a malaysian court postpones the trial of former prime minister najib razak — who's facing multiples chargesuption. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: president trump heads to texas to rally support for his border wall as the threat of another government shutdown looms. small creatures, big problem, why the threat of insect extinction could have catastrophic results for us all. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and ham in melbourne where in the next hour the footballer who fled bahrain to seek asylum in australia is expected to arrive. this is hakeem al—araibi getting on board a flight in bangkok. he's the man on the left in the black shirt. he had been detained in thailand, where he'd flown for his honeymoon, after the bahraini authorities requested his extradition, on charges related to the arab spring protests. but that request was then dropped, and he was freed to return to australia, where he has refugee status. mr al—araibi's plane is expected to touch down in melbourne in a few hours‘ time. our correspondent hywel griffith is there. we wa nt we wa

how did prime minister najib razak end up with forty two criminal charges against him. and. we look at the feeling pakistani national pride and brightening up it's just the high res. british bandaging welcome to the avenues asia it's good to have you with us we begin in china where the fate of this man has prompted a diplomatic rebuke a clarification and then disbelief this is week abdulrahim pay it off the reports of his death in a chinese into internment camp video was released. my name is. today is february tenth twenty nineteen. i'm in the process of being investigated for allegedly violating the national laws . well that's them now in good health and have never been abused as well as the last film of the other video purports to show hate alive but in prison prisons that are strong up across northwest china housing more than a million muslims in what china has called reeducation camps reports of the death of hate were prompted for the first time a rebuke from a majority muslim nation turkey it called the reintroduction of internment camps in the twenty first century a gr

and given the ongoing corruption trial of former prime minister najib razak who allegedly stole billions of dollars of public funds what are his plans for cleaning up malaysia's political system and why abraham talks to al-jazeera. her son over him thank you very much for talking to our does iraq after almost twenty years being spent either behind bars or fighting for your freedom you are now back in public office the younger and more brahim that was once seen as by many as the future of malaysia is now seventy years old. yet your to be the next prime minister what is it that you are offering to malaysians where we came in with a clear agenda for the fall a country must mature as a democracy vibrant in the sense that we promote. such as judicial independence for the media a country can get which is effectively the it itself of corruption and demi come upson and that in the economic policy that is there proposed growth by the same time would not tolerate poverty in the midst of plenty and gross inequality well this agenda of reform is centered on the problematic issue within demick issue

the much—anticipated trial of the former malaysian prime minister najib razak for alleged money laundering been postponed. it was due to begin on tuesday. mr najib‘s lawyers have succeeded in getting the trial delayed on a technicality. and this video is trending on bbc.com. russia is considering whether to disconnect temporarily from the global internet as part of a test of its cyber—defences. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: horse racing will resume in britain on wednesday, after a six—day shutdown due to an outbreak of equine flu. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. nissan without ghosn. its first set of quarterly earnings since its once all—powerful german was imprisoned. beijing's impact on the bullion. how will this week's trade tension talks impact the price of gold? good morning, asia, hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for exciting addition of a shirt business report. nissan unveils its earnings later this tuesday, the first since former chairman ghosn was arrested over financial misconduct allegations. the bi

political ambitions for malaysia and given the ongoing corruption trial of former prime minister najib razak who allegedly stole billions of dollars of public funds what are his plans for cleaning up malaysia's political system and why abraham talks to al-jazeera. with anwar ibrahim thank you very much for talking to our dizzier after almost twenty years being spent either behind bars or fighting for your freedom you're now back in public office. the younger on war brahim that was once seen as by many as the future of malaysia is now seventy years old. yet your to be the next prime minister what is it that you are offering to malaysians where we came in with a clear agenda for the fall a country must mature as a democracy. vibrant in the sense that we promote. such as judicial independence for the media a country can get. effectively itself of corruption and demi come up sion and that in the economic policy that is there proposed growth but the same time would not tolerate poverty in the midst of plenty and gross inequality well this agenda of reform is centered on the problematic issue with

the much anticipated trial of the former malaysian prime minister najib razak for alleged money launderingas been postponed. it was due to begin on tuesday. mr najib‘s lawyers have succeeded in getting the trial delayed on a technicality. and this video is trending on bbc.com. russia is considering whether to disconnect temporarily from the global internet as part of a test of its cyber—defences. the experiment is set to take place before the end of march. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. france's president macron gave my guest today the job of promoting french language and culture around the world. she is one of the most famous french authors, despite only having written two novels. one of them, lullaby, a story of infanticide, was a publishing sensation and has been translated into a0 languages. the other, adele, has shocked readers for breaking taboos about women and sex addiction. what draws her to such a dark vision of femininity? and what difference can she make to the way france and its language are viewed around the

political ambitions for malaysia and given the ongoing corruption trial of former prime minister najib razak who allegedly stole billions of dollars of public funds what are his plans for cleaning up malaysia's political system and why abraham talks to al-jazeera. with anwar ibrahim thank you very much for talking to. after almost twenty years being spent either behind bars or fighting for your freedom you're now back in public office the younger on war brahim that was once seen as by many as the future of malaysia is now seventy years old. yet your to be the next prime minister what is it that you are offering to malaysians where we came in with a clear agenda for the fall a country must mature as a democracy. vibrant in the sense that we promote. such as judicial independence for the media a country can get. effectively itself of corruption and demi come up sion and that in the economic policy that is there proposed growth by the same time would not tolerate poverty in the midst of plenty and gross inequality well this agenda of reform is centered on the problematic issue within demick iss

melissa what a court has deferred the start date of a corruption trial against former prime minister najib razak the trial will set to begin on tuesday it relates to his involvement in the one n.d.b. wealth fund he set up or he was prime minister in the present case prosecutors of alleged rosat pocketed a little over ten million dollars from the fund that might just be the tip of the iceberg in total he has been hit with forty two charges linked to the fund the scandal over one m.t.v. was one of the key factors that contributed to his defeat in general elections last year since then the government headed by prime minister mahathir mohamad has stepped up investigations into the case as more. he's adamant he's innocent and he's fighting back storming social media and remaking his image he's hit the airwaves with a cover of an old r. and b. song slamming the new government as liars. in all magic faces forty two counts of criminal breach of trust graft abuse of power and money laundering. soon after he was sworn in as prime minister in two thousand and nine he set up the one n.d.p. state development

the former prime minister najib razak pieces almost forty criminal charges. and a malaysian financier jolo is wanted by authorities in malaysia singapore and the united states. i'm steve chair on this episode a one on one east we investigate the deals and alleged criminal cover ups there rob malaysians of billions of dollars and tracked down the accidental hero who blew the whistle on. them and. it's been a massive pool for malaysia's former prime minister najib resign like ousted from power in may last year he's banned from leaving the country and his family homes have been raided. police seizing two hundred and seventeen. million dollars worth of cash and luxury goods to be good at a lot of gifts it was a not fair you know to parade and to put a value on the steves as far as i'm concerned i was not doing anything wrong. but it's not the result faces mounting charges. from the past slips into the capital kuala lumpur. the swiss national informant bank it turned businessman is regarded as a hero in what's being dubbed the new malaysia today xavi just is a key

and finally malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is going to court in a corruption trial in a couple of week's time over allegations that he pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money the sixty five year old najib is looking at a possible jail term of two hundred years that's two centuries so obviously he's released a music video in which he along with a bunch of backup singers recorded a malaysian version of a nine hundred seventy song made famous by a group called the manhattan's jeeves contribution is mostly spoken the word not exactly rap more of a lament really he's pleading not guilty and accusing malaysia's current ruling party hereupon of slander and revenge will leave you with a couple of verses of that we'll see you next time you're at the listening. you need. to be. now. he. faced with growing financial burdens have separate money for student loan pay this chase credit card leaves me twenty nine dollars thirty one cents. i don't have a husband left me a pension my future scares me because i don't want to struggle as the dream of retirement fades aw

and finally malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is going to court in a corruption trial in a couple of week's time over allegations that he pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money the sixty five year old najib is looking at a possible jail term of two hundred years that's two centuries so obviously he's released a music video in which he along with a bunch of backup singers recorded a malaysian version of a nine hundred seventy song made famous by a group called the manhattan's jeeves contribution is mostly spoken the word not exactly rap more of a lament really he's pleading not guilty and accusing malaysia's current ruling party pack a time hereupon of slander and revenge will leave you with a couple of verses of that we'll see you next time you're at the listening. you need. to be. now. the. the. the. we know the culture we know the problems that affect this part of the world very very well that is something that we are trying to take to the rest of the world we have gone to places and reported on a story that it might take an international network for

a malaysian court has postponed the first trial of former prime minister najib razak, who faces multiplealed on tuesdayjust as the high court in kuala lumpur was due to start hearings on 7 counts of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering. the case concerns 10.5 million dollars from a state development fund allegedly transferred into his personal account. horse racing in britain will restart on wednesday after a six—day shutdown because of an outbreak of equine flu. the british horseracing authority has been advised by vets that race meetings can go ahead, with strict bio—security controls. the virus is generally not life—threatening, but limits a horse's competitive capability. britain's prime minister theresa may is expected to update members of parliament on tuesday with the latest on the uk leaving the european union. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, held what he called ‘constructive' talks with the uk's brexit secretary in brussels on monday evening. bahrainy footballer hakeem al araibi is due to be arriving now at melbourne airport, as a free man. mr al

an interview with former malaysian prime minister najib razak has one al-jazeera as one zero one east a top prize at the r.t.s. television journalism awards in britain judges say marianne jolie's interview stood out for its courage and tenacity praising have formidable knowledge not just walked out mid-way frustrated by questions about the one n.d.p. financial scandal is facing almost forty charges over the disappearance of billions of dollars from the station vestment fund he denies the allegations. well five g. is the future that's the message coming out of the my about world congress in barcelona the fifth generation of mobile connectivity is set to usher in a new era of super fast internet speeds and that will open up a range of new gadgets from driverless cars to remote surgery and even humanoid robots charlie angela reports from barcelona. at this tech trade fair there's one thing everyone is pitching it's five thirty. five's. life is about there if i just look at the network a hundred times faster than forty wireless internet will be rolled out in twenty twenty but in some plac

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a malaysian court has postponed the first trial of former prime minister najib razak, who faces multipleed on tuesdayjust as the high court in kuala lumpur was due to start hearings on 7 counts of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering. the case concerns $10.5 million from a state development fund allegedly transferred into his personal account. the authorities in venezuela have opened an investigation into the private finances of the opposition leader and self—decla red interim president, juan guaido. it's investigating allegations that mr guaido had failed to declare all his income, including important money transfers from international organisations. president nicolas maduro says his opponent has been assigned by the us to lead a plot against venezuela's socialist government. uk prime minister theresa may will update parliament later today on her latest round of brexit talks, as she continues to try to gather backing for her deal. the prime minister is due to make a statement to mps, ahead of a debate on thursday on the next steps for brexit. eileen burbidge, who's

a malaysian court has postponed the first trial of former prime minister najib razak, who faces multiple of corruption. his lawyers appealed on tuesdayjust as the high court in kuala lumpur was due to start hearings on seven counts of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering. the case concerns $10.5 million from a state development fund allegedly transferred into his personal account. britain's prime minister theresa may is expected to update members of parliament on tuesday with the latest on the uk leaving the european union. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, held what he called constructive talks with the uk's brexit secretary in brussels on monday evening. tonight we followed up on the meeting between theresa may and jean—claude juncker last week and we had with the secretary of state constructive talks. it is clear from oui’ constructive talks. it is clear from our side that we are not going to reopen the withdrawal agreement, but we will continue our discussion in the coming days. horse racing in britain will restart on wednesday after a six—day shutdown b

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monday one of the top stories on the great today also trending malaysia's foremost prime minister najib razak toning down the billing ahead of the one m.t.b. fraud trial in malaysia and also the tensions over venezuela and the u.s. and russia presenting rival u.n. drops resolutions on how to resolve the political a crisis innovator in venezuela all those stories and much more on our website at al-jazeera dot com. u.s. defense secretary is on a surprise visit to afghanistan patrick shanahan says government involvement in peace talks with the taliban is crucial to ending the nearly seven eighteen year war the taliban regards the government as illegitimate tony betty has more from kabul. passion at hand will want to reassure the afghan government that it has not been sidelined from these peace negotiations even though the taliban has said in the past they will not directly negotiate with them mr shanahan has said that the peace ultimately lies with the afghan people and he said that the afghan government should be part of that peace negotiation process the taliban has been talking directly to th

and finally malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is going to court in a corruption trial in a couple of week's time over allegations that he pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money the sixty five year old najib is looking at a possible jail term of two hundred years that's two centuries so obviously he's released a music video in which he along with a bunch of backup singers recorded a malaysian version of a nine hundred seventy song made famous by a group called the manhattan's that jeeves contribution is mostly spoken word not exactly rap more of a lament really he's pleading not guilty and accusing malaysia's current ruling party hereupon of slander and revenge will leave you with a couple of verses of that we'll see you next time you're at the listening. you need to join. us. and be. easy. tortured entertained in their home where chinese breeders are fleeing but is there a safe place to go one of many as far as their perilous journey to an uncertain future. on al jazeera we're heading to the place so deep in the true renewables on it's taking us two da