the smoke is carried by seasonal rains to malaysia and singapore. thick haze forced malaysia on sunday to declare a state of emergency. two days earlier, singapore said pollution reached the highest level, indicating extremely dangerous air quality. some restaurants were forced to close, and an international conference was postponed. experts say the economic impact on singapore and malaysia could cost them $9 billion. the most since 1997. singapore prime minister conveyed serious concerns in a letter last week to the president of indonesia. he replied on monday by issuing a rare apology. >> translator: we apologize to the people of singapore and malaysia and ask for their understanding. >> reporter: indonesia has stepped up efforts to put out the fires with measures including water bombing planes and cloud seeding. on monday, authorities arrested two farmers accused of illegally starting fires. the president says his administration is doing everything in its power to bring the situation under control. but the fires aren't only on the surface. expert

that is malaysia. malaysiaen investment has increased by the end of 2011. nhk has the story behind the numbers. >> reporter: people all over the world depend on palm oil in their daily lives. it's used in everything from cooking to transportation. the malaysian conglomerate is one of the world's largest producers. its palm tree plantations cover an area equal to 500,000 soccer fields. here in ma hayes yeah, palm tree plantation is a major business. this plantation owner is now eyeing africa as a potential market. company officials are attracted to africa's large labor pool and abandoned palm land. the food used to make palm oil can be harvested almost all year round. so the company's always in need of workers. in 2009, officials expanded operations into liberia. government authorities there provided them with a large amount of land. the company built an entire community for local employees. it has homes, schools and even clinics. >> when we want to expand, africa is the next frontier with what do you call, ample land. the climatic conditions and the e manpo

including one of malaysia's largest plantation firms sign dabi. the company says it is not responsible and has a no-burn policy on its plantations. the haze in this part of southeast asia is an annual event but this year's smoke is the worst since 1997. and moat malaysia and singapore caused for a meeting on regional air quality to be urgently brought forward to next week. al jazeera, malaysia. >> the british prime minister has called for an investigation into claims that police spied on the family of a black teenager murdered 20 years ago. steven lawrence was stabbed to death after a bus stop in london in 1993, an inquiry exposed institutional racism on the police force. an undercover police officer was asked to infiltrate the lawrence family's campaign for justice in the years following the murder. >> they wanted any intelligence that could have smeared the campaign. es, there is this general thing that had i through my circles come up with something along the lines they, the family, were political activists, someone in the family was involved i

acrossck smoke indonesia, malaysia, and singapore. he is desperate for a job, but so are millions of others. we will have a special report on unemployment in africa. the brazilian president has called for an emergency meeting of the tabata after an estimated 1.2 million people voiced anger across the country on thursday night. protests over spending and widespread corruption have spilled over interest-rate battles between police and demonstrators. we have this report from rio de janeiro. >> hundreds of thousands of protesters filled the streets as demonstrators did in more than 100 other cities across brazil on thursday. cities saw tense conflict with the police that cleared the streets with teargas. protesters tried to make their way to city hall. they were pushed back by police. thousands had to turn back because they were tearing up and fleeing in the streets. many retreated from injuries. in the capital, police fired teargas and rubber bullets to fend off protesters that started a fire outside the foreign ministry. military police

increased over the past week, though with little wonder the cloud of smoke choking singapore and malaysiaws no sign of disappearing anytime soon. this map shows the extent of the fires across indonesia. the largest concentration of hotspots is centered here, but there are large numbers of smaller fires, and that's what's creating the ex mob being blown into singapore -- that is what is creating the thick smog being blown into singapore. >> you can see it and smell it, .ut you cannot quite touch it the haze in singapore reaches into a very unhealthy level for another day. singapore's iconic skylines barely visible through the murk.-- and other military prepare for national date parade rehearsals, this year, with an additional piece of facemask.the n95 saturday is normally a big shopping day and singapore, but crowds that normally pack the city's shopping streets were strangely absent. the retailers association reports a drop in sales of about 10%, and that's despite rate singapore sale, but the bigger concern was the long-term impact on health and daily life. >> right now, the whole of my

roland schrade in malaysia has done just that.commented on our report on the football professionals who campaign for the environment in namibia. he writes -- "this is a very good idea. german football players are famous all around the world. having football players promote and show how it's done is a very good marketing idea. hope you are successful. here in malaysia it is very difficult to get things moving toward protecting the environment. but never give up." well, thank you, roland. i am sure the german football players will be glad to hear that. and that was "global 3000." thanks for watching. from me and the whole global team here in our berlin studios, bye-bye. >> crossing a red line, the u.s. says the syrian government has used chemical weapons against the rebels. the white house shays it will now begin providing military -- white house says it will now begin providing military support to the opposition. world news from al jazeera. also ahead -- defying a final warning. demonstrators in turkey refuse to leave as the prime

singapore and malaysia have both urged indonesia to tackle the problem. but indonesia says singaporean and malaysian companies also burning the fields and generating the smoke. it's escalating into a diplomatic issue. the three countries are scheduled to hold a ministerial level meeting soon to discuss the situation. for the time being, singapore is urging children and the elderly to stay indoors. as the haze is expected to linger for several more days. nhk world, singapore. >>> residents of myanmar have some new places to run to in the event of a natural disaster. workers have built elementary schools that could also serve as shelters. a cyclone in 2008 devastated the region. more than 130,000 people died or went missing. the japanese government donated about $6 million to build 13 schools. representatives of both countries joined together in a ceremony to celebrate the opening. >> translator: japan is a country prone to disasters, and we hope to support myanmar by sharing our experiences. >> workers racised up the groun floors. they hope it will give pe

the haze has shrouded singapore and areas along the western coast of malaysia since last week. >> as you can see it's very, very hazy. and my kid is currently sick. >> reporter: the smoke comes from burn on the indonesia island of sumatra which also oftentimes causes seasonal fires. hazy skies are an annual phenomenon. the singapore government has analyzed satellite images and found more forest fires than average on sumatra this year. a gauge of air pollution in singapore monday night hit its highest level in 16 years. singapore and indonesia have to tackle the problem. but companies also burning the fields and generating the smoke. the role is escalating into a diplomatic issue. the three countries are scheduled to hold a meeting soon to discuss the situation. for the time being, singapore is urging children and the elderly to stay indoors as the haze is expected to linger for several more days. mark ho, nhk world, singapore. >>> members of japan's self-defense forces have staged a landing drill with u.s. troops on an american island. it's the first training exercise by amphibious j

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new zealand producing a poor malaysia and vietnam china japan might join as well that's still in the air this would bring it together over twenty six trillion dollars in annual economic output this would be the largest trade agreement ever negotiations start in two thousand and eight of of which have taken place behind closed doors the seventeenth the round just took place and may in lima peru will while congress has the legal authority for regulating u.s. trade members were originally not allowed to have any access to the draft tags however hundreds of private sector advisers have been working on the treaty just one concern arising from documents is that as with past free trade agreements corporations would be empowered to see to host countries they feel are hurting their bottom lines and other words. if he would have more power then any participating countries all members of congress are concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations last week senator elizabeth warren sent a letter to president obama's nominee to head the u.s. trade negotiations that said i am concern

the deal follows the third round of peace talks brokered by malaysia. according to a statement issued by the government and the brn, both sides agree to reduce violence during the islamic holy month of ramadan which starts in july. however, the statement does not go into details of how they will ease violence. the population of thailand is predominantly buddhist, but three provinces in the south have muslim majorities. islamist separatists in the area are fighting for autonomy. more than 5,300 people have been killed in the conflict since 2004. the government and the brn started official peace negotiations in march, but violence continues, and it is not clear if the brn is able to stop it completely as the militants seem to be decentralized. >>> the next round of talks is scheduled after the end of ramadan. and that will wrap up our bulletin. from bangkok. >>> nomads have roamed the grasslands of northern china for centuries. these herding communities have always lived close to nature. now, the governments promoting economic growth are changing their li

the cost of labor is raising in china and malaysia for one and when there is a brand-new product there needs attention, sometimes it worth having it crafted close to home. >> we're seeing work move into texas where we put up the factory and north carolina, south carolina, these places the governments are aggressive at improving regulation so it's pro-business and keeping taxes down and working to stimulate jobs. >> it will probably take years for this story to play out for us to see if tech really can bring american manufacturing jobs back long-term but this initial chapter is key. if names as big as apple and google can't succeed at this, chances are the others won't be about to, either. >> i'm jon fortt. >>> coming up, how big american companies are taking advantage of a biggurbanization but first look at the best performing stocks of the week. >>> violent protests continue to rock the streets of brazil'scit. they rallied the government for raising services and some cancelled the transit fair hikes. more unrest expected tonight in other major cities. >>> two u.s. senators say a chine

it is only because the smoke from the fires have reached malaysia and singapore that the outside world is taking notice at the continued decimation of ndonesia's forest. >> a court in milan sentenced the former prime minister to seven years in jail for having sex with an underage prostitute. tonight he said he was entirely innocent of the charges. he insisted the conviction was politically motivated. the sentence won't come into force yet as he has the right to appeal. >> for the former italian prime minister this was a humiliation to be found guilty of paying for sex with a 17-year-old underage erotic dancer called ruby. he was not in court to hear the sentence. the try women judges sentenced him to seven years but he is most unlikely to see the inside of a prison. temporary is not a question of being political or apolitical, the sentence out of reality, unrelated to the evidence during the trial. ruby's real name had been invited to the parties in the villa. she also was not in court. ruby has denied having sex with the former italian leader. prosecution alleges she had een paid off

every night hundreds of trucks enter singapore from malaysia and beyond, unloading their cargo of fruit and vegetables at this central wholesale market. from here the food is loaded onto smaller trucks and delivered throughout the city before sunrise. more than 90% of the food in singapore's grocery stores like this one comes from foreign countries. that makes local, urban produce like skygreens a premium novelty for customers. but to some it's much more than that. it's an insurance policy. >> reporter: supermarkets buy food from dozens of other countries as a defense against climate-related disruptions in the global food chain. but the national institute of education's lee sing kong, says that even that may not be enough to guarantee a steady food supply in the future. >> we do anticipate that the need for our own production to a certain level of self- sufficiency. i think the government has set a target, initial target of 10% to 20% of our need and if we can achieve that i think there will be a great feat that we have attained. >> reporter: singapore recently invested $20 million in a

seasonal winds blow the bad air across the strait of malacca towards singapore and malaysia. children and elderly and people with respiratory problems have been warned to stay indoors and close their windows. they're even suggesting those considered healthy should avoid going outside if they can. our meteorologist robert speta has been tracking the air quality in singapore and how it compares to other major cities. robert, what can you tell us? >> well, gene, you were talking about the fires out here in sumatra. let's look at satellite picture first. you can see where these fires are really burning clearly from space you have these areas really bright white, that's that cloud cover. it becomes more diffuse as it pushing off to the northeast. that is the haze and smoke we are talking about. unfortunately as far as the forecast goes as long as the fires are burning in the next several weeks, these winds are going to be still coming in from the southwest off their towards the northeast. it's the southwest monsoon we typically see this time of year. as far as this compares with t

this picture shows the scale of the cloud of smoke reaching from indonesia across to singapore and malaysia. by zooming in, authorities can see the fire, and they have already blamed eight companies who have been clearing forest to make way for plantation. this kind of burning is against the law, but it's rarely enforced. the result is that the fire, which may now be out of control, is generating this dense haze, drifting on the wind, and they are likely to keep burning for weeks or even months. indonesia is now under massive measure. firefighters face and almost impossible challenge, and they are up against powerful local interest. is very bigtion business. >> the burning happens when after the major trees have been cleared for timber, there will be scrub forests or grasslands, and the planters will literally pour petrol on the ground and set fire to it with the hope of clearing that scrub. >> one view of the haze over singapore. the pollution has raised , but thein the region fires may go on until the rains come in several months time. >> if you worked on wall street this week, the words

japan's all-nippon airways joining malaysia based airasia. officials of a.n.a. holdings said they will turn air asia japan into a subsidiary to make it profitable. >> translator: airasia failed to game name recognition in japan. we couldn't set up an effective operating system to fit the japanese market. >> airasia japan began service only last summer. a.n.a. holdings has a 51% stake. airasia the lowest cost. currently serving five domestic and three international routes. a.n.a. holdings plans to decide by the end of next month whether to continue operations on the same routes. it's also hoping to come up with a new name for the airline. here are the latest market figures. >>> japanese leaders plan to extend a mission to guard commercial ships from pirates off the coast of somalia. they're going to make one maritime self-defense vessel part of a multinational force. two destroyers and two patrol aircraft have been deployed in the region since 2009. they escort japanese and foreign merchant ships. the current one-year mission will expire in a month. a senior defe

but in terms of other areas of cyprus, malaysia, yemen, many areas where there were similar levels of torture that took lace as that in kent -- took place as that in kenya -- having looked at some of those cases, it is probably unlikely we will see a major case. probably one or two, but i am surprised if there is a massive number. toand a permanent memorial the victims of the justice is being proposed. those kind of symbols are quite important, aren't they, as a kind of admission that something went badly wrong? >> absolutely crucial. we are very pleased indeed that the government agreed to the rebuilding -- to the building of the memorial in nairobi, a crucial part of the history of all this not just for the are in theirho 80's and so do not have much longer to live, but they are -- their families will be able to remember the significant moment of history where this group of kenyans defeated the british government. >> earlier in this program we spoke to a journalist in nairobi, who you made it very clear that there were going to be mixed feelings in kenya. actually when you divide th

. >> well, let's first start off by talking about the hazy air mass across the malaysia peninsula and singapore. really the fires that are causing that haze to push across the strait here. and you can see it very visible actually on satellite imagery. really this is quite indicative of when you see fires. that pinpoint on the satellite and then downwind you see really the clouds sort of dispurbursin out. the cloud is smoke and haze pushing off. typically this time of year you see the southwesterly winds pushing that aloft. really into the near term it looks like those rains will not guilty -- not change. throughout the next several weeks that really is going to be the same case. now, it's the same flow too also causing that heavy rainfall farther off towards north. just drier down here but into the ind china peninsula heavy showers pushing on shore and the southwest monsoon continuing to impact you here in the philippines actually being enhanced kind of flip from down south. this is really getting much more moisture due to a newer developing tropical system there in the south china se

. >> reporter: investors from china, take juan, korea and malaysia could demand higher costs, but that would be suicidal. >> as to increase the minimum wage? what happens? the investor just pack up and go home. >> or go to noticianother count. >> we have to compare our price with bangladesh, with pakistan or india, you know, or even china. >> reporter: san francisco-based gap is the largest buyer of garments made in cambodia and buys from other developing nations. bobbi silten who owns gap and banana republic and old navy, has no plans to leave cambodia. >> we have longstanding relationships with vendors. one of the top ten sourcing countries for the last ten years. we're committed to being there, and we think that the labor standards that they have put in place is one of the reasons why we continue to stay. >> ken loo says buyers may talk up the labor standards, but 2008 when the global recession began, many, including gap, cut back in cambodia. at the same time, bangladesh, with lower pay and labor standards, saw no drop in business. >> it just confirms our knowledge, that, indeed, c

this ride she's on is the rodeo rider at a theme park in malaysia.otice what she's doing while she's on this ride right after it gets started. >> she hates it. >> you hear most of the kids laughing but that little girl, she's not having it. and you can see she is barely fitting into that seat. she starts to wiggle and kick. watch what happens when the camera gets off of her briefly. everybody starts screaming and the camera moves quickly back toward her. you see, look at her. she's sliding out of this ride. she probably slipped through that on her own trying to get off of this scary thing. >> before she started to slip out, she was kicking and kicking and kicking. as you can see here, they eventually stopped the ride so she can get out. >> she's too small for that ride. >> according to their website you have to be 76 centimeters to ride that ride. that translates into 29 inches. >> but if you look in the video, compare her legs to the legs of the kids next to her, i mean, they are dangling down. her feet are barely clearing the seat. >> this should b

malaysia has declared a state of emergency because of the severe hays that has covered the southern regions. air pollution has been pushed above safe levels because of smoke from forest fires in indonesia. schools have been shot in the capital and in the south as a precaution. the chinese dissident has told reporters in taiwan that beijing efforts to suppress human rights will fail. the activists escaped from china last year and fled to the united states. he is visiting taiwan after leaving the u.s. where he accused china of pressuring new york university to kick him out. the chinese government claims sovereignty over taiwan. an italian court will deliver its verdict in the trial of the former prime minister silvio berlusconi. he is accused of having sex with an underage prostitute. doesning, this report contain flash photography. ruby was only 17 when she was introduced to the then 70--- 73- year-old prime minister. an exotic dancer, the question is whether he paid for sex with prostitutes. the case focuses around what happened here in 2010. of alleged sexe parties. this is where she and o

a state of emergency has been declared in parts of malaysia because of smoke from forest fires in indonesia. air pollution is that hazardous levels, the worst in 16 years. the air quality is appalling. visibility in many cases is virtually nonexistent. neighboring singapore is looking better. air quality has improved significantly to what they described as moderate pollution levels. the government says that is only for the time being. human rights activists in taliban refusing to back down despite being sued for $10 million. andy hally is suing for defamation after he accused the company is violating workers' rights. the case is revealing more about the plight of margaret workers. industry isand food a valuable and sensitive business. released alleges this company is guilty of several rights violations including using child labor. >> they were not paying the legal minimum wage. they confiscated the workers passports. the workers reported there was forced overtime. there were many deductions from their salary. >> for years, he has worked to help improve conditions for migrant workers in thai

hayes surrounding the malaysian capital -- it was shot on monday after wins - north.t north good -= malaysia's environmental minister will trash old -- will travel to indonesia's -- to indonesia on wednesday. the chinese dissident join gun twang -- a chinese dissident has traveled to taipei to meet with opposition leaders. he has accused new york toversity of giving in chinese pressure. he escaped from house arrest in china and caused a diplomatic crisis and he sought refuge at the u.s. embassy in beijing. has raised its cyber security alert level after attacks via computer hacker. governments and media websites were hacked on the 63rd anniversary of the start of the korean war. the homepages of some websites were replaced with messages praising north korean leader in jammu and -- tim john thune. un.kim jong- >> there appears to be an attempt to lay the blame on ive ofous, the collecto activist hackers. there was a message on the website, quoting the slogan of anonymous, but anonymous has taken to twitter to say it is not behind the cyber attacks. theinteresting thing is timing of tuesday's cy

ricardo patino spoke in the malaysia capital. he confirmed snowden is in russia but refused to say how his country will deal with the americans' request for asylum. u.s. state department representatives have repeated their request for snowden's extradition. >> we do believe there is a basis for law enforcement cooperation to expel mr. snowden based on the charges against him and the status of his travel documents. >> patrick van trel pointed out that u.s. authorities have given suspects to russia many times in similar cases. he stressed the obama administration will use law enforcement and diplomatic channels to persuade the russians to hand over snowden. >>> the decision by turkish leaders to crack down on widespread civil unrest has triggered diplomatic fallout. european union foreign ministers have postponed a new round of membership talks with the country. the negotiations were supposed to start wednesday, but the ministers decided to put them off until at least october. envoys from germany and other countries have criticized

new zealand producing a poor malaysia and vietnam china japan might join as well that's still in the air this one bring it together over twenty six trillion dollars in annual economic output this would be the largest trade agreement ever negotiations start in two thousand and eight which have taken place behind closed doors the seventeenth the round just took place and may in lima peru while congress has the legal of the. already for regulating us trade members were originally not allowed to have any access to the draft text however hundreds of private sector advisers had been working on the treaty just one concern arising from documents is that as with past free trade agreements corporations would be empowered to sue host countries they feel are hurting their bottom lines and other words if he would have more power then any participating countries all members of congress are concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations last week senator elizabeth warren sent a letter to president obama's nominee to head the u.s. trade negotiations that said i am concerned about the a

all these countries in the asian area to be out there without china and a country like vietnam or malaysia you know can take a bunch of money from us banks the money flows easily and then the countries refuse the u.s. navy base or using their space for nukes that actually has china in the banks and going to take their money out and so it gives a lot of power to the united states and big finance over military strategy as well as you can actually just. it's a big problem which i know i mean china smartly negotiate a three way treaty with south korea and japan to do their own fifteen nation asian treaty i mean those are much more important now than he did i was trying to stay out and build of the asia without the united states although definitely putting china in a tough situation kevin where they have to make a choice and to me really interesting to find out what choice they make and i think a lot of people you know were sold the t.t.p. as a free trade agreement but really it's creating these international court bodies that would override national sovereignty and laws in this country and als

there's a financial incentive as well the more money people have the more they can spend which did malaysia'sthe economy the fuel the people of boeing for their cars is a big part of their disposable income so if we can reduce the costs to consumers of filling up their car by having more fuel efficient cars then that puts money in people's pockets which is exactly what our good costumers they believe they were buying into to begin with the lie to me. it's not fair just are still your r t brussels. and motorists are the only ones whose wallets are under attack it seven thirty am g.m.t. max carries a look at why investing in your own higher education could leave you with a hole in your pocket for life. yes the minute now is that these students will be in debt for the rest of their working lives and why because the people who are on pension accounts who have blown through their legacy of their pension money want higher yielding investments that are going to steal it from the students as a wealth transfer from the students to the pension holders from the younger generation to the older generation