the government released a statement, it goes like this: live to kuala lumpur. it's not just ibrahim saying it was politically motivated, we have a statement from human rights watch, saying it was a corrupt process. in political terms and where he goes now, it's pretty much over. >> indeed. at the age of 67, anwar is headed to the prison about 30km north of kuala lumpur. that's where he will certainly now live out the next five years of the sentence that he's been handed down by the federal court, which is behind me about an hour ago. the decision was made. they were somewhat surprised by supporters and family that gathered. there were many hundreds that gatherred, coming from all over malaysia to support anwar and his family. as soon as the deliberations began from the 5-man bench, it became evident that a guilty verdict was going to be handed down. for more i'm joined by phil robinson part of human rights watch asia. you were in the court earlier today. what is your reaction to the verdict. you have been following the case for years. >> we are shocked and sadd

kuala lumpur is 300,000 kilometers from singapore. but most people travel by air. only three trains per day. and the one-way trip takes seven or eight hours. expectations are high for the high speed train line. the project leaders aim to launch the harvest in 2020. international beating for construction is expected to be held later this year . >> an expert says that asean nations that are building high speed rail wings need to ensure the lines are sustainably managed. >> i feel there's another very important factor, which is the financial sustainability. how to provide and sustain, and agreeable financial model between this country. i think is going to be an even bigger challenge become the technology. beyond the technology. >> want to improve the railway network in asean, is being stepped up ahead of the launch of its economic community. the new trains will carry people's hopes for regional integration. nhk world. >>> it's time now for a check of the weather, people in north africa are dealing with a winter chill this week. even residents in morocco are bundling u

al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> now a verdict is expected in the costa concordia trial in italy.'s accused of multiple manslaughter. >>> now dealing with the impact of population growth is a challenge. but what about population decline in the last part of our series on population. the town of portland, maine is trying to bring in young people to boost its struggling economy. you >> reporter: for 80 years this paper mill has given maine an idea. but it shut down throwing many people out of work. >> i had a job. now there is no mill. >> they make paper. that's what it was about. now we have to find something else to be about. >> in this state this compounds its demographic dilemma. more deaths than births, and the the truth is not that we drove young people away. it's that we didn't make enough of them. >> but if the city of bangor the city is attack. >> we have homes that are affordable. you can buy a house here for $120,000. that's a great deal. this makes bangor a great place that makes young professionals a place to look at for the first time. >> but there are primary factors f

south of the malasian kuala lumpur. >> made it very clear there was overwhelming evidence to dismiss the appeal made by anwar ibb him. supported the ibrahim. there had been no political interference. this had been a actuality case for malaysia to deal with and for ibrahim an his team it is the end of the road. he has now been found guilty and he will go to jail, certainly as a minimum of five years and upwards from that. there were tears of everyone, he managed to hug his granddaughter before he was led away but now the debate will begin in the largeer malasian circles politically and in society about where the opposition goes now. it is frurd, there is fractured, there is no shattered cabinet. it will be interesting how they progress with this scenario to a full conclusion. >>> national security advisor has told united nations that nigeria will fracture all of boko haram. >> mean while niger's parliament has voted to send troops to nigeria to help fight boko haram. the leader of boko haram has released a new video and in it abu bakar el shakau has made promises to defeat it. traveli

nhk world, kuala lumpur. >> that are wraps up the bulletin from bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence, the push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >> now here's the three-day outlook on the world's weather. ♪ >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. and from all of us at nhk world thanks for watching. "the influence of money has reached toxic levels," that's how nobel laureate and former us vice president al gore sums up the way financial markets rule our world. initially designed to provide finances to businesses worldwide, the money economy has long outgrown what is now referred to as the "real economy". you're watching a global 3000 special edition on money - and here's what's coming up over the next half hour. top secret -- why negotiations over the historic ttip trade agreement are kept from the public. good investment -- why namibias r

. >>> malaysia malaysia's president reporting from kuala lumpur. >> he's been walking in and out of courtfor over a decade trying to clear his name. his previous acquittal was overturned last month. now guilty of sodomy, and in prison for five years, he's been on became pending appeal. being removed from office, it was 1997, and he was the deputy prime minister. charged and convicted he spent several years in jail until the verdict was partially overturned in 2004. whether he was released on appeal. -- whether he was when he was released on appeal. . >> now as long as this case is pending and hang over his head he probably wouldn't be able to focus 100% in leading this country towards change. he is still seen as the most significant political leader to bring this country to a better place. >> he has been a traditionally popular figure among young people and those disaffected with a government that's been in power for over 50 years. often speak going the change he can offer thousands are willing to listen at gatherings like this at the capital. >> if i'm not going to be here to help them,

the reaction of its people to this event sahil raman, al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> australia's prime minister is determined to do better. tony abbott has just kept his job as the leader of the ruling party pfn. >> tony palas lives and works restoring classic cars in tony abbott's constituency. in 2012 he voted for abbott. >> quite disappointed, yes. because of the policies he pushed and come up with you know. >> palas is not the only one many in his party have lost faith in him. tony abbott paced what he called a chasening experience, it was less than a convincing win. 61 of his parliamentary colleagues supported him but 39 voted against him. >> obviously i accepted that the last few weeks have been difficult weeks for the government. but they've also been difficult weeks for the australian people because the people expect and deserve a government which is getting on with the job. i am confident that we have put this time behind us. i am confident that as of today we're back at work for the people of australia. >> reporter: but abbott may yet face another challenge. it's all reminisc

sahal raman al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> one cartoon shows a judge being held a script by prime minister najib rajak. he is now being investigated on possible said sedition charges. if he had been at his office at the time he probably would have been arrested. >> yet another free speech debate. >> yes. >> a soccer match turns into a deadly riot between fans in egypt. >> now survivors are searching for reasons of who was responsible for the melee. >> immigrants from across the globe answering the call. >> egypt is investigating a stampede outside a cairo soccer stadium that left 40 dead sunday. security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of fans without tickets. but outlawed muslim brotherhood are accusing police of using excessive force. >>> soccer also spawned some ugly scenes in brazil. massive brawls broke out over the weekend riot police used tear gas to break up the crowd there. dozens were detained. authorities had anticipated violence and had initially banned one side's fans from attending. >> agary residents stuck to haiti's capital to protest high fuel prices. they call

more from kuala lumpur. >> anwar has been walking out of the court for a while. his previous acquittal was overturned last march. guilty of sodomy and sentenced for five years, he's been an bail pending an appeal. allegations of sodomy after falling out from the ruling party. and he was the deputy prime minister. charged and convicted, he spent several years in gaol before being overturned on appeal. he is a charismatic and divisive figure in politics. supporters believe the government will be concerned if anwar is made. >> they wouldn't be able to focus 100% in these countries to change. he is seen as the most significant political leader to bring it to a place. >> he has been a traditionally popular figure and those affected. often speaking about thing they can of thousands are willing to listen to him at gatherings like this. >> students - they think if i'm not going be here to defend them. who else will be here. >> no one is writing the obituary yet. he plays an important role. if he goes to gaol will the opposition fragment. if he goes to prison will it embo

. >> jennifer in kuala lumpur. >>> the lone man in the trial at the center of therial will see if he will be convicted of charges of the 2012 sinks. 32 people died when it sailed too close to an island and hit rocks. the costa concordia left its planned route for a sail by in 2012. the captain did spot the rock but it was too late. the turn ripped a gaping hole in this stern of the ship. water flooded into the hole and the power quickly failed. prosecutors say it was only by luck the ship drifted back to the reef where it tipped violently on to its right side. the bbc's alan johnson has been following the trial. i spoke to him about how the proceedings are moving along. >> reporter: well this trial has gone on now for well over a year and a half. as i speak, it is at last in its final session. at the start of the day, the man at the center of it all, the captain, walked into court to follow events. we're expecting his lawyer to speak and then we're expecting the captain himself to take the stand one final time and make an appeal to the judges. everything, really is at stake for this

airlines. 16 relatives of chinese passengers from missing malaysia airlines flight 37 o are in kuala lumpurset about how the investigation has been handled by authorities. last month malaysia's civil aviation authority officially declared the plane had crashed with no survivors. relatives continue to question the authorities lack of evidence to make a conclusion. >>> new york city police say long time 60 minutes correspondent bob simon was not wearing his seat belt when he was killed in a car krsh last night. investigators say the town car simon was riding in hit another car that was stopped at a manhattan traffic light and slammed into metal traffic barriers. seat belts are not required to be warn by passengers in taxis, town cars or limos in new york. colleagues at cbs news fought back their grief as their praise for simon as a talented journalist will be very hard to replace. >> bob simon has a remarkable ability to but himself where it was a time that reporting was needed. >> he was captured by iraqi forces near the saudi kwautty border at the start of the gulf war, and spent 40 days in

jonathan head, bbc news kuala lumpur. >> talking about another breaking saga. evidence of how britain's biggest banks helped clients reduce their cash bills has been obtained by us the bbc, because the panorama program has seen documents showing how hsbc's private bank in switzerland helped some clients evade taxes by hiding their income. now, client account details dating from 2007 were leaked by a whistle-blower. the hsbc is among a handful of banks to face fair criminal prosecution in recent years for its role in a swiss banking system that allowed clients to conceal income. the bank says it is now fundamentally changed its procedures, so let's take a look at this. because how has the law been broken? to answer that question we need to take a look at the difference between tax evasion and tax avoid avoidance. the distinction is importance. tax evasion is illegal. it avoids intentionally avoiding paying the taxes that are owed by not fully disclosing earnings and income. offshore bank accounts are often charged with tax evasion. if caught a tax evader can be

it would bring more california wine to store shelves from tokyo to kuala-lumpur. >> reducing or eliminatingarriers to entry and creating a level playing field for us so that we can compete on the basis of the quality of our wine versus price. >> reporter: the wine industry is confident of benefits of trade pacts because three years ago united states and south korea signed a free trade deal and lowered the tax on california wine from 15% to 0. sales to south korea flowed. but this trade agreement is going to be different than past free trade agreements yes the wine industry looks like it will be a winner. but the trans pacific partnership will also regulate industries and that might complicate things. it will hit the seafood industry especially small operations like the ones at the wharf in san francisco. >> free trade agreements tend not to help local producers and we don't really trust free trade agreements. >> reporter: larry kul -- cullins about chief seafood oversees and questions imports and agents inspect 1% of seafood coming in if it brings more seafood from other countries some worr

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