is benny wenda, exiled leader of the west papuan liberation movement. can he take onjakarta and win? benny wenda, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. last month we saw violent clashes between indonesian security personnel and civilians in west papua. there were a number of deaths, some very serious clashes. now the indonesians say the situation is now calm and order has been restored. you are in constant contact with west papua, what do you believe is going on? this situation escalated from jakarta to west papua because of, you know, the indonesian police and military and local civilians came to west papua student dormitories in surabaya and accused them of the racist word, monkey, dog, and pig. that spark escalated across indonesia, across west papua. the papuans, if you call us monkey, then go home, we want to ask an independent referendum. then peacefully start with, peacefully from across west papua, all over west papua, then the indon

burden in jakarta by moving all of the government to the new capital but . i would like to see the new capital be like washington d.c. while it will be upgraded and developed like the new york city in the us what about the environmental concerns. has been considered to be the lungs of the us environmental activists are worried about the impact this is going to have on the land that they don't need to watery simply because number one our location is not going to affect the boat though protected forests in indonesia natural for us the natural forest protected for us we'll still be there. and affected by your capital number to the city itself the capital itself will be the sign with a broad of green and for a c.p. with a minimum 50 percent of the area will be open green space and in fact in the area we are already identified some point so for us and also for. x. mining activities that basically ruining the empire mental condition so we are going to rehabilitate the condition both in concert for us as well as acts mining location so basically we are committed re

students talk with police outside parliament in jakarta security forces responded with tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. there are so many problems weakening of the anti-corruption commission and then rushing to pass the criminal code they want to pass other bills to before the parliament term ends but there is no transparency. as the tear gas cleared the clean up the gun rights police and ambulance has remained on standby for protests around parliament there's a clear message left behind this because he says we are anti parliament and down below it says you're violating the people's rights the students here say they'll continue this fight until there's change for decades previous indonesian governments have tried to change laws that were established on the dutch colonial rule president. discussion when he was elected 4 years ago human rights groups say the latest proposed changes and reformist. for the last 20 years in the need to have gone through a reform process in which. corruption at the cation human rights protection have had tremendous achievement the law rolled ba

now is rising sea levels threaten indonesia's capital jakarta the president. urging him to back up plan to relocate to the island of borneo as regular mohamed reports there are concerns about what that will mean for the people who live there for. this largely untouched part of east montoya on will become the new capital of indonesia if the president has his way. it's in stark contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lush rain forest and rare wildlife while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conservation efforts activists say mining and logging have already damaged some areas. will destroy the eco system it will cause forest the structure and raise the temperature forest fires during the drought will create a water shortage.

mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space in ca to do this in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers or permanent assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating your front of the un refugee agency for the past several weeks many of them have come from afghanistan pakistan sudan eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 yet many blame the authorities for not doing enough. but if you're not protecting those in what are you doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating them equally. indonesia is home to $14000.00 refugees a decided but is not a signatory to the un refugee convention which means it only acts as a transit country but the australian government has tightened its borders to refugees from indonesia and cut its international funding to migrants the un refugee agency says charter school resettlement on limits. direct assist

but is that yes the juices i don't agree with this jakarta has already become the sense of life where is the new areas not ready to jungle but nothing of the reasons for moving the capital with the traffic the sinking and flooding i don't agree with that because the president promised to fix l.g.m. but if there are other cases not all how development across only actions that i am in favor of. i'm or is on a low quid and i will be back here in 30 minutes time of the round up of headlines from around the world see that. because he. could. never. alone welcome to worlds apart a week from now russia votes in more than 5000 regional minister but the chances are that all western audiences will hear the obvious. elections in the beach and to cram in candidates i'm not allowed to run the decision to thousands of protesters to the streets of moscow who are mad with fear and more than the usual police force what does this a lot troll disturbance in the capital mean for the future of russia's political system to discuss that i'm now joined by margot a professor at the university college london a

but is that yes the just i don't agree with this jakarta has already become the sense of life whereas the new area is not ready it's still jungle enough you know the reasons for moving the capital were the traffic the sinking and flooding i don't agree with that because the president promised to fix out of the rather cation of all how development across only reassurance that i am in favor of. your news round up i'm words on a lot could not be back here in 30 minutes time with more headlines from around the world see that. see globalists are actually goes back or occupation we started that really before occupy wall street before the revolution in cairo before obviously the goal in france or the protests in hong kong they're all connected all these protests are connected they're all connected to a rebellion against the out money and banks they're all global in structure is bankrupt. when it comes down to it. it is no actually that i think one can say oh well the russians are all bad to certainly is not the case that the west is all good they're all absolutely things that the west needs

for some jakarta. they came to indonesia in hope they could start a new life in australia new zealand canada but many say they're now stranded. fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without electricity basic sanitation and little food. don't have come here my wife has 3. she leaves. i have no money but their food. mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing this small spacing in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers and assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the un refugee agency for the past several weeks many of them. to eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. you're not. doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating them equally. indonesia is ho

extramarital relations and make it illegal to insult the president mohamed reports in the capital jakarta . students marching in indonesia's capital and several other cities on tuesday calling on the government to hold controversial legislation being debated in parliament last week the government. the power of the corruption eradication commission this week parliament planned to make changes to a pending criminal code bill which could discriminates against religious minorities . marriage ban abortion and make it illegal to insult the president but the outcry by protesters forced a delay. students outside parliament in jakarta security forces responded with tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. there are so many problems weakening of the anti-corruption commission and then rushing to pass the criminal code they want to pass other bills to before the parliament term ends but there is no transparency. as the tear gas cleared the. rights police and ambulance remain on standby for protests around parliament there's a clear message left behind this defeat he says we are anti parlia

in the last year so it's really bad here in jakarta. thank you very much now as you know the protest is not going to be heading to the presidential palace they're already walking all the way they should take about an hour for them to get to the next location so we'll keep you up to states in terms of how this protest will develop throughout the day all right a regular mahama day in jakarta rainouts thank you. now the u.s. justice department is being accused of playing a major role in reportedly withholding a whistle blower's complaint against president donald trump according to u.s. media that complaint related to a phone call between trump and a foreign leader the head of the u.s. house intelligence committee says officials a block from passing it to congress the president has called the reports fake news the whole point of the whistleblower statute is not only to encourage those to report problems abuses violations it was but also to have a legal mechanism to do so and not to disclose classified information because there's no other re

students police outside parliament in jakarta security forces responded with tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. there are so many problems weakening of the anti-corruption commission and then rushing to pass the criminal code they want to pass other bills to before the parliament term ends but there is no transparency. as the tear gas cleared the cleanup began. riots police and ambulance has remained on standby for protests around parliament there's a clear message left behind this defeat he says we are anti parliament and down below it says you're violating the people's rights the students here say they'll continue this fight until there's change for decades previous indonesian governments have tried to change laws that were established under dutch colonial rule president djoko we doto revive discussion when he was elected 4 years ago human rights groups say the latest proposed changes and he reformist. for the last 20 years in the need to have gone through a reform process in which. the agenda on corruption at the cation human rights protection have had tremendous achi

gathered in baghdad sitting here in jakarta very much less about being here is only about the police the government isn't very much of a good day and the one thing they want clean air and blue skies and they're fed up with you having to deal with that equality across the country and what we know so far is that this is not actually the 1st time it's strike words as. any significant the u.s. justice department is being accused of playing a key role in reportedly withholding a whistle blower's complaint against president donald trump u.s. media says that complaint relates to a personal phone call between trump and a foreign leader the president says it's fake news iran's foreign minister is flying to the u.s. to being granted a visa for the annual u.n. general assembly tensions are hard in the u.s. and iran after washington accused of attacking 2 saudi arabian oil facilities. at least 2 people have died in the hundreds forced to leave their homes after 3 inch of rain drenched parts of the u.s. state of texas forecasters are warning the further rain could bring catastrophic flooding libe

reports from jakarta. they came to indonesia and hoped they could start a new life in australia new zealand or canada but many say they're now stranded. on the job fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without electricity a basic sanitation and little food. if i have money will don't have come here my wife has been sick 3 times a fever i was in hospital for 5 days she leaves but. i have no money to buy better food. mohammad is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space in ca to do this in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers a permanent assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the un refugee agency for the past several weeks many of them have come from afghanistan pakistan to don eritrea somalia and ir

mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing this small spacing in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers permanent assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrated to be front of the un refugee agency for the past several weeks many of them have come from. pakistan to don eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. you're not. doing here you are supposed to protect all the. treating them equally. indonesia is home 214000 refugees and asylum seekers but is not a signatory to the un refugee convention which means it only acts as a transit country but the australian government has tightened its borders to refugees from indonesia and cut its international funding to migrants the un refugee agency says chances for resettlement are limits. direct assistance isn't going to be the answer because everyone needs to be able to have the t

slight to the those fires that are happening in the region or right to regulate mohammad there in jakarta radio thank you. canada's prime minister has apologized after a photo emerged of him wearing brown face makeup the picture which dates back to 2001 was published in a school yearbook while justin trudeau works as a teacher was taken at the school's annual dinner which had an arabian nights' the tutor says it was a mistake he's facing a tough reelection fight canadians go to the polls on october 21st i attended an india gala the theme was arabian nights. dressed up a lot in costume and put makeup on. i should've done. better but i didn't. remember the story. well stephen chase is the national correspondent for the globe and mail newspaper and it's covering the election campaign in canada he says the picture will hurt trudeau's chances of reelection. it's a bit of a bombshell for just exploded a few hours ago and so it's created a. moment of political crisis for that for the leader and it sort of has basically thrown his campaign plans off track at the moment this is a country of immigr

jakarta is a city steadily sinking into the sea.cerns about with the move to borneo would mean for the people who live there. reporter: this largely untouched part of the country will become the new capital of indonesia, if the president has his way. it is in stark contrast to jakarta, heavy traffic, smog, and sinking. the pressure to move his rising from along with sea levels, which means the city of tinman people could be underwater within the next 30 years. this is where the city's relocation may end up, borneo island, known for its forests and rare wildlife. for beingas chosen less prone to earthquakes and floods, there are concerns it will threaten conservation efforts. activists say mining and logging have damaged some areas. >> the new capital here will destroy the ecosystem. it will cause destruction, raise the temperature, risk for inspired, and will create a water shortage during the drought season. reporter: moving the capital has been discussed for decades, but recently resurrected by president joko widodo. billion, one

it's in stark contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lost rain forest and rare wildlife while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conservation efforts activists say mining and logging have already damaged some areas. but the new capital here will destroy the eco system it will cause forest the structure and raise the temperature of recent forest fires and during the drought years old will create a water shortage. moving the capital has been discussed for decades but recently resurrected by president joker we don't owe. estimated to cost $32000000000.00 it will be one of the world's largest single infrastructure projects. the plan is to build the city on land between east 2 largest cities public and summer into connected by this 1000. the 1st stage o

mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space income in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit in wait for transit papers assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the un refugee agency for the pa several weeks many of them have come from. pakistan to don eritrea somalia and iraq . 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. you're not. doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating them equally. indonesia is home to $14000.00 refugees and decided but it's not a signatory to the un refugee convention which means it only acts as a transit country but the australian government has tightened its borders to refugees from indonesia and cut its international funding to migrants the un refugee agency says chances for resettlement on limits. direct assistance isn't going to be the answer because everyone needs to be able to have the to

it's in stock contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lush rain forest and rare wildlife. while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conservation efforts. activists say mining and logging have already damaged some areas. will destroy the eco system it will cause forest the structure and raise the temperature reste forest fires and during the drought will create a water shortage. moving the capital has been discussed for decades but recently resurrected by president djoko we don't owe. estimates to cost $32000000000.00 it will be one of the world's largest single infrastructure projects. the plan is to build the city on land between east cali montages 2 largest cities public public and summer into connected by this 1009 kilometers long toll road. the 1

been these are will be moving its capital of way from jakarta to a new location on the island of borneo which is the largest in asia the indonesian government plans to begin relocating the capital from 2024 and a move probably to budget carter's growing environmental challenges. and you call her is also facing another pressing problem the illegal draining of aqua files by both locals and industries is causing massive subsidence and that's but many buildings on the brink of collapse we often don't need since for their thoughts on the plan to move the capital to borneo. on the donnybrook what type of car i believe the government has a strong reason to move the capital city so i have to agree with the decision that it will well i agree with the relocation but attention should be also given to the people our economy struggling there is unemployment and many companies are collapsing. but is that yes they do says i don't agree with this jakarta has already become the sense of life where is the new areas not ready to jungle but nothing of the reasons for moving the capital with the traffic the

contributing to c o 2 emissions whether he mamma joins us live now from the in the nation's capital jakarta looks at the crowds are gathering behind you there or here to tell us what's been happening. around for hundreds of 500 students and some as young as 10 years old i mean marching from city hall here into. party at the presidential palace where they're holding them not staring straight they're calling for private emergency crews they want to take more seriously they've been joined by around 20 and. a lot of these young people are chopping from far and wide across indonesia from java through by and also in a body and they have what message they want. i'm nice guys i think it's not too much to ask they want the government to take seriously to put it into perspective there have been bars fires that have been both the nation here on the island got from our tribe. where it's producing some very toxic haze and smoke and that is travelling to certain parts of the country and people are saying that it's making them sick the problem here is that many having to walk around with face suffering fr

it's in stark contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be underwater within the next 30 years and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lost rain forest and rare wildlife. while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conservation efforts activists say mining and logging have already damaged some areas. and you up until here will destroy the eco system it will cause forest the structure and raise the temperature of risk forest fires and during the droughts years old will create a water shortage. moving the capital has been discussed for decades but recently resurrected by president djoko we don't owe. estimated to cost $32000000000.00 it will be one of the world's largest single infrastructure projects. the plan is to build the city on land between east cali montana's 2 largest cities public public and summer into connected by this 100

mohammed al jazeera jakarta. emergency evacuations are underway in parts of the u.s. state of texas following a night of flash flooding a hospital and care homes are among the buildings already evacuated in the wake of tropical storm imelda which dumped close to one meter of rain or forces of war and further rainfall could bring what's described as catastrophic flooding to the southeast. a new red cross report shows just how costly it could be for governments and communities of climate change is not addressed the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance could nearly double to 200000000 by 2050 if action or climate change isn't taken providing support to victims of floods droughts and wildfires can average about $8000000000.00 a year and that number could grow to $20000000000.00 in the next decade according to the red cross investing in infrastructure and improving emergency response methods could save money as well as lives. there is a strong impact are you are you can see what was up and it just happened at the inn in the bahamas or do we decide when i die

but he mohamed has more from a march in jakarta indonesia the around 4 to 500000000 and many young people have gathered in baghdad sitting all know you're into this very much the battle is being here the round of the police that is the thing everyone is in very much of a good mood and they yearn to know one thing they want clean air and blue skies and they're fed up with having to deal with that they want to see across the country and what we know so far is that this is actually the 1st climate strike. to cause anything highly significant iran's foreign minister is flying to the u.s. to being granted a visa for the annual u.n. general assembly tensions are high between the u.s. and iran after washington accused of attacking 2 saudi arabian oil facilities the emir of qatar is in london to meet the british prime minister just to me been hammered out and johnson will discuss how to strengthen relations between the u.k. and qatar and also discuss developments in the gulf region liberia has observed a day of mourning for 27 people killed in a fire and islamic school near the capital most of th

the latest use of force is threatening to aggravate tensions further in papa mohammed al jazeera jakarta spin supreme court stance roopa governments can examine the remains of former literature of franco who currently lies in the valley of the $41.00 mausoleum for the civil war to add his relatives when politicians heard a bold move in the remains he's to be moved to a more discreet family tomb the ruling comes as parliament was dissolved and elections declared opposition parties have accused the rigging socialists of seeking political gain from the exhumation. and 24 hour strike has brought much of greece to a standstill buses and ferries didn't run schools banks and businesses shut or hospitals were disrupted to strike was organized by trades unions protesting proposals that were close reforms on the 3 month old government workers say they will be the ones to suffer. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories the u.s. president has urged people around the world to take pride in their country and preserve national sovereignty and his address to the united nations general assembly

japan built jakarta, indonesia's local subway., the chinese deals are bett, indonesian minister pandjaitan told the japanese. >> i said to them, okay, look, your term, you know, on the previous project, you know, i think too tight for us. the chinese offer us now the term much better. >> schifrin: and countries that receive belt and road investmen isrump administra difficult to deal with, compared to the chinese. >>hey've got this belt and road initiative. does the united states offer anything like that? >> never, you know. to reach washington is ver hard, you know. k inon't know to whom to in china, we have so many peoplv there. >> ( translated ): the u.s. approach is always with a bigd stick ry little carrot. this has not happened with the chinese. that's not the chinese chiway.t >> schifrin:he chinese way is to increase its presence and ncnd allies all over the world to increase infl the belt and road initiative is the engine to power thatio expa and it's full speed ahead. nifor the pbs newshour, i' schifrin in bandung, indones

mohammed al jazeera jakarta. remind of the top stories around jazeera the leader of israel's opposition blue and white party benny gantz says he should be the nation's next prime minister after navigating the largest number of seats in tuesday's election if mr rejected current prime minister benjamin netanyahu is offer of a power sharing unity coalition aking a 3rd election of the year more likely president riven riverman now has to decide who has the best chance of forming a coalition. we will listen to all but don't surrender to any dictates the negotiations will be led by me responsibly and with reason in order to achieve the best results for all israelis within the shadow of this political situation we will keep to our principles there will be no short cuts. iran's foreign minister says there will be all out war if the u.s. takes military action following strikes on 2 major saudi arabian oil facilities mohamed jeffords arief has denied to tehran had any involvement in saturday's drone strikes but the u.s. sec

students police outside parliament in jakarta security forces responded with take gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.

mohammed al jazeera jakarta. the deaths of 40 people as an afghan wedding are adding to major concerns about security just days before the presidential election there's uncertainty as to what exactly happens in the most a color region of helmand province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban training base where they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died from mcbride has more than couple. afghanistan's military says the attack against foreign fighters was successful but once again it seems civilians including women and children became casualties sources in helmand province so the victims were attending a wedding party on sunday evening when they were attacked as the rescuers attended to the dead and injured a crowd gathered at a local hospital waiting for any news. the should be unless i get a plane arrived and bombarded the wedding ceremony and some nearby houses including my own around 50 to 60 people were martyred and 5060 others are wounde

times are underway to move into nation's capital to the island of borneo jakarta has a reputation as a crowded pollution megacity which is steadily sinking into the sea but israel mohamad reports now from east kalimantan concerns about what move to borneo would mean for the people who live there this largely untouched part of east will become the new capital of indonesia if the president has his way. it's in stark contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years. and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lush rain forest and rare wildlife. while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conservation efforts activists say mining and logging have already damaged some areas.

al-jazeera jakarta. it sounds easier for women to have abortions in the u.s. state of maine that's after a new law was put in place which pushes back at recent efforts to restraint access restraint access to the procedure across the country christensen omi reports. romain may inspire artist tanya hollanders work but when she decided to get an abortion her home state presented many obstacles for its administrative requirements and lack of available doctors meant she'd have to wait nearly a month for the procedure after discovering she was pregnant putting her at risk of exceeding the 10 week limit for medical abortions which are induced by pill i felt betrayed by my community honestly by doctors by. politicians by all of the people that protests like you have no idea what it's like . to add all of those burdens on when you're making a really hard like decision she ended up making a daylong trip to another state where her insurance wouldn't cover the cost of the procedure but a new law will mean less of a wait and mean it allows nurse practitioners like julie je

it's in stark contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressureto move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years and this is where the city's relocation may end up borneo island known for its lush rain forest and rare wildlife. while it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the.

mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing the small space in cali do this in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers or permanent assistance.

mohammed al jazeera jakarta. and. one commander wanted for war crimes is killed in the democratic republic of congo. president trump visits the building site of his border wall makes more promises ahead of next year's presidential election. and in spore the double grand slam champion aiming to make a. when it starts at our hometown tournament. hello again it's good to have you back over here across parts of asia we are watching one tropical system that is making its way towards the hugo islands so you can see the clouds almost on the edge of our map right there but you will see the circulation on our forecast map and that is going to be a big problem as we go towards the end of the week towards the real islands as storm is going to be really increasing in intensity we do expect to see a typhoon and by the end of the weekend that will be a big factor for mainland japan but for china though not looking too bad out here towards the east it's going to be fairly dry all the way from shanghai down towards hong kong lower hu