the president of indonesia, joko widodo, isa man president of indonesia, joko widodo, is a man who hasportance he gives to developing west papua. he says we will continue to maintain the honour of all the papuan people. he won 90% of the vote in west papua, he is unlike previous military leaders in indonesia, appearing to care. why don't you give him an olive branch? yes, many presidents visit west papua from time to time. building a bridge or a seven story building or development... but people you are killing. he was the development for? while the people are being killed, who can enjoy those developments? people in west papua and asking for development, they are asking a simple question. hold the referendum, we want peace and harmony in our own land, that is what they are asking. you raise an interesting dilemma there, what is more important to the papuan people? prosperity and development in your vast territory, or, independence and your own political objectives? because it seems to me poverty is rife in west papua. we've seen malnutrition, we've seen disease killed children in a way

reporter: moving the capital has been discussed for decades, but recently resurrected by president joko widodo of the largest single infrastructure projects. the plan is to build the city on land between the two largest cities. they will be connected by this 99 kilometer long road. the first stage of construction will be around this land. there will be a presidential palace, militaries, housing for schools. elsewhere, businesses and offices to meet the demands of the city's new population. while the new capital is welcomed by many indonesians, villages fear they will be for southland they have lived on for generations. >> we worry about the legality of our land. only 20% of us have a legal document saying it belongs to us. foreigners have been coming here. it is causing tension in the community. reporter: government leaders and jakarta say the exact site of the new city has not been revealed to avoid property speculation. don't need to ask people when we want to move the capital. it is up the government to decide from as long as we don't destroy the environment or harm anybody. reporter: while

fires were set deliberately to clear land for plantations 185 people have been arrested resident joko widodo has toured one of the west hit areas where he visited a mosque praying for the fires to end. we shouldn't need a meeting like this every year it should be automatic before the joy season starts everything must be ready but this time we've been negligent again so the smoke has gotten bigger. lazier stepped up its own efforts to clear the haze that a blanketed the capital florence louis reports on that now from kuala lumpur. this is what kuala lumpur and many parts of malaysia now look like the heavy smog is caused by hundreds of fires burning through forest mainly in neighboring indonesia during the dry season land to set alight by farmers to clear it for new planting across malaysia schools are being shut on days the air pollution is considered very unhealthy. and has asthma and the frantic syndrome and has had to skip school for several days on one hit so much difficulty breathing that he had to go to the doctors 4 times. we're worried about his health but his body he keeps complaini

as rising sea levels threaten indonesia's capital president joko widodo was urging m.p.'s to back up plan to relocate it to the island of borneo but as for him a home a drip orts there are concerns about what that will mean for the people who live there this largely untouched part of east montoya on will become the new capital of indonesia if the president has his way. 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 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. will destroy the eco system it will cause forest the structure and raise the temperature of forest fires and during the drought will create a water shortag