also coming up as malaysia's g.d.p. rises so does its need for energy start ups have a few nifty ideas. welcome to do business well just in time for the meeting of the world's move us and shakers of the world economic forum. i'm in davos the international n.g.o.s oxfam releases its annual inequality report and the bottom line is the gap between rich and poor is widening the number of billionaires worldwide reach two thousand and forty three last year their combined wealth increased by thirteen percent and that means eighty two percent of the global wealth generated in twenty seventeen went to the top one percent of the world's population the so-called super rich and here is the food for thought in only four days the c.e.o. of one of the world's top fashion brands as much as a seamstress in bangladesh makes throughout her entire life and to add insult to injury the richest people in the world are experts in tax avoidance. they are paying two hundred billion dollars less in taxes than they should according to the respecti

have also come knocking the energy saving air conditioners made in malaysia might soon become a mainstream product. a quick check on the markets only bartz and frankfurt. yeah the e.c.b. is on everybody's minds the markets are flat in europe and i think the european central bank meeting on thursday is one of the main reasons for that it's going to be a very important one considering the minutes of the last meeting the one in december people assume that the e.c.b. is looking at a way to tighten monetary policy earlier what does that mean perhaps raise rates earlier and go back with khan wanted to easing earlier it's not just said and done yet but people will be watching very carefully what mario draghi says this coming thursday in order to get any hint of that sort of thing it's possible that the e.c.b. will wait until the next meeting but people are very anxious about what is coming and that's an important topic for the market today but it also big changes that a diligent buzz image runs the france talking strange there where you are what can you tell us. that's right the new c.e.o. ted of

the largest and busiest airport in malaysia. somewhere in this sea of humanity is a man going by the name kim chol. he supposed to be departing for macau. what he doesn't realize is he's about to die. watch as airport surveillance captures the middle-aged man casually dressed in a t-shirt and blazer, checking his flight information. from a different angle, you can see he is now under attack. one of two alleged assassins approaches from behind to smear something on the victim's face. the dazed man seeks medical assistance inside the terminal but time is running out. he will be dead before he ever reaches the hospital. >> he's, like, a chubby middle-aged man walking through that airport. and then suddenly, two young women just grab him by the face and spread some type of chemical on him. >> indeed. it was called vx, a nerve agent. >> reporter: one of the alleged assassins departs the terminal via taxi. she's wearing a shirt that says "l.o.l." >> it was very specifically targeted at just getting this one man. >> reporter: why targe

. >> in an airport in malaysia. that brother murdered in plain sight. >> it was an incredibly elaborate plot. took months, maybe even years to set up. >> a nerve agent that kills in minutes. >> the nerve agent is one of the most dangerous substances out there. >> was the kid brother who president trump calls little rocket man responsible? >> you knew this was kim jong-un's order. >> only one person who can make that order and that's kim jong-un. >> tonight eye opening access to a story most americans have never heard. >> waving out to the crowd. >> our "20/20" investigation with body woodruff, one of the few journalists ever to visit the kingdom. three continents in three months. >> what we're seeing is ther is walking in to the airport. >> those still in danger. >> my father has been killed a few days ago. >> those who fear for the families that this "game of thrones" could kill. >> entire family, they're all killed. >> a dynasty, a murder, and a shadowy kingdom. >> i'm david muir. >> i'm elizabeth vargas and this

malaysia's energy requirements are mostly met by exploiting traditional sources coal oil and natural gas but young entrepreneurs are pushing hard to get the country to make more use of solar energy for a clean oh well. the people of pasco dong aren't hooked up to the electrical grid even though they live just four hours from the capital kuala lumpur ten years ago the malaysian government installed solar panels here but few of them are still working. out what that's why gurpreet singh has come to the village. yet. around four years ago he founded the social enterprise firm. that gives workshops to village residents that trained them and how to repair the technology then the lights and small appliances here will work again they might be going to see if you learned what it's going to be taught in the workshop most of the village residents can't afford the spare parts that the b.g. b.g. team is probably. them from the capital they're financed by donations and crowd funding drives. electricity for all the company has taken on responsibilities usually assumed by the state or you can take i

. >> in an airport in malaysia. that brother murdered in plain sight. >> it was an incredibly elaborate plot. took months, maybe even years to set up. >> a nerve agent that kills in minutes. >> the nerve agent is one of the most dangerous substances out there. >> was the kid brother who president trump calls little rocket man responsible? >> you knew this was kim jong-un's order. >> only one person who can make that order and that's kim jong-un. >> tonight eye opening access to a story most americans have never heard. >> waving out to the crowd. >> our "20/20" investigation with body woodruff, one of the few journalists ever to visit the kingdom. three continents in three months. >> what we're seeing is there he is walking in to the airport. >> those still in danger. >> my father has been killed a few days ago. >> those who fear for the families that this "game of thrones" could kill. >> entire family, they're all killed. >> a dynasty, a murder, and a shadowy kingdom. >> i'm david muir. >> i'm elizabeth vargas and t

we wanted to build a great technology for that in malaysia, by malaysians, for the world. we have a lot of engineers in penang, what we lack is entrepreneurs. these people make great, amazing products, but the market it, that is one of the biggest there you go, malaysia's penang is the first silicon valley. you heard it here first, and of course, that is it for this edition of asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. don't forget you can follow us on twitter. we have got sports a day coming up next on bbc world news. this is bbc news. ukip‘s national executive committee has backed a vote of no—confidence in the party leader, henry bolton, as he faces further questions his personal life. our political correspondent ben wright reports. i'm not making any comment. shortly before ukip‘s top brass met to discuss their beleaguered leader's fate, henry bolton came out fighting. you could say at that point, the national executive committee of my own party do not have confidence of me, i had better standdown. i could do but i won't. no, i won't. the former sold

the search for malaysia airlines flight mh370 is back on, one year after it was officially suspended. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: as the syrian government steps up attacks of eastern gouta, the un calls it a human catastrophe. and brushing loneliness away. we will tell you the story of how painting helped this woman cope with depression. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news, its newsday. good morning. it is 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 5pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. in the last hour, the official death toll has risen to 17 and another 13 people are missing. airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes and emergency crews are digging through waist deep mud. our correspondent, james cook, reports from the worst hit town of montecito. on california's pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. first, they endured the largest fire in the state's history. next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. and then, within minutes, destruct

airlines flight 370 disappeared and today malaysia is set to sign an agreement to resume search for that missing plane. u.s. based ocean infinity will help in the search. if the company finds the plane or data recorders malaysia will pay between 50 and 70 million-dollar. the flight disappeared on march 8th, 2014, during a routine flight from kuala lumpur to beijing, there were 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. >>> police in texas are investigating a about a sir incident that shows a person being stuffed in the trunk of a car, at a fast food restaurant. take a look surveillance video captured two teens in the parking lot of the popeyes chasing another teen, and then teen is grabbed and then put in the trunk. investigators are trying to figure out if this was just horseplay or something more serious. >> it was scary because we didn't even see what was going on so i hope whoever it is, that he is okay. >>> there have been no reports of any missing teens that fit description of the one put in that trunk. >> hoping he is okay. >>> up next what will they think of next? we will

the search for malaysia airlines flight mh370 is back on, one year after it was officially suspended. we will speak to someone whose mother was on board. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the moment authorities demolish an outlawed church in china. we have exclusive pictures, and we will speak to an expert on what this means for religious freedom in the country. and brushing loneliness away. we will tell you the story of how painting helped this woman cope with depression. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and ii:00pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. at least 15 people are known to have died, and another 20 are still unaccounted for. airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes, and emergency crews are digging through waist—deep mud. the bbc‘s james cook reports from the town of montecito. on california's pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. first, they endured the largest fire in the state's history. next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remembe

we have new security partnerships with vietnam and malaysia, and singapore, and indonesia, and india, so we are very present in asia. - well, the united states does not take a position on the legal aspects, on sovereignty in the china seas, but we do take a very strong position against unilateral action and provocative action as we've seen from china, the building of military facilities on an island jeopardizing the safety of fishermen. what china has done has been very provocative and against, we believe, international law, so we stand by the right of navigation and the use of the rule of law to determine these disputes, and that is our position. - [narrator] with japan a major u.s. ally, the dispute over the senkaku or diaoyu islands is colored by a complicated history and lingering historic animosity dating back to world war ii. - the one i've always thought, frankly, is the most dangerous has been senkaku diaoyu dao because you have two strong states with two highly-developed naval capabilities, which irrespective of what the united states might choose to do or not do at a particu

have also come knocking the energy saving air conditioners made in malaysia might soon become a mainstream product. the african country bikini afonso wants to be a pioneer and so like any team. it's nonsense to the social entrepreneur consistency. of the sort of short look up to. these a local so motions created for the people yet by the people. that's also part of our role to show the new face of big enough fuss over. the go ahead africa next d.w. . because your agenda by jewish boy from them was a bullet and attacked in school the nearest was heard around the world has grown lost consciousness for a few seconds of him here for his life was on the documentary because you're a jew. followed by an edition of quadriga which explores living in fear anti-semitic is germany thirty minutes on w. good job it is a fairly. good link to school africa and the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions from the news a visit and while with safety deputed comes much traffic up join us on facebook j w for god. never again in the course of either tells the story as it was to. do for you but al

when you're living in malaysia or you don't go to see great. the artist in your mind or you see the books magazines. what are you looking for and see if it's a fire. why don't you look or feel you know it's more a bar to her if the piece makes you and your heart's skips a bit enough so that it does there i'm interested to know if i look at it and it doesn't do anything to my feelings that. you know i don't do much for. the brains in the book is. hardly a missile. sort of production. in a painting on the wall and if you're already on the museum you know the connection is bright red. there's nothing like it. you know a lot of young art this looks like a place like this. one the success you know but behind the successes a lot of hard work a lot of disappointments and so you have to live under all those you know not all the authors who are shown here had an easy life you know if you look at. those works or see in the last gallery you know the right to see. that. you know those were the early days of modernism you know and they have to struggle to f

in malaysia although it's a fairly conservative country and you have. an obvious what you call the moral police you know it ensure everyone behaves. you know i mean i've been drawing and painting newts for years and. they're never bored with me. the female new it's just not anything new within it. is has been growing new and sentries but it's just that here in this country people get a bit a bit sensitive. i would prefer drawing the female rather than me i said to see. one nice to see a nude man life in front of you was. my children. they go to school. i know what each school you know but he needs a good look at you know when to come home with me. because i'm going. to get an. alternate view. and i still go all the stuff exposing them to the little things. talk to them and. sort of. about susan. and especially about. not being afraid to explore. or not to be afraid of other. religion. a muslim but still be a man who. as dot. com the she transformed her life story into and mega-hit on the. twenty four year old singer songwriter alice merton and her song

went to see any artist in malaysia life if. you said do something as simple as possible don't think too much so that's been things came about i think i'd be more simpler than a still life. and he was a very bold statement to make because in the one thousand nine hundred who was being still like nobody was doing still life and he was somebody who came and said look i'm going to stand in the shadow of the masters and work within that tradition yet with a great deal of eccentricity me and a lot of quirkiness and of course that he has a great deal of humor he's a humorous person himself. so. i did the whole series of still lives. truths to me there is compromising positions. that's where the work's. started selling. for a while it became. my trip. i've always read. this to live on and off you know i might do tree. two four pieces a year. always like a. like a long love affair you know critics will be more like. i don't know what he called this. but it's a very phallic looking figure. this short at the shop and but it looks nice i w

where the senior artists in malaysia if. you said do something as simple as possible don't think too much so that paintings came about i think i'd be more simpler than a still life. and he was a very bold statement to make because in the one thousand nine hundred who was being still like nobody was doing still life and he was somebody who came and said look i'm going to stand in the shadow of the masters and work within that tradition yet with a great deal of eccentricity and a lot of quirkiness and of course that he has a great deal of humor he's a humorous person himself. so. i did the whole series of still lives of. various compromising positions. that's where the work. started selling. for a while it became. my trademark. i've always read. the listed live on and off you know i might do tree. to fall he says the. obvious like a like a long love affair you know critics will. say. i don't know what he called this. but it's a very family looking thing. this side of the shop now but it looks nice i was looking for a small obj

to malaysia now where the economy road ahead in recent months showing the longest expansion in three years the overwhelming majority of this output is fueled by coal fired electricity owned by giant providers such as the traumas providing a tricity to small villages is hardly a priority in a developing economy moving as fast as malaysia's so social entrepreneurs are now moving in to help turn the lights on in the countryside. the people of pasco dong aren't hooked up to the electrical grid even though they live just four hours from the capital. ten years ago the malaysian government installed solar panels here but few of them are still working. out what that's why gurpreet singh has come to the village. that it. was. around four years ago he founded the social enterprise farm. gives workshops to village residents that trained them and how to repair the technology then the lights and small appliances here will work again even going to see if you learned well we've got a little shop. most of the village residents can't afford this spare parts that the b. g.b.g. team has brought with th

the search for missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 resumes, a year after it was officially suspended. the plane vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing in 2014. and this video is trending on bbc.com. that is the hand of a marine biologist who says a humpback whale saved her from a 15—foot tiger shark during a recent research expedition in the cook islands. the first such case that we know of. thanks for watching. and the top story here in the uk: uk manufacturing output has been growing at its fastest rate for nearly a decade. the office for national statistics said last month's growth was the seventh consecutive month of growth. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. us stocks retreat on reports that china could be losing its appetite for purchasing american debt as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. destination cambodia, find out what storing international companies to this manufacturing hub in southeast asia. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report, i'm ric

malaysia up, we'll become the first asian country to raise rates? a preview next. this is bloomberg. >> malaysia is out with its shares today. 16 economists think the bank will raise the central rate. we have a terminal chart that shows what has been happening in malaysia. you have that. period when it was above and the middle of 2016 is when rates went down. obviously, this is a question of inflation and oil as well. analysis from bloomberg's economy editor. we have the december inflation data expected. is that enough for the central bank to hold the trigger -- trigger? >> the overwhelming seem to think so. i think it looks very likely they will want to tighten today. i think the inflation numbers are seeing higher fuel prices that, i thinkon the reason most economists think the rate hike is likely today is indicatedentral banks in this last decision in november that it can reduce some of the accommodations, so i think given the outlook, we're looking at a policy tightening today. >> i'm a very impatient person so i want to look almost beyond this rate hike. you t

in malaysia he's fixtures are breaking. one of the islamic world around him is to this in malaysia a painter ahmad zaki on the maya the courage that he has to draw on things that are not politically correct and decent things that supposed to be the good muslims would not do but i think it's been valuable to him the edge of. forty five minutes of v.w. . are you up to speed on the latest technology. no. maybe time for an upgrade become part of the future become a cyborg. sight words and design my perception of reality implants that make every day life easier. i use my implants on a daily basis that optimize the human body and connect people more effectively. i hope that this will make us more ethical persons what would life be like as a. work. what effect will have on society does the human race need to upgrade i think it's only the beginning of its cyborgs human machines starting february first on t.w. . welcome to arts twenty one coming to you from berlin with these topics. a visit to the virtual playground of silicon tiger

singapore, taiwan, and malaysia coming online. let's get it over to sophie. monday, momentum sustained in kuala lumpur, the index adding to the 1% gain last week, that building on december's gain, the best month for five years. -- ring of charging ahead malaysian ringgit charging ahead. singaporean dollar is snapping a two day advance. extending the taiex gains, and the taiwanese dollar stronger after its biggest weekly rise in 10 months. checking on tech stocks in taipei, catcher reported a 22% rise in december sales. also, we are waiting on december trade data. in kuala lumpur, stocks benefiting the election this year. companies enjoying an increase of 25% last week. sapura adding to gains. it's turning next when we look at the kospi easing gains we saw a earlier in the session, being dragged lower by chipmakers. ,g electronics under pressure and that stock losing ground ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings today. -- due out later today. let's tell you about what is happening this time tomorrow. to have ating ready look at this conversation between seoul, k

malaysia says the american company will only get paid if it finds the wreckage. malaysia, china and australia spent months and millions of dollars trying to find a flight 370. debris from the plane has washed ashore in 2015 and 2016.>>> the fight over charles manson's remains and possessions is set to continue in a los angeles court tomorrow. the court will try to sort out two conflicting wills and claims by a purported son, grandson and penpal who all seek control of his estate. the estate includes commercial rights to manson's name, image and mementos. those could be worth thousands of dollars to collectors. there is also the potential to cash in on the songs he wrote that were used by the beach boys and guns n' roses. the 83-year-old mass murderer died of natural causes in november after spending almost 50 years in prison. he was convicted of murdering and actress sharon tate and eight others in 1959. >>> it was another day of freezing temperatures across the northeast and midwest. winter advisory was in effect for several states today. temperatures from south

where is malaysia flight 370? it's been nearly four years since that plane vanished with few traces found even after a massive search that lasted three years and a price tag of $160 million. now the malaysian government has agreed to pay an eye-popping reward if it's found. nbc's tom costello has been covering this story from the beginning. >> reporter: in the vastness of a southern indian ocean, a new strategy to find mh-370. texas-based ocean infinity will send eight underwater drones to search 9,000 square miles, roughly the size of vermont. but unlike the previous searches, these drones would not be tethered to the surface. >> without the cable, you get less noise, so the quality of the data is better. >> reporter: today the malaysian government agreed to pay ocean infinity up to $70 million but only if it finds the plane within 90 days. >> most important, they must find the debris field. >> reporter: malaysia 370 disappeared on march 8th, 2014, with 239 people on board. while pieces of wreckage washed ashore

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malaysia's longest-serving -- the opposition says if he wins, he will remain prime minister leader is able to take over. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. i am paul allen. let's look at how markets are trading in the asia-pacific. for a holiday, but extending gains. let's get the latest with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: we are seeing enthusiasm in 2018 continue, the cme above 2500 mark. now higher by .6%. we do have samsung as it is due to announce its profit upgrade tuesday. it is the earnings the season in focus this week. we have aussie stocks rising, trading at a decade high, while the aussie dollar is looking steady after a fourth weekly advance friday, but funds have turned bearish on the dollar -- aussie dollar for the first time since june. the malaysian ringgit rising for an eighth straight day as we have speculation around elections in malaysia. , not much ine yuan the way of hitting a new high. the hunt is still on for a reason as to why the andan won may not breach 1000 market, while t

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where the senior artists in malaysia like the flock if you said do something as simple as possible don't think too much so that's how it is still life paintings came about and i think i'd be more simpler than a still life. and he was a very bold statement to make because in the one thousand nine hundred who was doing still like nobody was doing still life and he was somebody who came and said look i'm going to stand in the shadow of the masters and work within that tradition yet with a great deal of eccentricities me and a lot of quirkiness and of course that he has a great deal of humor he's a humanist person himself. so. i did the whole series of still lives of. fruits to me various compromising positions. that's where the work. started selling. for a while it became. my. i've always read. through this to live on and off you know i might do three. to four pieces a year always like a. like a long love affair with comics will be more like. i don't want to call this. but it's a very family looking figure. this started at the shop and i thought it looks nice i was looking for a small objec

where is malaysia flight 370? it's been nearly four years since that plane vanished with few traces found even after a massive search that lasted three years and a price tag of $160 million. now the malaysian government has agreed to pay an eye-popping reward if it's found. nbc's tom costello has been covering this story from the beginning. >> reporter: in the vastness of a southern indian ocean, a new strategy to find mh-370. texas-based ocean infinity will send eight underwater drones to search 9,000 square miles, roughly the size of vermont. but unlike the previous searches, these drones would not be tethered to the surface. >> without the cable, you get less noise, so the quality of the data is better. >> reporter: today the malaysian government agreed to pay ocean infinity up to $70 million but only if it finds the plane within 90 days. >> most important, they must find the debris field. >> reporter: malaysia 370 disappeared march while pieces of wreckage washed ashore in the western indian ocean, a three-yea

where the senior artists in malaysia life if. you said do something as simple as possible don't think too much so that's how it is still life paintings came about i think to be more simpler than the still life. and it was a very bold statement to make because in the one thousand nine hundred who was doing still like nobody was doing still life and he was somebody who came and said look i'm going to stand in the shadow of the masters and work within that tradition yet with a great deal of that centricity and a lot of quirky ness and of course that he has a great deal of humor he's a humorous person himself. so. i did the whole series of still lives of. fruits to me various compromising positions. that's where the work. started selling. for a while it became. my treatment. i've always read. through this to live on and off you know i might do tree. two fall pieces a year. always like a. like a long love affair you know critics will be more like. i don't know what you call this. it's a very phallic looking figure. this sort of a shoc

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southern vietnam i think not like he's been a right in the next day or so the same is true for plants in malaysia but the concentration is actually probably further south through jobber in similar ways see still some showers showing up when it's in central and southern philippines but not so much in luzon but there's the picture for sunday suggesting the south coastal southeast coast of vietnam and maybe sudden thailand and malaysia will be particularly wet should be quite that weather this time of the year in australia all the rain is still in the top and few showers further south that she's been the temperature variation again that's been the telling thing very high temperatures now adelaide in melbourne but they're taking a step back and as you can see this is not an unreasonable picture if i put the red background on to show you where the real heat is it's just a bit it lands a bit of a wind change given twenty seven in melbourne and thirty one in person fuchsia still possible there western australia up to thirty three in adelaide come sunday in fourteen springs but we're still cool around th

for the north in china south of this and again through the south china sea and beyond to peninsula malaysia and as far south as singapore this massive cloud has brought over four hundred images right to the coast of malaysia the east coast there is flooding in the area the culmination of the weather is like to be cheering sunday and you can see the circulation that would suggest that by monday it's dispersed having left behind i would suggest quite a lot of flooding it briefly touched singapore the money in touch kuala lumpur but it'll be around the site there's a bit of a gap before you pick up the next lot of roche's through indonesia including catching jakarta. nothing much moving means the air it's all layers throughout india so the north indian plane in particular we've still got cold nights persistent fog and poor quality is better to the south. the weather sponsored by qatar and greece. education with a different. interpretation of his law is absolutely different from mine as a muslim woman a taliban school for girls in afghanistan reveals a way of life rarely seen. your goal to not

the search for missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 resumes, a year after it was officially suspended. the plane vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing in 2014. and this video is trending on bbc.com. that is the hand of a marine biologist who says a humpback whale saved her from a 15—foot tiger shark during a recent research expedition in the cook islands. nan hauser believes it this could be the first time a humpback has protected a human. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest today is funny. she's a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. she who was born in the united states to palestinian immigrant parents. and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. she also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. can comedy really do all that? and where do you dr

asian ringgit in focus, with malaysia's policy decision due out today. betty: let's get to the first word news with courtney collins. first up, president talk says he is willing to under old to special counsel robert mueller as part of the investigation into alleged collusion with russia in the election campaign. he said "i am looking forward to it." at whether the president abstracted justice when he removed national security adviser michael flynn, and fired fbi director james comey. the world's second richest person is warning that president trump's america first campaign could damage u.s. influence around the world. bill gates told bloomberg and dolls that other countries are raising their presence as the u.s. pulls back. he says that hard power versus soft power, washington in for sizes hard power. he urged the president to do more to help the poor. bill: i think he should. that is the area where i have chosen to take -- it was created through microsoft and that warren buffett has been sewed been so generous in providing. that money can be very well

malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished without a trace with 239 people on board. pieces of wreckage eventually washed ashore in the indian ocean but the wreck has never been found. now texas-based ocean infinity will use underwater drones to search 9,000 square miles. the company will receive $70 million only if the wreckage is located within 90 days. experts say new technology including untethered drones will give the search a better chance. >> we've had a longer time now to look and review and analyze the data and that should give us a better area to search in than we have had in the past. >> after the plane went down in march of 2014 crews combed the indian ocean for three years. eventually they called off the search one year ago this month. >>> a new call this morning from the red cross, there is an urgent need for blood donations, winter normally is a slow time when it comes to blood donors. normally because of the hectic schedules and it's cold and flu season. this year the problem is being worsened by the extra cold blast that happened over in the east coas

malaysia's government has signed an agreement with the u.s. based private firm to resume the search for m h three seventy the malaysia airlines plane disappeared with two hundred thirty people on board in twenty fourteen the company ocean infiniti has dispatched a vessel to the southern indian ocean to look for debris from the plane under the deal payments will only be made if the wreckage is found i feel very happy and then it's in time also a bit pending you know whether it can be below you know it's just like back to you know four years ago when we have to every day. and the baby can be found a three month cease fire has expired in colombia but rebels have agreed with government leaders to negotiate another one the national liberation army or e l n ended its truce with no direct confrontations for one hundred one days that's unprecedented in fifty years of conflict in colombia but both sides accuse each other violations including the killing of a governor as well as seven coca farmers northern ireland is no closer to having a government twe

another two to four weeks and also officials here in china say the oil slick so far is not that big malaysia's government has signed an agreement with a u.s. based private firm to resume the search for m.h. three seventy the airliner that went missing nearly four. years ago the company has dispatched a vessel to the southern indian ocean to look for debris from the plane under the deal payments will only be made if the wreckage is found the malaysia airlines plane disappeared with two hundred thirty people on board in twenty fourteen to fifty migrants are feared drowned of the coast of libya after the rubber boat sank the coast guard found sixteen survivors of the city of so we have migrants from two other boats trying to make the journey across the mediterranean sea were rescued libya is the most common departure point for migrants trying to reach europe from africa by sea. u.s. judge has blocked the trump administration from ending in a bomb era program the protects immigrants who enter the country with their parents without documents the deferred action for childhood arrivals program provid

trinh: malaysia. they will raise rates because there is a recovery of gdp, a pickup of inflation, and higher oil prices. oil,sia not only exports as you saw in the solar pie chart, it is a huge exporter of solar and electronics. malaysia is having a cyclical pickup, and as a result, the central bank will need to tighten monetary conditions this year and raise interest rates by 50 basis points. tom: thank you very much for joining us this morning. davos debut. up, we will look at the world economic forum. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ we are about 10 minutes into the mumbai trading session, let's look at how markets are doing. >> markets are home to. -- prkets are calmed for umped for modi's debut at davos. yesterday, the energy players really fueled the rally. using the same thing come through today some of the energy sector is up by 1.4%. eventually, every sector is moving stronger, just a little bit of a dip out of the material players. early the earnings momentum is fueling the rally you

to have thirty percent more women to be on the who make up the boards by the year twenty thirty in malaysia for example there already is an enforced study percent quota for women to be on the board of directors and that number jumped from nine point seven percent to now fourteen point six percent as of twenty seventeen ok just one more word from you claudia very briefly if you can what can women do to change the situation. they they need to apply for the for the top positions of course they need for promotion they need to ask for higher wages but at least i would say it's not a question of women only but it's a question of society so if they are improvements definitely they are but they are if the glass if there are cracks in the glass ceiling i would say they are not visible yet they are too small to be to be seen ok thank you very much interesting debate andrea thank you for your input from singapore and claudio thank you very much for your analysis as well the british government is banning the use of microscopic plastic beads they used as a braces in health and beauty products so by mult

aiming to have thirty percent more women to be on the to make up the boards by the year twenty thirty in malaysia for example there already is an enforced thirty percent quota for women to be on the board of directors and that number jumped from nine point seven percent to now fourteen point six percent as of twenty seventeen ok just one more word from you claudia very briefly if you can what can women do to change the situation. they they need to apply for the for the top positions of course they need for promotion they need to ask for higher wages but at least our i'd say it's not a question of women only but it's a question of society so if they are improvements definitely they are but they are if the glass if there are cracks in the glass ceiling i'd say they are not visible yet they are too small to be to be seen ok thank you very much interesting debate andrea thank you for your input from singapore and claudia thank you very much for your analysis as well well some investors are crazy about crypto currencies right now the u.s. company kodak has just announced it's creating a crypto currenc

meanwhile europe have beaten asia to retain the eurasia cup in malaysia, winning14 points to ten. they'd trailed by a point going into today's singles but won eight out of 12 matches in kuala lumpur. england's tommy fleetwood was one of the first to get on the scoreboard. ahead of the ryder cup in september, the tournament made good viewing i learned a lot about, , how we do things together. obviously people will look at the players that are not here, the very strong players that are not here, they will most likely will come into the fold going forward. but this group of players, i have had a really good experience with them this week and it will stand us well when we go out in the future. there has been a shock in snicko's masters event, with world number one mark selby being knocked at the first—round stage. he was beaten in the deciding frame by mark williams at alexandra palace in london. to discuss the match, use jason mohammed come out with steve davis and can directly. what a match? he dominated and got off to a flying start, in the end it looked like he would run over th

given that we have speculation around the upcoming election in malaysia. let us check on what is making moves. industry.e, leading group games rising over 1%. we do have, when it comes to stocks that are leading gains, a . -- a stock thatoc was cut to the neutral after its plan to enter the mobile phone business in japan. that brought by ratings to a 12-year low. the fourth day of losses for the stock. last look at what is moving in. 0.33%. materials leading the resource stocks under pressure. bear in mind we saw the commodity rally fall somewhat, but the backdrop again for commodities is still looking decent, given the global activities coming along. betty: we'll be watching all that. sophie, thank you very much. as we have been talking about the u.s. and south korea, they will not hold their annual joint military drills. during the winter olympics south korean president moon jae-in says he and president trump agreed during the phone call says the games should be kept peaceful. bloomberg editor jodi schneider is here with more. more. jodi, these are postp

of our about 45% portfolio is outside malaysia. we import them as we grow and develop our p region. >> some reports have suggested that that would be under pressure to raise the return. are you under pressure? >> the return we believe is more than appropriate. we have outperformed the benchmark we gave. because it is a combination of many things. for example, our growth portfolio are growing more in the mid-teens. we will have a new developmental portfolio that helps develop the economy zones each year to start new industries in malaysia. 9.6%.erage is about we willinding that reinvest our gains into new investments. >> to say you have revised your strategy given the current environment? >> there are difficult changes constantly happening. it is always about making money. as i said, we grew 3.5 times. do you think you can do better? >> we are still investing for growth. if you know a few years ago, aroundgrowth was technicians. this year, the move is more of the, and clearly -- upbeat. on top of the overall growth situation, this h

violent the trial of two women accused of killing the half brother of north korea's leader has resumed in malaysia the women allegedly smeared poison on kim jong nam sprees at airports in february two thousand and seventeen they claim the force they were playing a prank for a hidden camera t.v. show a former vietnamese oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from germany has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a prison for investment scene show on town was seeking asylum in germany but disappeared from the capital last year germany accuses vietnamese agents of snatching him from a burning park. a motorcycle bomb has exploded in a market in thailand's southern ya province killing three civilians and wounding many more the region is home to a long running islamist insurgency but no group has claimed responsibility. most u.s. government agencies will be closed today after congress failed to reach a deal on reopening the government a vote is now shared due for monday afternoon the shutdown came into effect on saturday after the senate failed to pass a new budget. u.s. vice president mike pence h