let's get the few from hong kong and rob mcbride joins us live. what is the reaction to the announcement from beijing. >> i think there was a sadness. they have been expecting this. it was the decision that everyone feared. i think it can best be described as a seething indignation. there's a press conference in the rool behind me, where -- room behind me where pro-democrat legislators, in addition to the civil society groups who promised to fight this with civil disobedience. they are holding a press conference. as we expect, they are saying it falls short of democracy. and they are still going to fight and hold out for a true democracy. that's what they want. hong kong's leader is going to hold his news conference in an hour or so. where he is likely to welcome this. this is the first time he will say people in hong kong will have a vote. so far as the democrats are concerned. it doesn't carry much weight. it will be the choice between one pro-beijing conservative candidate or a third. it doesn't matter. it is variations on the same theme. accor

rob mcbride has the story. >> reporter: there was an uncanny hush at though international airport forrrival of the special cargo plane. draped in the national flag and given full military honors, the caskets were carefully received. once all were safely on malaysian soil, a moment of silence. dignitaries and family members attended. outside many malaysians came to pay their respects. >> we pray every day for them, and we're here to support them. >> the whole of malaysia, i think we are in a situation of grief, really. >> reporter: the authorities have been preparing meticulously for this event. they are determined after the trauma of the past month, now the victims are back on malaysian soil, they will be treated with the utmost dignity. some of the remains were flown to other parts of malaysia for burial. others were moved by hearse for burial here. they were brought first to this mosque. airline staff remembered not only their colleagues, but also the crew and passengers of mh370, still missing nearly six months on. the flag carrier they work for, like the nation who's flag they car

rob mcbride. >>> millions of argentinians have been on a strike complaining about unemployment. just a month after argentina defaulted on its international debt. >>> drivers in indonesia are filling up on petrol because of a fear of a sharp rise in price. >> reporter: long lines at petrol stations after the supply of cheap fuel was rationed. >> translator: people will suffer when prices go up. if fuel is more expensive, it will be really difficult for me. schools are expensive and electricity has gone up already. >> reporter: raising fuel prices is one of the most sensitive issues in indonesia. after huge protests in 2012, the government of the president implemented the 33% increase in fuel prices one year later, but the country spends a lot more on fuel subsidies than health care ade indication. this is among the cheapest fuel in the world. indonesians play a maximum of $0.55 a liter, but it's clear that the country can afford it no longer. those who benefit most from the subsidies are not poor. something analysts say has to be better communicated to the public. >> translator:

police arrested five activists for holding an informal referendum on democratic reforms there and rob mcbridefrom there. >> reporter: these are the dealers, the crew p.a. and people who work in the casinos and obviously the casinos are world famous and the biggest money earner and biggest employer. they are people who are trained and work here in the casinos and feeling very much under pressure, squeezed if you like, between increasing rent for the homes they pay, increasing food prices and also increasing competition from mainland chinese workers. this is a city of some 600,000 people, thousands of work work at the casino industry but included in the population here are something like 150,000 workers who come across and either live her or come from mainland china who these people say are threatening their livelihoods and taking to the streets and gathering for a march through macow and past the world grand casinos here to take and vent their grievances and makow jumped to fourth in the world and skipping over even switzerland and the gross domestic product is a staggering $90,000 u.s. dollar

rob mcbride has that story. >> reporter: it could already boast about the world's biggest golf resort and there are hundreds more courses to come. if currents growth forecasts are accurate. china likes its golf. >> translator: there are more young people playing and it's becoming more popular since becoming an olympic sport. >> translator: weekend are always busy on the course, but even weekdays there are more people playing. >> reporter: growing at an impressive 10% a year, it's estimated china is now a country of 1 million golf, he given the size of the country, there is still huge potential for gross, especially when it's easy. making it look even easier and without even cheating are ever younger players. with parents able to afford summer coaching camps like this one. >> we probably see around 1,000 juniors throughout the next two months and, i have worked in 10 different countries and i have never seen in grow like this before. >> reporter: once condemn booed i the communist leaders, golf club membership is now highly prized by china's upper class. a 10-year-old ban on new course

rob mcbride reports. >> it can boast about the world's biggest golf resort, and there are hundreds of courses to come if growth forecasts are accurate. china likes its golf. >> translation: there are more young people playing and it's becoming more popular since becoming an olympic sport. >> translation: weekends are busy on the course. weekdays more people are playing. >> reporter: growing at 10% a year, china is a county of 1 million golfers. given the population, it's a huge participation for growth. especially when it's so easy. making it look easier are younger players, with the parents able to afford coaching camps. >> we'll see 1,000 juniors. we have juniors that we have never seen. >> reporter: once condemned as an elitist support, the membership is highly priced by china's upper class. a 10-year-old ban on the construction to protect the environment has been largely illegal norred and the industry boomed. development has been patchy, with a number of failed projects as evidence. parts of china are facing an oversupply. resort developers believe in the long term vision of chin

rob mcbride reports now. >> reporter: at the international airport, they have been rehearsing to ensureony will be conducted with military-tile precision. the remains of the victims will be received before a fleet of ambulances and helicopters takes the caskets to their final resting places around malaysia. this is a country still numbed by this loss. authorities have called for friday's ceremonies to be simple but dignified. flags will be flown at half mast and there will be a minute of silence. and for a country dealing with the double tragedy of lost airliners, it provides a moment for reflection and remembrance for those on board the flight. the search for that aircraft is still ongoing nearly six months after it vanished. organizations like this one were already assists in the counseling of relatives from that flight when mh 17 was lost. this day will be important, but it is only part of the process. >> it's not just to have closure and be able to say good-bye, but we have to help them remember the people on board, and celebrate the lives to be able to actually, you know, recontact

rob mcbride reports. >> it can boast about the world's biggest golf resort. there are hundreds more courses to come if growth is accurate. china likes its golf. there are more young people playing, and it's becoming more popular since becoming an olympic sport. weekends are busy on the course. but weekdays there are more people playing. >> growing at an impressive 10% a year, it's estimated china is a country of 1 million golfers. given the population, it's a huge participation for growth, especially when it's so easy. making it look easier, and without cheating are ever younger players, with parents able to afford summer coaching camps like this one. >> probably we'll see around 1,000 throughout the next two months, and i have turned up in countries and never seen them take to golf like this. >> condemned as an elitist sport by the leaders, golf club membership is highly prized by the chinese upper class. a 10-year-old ban on new course instruction to protect the environment has been largely ignored, and the industry has boomed. development has been patchy,

live to rob mcbride in kuala lumpur, we have two plane stories, first qantas, what are they doing wrong at qantas? >> these are awful figures, part of the problem is a write-down in the value of the international fleet in the figures. it's a one-off event. but the airline admits they are terrible figures, and the loss is twice as much as some. the airline points to a number of factors, which is the increased fuel cost. and increased domestic competition. that's where qantas makes the profits and is having problems competing with upstart, low-cost carriers coming on stream in australia. and part of the losses contributed to the restructuring. as you mentioned, it identified 5,000 jobs that will go and 2,500 redundancies are reflected in the loss, losses that the airline says will not be there next year, and it is predicting by next year it will be in profit. >> it talks of there being a foreign investor on the hzion, do we -- horizon, do we know about that. >> equipment has an international tie-in with emirates, which they hope will be a game changer. it points to the growing significanc

rob mcbride was at the courthouse and has more from the cambodian capital. >> a historic day in pong and an emotional one. in gos. and members of the media. one of them waited 30 years for this justice to be done. others emerged from the course. many in tears that these two men have been brought to justice and gip life imprisonment. they are senior members of the khmer rouge organization that perpetrated the war crimes act. they were motionless, expressionless as the serd icts were delivered. it took an hour and a half to deliver, going through the evidence, describing how the commer rooug forced the evacuation of cities, forcing people into the country side and retold the eyewitness lent of people that have given evidence, how so many died, and this court decided that brought together the starvations, the external nations, political killings, amounting to creams against humanity, and these two old khmer rouge commanders were guilty of crimes and will spend the rest of their days in prison. >> the world health organisation is considering whether to declare the connor boland outbreak

he's likely to welcome this as hong kong's first -- >> will be, we have lost our connection with rob mcbride kong who was giving us reaction to the announce in the china, that china's parliament is seek to go set tighter rules on nominating candidates foo its territory hong kong. >>> now, still ahead on al jazerra, reports that lesotho's deputy mime minister has taken control following what appears to be an attempted military coup in the southern african nation. >>> plus. >> i am out at see with tanisha's coast guard i will be reporting on the victims of libya conflict has people try to escape the fighting there. ♪ ♪ >> an eye opening america tonight special report. >> have you ever seen anybody get shot? >> one year later, correspondent christof putzel returns to the streets of chicago. >> i don't like walk out no more... >> why is that? >> a lot of shooting and stuff... >> a community still struggling against violence. >> i dositive... >> have people lost hope? >> this is a grown man that shot a little kid. >> or have citizens made a difference? >> glad that somebody that's at least standi

rob mcbride has more from the capital. >> reporter: the main mosque is one of the locations which haseceived victims of mh17. the caskets retaining the remains of the first officer and one of the cabin crew were brought here for prayers which were attended by many of their colleagues, cabin crew and also cab tapcaptains and first officr what was a very public ceremony. that was the choice of the families involved. other families have choose more private ceremonies it's up to their individual wishes. the cargo aircraft with the caskets on board was a very public ceremony held with full military honors, there was a one-minute silence during which malaysians were asked to stop whatever they were doing to remember the victims of flight mh17. more victim on his that aircraft have been identified as being malaysian and will be returned were the first coming on sunday. and when we can expect to see in the coming days and weeks more sad homecomings such as this one. >>> the search and rescue after a catastrophic landslide in western japan was called off friday because of safety fears 30 name

. >> al jazeera's rob mcbride is in hong kong. the activists are prepared to show beijing how disappointed they are. >> in front of characters that read disobedience, the campaign's leader promise to occupy central hong kong. he is not saying when. the date when thousands are expected to bring the financial heart of the city to a standstill is kept a secret for maximum effect. for some, this is the day democracy died. for others, it's the start of the fight. >> we fight for our rights. we will have democracy one day. >> i don't know it will win. hong kong people should come out and support this. >> news to defines to grant democracy - causing civil disobedience, seen as the only way forward. >> normal protest is not useful to show pressure to the central government any more. >> reporter: in this highly divisive issue, tens of thousands of loyalists take to the streets, opposed by the central movements. this is is as close as hong kong will come to democracy, and the city should accept it. >> reporter: both sides are ruling out neg

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. >> will they listen, let's speak to rob mcbride. what is the response to the announcement from beijing there? >> they have certainly been listening here, and have not liked what they have heard. the civil society groups what are planning their campaign of civil disobedience, they held a joint news conference with legislators here in the min joy parliament, the -- miniparliament, the legislative parliament, and said that the campaign will go ahead. they haven't said exactly how it will be conducted, but it's likely not to be one campaign held immediately. they are likely to plan strategically smaller protests over the coming weeks. they are waiting to see how that plays out. joining me here is the legislator, who has been involved with this campaign. you have not been surprised by what you heard. was there a hope that there would be a last minute change of heart. >> we were sat and angry. we have been fighting for democracy for 30 years, and now comes this decision. and this mends that, the national congression is going to kill all o

. >>> pro-democracy advocates in hong kong are angry, rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: in front of characters reading disobedience, the campaign's leader promises to occupy central hong kong. he is not saying when. the exact date when thousands are expected to bring the financial heart of this city to a standstill is kept a secret for maximum effect. for some, this is the day democracy died. for others, it's the start of the fight. >> only if we fight for our rites, we will have democracy one day. >> i don't know if we'll win, but hong kong people should support this. >> news of this was greeted by activists. civil disobedience is the only way forward. >> normal protest is not useful to show pressure to the central government any more. >> in this divisive issue tens of thousands of beijing loyalists have taken to the streets, opposed to the occupy central movement. this is as close as hong kong will come to democracy, and the city should accept it. >> with both sides ruling out the chances of negotiations. hong kong's democrats seem to be on a collision course with beijing. >> next on al jaze

. >> thank you, rob mcbride there. >> in hong kong, the home of a radio tycoon who is an outspoken critic of the leadership had his home raided. >> hundreds of people have been detained by the army and police in thailand since martial law was imposed. all of the detainees are insisted to be being treated with respect. we have more. >> she is trying to see her son. this is thailand's crime suppression division headquarters. police told her a few days ago he is here and she can see him. she's uneasy and contacted a group called thai lawyers for human rights providing legal rights for those detained by the leading council. they were turned away. i asked if they even knew where he was. >> she was informed by the police here that he was brought to the police station. >> but you are not sure. >> we're not sure. that's why we tried to check now and we will call, because last time, mother go to so many place to try to find him. she went to the central prison, to the police station and here to try to find him, but she couldn't find. >> without legal advice, police say he was involved in violence a

. >> our reporter rob mcbride said this was case number two in the trial. are there any others that will be brought to justice? >> there are two cases under intensive investigation, rewarding four individuals. now, under this system, those matters remain confidential until it's possible to publicly reveal them in terms of charges, closing orders and finally indictments that lead to trial and we respect that process, so yes, there are further investigations underway and the court has a process of determining whether or not the facts will point toward indictment and ultimately trial, so there is more to come. >> david, briefly, what does this actually mean for the victims? >> a tremendous amount. this court has historically pointed toward the victims with a role in the trial. 4,000 victims submit evidence, testify in the courtroom, it's a tremendous exercise of recognizing the rights of the victims, and they, i think they generally appreciate that. everyone is always i am patient with justice, but this court has truly recognized the rights of the victims. >>

rob mcbride reports from kuala lumpur. >> reporter: at kuala lumpur's international airport they haven rehearsing to ensure the ceremony will be conducted with military-style precision. the remains of the victims will be received, before a fleet of ambulances and helicopters takes the kaz gets to their -- caskets to their final resting place. this is a country numbered by had loss. malaysian authorities called for friday's ceremonies to be simple but dignified. people are urged to wear dark colours, flags at half mast and a minute's silence. >> for a country dealing with a double tragedy, it provide a moment for reflection and remembrance. the search is ongoing. organizations like this one were asking in the counselling of relatives from that flight when mh17 was lost. this day will be important for families dealing in grief, but was part of the protests. it's not just to have closure and say goodbye. what we have to help them do is remember the people on board as - and celebrate the lies, and be able to, you know, reconnect with them in a spiritual way. >> many families are waiting f

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