laos is landlocked between five countries at the cross-roads of southeast asia.toms and immigration at each border have become crowded with people and vehicles transporting goods. the number of tourists to the country has also jumped fourfold in the last decade. >> i'm from singapore. i don't understand thai. >> for members of the asean economic community, most tariffs and visa requirements are expected to be lifted later this year. laos has been busily establishing transportation networks and special economic zones. exports have already surged more than sixfold compared with 2004. while imports have jumped more than fourfold. the laotian capital of vientiane is visibly changing amidst the development. foreign-owned office buildings and shopping malls are now a common sight around the city. the most conspicuous are companies from vietnam. laos's largest investor. sisangvone road in northeastern vientane has seen a surge in vietnamese residents over the past ten years. vietnamese working for vietnamese firms and on construction sites were the first migrants here.

malaysia's finances are set to be one of the worst in southeast asia. can you explain what led to the fiscal situation the country is in now? >> well, our government has been running for 17 consecutive fiscal deficits and actually it's part of post-asian crisis. the deficit began from 1999 and continue until today. one of the major reasons that why our government is running in fiscal deficit is because since 2000 the government has been increasingly employing civil servants at the rate of almost 35 to 38,000 people per year. this definitely has increased the fixed cost of the government expenditure, and with that actually in the year 2012, april s&p has au lotted the government if we don't reduce our fiscal deficit and also cut in subsidies then we may face a risk of being downgraded. >> what are some of the fiscal structural problems you see in malaysia's that's leading to the country producing deficits every year? >>. there are two major reasons for our fiscal deficit. one, of course, we have a very high percentage of operating expenditure. in fact, i

the philippine government says it has killed one of southeast asia's most wanted men confirmed dead in a government raid last month but his death derailed peace talks with the armed muslim rebel group he led. old fears from the muslim community have resurfaced. >> her husband was a fighter with the liberation front and was killed by government forces. >> my children have lost their father. my son saw his father's body lying on the ground. they still cry every day. it is still painful. his loss is irreplaceable. >> too lost her husband. he left the home early found dead a day later. his hands tied his eyes gouged out. according to the government he was a civilian who was caught in the cross fire. accuses the police of killing her husband. >> i hope that justice prevails that the truth comes out. that the violence committed against my husband won't happen to anyone again. >> reporter: this is the town is long served as a base for several armed groups including southeast asia's most powerful, the islamic liberation front. the ceasefire was broken whether government forces conducted a raid

they have all but disappeared from much of southeast asia where they once thrived.s home to nearly 70% of the world's wild tiger population following a concert the effort by the government to save it. and once in a decade survey of the endangered a mur shows it too is making a dramatic recovery. nick clark recovers from russia. >> reporter: in the russian far east close to the border with north korea and flanked by china is the poured city once a soviet navel base, closed to outside world. and always here the tiger has been revered. there are monuments to this rarest of beasts dotted around the city. four hours out of town, deep in the province, biologist and tiger expert pavel briefs his team. it's part of a mass mobilization of trackers surveying an area of tiger habitat three times the size of the next land. the trackers fan out. they have to be alert every now and then humans are attacked and killed. and they know tigers are nearby, the snow apparently is an open book that you can read if you know how. a tiger's age and gender can be identified from their paw pr

we will look at why southeast asia's biggest exchange is looking to china for a boost.phone, your tv, and your tablet. you are watching "first up." ♪ >> 8:30 in hong kong. a live look out at victoria harbour. good monday morning to you. we are an hour away from the opening of trading here. you are watching "first up." market maker. the singapore stock exchange goes looking for staff in china. japan's prime minister of our for the deaths of two hostages held by the islamic state. the hard truth some vineyards are finding hard to swallow. good morning. i'm yvonne man in for angie lau. let's take a look at the markets trading in the asia-pacific. the nikkei 225 down about 1% right now. up about 3/10 of 1%. asx 200, up 3/10 of 1%. sincestralian dollar, not 2009, tumbling in the first month of the year. some say the world's biggest foreign-exchange trader, the pain is far from over. the singapore exchange boosting its focus on china to sell more products. southeast asia's biggest exchange posted its first quarterly profit growth in more than a year after record trading volum

. >>> in the 1960s, the philippine economy was ranked as the most progressive in southeast asia. the country-built infrastructure faster than any of its neighbors. due to plilt kal instability, development came to a standstill. all of that began to change around five years ago. many factories are operating around the clock. currently, over 60,000 people work in factories in the philippines. lifestyles are being drastically transformed. janet switched from selling cosmetics to working nights at a fact ri. her income has now risen by 50%. as the eldest daughter, she's been helping and saved up little by little and was able to open an internet cafe next door to her home last year. the cafe sales alone exceed jarn et's former salary as a sales rep. >> janet's workplace is about 20 minutes on foot from her home. many round-the-clock factories employ a three-shift system. the roads get jammed with cars just before 10:00 p.m. when night shift typically begins. near an industrial complex housing 31 factories, a bus terminal is in full operation. the terminal is the destination for a netw

but southeast asia, it's a difficult part of the world essentially to fly aircraft. it's this fairly high terrain and a mountainous region. the area of southeast asia between the tropical of cancer and the equator and there is unpredictable weather in that part of the world. the perception of passengers wanting to fly with southeast asian carriers is going to be fairly low. the key thing here we don't know the number of passengers that are continuing to book with these airlines, but the worrying thing--particularly for transasia, they've now had two major aircraft incidents in the last several months. naturally the population of taiwan will be thinking if this is a carrier they want to continue to fly with. time will tell. >> thank you for your analyst. thank you. >>> six people have died when a commuter train crashed into a car in new york. the car was stopped at a level crossing when it was hit. five passengers and the driver of the car were killed. >>> now within the last hour in new york the suspect of sulk road has been found guilty of all charges against him. t

. >> reporter: this was one of southeast asia's most wanted men.s a member of a group with ties to al-qaeda. the fbi in the united states set a $5 million bounty on his head. he was a u.s.-educated engineer. wanted for the murder of a christian member of parliament in malaysia he was also one of the suspects behind the bombing of tourists in bali and indonesia. for over a decade he has evaded arrest. >> indonesia and malaysia the southern philippines were similar enough. he spoke the languages. he had at least three filipino wives, one of whom was the wife of the leader. so this means marrying into their extended families. he was a funder. he distributed money freely among the communities. he relied on them but they relied on him. and that is immediate personal loyalties. but his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. >> it is tragedy at the expense of the host of 44 lives. what we know how we could have launch that particular operation that way, perhaps the same objective, but perhaps we could have done it

what i learned in southeast asia and this will make your s crawl, it's considered in cambodia, i wasrls that are virgins because it's considered business good luck. they keep them a week or two and return them to the traffickers and have work done and sell them back out as virgins. drug cartels are back in business here in the united states and it's unbelievable. i have republican senator and republican councilman. it's a bill they have pending. it's all over the united states. it's something not one of us want to face or admit. >> i want to press the issue here. are you saying that some of these people not the traffickers, but the victims in the united states, it's happening here, now. >> it's happening, there was a story last week in the new york daily news about a guy who travelled from virginia to new york. he had a little toy and thought he was going to buy a little girl and it was a sting operation and he got caught. it's scandalous what goes on. the fbi is doing everything they can. it's a giant issue. it's the underside what's going on in this country. >> repeat it please. ti

southeast asia's largest economy grew 5.02% last year. a pretty good pace for many other companies but not ind n r indonesia. it was the slowest expansion in five years. faced with slowdown, bank indonesia is pulling on all levers to revive growth. central bank officials predict the economy will gain momentum growing 5.8%. they also think inflation will remain under control ranging from 3-5%. policymakers at bank of korea met on the same day. they left their key rate unchanged. their rate is sitting at a record low of 2%. this marks the fourth straight month the bank decided to stay the course. central bank governor is guarded about the economic outlook. asked if he's as optimist k as he was in january, he said he needs more time to think. that's got many in the market speculating. there's talk bank of korea will move to trend its policy rate in the near future. >>> for a look at other stories making headlines around the region, we start with the postal company sealing a deal in australia. >> officials from japan post say they have agreed

islam is morphing into a jihad from africa northeast africa and asia and stretching into southeast asia. that is the facts of it. that is why we need a global response to this john. we need to get the other nations of the world in. i would formalize it into a political and military alliance when we dealt with the southeast asia organization and deal with it and share intelligence and training. they do most of the heavy lifting, certainly not the united states. but near term with isis we have to get after it militarily. >> general keane, thank you. it is nice to have you in. >> good talking to you. >>> and does the president deserve the criticism for not naming radical islam. our sunday group talks about it. >>> and what would you like to ask the panel? go to twitter at fox news sunday and we may use your question on the air. in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works

>> well they're experiencing an aviation boom in southeast asia china and many places. not unlike what the united states experienced back in the mid '90s when we were experiencing a huge build-up of low cost carriers new entrance carriers et cetera. and there are growing pains and there's a learning curve. what's occurring, especially in southeast asia is the huge pent-up demand for aviation. and now the wealthy populace can afford to fly. they're sucking off the skills and really absorbing the skills of pilots around the globe, of maintenance and a lot of persons are wondering whether they have enough skills enough training and there's really enough resources there to support this demand in aviation. >> we'll stay on top of this story for our viewers. mary thanks very much. >>> other major news we're following, what's being described as earth-shaking retaliation. that's what jordan is now promising following the horrific murder of one of its fighter pilots by isis. jordan has already responded by executing two jihadi prisoners. here are the latest headlines that are co

. >> we were down the road shipping 40% of our fruit to the southeast -- southeast asia free markets and this time, the way things are going i would say that we are fortunate for it to be 20%. >> a 14 week labor dispute halted cargo and shipped movement at some of the busiest ports on the west coast including oakland, los angeles and long beach. leaving proof sitting at the port but leaving packing house employees without work. >> the way it is going it might get worse and worse and they do not want to lose their jobs. >> reporter: with three kids martin gonzalez is worried about not being able to make ends meet. >> a lot less. hours are down. it is taking a lot of time because we are not running. >> reporter: the dozens of employees here transported to oakland to china but strikes at the ports, it was shipped from long beach just last week. >> even if it does get results soon you have the backlog in. that will have to be worked through. >> lawmakers have talked about using an ap p to get the port traffic moving again. that authorizes them to get in a strike that causes an emergency.

but, we have learned from the past several decades of wars in the middle east, wars and southeast asiaumber of lessons had emerged from that. one is to think flexibly and rationally but another lesson that we learned and this is perhaps not such a good lesson governments learned that if they want to be free to go to war they have to factor the citizen out of the equation. with the government learned from vietnam was that so long as you depend upon citizens soldiers citizens get fed up with the casualties. so, starting as i'm sure you know with richard nixon we created an all volunteer army and the purpose being to create a military force that could be used to flexibly without citizens getting in the way. i think that is what happened over the past several decades. notice that our armies in the middle east were armies of the professional soldiers recruited heavily from the south and southwest and for military families. as a result, there wasn't much domestic conflict about the work. no one was up in arms over it. the "new york times" would publish faces of the fallen, but if you and i l

i've just come back from southeast asia where i met with the leadership of several countries there. they're watching with great interest and concern those things that are occurring in the middle east, which could spread into their region, and they're interested in joining us in ways that can limit the ability of those organizations there to travel to the battle space or to limit their ability to directly challenge the authorities of those countries. so it's not just the countries of the middle east, it's not just the countries of europe it's the countries of southeast asia. and very importantly within the confines of effort. working closely to outreach the indigenous populations of the country in ways that the can dispel the image of the caliphate. in ways to work with the religious leaders and tribal leaders in those countries with populations that may be at risk, to work with teachers and clerics and families to reduce the attraction to this extremist message. and the combination of all of those activities together we think will pressure and ultimately put the kinds of pressure on

it is the countries of southeast asia. and importantly within the context of the multiple lines of effort working closely to outreach to the indigenous populations of these countries in ways that can dispel the image of the so-called caliphate in ways that can work with religious leaders and tribal leaders in those countries with populations that may be at risk, as we work with teachers and clerics and families to reduce the attractiveness of dash and this kind of extremist message. in the combination of those activities together, we think will pressure and ultimately put the kind of pressure necessary on dash 1st to defend ourselves and ultimately defeat the organization. >> on that.and briefly, are we doing enough to counteract the use of social media and technology to communicate exactly what your talking about you are talking about that they are doing? what you heard about an southeast asia and what i have heard is the fear that they will use social media and the modern communication mechanisms we have today to spread

but in southeast asia rail construction has not moved forward, due to adequate funding. people mostly travel by air, wild goose are mostly transported by sea or road. hopes are now running high for a new railway with bangkok and one other area. under the project construction is expected to begin in september. >> we will determine where to construct the railroad and prepare for building new stations. >> reporter: another project stretching from east to west is also being planned. it would connect three major cities. ho chi minh, pyongyang and bangkok. leaders are being encouraged to help more people to travel. >> a project is now underway to connect the malaysian capital of kuala lumpur and singapore by means of a high speed train ride. some 40 million people travel between the two nations every year. kuala lumpur is 300,000 kilometers from singapore. but most people travel by air. only three trains per day. and the one-way trip takes seven or eight hours. expectations are high for the high speed train line. the project leaders aim to launch the harvest in 2020. internati

these are the paws of bears killed in russian forests all headed to markets in southeast asia particularlychina. and then in another part of the province there is a far eastern leopard hunts to near extinction. there are now just 50 in the wild and that is an improvement. a park has been designated for them. the so-called land of the leopard. they share their range with 10 tigers. but that presents its own problems. every reported death has to be investigated. they're inspecting the remains of an adult leep ward found a week ago. it seems that the death was caused by a tiger. >> unfortunately these tragedies do happen. it's not the first case. of course it's a problem because the leopard is such a rare animal. but you can't influence wild nature. >> still the park is a beacon of hope within clear view of the metropolis. the funny thing is that people living in the city look out at the hills of this park every single day. what's extraordinary to think is that what they're looking at is the habitat of two of the rarest predators in the world. pretty much on their door step. you might wonder

>> absolutely, from northeast africa southeast asia and those are the facts. that is why we need a global response to this. we need to get the other nations of the world in. i would like a political military alliance like communist with the we southeast asia organization and get the people in the region to put their mines on dealing with it and share technology and training and communication. in the near term with isis we have to get after it militarily. >> always great to have you general keane. >> does president obama deserve the criticism he is getting for not naming radical islam as the enemy. stay tuned. panel? go to twitter at fox news sunday and we may use your question on the air. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type

get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok on nhk world "newsline >>> members of jordan's air force have launched new air strikes targeting the group islamic state. they're carrying out the king's promise to avenge the pilot by waging a harsh war against the militants. jordan's state-run television broadcast video of f-16 jets taking off from an air base and striking ground targets. officials say dozens of planes bombed the group's training centers and depots. officials did not discuss where their air strikes took place. media reports say they happened in the northern syrian city of raqaa, a major syrian stronghold. people joined in amman to commemorate the pilot. they expressed their anger against his killers and demanded retaliation. >> translator: we are not afraid of islamic state militants. we will win, absolutely. >> translator: jordan should go all out against islamic state. >> a u.s. state department spokesperson welcomed jordan's move. >> jordan, which suffered this horrible loss themselves, is not only clearly comfortable continuing to fly

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. >> i just got back in the country from southeast asia yesterday, so this is like a 70- degree temperature difference for me. it's pretty cold. >> reporter: 26 degrees now, but it feels a lot colder. if you or anyone you know need a warm place to stay tonight, there are warming centers throughout the area. we have a list of those and phone numbers that can help out throughout maryland, d.c. and virginia. download the www.wusa9.com mobile free of charge. live in dupont circle i'm mola lenghi for wusa9. >> you get inside now. >>> the woman who died after being tased at the fairfax county jail, she struggled with alexandria police the weeks before she was jailed in fairfax, but the alexandria cops did not take her to jail. they instead took her to the hospital. peggy fox now joins us live from alexandria in fairfax county with the latest on the fate of natosha mckenna. >> reporter: the more we learn about her, the sadder it is. she wound up here in the hospital after struggling and fighting with police and then spent 11 days in the hospital. when she was released from inova mount vernon hospi

. >> reporter: this was one of southeast asia's most wanted men.a member of a group with ties to al-qaeda. the fbi and the united states had a $5 million bounty on his head. he was a u.s.-educated engineer spent time in training camps in afghanistan and pakistan. wanted for the murder of a christian member of parliament in malaysia he was always one of the suspects behind a bombing in indonesia. he as evaded arrest by hiding in troubled areas of southern philippines. maria has been following his movements and said his area provided the perfect haven. >> they were similar enough. he spoke the languages. he had at least three filipino wives. one of whom was the wife of the leader of a group. so this means marrying into their extended namlys. he distributed money freely among the communities. he relied on them but they relied on him. and that is immediate personal loyalties. >> reporter: but his death came at a heavy price, 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. >> it was a successful operation, although it was tragic that it was at the e

many of them are from southeast asia where keeping koi has become a popular pastime among the wealthyan indonesian business man was crowned grand champion in 2013. back home another indonesia, he pursues his hobby with a passion. he's built an extravagant breeding facility spending over $650,000 in the past six years. he's not a koi trader, but he says owning the exotic pets can be good for business. >> it's easier to get business when we are meeting a hiring officer from the government, they represent you are here, buying 5,000 -- 500,000 yen and becoming world champion. it's very interesting. >> this group from thailand are in the koi business. the competition is over and now they're on a buying mission. they're heading to niigata prefecture. the fish are raised in natural ponds between spring and autumn and then shipped to customers. when a group arrives though, niigata is knee deep in snow. and this time of year, koi are kept in glass tanks and heated shelters. they need protection from the cold. the visitors are shopping for a small koi that hatched last spring. this man and his

and more tourists from southeast asia and australia are staying at japanese ski resorts. tourism officials say they expect a sharp rise in visitors during the lunar new year holiday this month. >>> all right. that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. let's get a check of the markets. >>> journalists who risk their lives to cover conflicts have gathered in tokyo to share their experiences. and they remembered some of their colleagues including the freelance journalist kenji goto. nhk world's keiko yamamoto has more. >> reporter: kenji goto covered numerous wars over his career. he described how vulnerable ordinary people in war. especially children. and the high price they often pay. goto eventually traveled to syria, and was captured by islamic state militants. last month, they claimed they had killed him. another freelance journalist yamamoto died in a shoot-out three years ago. she had also gone to syria to cover the civil war. her reporting shed light on the lives of people living in conflict zones. participants in the symposium who knew yamamoto and goto spoke abou

. >> given the dire state of tiger populations in southeast asia, the story of the tiger is actually a pretty good one. from a post world war ii count of 40 tigers, the population has increased more than tenfold to 500. >> this is nature in the raw where wild animals thrive and everything everyone is aware what's top of the food chain. the resident ranger, himself once mauled by a bear, tells two nights ago he was woken by his dogs barking and saw a tiger stalking their cage. >> i shot a tonic on her and she jumped through the snow to the foot path and calmly walked away. >> suddenly, there's an urgent callout and we race into the forest. we find the warden shaken. he surprised a tiger that just made a kill. he said he heard the tiger crash through the undergrowth and fired his gun into the air. sure enough, there's evidence all around. the paw prints and the tiger's prey a wild boar. he has seen many kills like this and quickly reduces what's happened. >> she ate around 15% of it, then went up the hill to rest and that's when sasha spooked him. >> later that night nearby, remote cam

are preparing for their nation to play an important role in regional economic integration in southeast asia. the country is also steadily forging business ties with japan. those two key developments form the backdrop to the laotian prime minister's visit to japan next month. the japanese government's top spokesperson said japan invited him to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said he will hold talks with prime minister shinzo abe during his four-day stay. the laotian leader arrived in tokyo on march 4th. suga says the two countries have farnlged closer economic relations in recent years. >> translator: we hope during the laotian program's stay in japan we will exchange views not only on bilateral relations, but also on the regional and international situations. >> laos will hold the first asean presidency after the economic integration of the regional group, which is scheduled for the end of 2015. >>> all right. let's move on to the markets now. investors are getting a little bit nervous ahead of u.s. nonfarm payro

originally we believe it was found in archipelagoes and moved around in southeast asia. then it was able to find its way probably overland to europe by around the middle ages. anecdotally we believe christopher columbus brought it to the new world on a second voyage to the new world. it ended up being an important plant economically and plantations, grown predominantly by slaved laborers. first in the caribbean island and then later on in south american mainland and gulf coast of the united states. so it is fascinating and reflective and solemn to think about the history of the plant and wonderful resource in terms of sugar it was capable of providing us but also the dark and sordid history of how human beings chose to cultivate the plant in terms of utilizing it as one of the main pillars of the slaves and really having it be a resource that drove this very what we would call now negative aspect of human history where we utilized slave labor to cultivate the plants that we need. it is important and sobering to recognize how the plant history affected in this case back d

our southeast asia correspondent joins us from there. what are people expecting? are expecting a lot. fifth yearebrate his independence year. some people are expecting a jubilee budget, possibly tax payouts. is certain there will be more social spending for the lower income as well as the elderly. there is a growing great population. they need to cope with tighter healthher prices on care, for instance. this budget may do just that. this budget is potentially the last before the election to do better this year. it has the smallest margin of at theor independence last one. some say it may use the budget to show it understands the difficulties faced by the people. we may also see a boost for companies. productivity still lagging behind. 2.23%.get of -- they may prop up singapore's growth. gdp slowing. it has been challenging given the sluggish global recovery. the announcement expected at 3:30 p.m. local time. we will then get expected -- perspective tomorrow morning live, exclusively in our studio. >> what more do we know about the hospitalization? >> he has been h

reporter: well they want their own homeland and it has to be said this is a very very remote part of southeast asiat's very close to the border with china, it's an area that has a notorious reputation for people smuggling and drug smuggling and now fighting. the latest reports we are getting from the area are thank you tens of thousands of ethnic chinese are crossing the border from myanmar and according to one report there is accused some ten kilometers long again, this cannot be verified. almost nothing about what is happening in this region is being reported in the official chinese media. having to rely on myanmar state media for what little information that is coming from that side of the border. but certainly there is a humanitarian situation underway. the chinese foreign ministry today said they will continue to provide aid to those crossing the border. i've seen pictures online showing soldiers from the people's liberation army searching everyone crossing into china, of course the worry from china perspective is some of those refugees could be ethnic fighters and want to make sure this battl

on the united nations security seat a two-year rotation but also chairing the association of southeast asiaeconomic block that includes indonesia thailand, cambodia vietnam pill fines and several others. with those two very important seats that they have they are hoping to get their message across at the cop 21 conference as you mentioned later in the year but also at the united nations security council as of when there is an opportune moment. malaysia also want to listen to what the international community has to say about their issues and concerns about climate change. for malaysia it's the sea water here, miles and miles of beautiful beach. but how long will it last? rising sea levels of course a concern not just for the government and the public at large, but for those who depends on the ocean. i have been meeting one group of fishermen who want to make sure the sea remained their friend and not their foe. 70 years ago the coastline used to be there. now it's here. this is the effect of rising sea levels it has caused coastal erosion, the the for fishermen times are touch i earns a livi

i've just come back from southeast asia where i met with the leadership of several countries there. they're watching with great interest and concern those things that are occurring in the middle east, which could spread into their region, and they're interested in joining us in ways that can limit the ability of those organizations there to travel to the battle space or to limit their ability to directly challenge the authorities of those countries. so it's not just the countries of the middle east it's not just the countries of europe, it's the countries of southeast asia. and very importantly within the confines of effort. working closely to outreach the indig nous populations of the country in ways that the can dispel the image of the caliphate. in ways to work with the religious leaders and tribal leaders in those countries with populations that may be at risk, to work with teachers and clerics and family to reduce the attraction to this extremist message. and the combination of all of those activities together we think will pressure and ultimately put the kinds of pressure on d

. >> pelley: bob simon hurried to southeast asia in 1971 because as he put it, "history was being madeer: civilian casualties were not announced, but it was another case of destroying a village in order to save it. >> pelley: once you've covered a war, he said, there's nothing like it. so after he left vietnam on one of the last helicopters out, he went back to war 34 times, asking questions that were straight, simple, devastating. >> reporter: general, you've got the reputation for being a first-rate israeli officer. why are your soldiers killing so many kids? >> pelley: simon took risks, and the people who liked to control information hated him for it but the audience was always the wiser. >> reporter: the israelis had no idea we were filming them, and the israelis put up with the palestinian boys and just beat the hell out of them. i mean, very vicious. they were beating them with stones. we got that-- we filmed it, and that created a big scandal. >> pelley: during the gulf war in 1991, simon was captured by iraqi forces, along with producer peter bluff and their crew, roberto alver

reporter: this is the town that has long served as a base for several armed groups, including southeast asia'sul, the more islamic liberation front. its ceasefire agreement to the government was broken when government forces conducted a raid close to its territory late last month. that led to more than 60 people killed. and derailed peace talks between the two parties. after years of relative calm, civilians find themselves caught up in the violence once again. >> the decades-long rebellion here has led to hundreds of thousands of people displaced. many of them continue to live like this. in abject poverty. the majority of whom are still dispossessed. less than a quarter of the children here have gone back to school since the fighting started again. teachers say it may take some time before life returns to normal. conflict has affected these communities for generations. and people here say these are troubled times once again. still, they continue to hope for the completion of a peace agreement. it's still not too late they say. their children can still live a life in peace. al jazerra in the s

let's head over to singapore and our southeast asia correspondent. days ahead for singapore airlines? >> you bet. the surge in q3. that is only because it included the earnings of tiger airways, its budget carrier. take tiger out of the equation and it is a different picture. they posted a 5% drop in profit and $88 million of lost from hedging the wrong way. oil is at a six-year low. fuel accounts for about half of overall costs. they are among those saying they will remove the fuel surcharges. not the case with sing air. because of its oil hedge, expenses remain high. it is maintaining fuel surpluses -- surcharges. it does not really have a choice. hedging and competition, it says, will put a lid on its earnings. buy, eightine saying hold, four sell. tough days ahead for the carrier , which is the third-largest carrier by market value. >> for years, singapore airlines enjoyed a seller reputation in the skies. in recent years, that has been chipped away by rivals. they do not have premium economy seats. at least, they did not have them ahead of the r

but for most people in africa, and a lot of people in india and other places in southeast asia it isttainable. >> do the communities change? how do you pick the places you want to do business? >> where we work, it's 90% off the grid. 10% of people are on, 90% are off. anywhere we go, there's huge demand. we rollout geographically. we have seen as high as 30% to 40% adoption. that's the reason everyone has gotten so excited. >> it's not so stinky. xavier helgesen, thank you. world news. tony abbott could face a leadership challenge after allies lost badly in state elections. australians are upset with spending cuts, abbott says he has restored order. >> we were elected in 2013 because the australian people rejected chaos. that's why we were elected, because the australian people rejected chaos. and we are not going to take them back to that chaos. we really are not going to take them back to that chaos. >> australia's economy has lost momentum under abbott with growth hitting its weakest levels in 18 months. apple is planning to sell $6.5 billion of bonds. proceeds will be used for bu

and if it is in southeast asia or europe or america. to develop countries and then that we knew for the first time this is the population. sova whole world is a lesson learned of the have a discussion end of message to all of them but they came very big. united states government caved very big to the rescue. i am very optimistic because of the support that usaid was there. that was done in march or april. with 8,000 lives in the region. but they came huge and we appreciate that. >> that is a very resounding compelling conclusion to the 90 minutes together this morning. thank you so much for being so compassionate and candid and details to take on these issues with such clarity and a sensitivity. kenneth a. . . the leadership that has been sustained over many months. your contribution is enormous and the story that you tell is positive at the end of the day. of 84 being with us. congratulations. [applause] [inaudible conversations]