then i announced my candidacy in the election of the governor of the capital city of jakarta , many didnow who he was, but it turned out that the people again elected me, and i became governor . i don't know, to be honest, i also voted. in my opinion, the most important thing is how close you are to your people the most important thing is how much you feel and know the desire of his people. and if you are close to your people, you will be able to understand what their requests are. what are his needs, you need to listen every day and try to hear his wishes. it ranks fourth in the world after india with 240 million people, which is twice as many as live in russia. uh, you have wonderful holidays, wonderful traditions the indians generally love. ah, beautiful holidays. these are the holidays that are so traditional in tennis holidays, it seems to you, er, the most attractive, the most interesting, which attract guests here. which holidays do you like we have too many holidays in indonesia. each district celebrates the birthday of its township and each district according to its own customs

. >>> jakarta, one of the fastest-sinking cities on earth. more. >> reporter: jakarta is a sinking city, scientists say the sprawling capital of indonesia, home to more than 10 million people, is dropping below sea level at alarming rates. mainly due to excessive ground water extraction. the government of indonesia has a plan to carve a new capital city called new sintara out of the dense jungles. at an estimated cost of more than $30 billion, it's being designed as a futuristic smart city and touted by government officials as the world's most sustainable. >> translator: the development of the new capital has to become a move towards building cities that are healthy, efficient and productive, that are designed to be a place where the people are close from any destination, where they can walk and bike from everywhere because there are zero emotions. >> reporter: officials describe it as a garden of eden built along the contours of the natural landscape. it is expected to be completed in 2045 and the government says it will be more than 3.5 tim

there in jakarta, thank you. bill. turn out to have a look at some headlights from around the world. the social high court has upheld the not guilty verdicts previously handed down to 3 former power company executives over their role in the 2011 fukushima disaster. lower court previously cleared the 3 men of negligence over the disaster. she min oakley applaud, following the earthquake and soon ami brazil's president lula da silva, has removed from duty. 40 troops guarding the presidential residence in the aftermath of storming of government buildings. on january 8, lula has suggested that some security force members were complicit in, allowing the mob of jebel, so now supporters to attack the buildings. police in peru and anti government demonstrators have clashed to the capital. lima demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the country. president, deena blue arctic, who has seen weeks of anti government protests that have left dozens of people, did a former lawmaker implicated in the so called katara gate cor

we can now speak to our correspondent gag matters, who joins has from jakarta. so gay arg is this acquittal victory for freedom of the press in the philippines. i definitely say it's, it's a step in that direction. maria theresa has said all along that the charges were politically motivated and now the she has the official confirmation, at least that there are unfounded. she made clear once again, that's a rebelar is a 100 percent independent and a 100 percent in philippine hands. although they're getting money from abroad and her lawyers made also clear, and that's quite crucial that any other decision by the court would have had major repercussions for businesses and companies that are also seeking a financial support from abroad in the philippines. now what is the state of media freedom in the philippines to day must have been media has been considered as one of the freest in southeast asia. for many years that changed under a former president to tear to where the traditional media really came under fire. and that hasn't much changed under a president for mar

just a watered to live in jakarta. now china's population is declined for the 1st time in over 60 years. the birth rate has been slowing for years and it's a challenge that could threaten the country's future prosperity. in the 1980s, china imposed a one child policy to control. it's rapidly growing population. this policy worked and birth rates slow, slowed. now china needs people to have more babies. again, the one child policy was abandoned in 2016 and people can now have up to 3 children . but so far the birth rate has continued to decline. and if these trends continue, as shrinking, number of workers will have to support a growing number of retirees. labor shortages and a small a tax base could have a major impact on the economy. caterine you has more than beijing, china is doing all the can to avoid a democratic crisis. it's increased the child policy to 3 children increase subsidies, increase parental leave, but none of this seems to be working not yet so far. and what we've seen announced to day on tuesday was

[guns firing] sally: jakarta is cracking down hard, cutting communications, and banning foreign mediay: but we've managed to get inside where a long-running insurgency has reignited. [gun firing] sally: this is the story indonesia doesn't want the world to know. ♪♪♪ [singing] ♪♪♪ sally: we start our journey in port moresby where the morning star flag, the symbol of west papuan independence, is being celebrated. musician ronny kareni wears the colors with pride. ronny kareni: for me, it represents my people and the significance of how many people left suffered or died or imprisoned just for that morning star flag. sally: ronny fled from west papua nearly 40 years ago and now lives in australia. the performers are drumming up support for their compatriots across the border. ronny: [speaking foreign language] sally: in indonesian-controlled west papua, flying this flag can get you arrested or worse. ronny: it makes what we are fighting for and representing that morning star become so significant that it is something that we will die for. ♪ sorong samarai, one people, one soul, one destin

are correspondingly of matters now, joins us from jakarta. kirk, this is not just a victory for maria rest. all right, no, it's a certainly a step in the direction that this is a victory for the freedom of press and general in the philippines, and that is what maria theresa has argued for a long time. that this, these charges have been a politically motivated is what she said. and so she called it a victory for truth. she says rebelar is a 100 percent independent and 100 percent owned by a filipinos, despite the fact that there is money coming in from outside. but her lawyer also made clear today that this is also good news for other companies, because any other decision or by the court would have had a serious repercussions for companies and businesses in the philippines that are seeking financial support from abroad again. or what about the state of freedom of the press in the philippines? well, sorry, clear freedom of press in the philippines. it was one of the strongest. one of the fruit was one of the freest media that changed under former president. i do tend to wear the traditi

and was dw georg matters in jakarta for us. garrick, thanks so much for your reporting. a former lawmaker implicated in this so called katara gate corruption scandal at the european parliament has agreed to cooperate with investigators belgian prosecutors, a former mit peer. antonio man theory has agreed to work with authorities in exchange for reduce sentence. he's currently in detention in brussels. he's one of 4 people with linked to the parliament under investigation. they are charged with participating in the activities of a criminal organization through money laundering and corruption. while the shock runs deep in the e u parliament even weeks after the corruption scandal surrounding the then vice president kaylee became public d. w. as alexander phenomena reports, they are back at work in strasburg, but not back to business. as usual. the corruption scandal dabbed as katara gate continues to royalty european parliament threatening to undermine the very credibility of the institution. a lot of damage has been done to the parliament due to that corruption case. but

now, this presser is being held in, in particular, as he mentioned in jakarta, indonesia and the human rights watch said, dad, this presser was be held there because indonesia is in a position to make a difference in the human rights situation in the region. in particular, in may and mar, where the military junta took power in 2021. and since then, has been accused of killing more than 3000 people and imprisoning tens of thousands of people, the association of southeast asian nations. the asean has condemned these actions by the military junta, excluding the beery military junta in major meetings of the regional block. now indonesia is the chair of the regional block this year. and so the human rights watch is urging indonesia to do more than just talk to walk the talk to take action to lead the regional law in taking action. and a, for example, this year there will be elections in me and mar, but the human rights watch said that indonesia has to lead the asi and into condemning these elections and saying that these elections are just sham elections . and that there will be no reelecti

we're joining me now as jessica washington, who's outside burke court in jakarta. and jessica, of course, the death of one child is tragic. but true, $200.00 is truly staggering. how is this trial unfolding? well, that's exactly right, even here at the central to atlanta district court, where we seen some families beginning to arrive. we expect proceedings might stars in coming minutes. this is a class action of 25 families who were affected in some way by this tainted cough. syrup. cough syrup that was contaminated with ethylene glycol and dietary glycol substances which would normally be found in manufacturing capacity and paints and dice, and can only be used safely in very small doses. now, these families will be suing government agencies, the ministry of health innovations, food and drug agency, as well as the ministry of finance. and they will also be selling the pharmaceutical manufacturers. and for some of these mom suitable companies now, they have also requested for the ministry of health to declare an extraordinary situation. and that would allow these f

thank you've about jessica washington buffers live in jakarta. new evacuation orders have been issued for parts of california as the state braces for now the burst of heavy rainfall and rain. at least 19 people have died in round 25000000 people in effect and i 3 weeks of severe weather systems on the west coast of the u. s. article haine has more muddy water and debris blanketing much of the state of california. one area get in half the precipitation that usually gets in a year in just to 16 days. the reason 8 so called atmospheric rivers in a row since late december. and here we are, by some estimates 20 to 25 trillion gallons of water fallen over the course last 1617 days a stacking of these atmospheric rivers, the likes of which we are not experienced in our lifetimes. atmospheric rivers, or long streams of moisture from the tropic, the cotton, the jet stream, and carry tremendous amounts of water. this is just the latest one flooding caitlin clancy's home 3 times since the beginning of the month. and the clean up was awful . but you know, we

more than the average monthly income of jakarta, they are not always good days. villa yup. as well, ma'am, i once played and simply lost around 14000 euros in one night. crazy, right? that was a moment when i wanted to quit and i did, but only for a week. and then i started playing again, like roger, i even got his wife into gambling. the fact that they can potentially make money from anywhere such as on a beach and barley is particularly appealing to them. but like tens of thousands of other at extend indonesia, one bed roll, the dice could see their money swept away in the blink of an eye. the beaches of portugal are known and loved worldwide for surfing. slowly, the surfing scene is opening up for people with disabilities. it's not about performance, but about community and fun. ah, so thing in portugal, it's more than a sport. it's a way of life. the atlantic's waves draw surface from across the globe to cook, available speech near lisbon and 14 year old maria sosa is here too. for her, it's 2nd nature to jump into the waves despite her spastic paraplegia with so was so

more than the average monthly income of jakarta residence. but they are not always good days. we la. yeah, but we're my and i once played in the new simply lost around 14000 euros in one night. crazy. right? that was a moment when i wanted to inquire and i did. but then only for a week and then it starts playing again. hillary, like the lock downs during the pandemic have caused roger to spend even more time gambling. but no one can predict who will develop an addiction. this clinical psychologist tells me gambling b is a problem when it can no longer be controls. copper marlene is when someone 1st tries, it creates a feeling of pleasure. and that feeling of pleasure releases dopamine in forming a hormone that creates feelings of comfort, telling me happiness and pleasure camera. that's what finally makes people think. if i want to be happy, then i have to keep playing. it turns it to officially cycle can when daddy sick, luciana roger, even got his wife into gambling. the fact that they can potentially make money from anywhere, such as on a beach in bali, is particularly appe

died of kidney failure of being rushed from a local clinic to the emergency ward of a hospital in jakarta. police took samples of the medicine city had given him, and found it contained to toxic substances commonly used an anti freeze products. around $200.00 indonesian children have died from tainted cough medicine since august last year. almost all of them under the age of 5 city and more than 20 other families of now sued the health and finance ministries, indonesia drug regulator, and a number of pharmaceutical companies. for their children's deaths, florida, i hope those who have done bad things and that will get punished mike and have to pay for what they did. i also hope the system improves. so something like this happens again. they can handle it more quickly than others and won't be so clueless over. see, she has to stay strong. she still has a daughter to look after. together they go and visit was grave. his sister singing him a song on what would have been his 3rd birthday after 3 years trapped in china due to tough pandemic travel restrictions, people can finally go out into t

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conflict of interest and numerous violations, the activities of the us navy medical logistics center in jakarta were terminated by the americans who worked at this facility outside the framework of agreed research programs. and that i am not a sensational biopro selection and refuse to inform the indonesian government of all ongoing work and results achieved. as it turned out, the received materials were used in the interests of affiliated the pentagon of the gel company, which tested its drugs, including on the territory of ukraine, georgia. the example of indonesia was followed by malaysia, by the decision of the government of this country, the work of us funding of the biolaboratory was put under special control. thus, the concern of the world community is connected with the activities of pentagon-funded biolaboratories. and after that, the questions raised by the russian federation at the international platforms of the ninth review conference of the state participants of the cwc, as well as the councils the un security demonstrated the unwillingness of the united states to engage in a dialo

s. embassy in jakarta was sending regular updates to the state department documenting the math, murder of dozens of prisoners out of time. the army is quietly releasing $10.00 to $15.00 prisoners nightly to muslims for execution. the army then returned in mid march and executed between $40.50 local roddy communists plus another 30 communists from the nearby island of so between $800.00 to $1000.00 alleged communists were executed by the army in east new such anger. in the decades as the massacre of 1965, the indonesians who lost family members and saw their communities forever changed by the killings. have called for accountability for those responsible not just in their own country, but also in the west. but despite the trove of declassified documents from the u. s, the u. k. and germany that show that they not only had knowledge of the massacre as it was happening, but were also complicit and lending their support. there has been nothing but silence in response. a state of emergency has been declared in several regions of peru beginning january, 15th for 30 days, amid mass protest ac

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claiming there is a symbol of terrorism with one minute past mid day in mexico city, midnight in jakarta, line at night here in the russian capital. welcome to the global news roundup. on our tanner, the former leader of brazil yard bolt scenario has been hospitalized in the us state of florida with abdominal pain. it comes, it made violent protests in the brazilian capital where his supporters have demanded new presidential elections. boston, otto has condemned the violence saying he only supports peaceful demonstrations. of protesters have now also taken to the streets of sao paulo, blocking roadways this monday. this is video we have received from the countries largest city. several cars were torched by the protesters, while brazil supreme court has suspended the governor of the capital, brazilian after crowd storm. the presidential palace and other government buildings on sunday. ah, protest her story, the official residents of the left this president lula da silva, who was an org or rated on january 1st hundreds, also entered the senate chamber bundling in the premises before poli s

so john, man, he's in a be ation consultant and joins us now from jakarta. good to have you with us. so 1st of all, are there any indications out of what caused this crash? well, initially when there was a video that came out that showed across to be very low speed and then losing out basically for world to one side and just different frames. if you do any crash, initially, we thought that it might be an engine failure, but then as information began became available. apparently, it was a writing interval. so if you don't, that initial thought didn't make sense and we look just look at the records. but data received by fast tracking websites on the ad profit showing, showing some strange data that's been set up and down very, very launch translations that, that doesn't make sense. so again, it was very early days. i was back. typically, i analyze the sort of fluctuation that you were noticing that i mean, obviously we don't speculate what caused this crisis. but in a typical situation, what causes that sort of effect was quite small. you know, we might be loo

jessica washington is outside the court in jakarta. we've seen several of the families who are part of this class action, arriving for their day in court. 25 families, a part of this class action. suing 11 parties, including the ministry of health in it, ages, food and drug agency, indonesia, ministry of finance, as well as the pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and the, the suppliers to those companies as well. they are seeking for each of the children who died after consuming this contaminated cough syrup around $230000.00 in compensation, and for each of the children who were injured around $70000.00. now, of course, a very difficult day for these families, as, as they have to reflect on what happened to their children after they consumed cough. syrup that was contaminated with ethylene glycol and di ethylene glycol substances typically found in a manufacturing capacity and paints and dives that can only be consumed safely in very small doses. they are looking for justice and it's not just for the parents who, whose children sad

died of kidney failure of being rushed from a local clinic to the emergency ward of a hospital in jakarta, police took samples of the medicine city had given him and found it contain to toxic substances commonly used an anti freeze products. around $200.00 indonesian children have died from tainted cough medicine since august last year. almost all of them under the age of 5 city and more than 20 other families of now sued the health and finance ministries, indonesia drug regulator, and a number of pharmaceutical companies. for their children's deaths, florida, i help those who have done bad things. young letter will get punished, might then have to pay for what they did. i also hope the system improves. so something like this happens again. they can handle it more quickly than others and won't be so clueless. her cc has to stay strong. she still has a daughter to look after. together they go and visit him on his grave. his sister singing him a song on what would have been his 3rd birthday international olympic committee has opened the way for russian and belarus in athletes to compete at

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jessica washington has a latest from jakarta. this is likely to be a highly charged trial. there is strict security in place as the trial takes place in sara buyer, not in my lung where the tragedy took place. at least 800 personnel a standing by to secure the court. the defendants will not be physically present in court. rather, they will simply be online. they will also be no live broadcasting off the proceedings to day. and that is something of a disappointment for the community in milan, who feel deeply traumatized by the incident that happened. some of the families that we've been in contact with since we were in my long when the tragedy took place and now we're still speaking with them. now say that they are deeply disappointed that firstly, they are not allowed to see the trial physically because they will be these restrictions at sir baya, to ensure that people from my lung cannot enter to watch the trial, but also that they won't be any live broadcasting and that's something that they say, or they have some questions about why that is the case and that, that they a

not now jakarta. january is your what is the month of the year and over the past 24 hours, we've scooped up about a $150.00 millimeters of rain and that is still coming out you on tuesday. risk of some showers for hong kong, but i think the better bit of that what weather will be in taipei with a height of 16 degrees. got that set up again. the cool air rushing over the warmish waters of the sea of japan. that mean sea induced snow for northern and western areas of japan. i think we're looking at about 30 centimeters of snow over 12 hours, other side of the mountains, 10 degrees in tokyo on tuesday. that's it, sir. later. ah. witness inspiring films from around the world. the so not the violence and killed the power is witnessed intimate cool traits and epic struggles because leadership is also not just looking for witness the human spirit and be to reality. there are still men will believe women are corporate witness award winning voice. who's telling groundbreaking stories? witness on al jazeera lou

jessica washington has more from jakarta. apologies, we don't have jessica report moving on now to vietnam, where the president knew, and soon folk has resigned. the governing communist party has blamed him for wrongdoing by officials in his administration during his time as a prime minister phones louis, as more from kuala lumpur, there had been speculation that vietnamese president unison for would leave his position. after 2 deputy prime ministers were asked to leave earlier this month. now these men had worked under him when he let government. these men have not been personally implicated, but they are being held responsible for corruption scandals by officials under them . and the government has launched a crackdown on corruption with hundreds of people caught up party members, ministers, either prosecuted or disciplined. but analysts are calling this an unprecedented reshuffle within the communist party. now in vietnam, a one party state, all political changes of usually very carefully managed to give the impression of political stability and continuity. some analysts are saying that

now jakarta? sure what is month of the year is certainly seen that over the last 24 hours. scooping up about a 100150 millimeters of rain and there is more of that where it came from rain in the forecast on tuesday. this is how it's lookin in china, some showers around hong kong. you may catch one there, but i think the better bet for that. what weather will be in taipei with a high of 16 degrees and that familiar set up once again. cool air rushing over the warmish waters of the sea of japan. you know what that mean? see and do snow northern western areas of japan. i think about 30 centimeters over 12 hours and there was windsor picking up in karachi that will flush out the fog and smog and slowly, but surely the air quality will improve. that's it. see later. ah ah ah ah ah blue ah, welcome back of your mind about top stories here at this hour. russia says 63 of its soldiers were killed in a ukrainian rocket attack on that barracks in the east m donnette screech m. it's a rare acknowledgment of