is indonesia doing enough? in its role asa indonesia doing enough? in its role as a leader in as seattle? we are doing enough, trying to maintain the peace and stability in the south china sea by trying to build or trying to facilitate more constructive discussion between our collea g u es constructive discussion between our colleagues in essien and china. for example, although you mentioned that the philippines may have had some tension, but i noticed lately that there are now more and more chinese investment in the philippines. economically they are doing 0k, even now with vietnam in the trade war, china is also working with vietnam. so using the economic approach will neutralise the possibility of conflict in the south china sea. so here you are in europe trying to woo investors in london but you have a problem with the european union at the moment, the fact is that indonesia is the world ‘s largest palm oil producer and the eu is seeking to ban its sale with you because it is concerned about the way you produce palm oil and it says that ra i nf

so what is indonesia's china policy? how do you balance your need for some chinese investment but also try to say, well, we understand the concerns of our neighbours. we welcome very much their investment, 0k? equity financing not debt financing. that is why we need to limit the debt financing possibility. second one... because it is part of macroeconomic policy. secondly, in regards to the south china sea, fortunately indonesia is not the party having a conflict with china and, number two, we try to maintain our sovereignty so we always have problem with illegal fishing, including from china, not only from china but from other neighbours. we always try to be strict. illegalfishing is a big no, so we have to deal with this illegal fishing and we do it bilaterally with china. but looking at the region as a whole, i put to you that the former foreign minister, marty natalegawa, urges indonesia to step up its leadership in asean and in navigating this difficult course with china. is indonesia doing enough? in its role as a

chunk of the southeast asian market the region's most successful startup now has its sights set on indonesia it wants to create a next generation transport network with electric vehicles and a cleaner grid grab is valued at $14000000000.00 and has a new powerful backup. for commuters trying to negotiate their way through southeast asia infamous traffic gridlock to grab is becoming the route of choice the singapore based startup has displaced in the region and now it wants to grow further one market wants to expand as indonesia and softbank the world's biggest investor and high tech is back in grabs ambitions. second head. in the nation and become a 5th unicon and also. invest. but then on top of that we will invest more into the ice and. this will be music to the years of indonesian president djoko we doto with 260000000 inhabitants indonesia is the biggest economy in southeast asia on it has strong potential for expansion softbank recognizes opportunities there. who will study but they'll put in it but we're definitely interested in and be cool about that he's. charging system. to $20000000

chunk of the southeast asian market the region's most successful startup now has its sights set on indonesia it wants to create a next generation transport network with electric vehicles and a cleaner grid grab is valued at $14000000000.00 as a new powerful backup. for commuters trying to negotiate their way through southeast asia in from is traffic gridlock to grab is becoming the route of choice the singapore based startup has displaced in the region and now it wants to grow further one market it wants to expand is indonesia and soft bank the world's biggest investor and high tech is backing grabs ambitions we will create a 2nd headquarter. in the nation and become a 5th unicon and also. invest. but then on top of that we will invest war into the world. this will be music to the years of indonesian president djoko we doto with 260000000 inhabitants indonesia is the biggest economy in southeast asia on it has strong potential for expansion softbank recognizes opportunities there. who will study but they'll put in it but we are definitely interested in electric big all that but that is and .

this will be music to the ears of indonesian president djoko we doto 260000000 inhabitants indonesia is the biggest economy in southeast asia on it has strong potential for expansion softbank recognizes opportunities there. we will study but they will button it but we are definitely interested in electric vehicle but that is. charging system. to $2000000000.00 for grab may just be the beginning just last week soft bank announced a $108000000000.00 investment fund focusing on artificial intelligence. let's go live to andrea hang our financial correspondent in singapore andrea what's in it for grab and softbank well on the surface been it looks like grab just wants to penetrate and already a market that's already dominated by which is the local rival in indonesia grab is already present in 8 countries in the region and that's compared to go it takes 2 not in indonesia alone greg will be able to increase from this deal it's presence from 224 cities up to 30338 cities excuse me so this deal is going to go beyond just expanding and offering its right having services is actually going to g

islamist coffeemaker project in indonesia. one at a time we have a special report. welcome to. it's good to have you with us. it wasn't expected but it happened anywhere protestors in hong kong storming the siege of the territories parliament on monday the legislative council chambers for some oz belonged in the hands of hong kong's ordinary people an extraordinary scene on a day that marked the 22nd anniversary of hong kong's handover to china from britain but since then the battle over hong kong's autonomy has developed into a war of words between china and the u.k. just listen to what china's ambassador to the u.k. new shell ming said in london on wednesday. i'm calling the british government to reflect the consequences of his words and deeds with regard to hong kong i do hope that his government would realize. the consequences and would refrain from further interference from furthering time eating in a relationship now this in response to a series of tweets and media statements over 3 days from u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt in support of the people of hong kong today h

from islamist competence to coffeemaker project in indonesia he's trying to reintegrate for my extremist militants one top at a time we have a special report. welcome to. it's good to have you with us. it wasn't expected but it happened anywhere for testers in hong kong storming the seat of the territories parliament on monday the legislative council chambers for some oz belonged in the hands of hong kong's ordinary people an extraordinary scene on a day that marked the 22nd anniversary of hong kong's handover to china from britain but since then the battle over hong kong's autonomy has developed into a war of words between china and the u.k. just listen to what china's ambassador to the u.k. shalmi said in london on wednesday i'm calling the british government to reflect the consequences of its words and deeds with regard to hong kong i do hope that after his government would realize. the consequences and would refrain from further into hears from furthering to meet you in a relationship now this in response to a series of tweets and media statements over 3 days from u.k. foreign secret

from islamist competence to coffeemakers project in indonesia he's trying to reintegrate form makes me miss militants one at the time we have a special report. welcome to. it's good to have you with us. it wasn't expected but it happened anywhere for testers in hong kong storming the seat of the territories parliament on monday the legislative council chambers for some others belonged in the hands of hong kong's ordinary people an extraordinary scene on a day that marked the 22nd anniversary of hong kong's handover to china from britain but since then the battle over hong kong's autonomy has developed into a war of words between china and the u.k. just listen to what china's ambassador to the u.k. lil shalmi said in london on wednesday i'm calling the british government to reflect the consequences of his words and deeds with regard to hong kong i do hope that after his government would realize. the consequences and would refrain from further into hears from furthering damaging their relationship now this in response to a series of tweets and media statements over 3 days from u.k. forei

malaysia indonesia is now also shipping container loads of the recyclable rubbish back to western customers. makes a 100000000 dollar pledge to help families and communities affected by aids crash. business business. as well. another trade dispute is heating up this time in asia it's between japan and south korea is rather nasty and has its roots in history seoul is demanding compensation of forced labor us from world war 2 as a reply from today tokyo is restricting exports of materials needed to make semiconductors and computer displays the move is intended to hurt south korea's high tech industry. at the heart of this high tech trade dispute between 2 asian powerhouses are people like lead. he's among a dwindling number of south korean survivors who were forced into labor by japan during world war 2. in october of last year south korea's top of course up held an order for japan's need paan steel to pay compensation to forced laborers. that landmark ruling triggered a bitter dispute between the 2 countries about how to deal with further demands from victims of forced labor. as the sparks o

indonesia is struggling to combat the trade in its unique wildlife. here in this centre, there are various protected species that were destined to be sold on the local and international market, as rare pets orfor medicine. activists say the government here is not doing enough, and powerful politicalfigures have been linked to the trade. the komodo regional governor said he takes over, no one if he takes over, no one would dare touch the dragons. the dna tests show the smuggled baby komodos were from the island of flores, not from komodo itself. an environmentalist argued closing the island of komodo will do little to protect the more vulnerable populations outside of the national park. 70% of the community on komodo and the nearby rinca island now survive off the tourist trade. the idea of less people coming is a disaster to many. this local guide, abdul, says the governor's plans do not make sense. it is an amazing view! yeah, welcome to paradise. are you concerned that if it is closed in that year, there isn't that income coming in, that the communi

indonesia is struggling to combat the trade in its unique wildlife. here in this centre, there are various protected species that were destined to be sold on the local and international market, as rare pets orfor medicine. activists say the government here is not doing enough, and powerful politicalfigures have been linked to the trade. the komodo regional governor said he takes over, no one would dare touch the dragons. the dna tests show the smuggled baby komodos were from the island of flores, not from komodo itself. an environmentalist argued closing the island of komodo will do little to protect the more vulnerable populations outside of the national park. 70% of the community on komodo and the nearby rinca island now survive off the tourist trade. the idea of less people coming is a disaster to many. this local guide, abdul, says the governor's plans do not make sense. it is an amazing view! yeah, welcome to paradise. are you concerned that if it is closed in that year, there isn't that income coming in, that the community may return to practice

in their country so day x 4 we say to indonesia so please don't you export more plastic we used to indonesia police don't do it that's what he said here because colonialism. that is often been what has been said about a lot of environmental issues that we export up pollution to the to the global south and that's not just the race they think him another piece of this is that even in the west we had to be taught to use disposables it was not something that we decided to do naturally back in the fifty's and i think that we've got instances where people all over the well the being told you need to use plastic this is the modern material it keeps us safe it keeps clean looks great individual servings you know so convenient and i think that's something that's been located around the world and as a few people have said in the material you've shown so far we're going to really need to focus on waste management and reduction and we take a listen that was possibly like what we did about you said it was possible to fix this issue within $5.00 to $10.00. yes how the wait how the waste well you know over

plastic we used to indonesia police don't do it that's what he said here because colonialism. that is often been what has been said about a lot of environmental issues that we export up pollution to the to the global south and that's not just the race they think him another piece of this is that even in the west we had to be taught to use disposables it was not something that we decided to do naturally back in the fifty's and i think that we've got instances where people all over the well the being told you need to use plastic this is the modern material it keeps us safe it keeps clean looks great individual servings you know so convenient and i think that's something that's been located around the world and as a few people have said in the material you've shown so far we're going to really need to focus on waste management and reduction and we take a listen that was possibly like what we did about you said it was possible to fix this issue within $5.00 to $10.00. yes how the wait how the waste well you know overall producing plastic maybe that's going to take longer but i thi

indonesia is set to return $49.00 containers of illegal garbage to a slew of developed countries including germany officials say the ways derived in indonesia are labeled as recyclable plastic but in fact contains toxic substances southeast asian countries been flooded with rubbish after china cracked down on the import of used plastics in 2018 earlier this year malaysia and also the philippines send back hundreds of tons of unwanted cross the garbage to north america. so let's talk about the rubbish problem with he's a reporter from. environment this recent study says that most of the river borne plastic ways that goes into the oceans comes from 10 rivers 9 of which are in africa and asia. is that all imported waste from the west. no a lot of it is actually domestically produced waste from south asia particularly southeast asian countries and in fact what's maybe surprising for a lot of people is the amount of waste that the west exports is not read in particular responsible for the pollution in our rivers and our oceans what happens i think is that the west produces a lot more rubbish th

indonesia is set to return $49.00 containers of illegal garbage to a slew of developed countries including germany officials say the ways derived in indonesia are labeled as recyclable plastic but in fact contains toxic substances southeast asian countries been flooded with rubbish after china cracked down on the import of used plastics in 2018 earlier this year malaysia and also the philippines send back hundreds of tons of unwanted plastic garbage to north america. so let's talk about the rubbish problem with our he's a reporter from w.'s environment this recent study says that most of the river borne plastic ways that goes into the oceans comes from 10 rivers 9 of which are in africa and asia. is that all imported waste from the west you know a lot of it is actually domestically produced waste from south asia particular southeast asian countries and in fact what's maybe surprising for a lot of people is that the amount of waste that the west exports is not really particular responsible for the pollution in our rivers in our oceans what happens i think is that the west produces a lot mor

last october, a boeing 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia. all 189 people onboard were killed. within weeks, relatives were offered compensation by insurance lawyers. but families who took up the offer had to sign agreements that would prevent them from taking legal action against boeing or the airline lion air. merdian agustin‘s husband ika was killed in the crash. they give give me some document to sign, the document said you can have the money but you can't sue us, lion air, you can't sue boeing. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. but under indonesian law, the families were entitled to £71,000 any way. the relatives of those who died in the crash had little to gain by signing these agreements. but they could be very valuable to boeing, because in signing them, the families have agreed never to take legal action over the crash. we asked boeing if they have had any communication with the insurance lawyers who helped organise the agreements. they didn't answ

our top story — the lion air crash in indonesia. lawyers for the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max say they have been cheated out of compensation. it's after the bbc discovers many families who lost loved ones were persuaded to sign agreements that prevent them from taking legal action against boeing. one of india's largest cities is running out of water. millions of people in chennai are struggling as taps run dry. a lack of monsoon rains last year — which the city relies on — is one of the causes. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a waterspout spins over lake pontchartrain in new orleans as the city braces for a hurricane. tropical storm barry is forecast to hit on friday. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

in their country so day x 4 we say to indonesia so please don't you export more plastic these to indonesia please don't do it that's what he says because colonialism. that is often been what has been said about a lot of environmental issues that we export up pollution to the to the global south and that's not just the waste they think him another piece of this is that even in the west we had to be taught to use disposables it was not something that we decided to do naturally back in the fifty's and i think that web got instances where people all over the world the being told you need to use plastic this is the modern material it keeps us safe it keeps clean looks great individual servings you know so convenient and i think that's something that's been located around the world and as a few people have said in the material you've shown so far we're going to really need to focus on waste management and reduction and we take a listen that was possibly like what we did about you said it was possible to fix this issue within 5 to 10 yes yes how the way how the waste well you know overall could y

our top story: the lion air crash in indonesia. lawyers for the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max say they have been cheated out of compensation it's after the bbc discovers many families who lost loved ones were persuaded to sign agreements that prevent them from taking legal action against boeing. donald trump says they will leave no stone unturned as he issues an executive order asking government agencies to provide information to determine who is, and who isn't a united states citizen. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a waterspout spins over lake pontchartrain in new orleans as the city braces for a hurricane. tropical storm barry is forecast to hit on friday. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

in dade county so day x 4 we said to indonesia so please don't you export more plastic we used to indonesia please don't do it that's what he said because colonialism. that is often been what has been said about a lot of environmental issues that we export up pollution to the to the global south and that's not just the waste they think him another piece of this is that even in the west we had to be taught to use disposables it was not something that we decided to do naturally back in the fifty's and i think that we've got instances where people all over the well the being told you need to use plastic this is the modern material it keeps us safe it keeps clean looks great individual servings you know so convenient and i think that's something that's been located around the world and as a few people have said in the material you've shown so far we're going to really need to focus on waste management and reduction and we take a listen that was possible to see what we did about he said it was possible to fix this issue within $5.00 to $10.00 yes. yes how the wait how the waste well you know ove

how conscious will the bank of eden asia -- bank of indonesia be? >> at the moment, they are doing well because the global yield environment is pretty favorable. >> all right, crystal tan. the world's most profitable the story keeps on making a profit. but how is it not good enough? >> the british pound with the dollar. look at the a currency calls. this is bloomberg. ♪ asia.s is daybreak now and a check on the stock market in asia. 3.3%naan losing as much as on a report that the company will cut forecasts next week. haskell is giving up some of yesterday's 12% gains and we see little change after that drop on yahoo! japan. andstock now checking in earnings missed and the company cut forecasts will be -- for the full year. much as 15.9% after posting results. the aussie coming in and that was one in the first half. and lastly, rising as much as 25% as much as nearly 28%. this after an investment it may get from japan for the company. >> thank you. for more on what to watch, let's bring in mark. ,ust as sophie was telling us will stocks here in asi

his coffeeee shop on indonesia's main island. employs former militants. he says giviving them a j job is vingng them a sesense of purpos, and that is key t tpreventingng ththem from being radicalized again are you >> when they are released from prison, aftfter oe or two months, they arrested again anand then againin. to prevent that, we need to undederstand whahat their needs. they need workrk. ththey need frnds. >> hundreds of i indonesians hae joined groups for the islamic state. the government needs to deal with militants who want to join him alive for you indonesia is taking a soft approach, a budding enforcement with integration programams that focs on jobs traiaining. he is been working with authorities to help former fighters whoho want to startrt . this is one of them. he once joined the easastern indonesia emma boettcher dean, a grououp related to the islamic state. >> here, i feel we are all brothers. we socialize and maintain unity. that is a way to peace. >> he is employed about 10 former militants. it may be a small number, but he says the ra

plans for a new tax on plastic bags in indonesia looks set to be delayed lawmakers have decided to put back a decision to confirm government proposals and loses $17000.00 i thought to go through almost 10000000000 plastic bags each year making it the world's 2nd biggest contributor to plastic waste in the oceans the government is proposing excise duty of just over $2.00 per kilo or less than $0.02 a bag it says legislation remains on track to be introduced this year despite the latest delay. let's go to asia finance correspondent. in singapore plastic is a global problem but also lots of it comes from the philippines vietnam china and conceptual other countries dumped more than half of the $8000000.00 tonnes of plastic ways that end up in the oceans every year according to a report from $22017.00 a is there enough awareness of void in plastics in the whole region. well there had at 1st the awareness has not been was not very wide secularly in developing countries like indonesia for example like what you cited even in countries like china that as big as china but now governments are sta

increase investment into indonesia indonesia right now is not seeing as much benefit as other nations and they would like to see more from this belt and road project so the country offered $91000000000.00 in investment to china to sort of sweeten the deal say come on china come to our nation and what they're hoping for is that china gives out loans to private companies so instead of going through the government which would have liability then if it screws up so loads this way private companies in indonesia would we be working directly with a fund that's a belt of road funded infrastructure fund that would be backed of course by china now we know that there is a lot of investment in indonesia from china already we know there's a $6000000000.00 high speed rail that's being built as well as a fact a hydroelectric plant. a little bit of controversy over that. electric plant simply because it is known to be a habitat of a type of a range of 10 they're saying that they're not really pushing these animals out others are saying they are so of course i mean we're talking about a project that w

plans for a new tax on plastic bags in indonesia looks set to be delayed lawmakers have to side to put back a decision to confirm government proposals and loses $700000.00 thought to go through almost 10000000000 plastic bags each year making it the world's 2nd biggest contributor to plastic waste in the oceans the government is proposing excise duty of just over $2.00 per kilo or less than $0.02 per bag it says legislation remains on track to be introduced this year despite the latest delay. let's go to asia finance correspondent. in the. plastic is a global problem but also lots of it comes from the philippines vietnam china and conceptual other countries dumped more than half of the $8000000.00 tons of plastic ways that end up in the oceans every year according to a report from 22017 a is there enough awareness of void in plastics in the whole region. well there had at 1st the awareness has not been was not very white particularly in developing countries like indonesia for example like what you cited and even in countries like china that as big as china but now governments are start

plans for a new tax on plastic bags in indonesia looks set to be delayed lawmakers have decided to put back a decision to confirm government proposals and loses $700000.00 are thought to go through almost 10000000000 plastic bags each year making at the world's 2nd biggest contributor to plastic waste in the oceans the government is proposing an excise duty of just over $2.00 per kilo or less than $0.02 a bag it says legislation remains on track to be introduced this year despite the latest delay. let's go to asia finance correspondent. in a plastic is a global problem but also lots of it comes from the philippines vietnam china and conceptual other countries dumped more than half of the $8000000.00 tons of plastic ways that end up in the oceans every year according to a report from $22017.00 a is there enough awareness of void in plastics in the whole region. well there had at 1st the awareness has not been was not very wide particularly in developing countries like indonesia for example like what you cited and even in countries like china that as big as china but now governments are

brought them there my heart is broken but after the loss i mean now hopes to sway others in indonesia from the path of violent extremism he is now teaching former militants to make coffee instead of bombs i mean drugs gun coffee a coffee shop a job jakarta and indonesia's main island of java he employs former militants he says giving them a job is giving them a sense of purpose and that is key to preventing that from being a radical i think you and all of us are doing when they are released from prison after one or 2 months they are arrested again and then again it is to prevent them we need to understand what their needs are they need work they need friends. with. hundreds of indonesians have joined extremist groups or have gone to places such as syria to join this law mixtape the government is struggling with how to deal with former militants who want to return to normal life indonesia's taking a soft approach to the radicalization combining law enforcement with reintegration programs that focus on skills training and support i mean has been working with the local authorities to hel

fishermen indonesia but also to other industrial like board but now the industry faces a new threat indonesia's fisheries exports may have improved but this country is also the world's 2nd largest plastic waste contributor some of that waste inevitably ends up in its waters and makes its way into the food chain as plastic degrades it breaks into small chunks some of which get eaten by fish and other marine life pieces smaller than 5 millimeters are called micro plastics food technologists in a kahan total is starting micro plastics in seafood in indonesia and its effects on humans so far really fallen from about almost $100.00 samples we we've done with the digestion and microscopic observation we found that almost. all samples contain particles that we suspect that this micro plastics are not far from the laboratory our fish farms movie has been working in the aquaculture industry for 15 years. more and more of his work involves clearing rubbish. but. plastic pollution is a big problem every year the trash accumulates in the river making it more and more shallow it's really bad for the fish fa

increase investment into indonesia indonesia right now is not seeing as much benefit as other nations and they would like to see more from this belt and road project so the country offered $91000000000.00 in investment to china to sort of sweeten the deal say come on china come to our nation and what they're hoping for is that china gives out loans to private companies so instead of going through the government which would have liability then if it screws up so loads this way private companies in indonesia would we be working directly with a fund that's a belt of road funded infrastructure fund that would be backed of course by china now we know that there is a lot of investment in indonesia from china already we know there's a $6000000000.00 high speed rail that's being built as well as a fact a hydroelectric plant. a little bit of controversy over that. electric plant simply because it is known to be a habitat of a type of a range of 10 they're saying that they're not really pushing these animals out others are saying they are so of course i mean we're talking about a project that's

indonesia has been cracking down on illegal fishing by destroying encroaching vessels the measure has helped boost its fish don't sponsor as florence lee reports from summer on illegal boats aren't the only threats to marine life. after half a day out at sea it's time to sort the whole small boats such as these in tomorrow city central java contribution 70 percent of the nation's catch a few years ago these waters were in danger of being overfished foreign vessels illegally worked off the indonesian coast stocks only recovered after the government started thinking unlicensed boats significant improvement compared with other countries in the war one of the main reason because of the very top quality that we call not in the recent assaults and the impact impacted not on not only. for cement indonesia but also the other industrial like board but now the industry faces a new threat indonesia's fisheries exports may have improved but this country is also the world's 2nd largest plastic waste contributor some of that waste inevitably ends up in its waters and makes its way into the food cha

fishermen indonesia but also to other industrial like board but now the industry faces a new threat indonesia's fisheries exports may have improved but this country is also the world's 2nd largest plastic waste contributor some of that waste inevitably ends up in its waters and makes its way into the food chain as plastic degrades it breaks into small chunks some of which get eaten by fish and other marine life pieces smaller than 5 millimeters are called micro plastics food technologists in a total is starting micro plastics in seafood in indonesia and its effects on humans so far really fallen from about almost $100.00 samples we we've done with the digestion and microscopic observation we found that almost. all samples contain particles that we suspect that this micro plastics are not far from the laboratory our fish farms movie has been working in the aquaculture industry for 15 years. more and more of his work involves clearing rubbish. pollution is a big problem every year the trash accumulates in the river making it more and more shallow it's really bad for the fish farms to fish caught

a big tech boost for southeast asia's largest economy indonesia eagerly await billions of dollars in investment in mobility and digital infrastructure is the money coming from. the e.u. says some nations are becoming too lax with credit ratings agencies and set your limit these countries access to the financial. and protecting itinerant laborers from exploitation as they move across the e.u. in search of work. i've been fizzling let's do business the right having apple grab is grabbing itself an even bigger chunk of the southeast asian market the region's most successful startup now has its sights set on indonesia it wants to create a next generation transport network with of electric vehicles and a cleaner grid grab is valued at $14000000000.00 as a new powerful backup. for commuters trying to negotiate their way through southeast asia in from is traffic gridlock to grab is becoming the route of choice the singapore based startup has displaced in the region and now it wants to grow further one market wants to expand as indonesia and soft bank the world's biggest investor in high tec

as you mentioned is indonesia's most active volcano now its last eruption was just a year ago but its major eruption was in 2010 where some places where some villages were completely destroyed nearly 300 people were killed more than $280000.00 people had to be evacuated so that just shows you just how how powerful this volcano can be found its status now is at level 2 out of a maximum of 4 so there's no immediate threat but people still the people here still have to be extremely vigilant that what's striking though is just how resilient people are especially those who live in the dangers or in respect to them yesterday now they've lived here for generations many generations have been cultivating rice fields they plant they keep livestock and chickens here so they extremely reluctant to leave and what they've done instead is they've learned to read signs from the volcano what the older generations used to do is they planted bamboos close to the top of the mountain when the bamboo got too hot it would explode and so they sounds when those explosions serve as a sort of warning or an alar

a living on the slopes of the most active volcano in indonesia has its dangers 275 people were killed when mount merapi erupted 9 years ago since then survivors have returned to their villages and. report some have found new ways to make a living. when the weekend arrives so do the tourists hundreds of them by the bus and then the pollen to off road trucks and head bumping along dusty trails for a close encounter with indonesia's most active volcano the alert level for mt merapi is now low it's 9 years since the last major eruption. turret's allowed to go into the danger zone as close as 4 kilometers from the crater. used to be a cattle farmer but turned to off road driving after his neighbor persuaded him to give it a go. we know where there's been an interruption tourists are a bit weary and stay away but they come back when the government says it's a volcano is dangerous of course but there are also be an effort. he sold some of his cows to buy his 1st due to the t.v. now he has 3 this toll has become so popular that there are now about $900.00 jeeps that cater to visitors the high

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last october, a boeing 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia. all 189 people onboard were killed. within weeks, relatives were offered compensation by insurance lawyers. but families who took up the offer had to sign agreements that would prevent them from taking legal action against boeing or the airline lion air. merdian agustin‘s husband ika was killed in the crash. they give give me some document to sign, the document said you can have the money but you can't sue us, lion air, you can't sue boeing. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. but under indonesian law, the families were entitled to £71,000 any way. the relatives of those who died in the crash had little to gain by signing these agreements. but they could be very valuable to boeing, because in signing them, the families have agreed never to take legal action over the crash. we asked boeing if they have had any communication with the insurance lawyers who helped organise the agreements. they didn't answ

morning is rain forest is shared by 3 countries indonesia malaysia and bernanke it's home to hundreds of endemic plants and animals are rich in unique habitat that is slowly dying its abundant resources overexploited its right woods decimated today less than half the trees remain. yet the procession of trucks never ends the forest tries to slow that progress as best as it can. but here wood to means money to trucks stop at nothing to get that cargo to ports and big cities 7 days a week. each journey is fruitless challenges adroitness overcoming them and them a salary of about $550.00 a month. you said has now been carrying this house on the back of his truck for 7 hours. he's tired but remains focused. lisa lisa. lisa. lisa. lisa upon arrival they have to negotiate a difficult unloading. with no crane to help you save on the low business rely on that own resumes and that's. it for. the fleet this embankment under the bulldozer acts as an unloaded dock. that. they can buy get. it out of the lease or maybe listen to sleep. at least least at least. the houses journey is still not over. i

last october, a boeing 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia. all 189 people onboard were killed. within weeks, relatives were offered compensation by insurance lawyers. but families who took up the offer had to sign agreements that would prevent them from taking legal action against boeing or the airline lion air. merdian agustin‘s husband was killed in the crash. they give give me some document to sign, the document said you can have the money but you can't sue us, lion air, you can't sue boeing. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. but under indonesian law, the families were entitled but under indonesian law, the families were entitled to 71,000 any way. the relatives of those who died in the crash had little to gain by signing these agreements. but they could be very valuable to boeing, because in signing them, the families have agreed never to

imposing an unpredictable mount merapi is one of indonesia's most dangerous volcanoes its last major eruption in 2010 killed 275 people and destroyed farms and buildings. yet some villages moved back within months ignoring the government's call to relocate. instead they worked on strengthening what's known as a network a community run early warning system. they collected money to buy a monitoring device. this equipment warns is going to becoming active very transmitters in the mountain that. you've made up piece called it makes a steady sound if it's. then we were in people using walkie talkies so they don't panic. there's also a radio service on. the last updates everyone on the volcanoes status. this lookout point is part of the warning system there are several of these in each village built using community funds from these vantage points villages take turns to monitor mount merapi for activity volcanoes are not the only natural disasters that threaten indonesia earthquakes and tsunamis are also common but less predictable. we can never be 100 percent prepared what we can do is mak

florence al-jazeera mount merapi indonesia. hello again i'm elizabeth prada in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. president as an american warship has shot down an iranian drawing over the strait of hormuz donald trump wants other countries to condemn and work with the u.s. to protect their own ships. boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone. which had closed into a very very near distance approximately $1000.00 yards ignoring multiple calls to stand down and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew the drone was immediately destroyed this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters but iran's foreign minister says he isn't aware of any messenger on. the issue of the drone is still under investigation based on the latest information i received from tehran we have so far absolutely no information about losing a drone. one of 4 u.s. congresswoman at the center of a racism route involving donald trump has her back saying s

i'm florence italy on mount merapi indonesia's most active volcano where devastating eruption nearly 10 years ago has turned into an unexpected money spinner for people living here. hello again welcome back where across united states we have been dealing with a lot of rain concerning a frontal boundary that's been pushing across the eastern seaboard as well as down here towards the southeast and we did see a lot of problems particularly up here towards parts of massachusetts as well as new york a lot of rain even a tornado push through massachusetts over the last few days but the rain is going to continue down here across much of the southeast that front will linger and we could be seeing some localized flooding for parts of florida over the next few days from miami expect to see about $32.00 with thunderstorms in your forecast but anything north of that it is going to be much drier but temperatures still into the high twenty's there as we go towards friday much of the same but we do have another weather system that is pushing across the great lakes and that will bring some thunderst

this is one of indonesia's least populous provinces. india has postponed the mission to the moon, halting plans to be the first of the southern regions. it would cancel just 56 minutes before liftoff for what the space agency called a technical snag. the scheduled landing of september 6 would have added them to a unique club, making a soft landing on the moon. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm selina wang. this is bloomberg. >> thanks. let's take a look at the markets. we are watching the chinese markets in particular, and now we are seeing a decent rally when it comes to the csi 300. 1%,re up about close to hang seng also reversing losses, and we are still watching the ,hilippine stocks, 1.5% higher the philippines will officially enter a bull market, also rallying on the back of the gdp number. what we saw when it comes to activity data were retail sales, essential production, fixed asset investment, all beating estimates in

the fisherman indonesia but also the other industrial board but now the industry faces a new threat indonesia's fisheries exports may have improved but this country is also the world's 2nd largest plastic waste contributor some of that waste inevitably ends up in its waters and makes its way into the food chain as plastic degrades it breaks into small chunks some of which get eaten by fish and other marine life pieces smaller than 5 millimeters are called micro plastics food technologists in a kahan total is starting micro plastics in seafood in indonesia and its effects on humans so far we've fallen from about almost $200.00 samples we we've done with the digestion and microscopic observation we found that almost. all samples contain particles that we suspect that this micro plastics are not far from the laboratory our fish farms movie has been working in the aquaculture industry for 15 years. more and more of his. involves clearing rubbish . plus the pollution is a big problem every year the trash accumulates in the river making it more and more shallow it's really bad for the fish farms to f

indonesia has cut rates. thailand on the others has decided they don't want to go through that route, but put restrictions on foreign capital and easing the ability to invest abroad. they are trying to find ways to get ahead of the curve, and you will see more of that happening during the months to come. if they're going to let their currencies weaken as a result of these moves, expect the fed to ecb to back further and you will have several rounds of these tit-for-tat moves taking place. shery ahn: if we see central banks cut and ease policy to boost their economies, can it backfire in the sense that this will actually push for more risk-taking, more debt added to the economy, which could eventually weigh on growth? >> absolutely. you see that happening with u.s. high-yield. the spreads have come down sharply in the last couple of months. you see that in the case of greece being able to offer a seven-year paper at a very low yield, was just a few months ago it was in difficult straits. you see the italian yi

information on their various user bases to indonesia now where there's a warning of an increase volcanic activity around mount merapi the country's most at active volcano thousands of people have been put on high alert just someone's louis report some residents are refusing to relocate. imposing and unpredictable mt merapi is one of indonesia's most dangerous volcanoes its last major eruption in 2010 killed 275 people and destroyed farms and buildings. yet some villages moved back within months ignoring the government's call to relocate. instead they worked on strengthening what's known as a network a community run warning system. they collected money to buy a monitoring device. this equipment. is becoming active very transmitters in the mountain that activity. makes a steady sound if it's active it beeps then we were in people using walkie talkies so they don't panic. there's also a radio service on. the last updates everyone on the volcanoes status symbol this lookout point is part of the warning system there are several of these in each village built using community funds from these v

indonesia is hoping to save the dragons komodo dragons that is the creatures are arguably one of the biggest tourist draws and then in the indonesian archipelago the country is closing komodo island to the public which is home to the world's largest species of lizard closing the island to tourists aims to avert damage and cut the risk of poaching it will remain closed until stocks of the lizards preferred prey deer buffalo and wild boar have recovered. indonesia's komodo island home to komodo dragon attracts around 200000 visitors annually but the island will be closed to the public for one year from the start of 2025 sorties are confident in the move. this is for conservation to return the komodo dragons habitats to what it was. that he committed a national park will not be closed but the closure is limited to the komodo island that there are still many other beautiful islands out there in the national park by . tourists could face premium prices to visit the island upon its reopening. try to close for one year if a food stock of komodo is sufficient and the dragons are active again

fishermen indonesia but also the other industrialized but now the industry faces a new threat indonesia's fisheries exports may have improved but this country is also the world's 2nd largest plastic waste contributor some of that waste inevitably ends up in its waters and makes its way into the food chain as plastic degrades it breaks into small chunks some of which get eaten by fish and other marine life pieces smaller than 5 millimeters are called micro plastics food technologists in a kahan total is starting micro plastics in seafood in indonesia and its effects on humans so far we've fallen from about almost $200.00 samples we we've done with the digestion and microscopic observation we found that almost. all samples contain particles that we suspect that this micro plastics are not far from the laboratory our fish farms movie has been working in the aquaculture industry for 15 years. more and more of his work involves clearing rubbish. but. pollution is a big problem every year the trash accumulates in the river making it more and more shallow it's really bad for the fish. fish caugh