>>reporter: that has clearly happened here in malaysia. rosmah pushed for the government to launch an initiativein collaboration with johns hopkins university of the united states. it has seen the creation of 500 early childhood education centres targeting children from rural areas and the urban poor. >>reporter: the initiative is now being expanded to create centres for academically and musically gifted children as well. that fits neatly with the malaysian prime minister's goal of creating a more highly skilled work force and stemming the brain drain in order to make the country's economy more competitive. >>mansor: we have to start now. we cannot delay any more. otherwise our neighbouring countries will overtake us and they will take away our gifted children and our gifted children are really our important asset. >>reporter: malaysia is currently working on major overhaul of its education system. but in many ways is a model for developing countries. it has free, universal education through secondary school and enjoys high levels of liter

these are uncertain times in malaysia and there is a sense of nostalgia for strong leadership. that is why show producers hope the musical will inspire a new generation of leaders. he remains a focal in politics. sometimes at odds with the prime minister. some say his unwillingness to support from the limelight will diminish his legacy. for his supporters, he is nothing short of legendary. >> a car bomb that exploded outside of northern ireland. the blast caused substantial damage. no injuries reported. police got a warning before the explosion. this is "bbc news". thanks for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

>>mansor: in malaysia, we don't have problems like that. girls are encouraged to go to school, they are encouraged to further their education. in fact in our universities ... most of our universities, there aremore girls than boys. it may be a problem in other muslim countries where they were more strict about their girls. but i find that they're beginning to come out. when i visited the middle east, i supported the ladies there. i can see that there are more and more women coming out, doing business, going to universities. i can see that it's a changing phenomenon. it's a changing scenery. the ladies are coming out. but what is interesting is, as i said, we want to be modernized, we do not want to be westernized >>reporter: what is the role of the first lady in the 21st century? how effective can they be? >>mansor: i think the roles of first ladies are changing now. maybe, ten, fifteen years ago ... the first ladies were only supposed to be - to stand beside the husband or even three steps behind the husband butas women are getting more an

>>mansor: in malaysia, we don't have problems like that. girls are encouraged to go to school, they are encouraged to further their education. in fact in our universities ... most of our universities, there aremore girls than boys. it may be a problem in other muslim countries where they were more strict about their girls. but i find that they're beginning to come out. when i visited the middle east, i supported the ladies there. i can see that there are more and more women coming out, doing business, going to universities. i can see that it's a changing phenomenon. it's a changing scenery. the ladies are coming out. but what is interesting is, as i said, we want to be modernized, we do not want to be westernized >>reporter: what is the role of the first lady in the 21st century? how effective can they be? >>mansor: i think the roles of first ladies are changing now. maybe, ten, fifteen years ago ... the first ladies were only supposed to be - to stand beside the husband or even three steps behind the husband butas women are getting more an

clinched his first top flight title last week with a third place finish in malaysia but still promises to give his all in the three remaining races. it's always very good to hear there were champions awards you know no goals are different. no i don't need any more points to do with the term. but i would like to to finish the idea for me to of course i will try to try your the maximum. now is not the homecoming he's used to australia kept in cricket captain ricky ponting has returned to sydney on the back foot after losing to india in both test matches there's growing concern about the quality of the side ponting insists he's still the man to lead the aussies against england in the next month down and despite former teammate shane warne's criticism by his twitter account are set in the future actually exchange a few messages last not i'm not hiding the fact i was little bit disappointed with . the tweets that are read but we're exchanging text messages over the last or twenty four hours here we're just going to put a body's got to put a bomb. wouldn't either of those apologizes points a

faith healers have taken part medicine in malaysia. elements of those treatments are under question. health officials are afraid that road practitioners are using a new law to crack down on offenders. >> a traditional site across malaysia, practicing their art for many years. tours hundred and 50 people, with repeated chanting and the occasional laying on of hands, it decided intervention to kill the patient. >> god created and can heal the illness. man does not possess the power to heal. >> partly this continue -- continuation of faith healers that has regulated this kind of alternative. government officials say that anyone infringing could lose their licenses. >> now they can not cheat or molest patients. if they do anything outside of the guidelines we can take disciplinary action. >> for the moment, this applies only to the islamic faith healers. officials said they may expand it to include spirit meetings. something that those at the chinese temple regard warily. they say they provide an important service. >> if you have any probl

for centuries, faith healing played a part in medicine in malaysia. now those controversial treatments are under question. officials are afraid that some patients are being cheated by road practitioners. we have this report. >> malaysia. faith healers have been practicing their arts for many years. here, just outside kuala lumpur, up to 200 people come for treatment each day but chanting and the occasional laying on of hands. he hopes divine intervention will heal his patients. >> we are asking god, it created an can cure the illness, not for the power to heal. it is god who endows healing. >> but it is partly this continued use of faith healers and exorcists that has prompted a new law to mid alternative medicine. the government says anyone defining in the new legislation will face charges. >> if they do anything outside the guidelines, we can take disciplinary action as the practitioner. >> for any moment, this only applies to faith healers, but in the future, they make extended to include chinese spirit mediums, something people here at the chinese

secures the ultimate prize in malaysia. and big in japan rafael nadal storms to his way and. now let's kick off with the latest in formula one west of boston to tell is back in the championship shake up after winning the japanese grand prix from pole on sunday it was an action packed race to go with accidents aplenty including four russian hopeful vitali could crawl over in norfolk crashed out on the very first lap and at the end of it all it was a tell the let me read you want to finish with mark webber in second fernando alonso who was seeking a third straight victory walked onto the final podium place in the overall driver's standings webber now holding fourteen point advantage over. points with. three races to remain. which was obviously the key from the clean side and you could see a robot it was we've got a bit of momentum but the way down to turn one was too short for him and then with the safety car which stayed out quite quite long obviously with the incident with could be car but then after that i think both of us were able to pull away from the field and then just

safe finally wins after coming back from injury but it's hard to secure is the ultimate prize in malaysia. and big in japan rafael nadal still means to his seventh way in a season same golf gal monthly's in tokyo. now let's kick off with the latest in formula one west of boston to tell is back in the championship shake up after winning the japanese grand prix from pole on sunday it was an action packed race ensues zuko with accidents aplenty including four russian hopeful vitaly petrov a very normal crashed out on the very first lap and at the end of it all it was a tell all that helm a red bull want to finish with me mark webber in second fernando alonso who was seeking a third straight victory walked onto the final podium place in the overall driver's standings webber now holds a fourteen point advantage over alone zero points with the tail third and three races remain but this season start which was obviously the key from the clean side and you could see robert always we've got a bit of momentum but the way down to turn one was too short for him and then with the safety car which was q

dollars staying with motor sports and in malaysia jorge lorenzo conceal his maiden motor g.p. title on sunday. if he finishes in the top ten at the grand prix in supplying rival dani pedrosa in this race to talk broken collarbone leaving the door right before yamaha's renzo to claim the title holds a seventy one point lead over his fellow spaniard with four races remaining to start from pole position after talking the fastest lap in qualifying former champion making haven finished second on his two catching. busier so start heard him speak for casey stone of who has won the last two races his face is defending champion valentino rossi completing the top six but the renzo says he was desperate to top the time sheets in what could be his biggest weekend so far. but i really wanted to fight for today because i know that for tomorrow's going to be difficult to fight for bt there the moment he's a star i mean i know this moment is very important for my career. and you know i want to add this proposition of. steve's own problems on the bike that we don't show any way. with we what w

more goals in the second half it finished eight new meanwhile in badminton world number one way of malaysia to come rajiv i was surfing going to the men's singles final and lee completely thrashed his rival in straight games twenty one ten two and one wait in just half an hour while molly should also grab gold in the men's doubles mixed events and india crowned their overall success by winning both the women's singles and doubles continue but out of already. now you are enzo has already claimed the major jeep a world title but the newly crowned champion isn't taking it easy as he dominated friday's free practice ahead of the australian ground pray before things started the spaniard had a chance to celebrate his new status of the game with local football and jump into a pole and when the party was over the rider clock the fastest lap of the fifth. time hero and former champion casey stoner was second fastest but his the captain teaneck nicky hayden in their own neurons a change his first top flight title last week but a third place finish in malaysia but still promises to give his all in the

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his first overall title with one race still to go all the spaniard only needed a top ten finish in malaysia to inherit the crown from his teammate rossi of course missed a good part of the season with a leg injury leaving. lorenzo's serious rival but he went down with a broken collarbone during last week's japanese grand prix leaving the profiteer for his fellow spaniard process started six slowed down to both but worked his way back to the lead on the round so seemed happy to settle for a top three finish making ross a and andrea that is you also have to fight for it with a dog that snatching the victory. be you have to thank you my team for the great job i have to thank you for these a seventy odd anyway and i come to defeated by land and they have to go i'm going to need for the championship. so louisiana is a great champion and in the future we would be i was really blessed to be in the front door and. not to lose any. of the race my good you know. when the years started late in the i thought it would be we we had to finish the race and hang it there maxime on how right it can get you k

julie inkster was trying to become the oldest player in lpga history to win a tournament today in malaysia. she had the lead going into 18 after birdies on 15 through 17. she pushed her shot on 18 into the bunker. almost holes that. then two-putted for bogey and loses by a stroke. jimin wins 270 grand. julie in second. >>> on the oval today, denny hamlin takes the checkered flag at martinsville, and he cuts jimmie johnson's lead to six points. sharks on the ice on calgary, eye highlights tonight. >> alan: what makes the rangers such a dangerous opponent. >> mike: that entire lineup can hit. the phillies were the same way. but the rangers are towing -- going to be tough, and you have the dh in each park and that's something i don't like. >> alan: going to be great. up next, a new film just set a record for the largest three-day david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david ha

. >>> daredevils from around the world met in malaysia this weekend to experience the ultimate adrenaline rush. in another annual event, 120 base jumpers from 22 countries leapt off the country's tallest tower, a 1,400 foot jump. some performed aerial acrobatics on the way down, doing back flips and spins. while for others, facing the free-fall head-on was extreme enough for them. pretty cool, though. >>> one gathering in china was left about extreme and much more about the fun. over 40 teams from around the world took part in a man-made flying machine contest. some better than others. participants launched their devices from nearly 20 feet high hoping to fly the furthest. rough weather kept most from smooth sailing with many barely making it off the runway. but as you can hear, the hoots and hollers there would make you think everybody had a lot of fun. good times had by all. bill, what do you think about that? shouldn't they go a little bit lighter if they're going to try to get off that platform instead of all those heavy-looking machines they made? >> i think it's almost like a second

nine countries, including the united states, australia, chile and malaysia have begun discussing the pact. the aim of the partnership is the elimination of tariffs on all products. it prevents members from charging custom duties on any items. in a recent policy speech to the diet kan expressed interest in talks into joining the partnership. he believes the regional free trade zone will help japan's economic growth by stimulating trade and investment. many of his cabinet ministers have expressed support. chief cabinet secretary yoesh yooeto sengoku said joining the tpp would represent a policy of openness. foreign minister sage yay maehara said the door to the tpp is being shut and that japan must not let politics get in the way of joining. but agricultural forestries and fisheries minister mitch hooeko cano and akihiro ohata are cautious. in the diet more than 100 lawmakers from the governing coalition parties recently met and agreed that joining the tpp would destroy japan's agriculture. prime minister kan is trying to compile a document for regional economic integration covering th

for moguls in the second it finished a move meanwhile in badminton world number one leech away of malaysia took on reggie falsetto finger went in the men's singles final and lee completely thrashed his rival in straight games twenty one ten twenty one wait in just half an hour while molly shoals to grab gold in the man's doubles and mixed events and inject one their overall success by winning both the woman singles and doubles as anybody r.t. . and that's all sports news for this poll isn't. for the full story we've just heard the biggest issues get cumin voice face to face with the news makers. song from. chief. return of friendship in full force says venezuela's preston's gets down to business . new clear corp a role that saved its president. amid a very strange. relationship the alledged to be just. one in ten germans want the return of a few of us in the poll shows there's a funny far right xenophobia. and all close up team russians ancient city of north korea to discover how people there are making the most. oh you're watching live from moscow on kerry johnston russia and venezuela th

four however freshly champing will want to spoil the party this funny clinch the title last week in malaysia as the only other riders to call under one second qualification so he'll be second on the grid best rookie of the year ben spies completes the front row there were a couple of spectacular crashes in melbourne one of them involving hayden he was lucky enough to escape. injury there while his team mate stoner was happy with his raw. these last two session of being pretty good for us we you know improved a lot this morning in the last thirty minutes decision and then. yeah this last one we were trying to trying to improve the bike but just couldn't get it much better until probably with thirty minutes to go then we made a big step forward we were able to keep improving until in and then year with the last two soft was ready to improve a lap time substantially so we were very happy with the way things are gone now with them without letting where it was a case of so close but yet so far a half marathon run a semi to dade c.v. eritrean trailed by me a four seconds to fall short of a record

. >> the area includes nigeria, sudan, somalia, indonesia, malaysia and the philippines, all places ofloody battles between muslims and christians. griswold says geography, climate, wind patterns and human migration have led to clear lines of demarcation. >> when we think of islam we think of a billion people around the world. we don't usually think that four out of five of those people live outside of the middle east. they're not arabs. they live in africa, and they live in asia, and then you have about half of the world's two billion christians who also live in what we call these days the global south. >> along the tenth parallel, both christianity and islam have been experiencing an explosive growth in numbers and religious fervor. griswold wanted to examine whether fundamentalism necessarily leads to violence. >> the belief that there is one and only one way to find god, and the understanding that that leads immediately to an enemy, because everybody else is wrong. that kind of binary division between us and them, the saved and the damned, i wondered if that was inherently violent

dollars staying with motor sports and in malaysia jorge lorenzo conceal his maiden moto g.p. title on sunday if he finishes in the top ten at the grand prix in supplying rival dani pedrosa missed the race through to a broken collarbone leaving the door ripened for yamaha's renzo to train the title soon holds a seventy one point lead over his fellow spaniard with four races remaining friends at the start from pole position after clocking the fastest lap in qualifying former champion making hayden finished second on his two catty one hundred to busier slower start but then speace full k.c. star another who has won the last two races his face was defending champion valentino rossi completed the top six but lorenzo says he was desperate to top the time sheets in what could be his biggest weekend so far but i really wanted to fight for the position today because i know that for tomorrow's going to be difficult to fight for the beattie they're the moment he's a star i've been on in this moment is very important for my career. you know i put the maximum to this proposition with stev

grafted onto whatakes them so contested today >> the area includes nigeria, sudan, somalia, indonesia, malaysiand the philippines, all places of bloody battles between muslims and christians. griswold says geography, climate, wind patterns and human migration have led to clear lines of demarcation. >> when we think of islam we think of a billion people around the world. we don't usually think that four out of five of those people live outside of the middle east. they're not arabs. they live in africa, and they live in asia, and then you have about half of the world's two billion christians who also live in what we call these days the global south. >> along the tenth parallel, both christianity and islam have been experiencing an explosive growth in numbers and religious fervor. griswold wanted to examine whether fundamentalism necessarily leads to violence. >> the belief that there is one and only one way to find god, and the understanding that that leads immediately to an enemy, because everybody else is wrong. that kind of binary division between us and them, the saved and the damned, i wonde

will want to spoil the party this clinch the title last week in malaysia and was the only other rider to close under one minute and thirty one seconds in qualification so he'll be second on the grid at the best rookie of the year so far ben spies completes the front row there were also a couple of spectacular crashes in melbourne one of them involving hayden who was lucky enough to. team mate stoner was happy with his ride. these last two sessions being pretty good for us we improved a lot this morning in the last thirty minutes decision. and then. this last one we were trying to try and improve the bike but just couldn't get it much better until probably with thirty minutes to go then we made a big step forward we were able to keep improving until in and then year with the last two soft toys were able to improve. substantially so we're very happy with the way things are gone. i'm funny in athletics it was a case of side close but yet so i thought the half marathon run a send a to daisy the mediterranean trial by me a four seconds to fall short of a world record for a fifth on today's

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for monte carlo to malaysia formula one is one of the world's most popular racing competitions and know it's coming to russia. bernie ecclestone the president and c.e.o. of formula one management the right in person to meet with prime minister putin and to secure a six year long deal it clearly wasn't a race against time to get more than three decades of talks first with soviet and now with the russian leaders to find a suitable venue in moscow and st petersburg dropped out but the city of sochi in the cell which will also host the winter olympic games in two thousand and fourteen will be the first to the checkered flag we are on the beach in the immediate it will lead which could quite possibly see part of a future formula one race track from here you can see where the olympic venues are going to be just a few hundred metres away and right over there the big is the palace the purpose built super circuit will run through the so-called coastal cluster of the olympic park it will use parts of the existing infrastructure as well as a newly constructed track or on some of the venues the fir

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