has made representations to the indonesia government ambassador to dakarta called in by indonesia foreign ministry and asked to explain what was going on and said he will find out and indonesia made it clear they are offended by this and offended by the fact they are not getting answers as well. australia federal police asked by the green party to investigation and they say they are considering whether to investigate and this is an opaque mess at the moment but seems in the coming days we may get a few more answers. >>> war in yemen and talks in geneva and u.n. secretary-general called for immediate humanitarian powers and wants armed groups to withdraw an order an inclusive political transition. >> today yemen's very existence hangs in the balance, why parties call for women enand the parties have a responsibility to end the fighting and begin the real process of peace and reconciliation. >> yemen foreign minister responded to ban ki-moon's plan and says there won't be a ceasefire until the houthis withdraw from captured areas but a houthi spokesman says that is unlikely to happen. >> tr

indonesia hadf interest rate hike this week. and fomc begins its monetary policy meeting later today. that is consequential to asian-pacific emerging-market, in particular giving emerging markets. currency -- all of this is important relative to what's happening in europe because of that uncertainty. impact today,n not only on equities but on currency. bond risk has been rising across the region, and we are closely watching hong kong and shanghai. this market is seeing a pullback today, an extension of yesterday's decline. i want to bring you up-to-date on movers around the region. we will continue with the hong kong and shanghai seem. these are stocks to watch -- civic security. a turnaround. shares are up by .5%. selling shares to investable. lee bought 300,000 shares on thursday. and crrc, the rail giant created in china, a major railway company, a global industrial powerhouse. they took a big tumble today -- 5%. that a bigeports expenditure -- it doesn't explain such a big drop in the share price. enthusiasts out there, seve

and the government has made representations to the indonesia government. the ambassador to dakarta was called in to explain what was going on and promised to go back to cambra to kind out and indonesia is offended by this and offended they are not getting answers as well and the police have been asked by green party to investigate and considering to investigate as well and this is frankly a pretty opaque mess at a moment but in the coming days we may get a few more answers. >> reporter: amnesty spokesperson on refugees in australia and joins us via skype from sidney and what do you make of all of this? >> this is an extraordinary situation really when we are looking at a global refugee crisis where we have record numbers of people displaced and the highest number of people displaced since the second world war and what is australia doing in terms of trying to help and trying to sort out, you know people who are on the move people who are dying on the mediterranean and dying on the sea and hearing stories they are actually paying people smugglers not to come

to take migrants back to indonesia. the australian prime minister won't confirm if the payment took place but opposition is requiring an answer to the inquiry. >> did smuggleers received pavement to take migrants back to indonesia. prime minister abbott was asked to confirm. he refused. >> we have been asked not to comment on the operational details and what has been done to stop the boats. >> but stopped by bribing smugglers, the allegation is that six crew members of a boat carrying asylum seekers were paid $5,000 each to turn around. >> we spoke to the boat passengers in the group and they did confirm to us that the australian authorities did pay money to the boat crew and if it that was the case and they were turned back to the open seas it would go against everybody that we're advising states to do in this type of situation. >> turning boats around means not helping asylum seekers on board and paying people not to smuggle could encourage people to start. >> if this is true that could become an incentive for fisherm

but at some point with indonesia andsomething happened with indonesia. >> in south korea schools have reopened but 340 remain shut in the capital of seoul. >> monday morning and it's back to school for these children living in the outskirts of the capital. the mers scarce has caused schools and universities to shut their doors. some parents are anxious to take their children back to class even if they're wearing protective masks. >> i'm worried about classes resuming, but i can hope that our children can enjoy school life again and a security secure environment. >> every student is it checked for their temperature before they're allowed in. lessons begin with the introduction of why they've been out of school. the aim is to reassure both children and parents that they have nothing to fear. >> we negate the parents' concern by taking precautions in school. if the schools are close to do long that would pose difficulties in school curriculum. >> not every school reopen. this is one of 400 schools that are closed across south korea. while the mere suggestion of mers still looms large ove

australia accuses indonesia of failing to control the borders over allegations that australia paid people smugglers to turn back migrants and nepal opens sites in kathmandu in a bid to attract tourists following april's devastating earthquake. ♪ south africa's high court is considering whether sudan's president should be handed over to international criminal court and we are in johane seshgsburg and accused of crimes against humanity and what is due to happen then in court today? >> well adrian, in just over half an hour the high court in south africa is expected to begin hearing arguments of government of why he should not be arrested. they say they made this issue public a while before the african union summit and their agreement that the african union and diplomates have immunity not to be arrested and this decision went unopposed and was accepted by the cabinet. on the other hand you have civil society organizations saying south african commitment to international criminal court should trump that decision and should be arrested forward crimes. >> on the line is sudan's minister who

sunday on al jazeera. >>> still to come on this programme - indonesia's aceh province imposes a curfew on women. we speak to a human rights activist >>> black or white - the civil rights activist accused of lying about her racial identity. >> we just have to keep >>> hello again, let's look at the top stories in here at al jazeera. the world health organisation is warning of more people being infected with m.e.r.s. since the outbreak began in south korea, 138 cases have been confirmed. at least 14 people have died. u.s. investigators say there has been a second breach of sensitive data related to government employees. the office of personnel management was, again, the target. nearly 14 million federal records may have been compromised >>> indonesia says australia would have stooped to a new low if allegations that it pays people smugglers to turn back are found to be true. australia prime minister neither confirmed nor denied the reports, but has vowed to do all he can do stop the flow of migrants >>> women in indonesia are protesting against a partial curfew imposed this month in band

smugglers to stay them back to indonesia. won't confirm if the bribe took place. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: did australia pay smugglers to return these asylum seekers to indonesia? be be the prime minister refused to answer. >> they not on the operational details of -- >> silent on my -- >> necessary and what has been done to stop the boats. >> reporter: but stopped by bribing smugglers? the allegation is that six crew members on a boat carrying asylum seekers were paid $5,000 each to turn the boat around. >> they did confirm that the australians did pay the members of the boat crew and if that was not in fact case and they were turned back away into the open assess it would go against seas it would go against everything we are advising states to do in this situation. >> turning boats around means not helping asylum seekers and could encourage others to start. >> translator: such payment if true could be an incentive for fishermen in indonesia to getting in line for cash, to turn away asylum seekers. >> any prosecuti

indonesia is investigating this. that australian custom officials ordered a boat destined for australia and paid the six crew on board, i thousand australian tolars each in $100 bills take the asylum-seekers on board back to indonesia. istralia's prime minister getting a lot of criticism over this. he will not confirm or deny if it happened saying he refuses to discuss operational issues. he has said that a range of measures have been used to stop the boats. stopping the boats was a government promise that he is fond of reminding the country that he has delivered on. has effectively used taxpayer dollars to pay off criminal people if these reports turn out to be true. sherry: are there any signs of diplomatic action from either side? is as far stage, that as it has gone. last week, while this was going on, indonesia waived visa regulations of 45 countries but not for us to even though australia accounts for the third highest number of arriving in indonesia. another chapter in the long and difficult relationship betwe

indonesia. opposition politicians demand an inquiry. we have this report from sydney. >> did australia pay smugglers to return these asylum seeker to say indonesia? on monday, australia's prime minister was asked repeatedly to confirm or deny the allegations. he refused. >> the consistent position of this government has been not to comment on the operational details -- and what has been done to stop the boats. >> stopped by bribing smugglers the allegation is that six crew members on a boat carrying asylum seekers were paid $5,000 each to turn around. >> we spoke to the boat passengers in a group and they did confirm to us that the australian authorities did pay money to the boat crew, and no that in fact was the case, they were turned back away into the open seas, it would go against everything that we are advising and urging states to do in this type of situation. >> turning boats around means not helping asylum seekers onboard and paying people not to smuggle could encourage others to start.

indonesia's ache province. plus. >> i'm robin forrester walker at the be dmiesh games eclipse domestic games. >> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. the world health organization is warning of more people being infected with middle east respiratory syndrome or mers, since the outbreak in south korea last month 138 cases have been confirmed and at least 14 people have died. >>> ist investigators say there's been a second breach of sensitive data cps of sensitive employees the u.s. office of personnel management was yet again the target. >>> indonesian authorities say australia would stoop so low that it stooped to pay be people bring migrants to its shores to turn back. >>> in banda aceh, women in industries such as sports or entertainment, aceh is a conservative region which is governed by islamic law. from banda aceh, step vaessen has more. >> the only flofns indonesia province in indonesia that has adopted islamic law. unmarried couples are given a last warning for kissing in

to take be migrants back to indonesia. officials are demanding an inquiry. andrew thomas reports. >> on monday, australia's prime minister was asked repeatedly to confirm or deny the allegations. he refused. >> the consistent position of this government has been not to on the operational details what has been necessary and when has been done to stop boats. >> reporter: but stopped by bribing smugglers? the allegation is that six smugglers were paid $5,000 each to turn around. >> we spoke to the boat passengers in the group and they did confirm to us that the australian authorities did pay money to the boat crew. and if that was in fact the case then they were turned back away into the open seas it would go against everything we are advising and urging states to do in this type of situation. >> turning boats around means not helping asylum seekers on and could encourage others to start. >> such payments if true could become an incentive for fishermen in indonesia to get into a race for cash by helping to smug asylum seekers

were told to return back to indonesia with the people on board in return for the $5,000 each. at the moment this is still part of an ongoing investigation. they are being investigated for people smuggling. >> and as this diplomatic dispute between australia and indonesia unfolds thousands more people are attempting to make the dangerous journey across the sea. andrew thomas traveled across the sea to see how thailand has expanded on its patrol efforts. >> the islands of tie lapped's west coast are exquisite. but this is no joy flight. the captain is flying a team out to sea looking for boats of trafficked migrants. in mid-may tie atlanta was criticized for pushing back boats of rohingya, it's helicopters would drop food but would not let them land onshore. under international pressure thailand promised in future a better response. air patrols have started and the entire navy has start a ship offshore ready to accommodate any migrants found. >> when desperate migrants were found in mid-may there was a real sense of crisis. thousands more migrants still floating out there. but t

of hundred 30 active volcanoes and indonesia. it has been closely monitored since june 2 20 became more active. 2.june a fire broke out shortly after morning mass in france, forcing evacuation. it is believed workers on the roof sparked the fire. zimbabwe is -- exchanging the redundant's and the dollar for the -- they have had a multicurrency system since 2009. what is the exchange rate? bwe dollarsn zimba will get you 40 u.s. cents. my next guest says there are signs of optimism in the sectors. alastair hughes runs the asia-pacific section and he joins us from shanghai. what do you see in terms of fourth-quarter recovery in china's property market that could extend to the rest of the year? allister: things are pretty positive here on the ground. the conversation about hard landings and bubble seems to have gone away. what we are experiencing is a strong demand come particularly -- demand, particularly from chinese companies looking to grow. what are these companies doing in terms of looking into tier 1, 2, 3 cities for propertie

it is causing irreparable dodge with neighbours in indonesia. and highlighted hastiness. it's been typical of what happened. will there be sanctions against australia, it's doubtful given the way the rest of the world is fleeing. certainly very embarrassing for the australian government. it's coming so strongly saying the people smugglers business modelled, yet here we have allegations that it is paying money, the people smugglers. it's extraordinary. >> we'll leave it there, thank you for speaking to us from sydney. controversy in australia as we see. pope francis is adding his voice to the debate appealing for migrants to be respected across the globe. in his weekly address he said those closing their borders to refugees should ask for forgiveness. a number of countries stepped up borders, turning away hundreds. many are seeking shelter in train stations in rome and milan >>> still ahead - politicians debate a controversial reform package. plus rushing into retirement as the clock runs down on a greek debt deal. workers cash in on pensions while they just because i'm aw

they launched an investigation into indonesia. it doesn't look likely that australia is going to formally give answers to indonesia or anyone else. tuesday morning, there were allegations that this is not the first time it had taken place. there are allegations that under the previous government that allegations that they were engaged in paying people smugglers as well. it's a bit of a mess an opaque mess at the moment. everyone is digging around for answers, and not getting any from the australian government. >> a big mess. >>> a new report says many united nations peacekeepers are abusing the people they are supposed to protect. a decade after an attempt to address the problem, a draft report find a third of abuse cases involve children. james bays reports. >> reporter: in haiti, where the u.n. had a peacekeeping mission for over a decade, the report found u.n. soldiers had what it called transactional sex with 200 women. money and gifts baby care its, medicine clothing and electrical goods were handed over by the soldiers. for

. >> did australia pay smugglers to return these asylum seekers to indonesia? on monday, australia's prime minister was asked repeatedly to confirm or deny the allegations. he refused. >> the consistent position of this government has been not to comment on the operational details of what -- >> be silent on my list. >> what has been done to stop the boats. >> reporter: but stopped by bribing smugglers? the allegation is that six crew members on a boat carrying asylum seekers were paid $5,000 each to turn around. >> they did confirm to us that the australian authorities can pay money to the boat crew and if that in fact was the case and they were alternated back away into the open seas it would go against everything that we are advising and urging states to did in this type of situation. >> reporter: turning boats around means not helping asylum seekers on board and paying people smugglers not to smug could encourage others to start. >> translator: such payment if true could become a incentive to fishermen to get into a race for cash for helping smug asylum seek

more than 110 people killed as an indonesia military plane crashes into a residential area. ♪ you are watching al jazeera, i'm sammy and also coming up heading for turbulent times and greece won't pay 1.6 billion euros to the imf today. amnesty international says egypt is in a state of all out oppression and accuses the government of crushing an entire generation hopes and as technology advances we look at preserving old computers for the ages. ♪ well, 113 people have died after a military plane crashed in indonesia according to the latest reports coming in now. and the jets came down in a residential area. it happened just two minutes after take off in the island of sonotra and bodies from the crash site are being taken to hospital in the city of midan. we can go now to stephanie decker to get more details for us she is at the island east of sanatra and stephanie tell us the latest on this one. >> reporter: well we've just heard, we just had confirmation from a military official that it has taken some time for the numbers to come out of how many exactly were on board and told 113 p

the captain and crew said they were paid $5,000 each to return to indonesia. tony abbott is refuse to go confirm or deny. let's gait a get a view from sarah hansen. joining us live. what do you make of the accusations? >> well, look, they are very serious accusations and it is simply extraordinary to have the australian prime minister tony abbott refusing to rule out any inkling that these bribes were paid or that the australian officials on board the navy vessels were involved in effectively paying for trafficking of people back to indonesia. and there is -- there is a new investigation happening in indonesia by the indonesian police. the united nations refugees agency said they have heard similar accusations the fact that the australian government is letting it linger really draws you to conclude that, in fact this may have happened and even if it did -- the australian government seems to have in problem with it. >> if it indeed did happen, has the australian government done anything illegal under australian or perhaps indonesian law? >> well, in terms of in

a turbulent relationship between australia and indonesia. the prime minister has not confirmed or denied that they were turned boatloads of refugees to indonesia. let's go to paul allen. how damaging is this? paul: well, we are at the words stage. indonesia's foreign minister has demanded an estimation over this. the australian prime minister says indonesia needs to have the sovereignty of its own borders. this is not been confirmed that an australian customs official paid 5000 australian dollars to each of the people to head back to indonesia. the australian prime minister has neither confirmed or denied. they say they used a range of measures to stop the boats . that was a key election promise the government has delivered on. the opposition has been making a lot of mileage out of this accusing the government of paying money to criminals. you can be sure that even more mileage will be made of this ruling issue angie. angie: paul, plenty of words here, but are there any signs of a diplomatic action from either side? paul: it is only recently

we will look at how indonesia's central bank is tackling inflation. ♪ rishaad: indonesia is already struggling with asia's highest rate of inflation, and some say the situation could be getting worse. bankers are trying to get inflation down to about 5%. that sometimes means getting their hands dirty. months, sher six has been training this farmers group to grow vegetables more productively. but, she is not an agricultural specialist. she is the head of the indonesian central banks west java offices. it is what might be called a hands-on approach to managing inflation. mandates manage not only the market and demand side but also the agricultural side from beginning to end. we look at how goods are produced, fertilized, how seeds are planted, and so on. it is a first step to tackling stubborn inflation has been stuck above 6% all year. food makes up about 1/5 of the consumer price index. price stability is a key focus. the central bank has teamed up with regional experts across the country to develop programs aimed at securing steady supplies of produce using the most efficient methods. the pro

a specialist on indonesia. usually we see him in sydney. the huge problem when you have infrastructure goals and no money to pay for it. they are dependent because they will not be will to do this infrastructure spending if they are not able to keep the budget deficit under 3%. revenues for targets he will not meet but he needs to get part of the way there. guest: we reported he is -- angie: he's trying to get people to pay their taxes. only half that do. angie: only half or even registered. 10 million submit income tax returns. less than one million actually paid the amount they were supposed to pay. tried any amnesty. >> they are talking about now doing another amnesty this year. some say if you do and it amnesty too many times people lose face in the tax system. even if it is a huge success we are starting from such a low base i'm not sure it will make much difference. guest: what needs to happen? angie: most critically he needs to fix the corruption in the tax office. in indonesia,on he has said he is going to do innovative things. when

. >>> we're following breaking news out of indonesia, reuters is reporting that an indonesia military plane has crashed into homes and a hotel. >> plus we are tracking reports a man set himself on fire on board a japanese bullet train. >>> and it's deadline day in greece. the country needs to make its latest payment or risk default. >>> a number of stories breaking this hour for you. i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm zain asher. this is "cnn newsroom." >> we want to begin with new information just into our newsroom. reuters news agent is citing a news official that a military transport plane has the crashed killing 30 people. it hit a hotel and houses in this area. the images are our first glimpse at what took place. the plane reportedly had just taken off minutes before the crash from an air force base in madan. we will try to get information on this for you throughout the hour including one of our team who is close to where this is all taking place as soon as we can connect with that correspondent or producer we will bring them to you live this hour. >>> two people are dead after a fire

. -- crashes in indonesia. raley seen images of audrey have burn. -- audrey have been -- audrey hepburn. ♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. greece is an economic crisis. the government was supposed to make a repayment to the international monetary fund but there has been tough language on both sides with little resolution. the greek minister produced a last-minute deal that will be discussed by eurozone ministers tomorrow. >> tensions were high in athens with people acutely aware that their future hangs in the balance. the streets were alive with the talk of the new greek proposal to its creditors, and a deal around the corner. these demonstrators gathered near parliament shouting a loud yes to do euro and to the eurozone. it is the passion of these protesters. they have been shouting we are staying in europe, yes, yes, yes . the details of the deal are less important. the priority is to make sure that degrees remains inside the eurozone. -- that greece remains inside t

in a added to its collapse sports straight indonesia is down. you look at this graphic and you think, who is not buying what. a lot of these exporters -- keep in mind, these countries export different things, commodities, intermediate goods, finished goods, so on and so forth. there must be some other weakness that people are talking about, right? ahead of the fed's decision later today, this also reflects weakness across developed markets on demand. an indication of a global economy. in the nieces president is trying to test his popularity even further. president iss trying to test his popularity even further. we are joined from jakarta. why is he doing this? good morning. good to see you. the indonesian government is taking all measures to create more room in the state budget. they propose to remove electricity subsidies for households that use between 450 watts to 900 watts. the money will be shifted directly to the poor. budget, $5.5tate billion allocated for subsidies. government,evious that it in race for heavier usage households and indus

indonesia is struggling with asia's highest rate of in nation. some fear the situation may be worsening. prices jumped according to figures today. bankers are trying to get that down to 5%. as rosalind chin reports, that sometimes means getting their hands dirty. >> she has been training this farmers group to grow vegetables more productively, but she's not an agricultural specialist. she's the head of the indonesian central bank's offices. >> bank indonesia's mandate is to manage not only the market and demand side, but also manage these agricultural groups from beginning to end on the supply side. we look at how they are produced, how the seeds are planted, and so on. >> targeting food production is a first step to tackling indonesia's stubborn inflation which has been stuck above 6% all year. it is an important goal for the president. food makes up about 1/5 of the consumer price index. price stability is a key part of the focus. experts have teamed up to develop programs ensuring steady supplies of produce using the most efficient methods. me

indonesia will build on that base. he islands will be better marketed. $75 million set aside for the airport. of thes the commitment government to develop tourism. the goal is to double tourist numbers by 2020. this is a huge archipelago. wide but ittched so has -- but it is left behind in terms of national visitors. attracted fewer visitors compared with smaller neighbors like malaysia and thailand last year. indonesia has to get serious about promoting itself as a tourist destination. earlier this month, it finally tonted visa-free access certain countries. angie: isn't infrastructure a problem there? waddle next at the -- bottlenecks at the bali airport? two-waywill get a new international airport. it will have a toll road from the main city to the west of the island. spreada is to development more widely. it is concentrated now just in the capital. the conti is down compared to the dollar. it is one of the most price competitive economies in the world. you don't need me to tell you this, but bali is where you want

sunday on al jazeera. >>> women in indonesia are protesting against a curve few imposed in banda aceh. women who work in certain industries must go home by 11:00pm. the provincial government wants to protect women from harassment. from banda aceh, we have this report. >> sharia police are on patrol in aceh, the only province in indonesia that adopted islamic law. women are reprimanded for being outdoors after 9:00pm, unaccompanied by family members or husbands. unmarried couples are given a warning for kissing in a park. these patrols are a common sight since islamic law, was introduced in 2001 violators can be punished. for the major of banda aceh, existing regulations it not far enough. she issued a ban on women working or visiting night spots after 11:00pm. >> translation: after 11:00pm places of entertainment are dangerous. there are many problems. we have adopted islamic law, we need to implement it. if women work later than 11:00pm, it's not effective. by that time women should be able to rest. >> this person works as a cashier in a cafe, can't afford to rest at night. like many

andrew thomas reports. >> the money shots, indonesia island al jazeera was given the first exclusive access to the bank notes at the center of a major diplomatic dispute. this cash indonesia police say was given at sea by australian officials to people smugglers to ensure they return their human cargo to indonesia and this is the captain of the asylum seeker boats. >> translator: i told the man we needed money to return to wives and children and he said okay we will help you, as captain i got $6,000 the five crew got $5,000 each. >>> the captain now being held by indonesia police claims his boat was escorted by two australian vessels over a two-week period and eventually transferred to two fishing boats australians provided and once paid sent to indonesia. >> translator: this is illegal and let the international community decide what the punishment should be. >> reporter: in australia on tuesday the prime minister was still dodging questions. >> the only thing that really counts is have we stopped the boats and the answer is a resounding yes. >> reporter: prime minister insisted too

but it is not sustainable either financially or with regard to our relationship with indonesia. >> peter good to speak with you thank you very much indeed for that. peter chen from sydney there. >>> nigeria's president has rejected calls to rotate the leadership of a new joint military force against boko haram. he holt the leaders of chad, mean he and cameroon they decided to set up the force he insisted nigeria's troops must lead the offensive against the armed group. >>> a british company has been accused of bank rolling soldiers link today bribery and violence in a quest for oil in africa's oldest park in the eastern democratic of congo. a report a poe fen shall threat to the horld heritage site. >> reporter: it's one of earth's great treasurers a home for rare mountain gorillas, heard of animals, fabulous land scapes captured in this oscar nominated film. the first national, a world heritage site but a british company has been interested in it the wealth that may lie under ground. it's been looking for oil with the support of the congo lease government promoting international outrage

to indonesia with the people on board. in return $5,000 each. at the moment this is part of an on going investigation. >> meanwhile, the flow of migrants into europe is not slowing down. a greek cost guard crew early saturday morning. many were from syria and afghanistan, including many children. the number of people who have arrived has grown to more man 7,200 in may. still ahead. >> the chances of this working are 90%. >> the surgeon who believes he can remove this man's head and transform it on to a healthy body. and coming up in sport robin will tell us why the grant is greener after the grinch hopeam... >> this definitely gave me an opportunity to grow up... >> you just don't give up... >> hard earned reunion only on al jazeera america >> the chance of this working is hundred%. there is marginal risk. i cannot deny that. >> the success will be determined how long the body can be live without oxygen. the recipient's head will be removeed from the donor's body. the blood vessels and the muscles will be stitched together

if it is conflict. >> indonesia has launched its own investigation too. would australia's government really pay criminals not to commit a crime? last week the very idea seemed ludicrous but the prime minister's nondenial and mounding claims in indonesia that the payment did take place has many tbleefg they must have done. for now australian government is standing firm but at some cost to the relationship with indonesia and widespread dereiteration at home and abroad. andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >>> hundreds of ex-service men in india are staging a strike. be dlut has more from new delhi. >> these former indian army servicemen say this hujer strike hunger strike they're on is their last desperate measure. one rank one pension which means they want officers or serving personnel who retire at same rank to paid the same pension. they say that this was a key promise by the bjp party during last year's lengs campaign but they are still waiting to receive their dues. >> we will come this we will definitely go for action. that is not going to be in the inte

some of the video coming out of indonesia has been very very dramatic. this is in the island of sumatra. an avenue language of volcanic ash can be seen coming down. the plumes of ash and lava have been spewing from this otherwise very dormant volcano. it's been quiet for almost four centuries now starting to sporadically erupt since 2010. local officials have actually asked indonesia for more aid to assist in the evacuees as the potential for more eruptions remains high. most live within an hour of an active volcano. in indonesia, there's 130 active volcanos as this lies in a very very active volcanic part of the world. here's some of the astounding photos coming out of this region. it's amazing to think that around 150,000 people actually live within a few kilometers of this particular volcano. and many of them actually refused to live because of their livelihoods, their agriculture right around this particular region. now we're going to switch gears quickly to talk about alaskan wildfires. because it has been quite a critical situation over the western

releasesof indonesia its reference rate decision on thursday. it reduced official rates in they trend across southeast asia for monetary easing. one bloomberg expects the bank to hold. last week bank of japan governor says there's no reason for the , cutting theurther likelihood of a third wave of stimulus. we are going to get a better idea of his thinking on friday when china releases its latest monetary policy statement. on what might be moving markets. ray, i guess it is greece. this is an ominous sign. >> potentially, yes. it is clear that the time for technical level discussions ahead of what is going to be a very important meeting of finance ministers scheduled to take place on thursday, that is pretty much over. i'm sure they will be furious behind negotiations between now and thursday. it does look like both sides haven't really changed. they are still trying to push the idea of pension. raises suspicions that potentially germany and others really want to have to horse this -- to force this. the point where he would have to capitulate an

what's been the reaction across indonesia to this? >> we've had some political reaction in parliament after this happened. some people saying that the military perhaps is flying planes that are too old this particular aircraft that went down is from 1964, some people questions perhaps if the maintenance hasn't been done well, the others talking about the military budget, is it split equally. it's split between the army, air force, the army saying they need more money because what they do is more dangerous. it's happened three times in the past that a military aircraft has gone down amongst residential areas. it's too early to see what happened on this particular incident. we know there will be that investigation. i think the authorities here will need to look into what's been happening because it is something that happens way too often. if you look at the track record, it's a plane with a very good track record, so something they'll need to look into. at the moment, too early to tell what caused this plane to go down killing all 113 o

provided once paid sent in the direction of indonesia. >> according to our law this is bribery. this is illegal. we will let the international community decide what the punishment will be. >> on australia tuesday the prime minister was still dodging questions. >> the only thing that really counts is have we stopped the boats and the answer is a resounding yes. >> the prime minister insisted officials always acted legally. despite paying smugglers to take be migrants anywhere is not is not legal. did people smugglers ever get paid by australia while they were in government? not at sea his leader said but he stonewalled when he claimed payments made to smugglers on land. >> you know, it doesn't matter what the political party the matter is from, we simply don't comment. >> australia paying smugglers could have happened for years. australian poifns are opinions are mixed. >> if they don't have anything to hide they should be anting the question. >> it is a good thick. >> thing -- thing. >> crook? >> yes crook. they proved themselves. >> most asylum seekers have stopped coming the t

indonesia experienced the slowest economic expansion since 2009. of better returns in north asian stocks. there is a prediction that investors might switch to markets like china as the market for asian markets is unexciting and blank. you.ad: thank we will turn to the company once referred to as the facebook of china. on the verge of going private. or than a dozen u.s. listed companies considering this. why? the shuffle in the new york listing, i want to show you two different stocks that tell the story about renren. your to date. it looks pretty good. out and to extend that look at what it has done in new york trading. down 71%. that is a ski slope downwards. 83% down from a high. that to a rival, listed in hong kong. a big social networking stock. 264%. 64% -- renren listing in new york, maybe not the best decision. i have a quote. their business model never worked. rishaad: we hear less and less about it. there is no buzz coming from the company. necessarily except for the company and founder. i know him and have met him in beijing.- he and the

voting rights, indonesia wants some. it is looking for partners to form a constituency with a combined share of 6%. it is in discussions. the maldives is a possible partner. it looks like nations fighting for a voice, understandably given their voices are hardly heard at the world bank or imf. rishaad: thank you, haslinda. joining us with the latest on the aiib. stories making headlines elsewhere. vietnam evening courier -- easing on foreign energy. increasing holdings on another of industries. banks will remain capped at 30%. japanese are telling civil servants to work hard and play harder to improve worklife balance. they are encouraging employees to come in early so that they can leave earlier. participants will be encouraged to forget about unnecessary overtime. smalltime workers in japan take less than half of annual leave entitlement. apple is said to have started early production of new iphones. it will include a feature called force touch. this senses how hard uses press on the screen and can be adjusted. it is e

medan is indonesia's third largest city. the plane crashed on empty buildings, otherwise the death toll would have been higher. by sunset on tuesday the airport announced it would no longer fly the hercules c 130 until they know why this crash happened. it's not the first time that a military airport crashes into a civilian area here in indonesia and it's already prompted calls from applications questioning whether the military is operating planes that are too old. but there are no answers yet why this accident happened. the investigation could take a couple of months. stephanie dekker. al jazeera. >> the eyethe tests carried out on a 17-year-old boy showed positive results for ebola. you >>> haitian officials have warned that dominican republic will force thousands back over the border. sparking a humanitarian crisis. and the poorest nation in the americas is struggling to cope. >> on haiti's northern border, people are crossing back. some deported. some heading to haiti. >> the dominicans force to you leave even when you s

the indonesias are among those demanding answers. in geneva on monday, the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights decried what he called contempt of politicians towards refugees. none of that will matter to the prime minister and government ministers. they actually quite like when this issue is talked about because politically it plays well for them. numerous polls show that australians are pleased that boats have all but stopped coming to australia's shores and are not too concerned about the methods used. that won't stop the questions or the international condemnation but it explains why australia's government is reasonably happy to let the questionings keep coming while they stone wall when it comes to any answers. >>> kenya's army says it's killed an al shabaab commander responsible for the deaths of at least 60 people. he was one of 11 members killed in a fire fight with the army on sunday. the military is trying to prove to the public that it is successfully fighting the group. you may find some images in her report disturbing. >>reporter: people here vie

in indonesia's aceh province. >> police in the u.s. city of dallas brief the gunman that attacked the police headquarters a few hours ago was the work of a lone attacker, who may already be dead. the fbi have been called in to investigate the incident in which the central police station were sprayed with automatic gunfire. nobody was injured but there was damage to police cars as well as the building. the police shot the suspect, and they confirm that only one attacker was involved. >> initially at the first briefing witnesses had told our officers that there might have been four suspects. what we believe to be true now is that this one suspect. >> let's cross now to melissa chan who is in dallas for us. the police are confirming whether the suspect is alive or dead. do we know anything else about it? >> i think it's interesting in the early reports overnight the belief from police themselves was that it was actually four gunmen multiple gunmen used. but this morning they did clarify that they do believe that it is now just one gunman,

we have video into the news room from that military plane crash, in indonesia. the death toll continues to rise, 37 people are new confirmed, dead, indonesia air force plane hercules, went down in a residential neighborhood, in the town of seban. there were 12 members on board. plane went down minutes after take off. pilot requested turn back to the base but plane turned and then hit a building, and even indonesia's third largest city with american 3 million residents. >>> all right. lets switch gears, and turn things over to dave warren, who was, not having such an easy day. yesterday he gave a perfect ten, two hand up, and today not so much. >> hand in the half. >> hand and two fists. >> yes. >> there we go. >> all right. >> yeah, we're watching thunderstorms, it is a little more tricky. yesterday was beautiful. low humidity, sunshine and a few clouds and light breeze. it is warmer, humidity back but these storms developing late their could complicate things. upper 60's right around philadelphia cooler to the north and south and earn suburbs. it warms up to 07

>> malaysia and indonesia. not a great spot to be when you're domestic currency is sinking, the u.s. dollar is rising, interest rates are rising. companies cannot pay back service or interest, they don't invest, spend or cut staff. throw in exports to europe and you could have a bad situation there. called the regional sin complex. rishaad: black swan. regional sin. we've got it all. you can get more on this story any time, anywhere just download bloombergerg cap -- app. a look at some of the other stories, a debt crisis bubbling up. rico saying itto cannot pay its debt and it needs major restructuring. 60% of puerto rico's upcoming $10 billion budget is in off of a debt repayment and an unemployment rate which is twice the u.s. average. has failed to boost its currency holdings. reserves need to be raised by at least 13% to withstand global volatility. the banks say that india needs more than 400. toyota accelerating plans to fiatyet for a -- fight -- for a midsized sports car. we have not been told where the

a a cargo jet went down in a residential neighborhood today in indonesia had at this time add hotel and spa, nobody survived and it's unclear if anybody on the ground was killed. >>> time was running out for greece to avoid a historic financial collapse the nation has until 6:00 tonight to negotiate parts of its international bailout, without a solution the government will lose access to rescue loans it needs to pay off its debts a missed payment could result in the default and an exit from the euro currency. >> a wild fire in washington state has burns homed and caused other residents to evacuate. the blaze has sparked 3,000 acres. residents had little time to get out. >> within two minutes, the fire department was here telling us to get ready to evacuate within 60 seconds, we were in the car and gone. >> there doesn't look like there is anything left, the kitchen sink is there but everything else is gone. >> triple digit temperatures and drought and strong winds are flaming the wild fire, so far it's only 10% contained. more than 70 wild fires are burning across the west. >>> and

leticia: en indonesia miles de personas tuvieron que ser evacuadas luego de la erupciÓn de un volcÁn. leÓn: el termÓmetro marca 53. leticia: ya volvemos con mÁs . ---a unas 10-mil personas las evacuaron de sus ya volvemos con +10.000 personas fueron evacuadasen indonesia, debido a que un volcÁn entrÓ en erupciÓn, autoridades locales piden recursos para ayudar a los desplazados. leÓn: en vÍsperas del dÍa del padre, la organizaciÓn tiene una sorpresa para reos. leticia: ellos facilitaron que se pudieran encontrar con sus hijos en el interior de la cÁrcel. cronista: fueron momentos conmovedores, incluso, luego de 10 aÑos sin verse. luego de 18 aÑos, conociÓ a su hija, la Última vez que la vio estaba en el vientre de su madre. >> querÍa decir que muy pronto la podrÍa haber. cronista: su hija soÑÓ con ese momento durante muchos aÑos. >> estaba muy nerviosa, no lo habÍa visto por muchos aÑos . cronista: tuvieron la oportunidad de ver y besar a sus hijos. >> nosotros nos encargamos de los autobuses y la comida, los niÑos se van muy tristes a sus casas. pagamos las foto

. >> in indonesia, al jazeera has been given the first access to film bank notes alleged to have been handed over by australian officials to people smugglers at sea. australia's government is still refusing to answer questions on whether the payment took place sparking a major dispute between the two countries. andrew tomas reports. >> the money shot, on the crimean island, al jazeera was given the first exclusive access to the bank notes at the center of a major diplomatic dispute. this cash crimean place see was given at sea by australian officials to people smugglers to ensure they return their human cargo to indonesia and this is the captain of the asylum seeker boat. >> i told the australian man we needed money so we could return to our wives and children. he said ok, we'll help you. as captain i got $6,000, the five crew got $5,000 each. >> the captain now being held by crimean police claims his boat was escorted by two australian vessels over a two week period. eventually passengers and crew were transferred to two different fishing boats that the australian provided and once p

after a crash shortly after takeover in indonesia. three others died on the ground. it's not clear why the plane crashed. >>> egypt's president is promising tougher laws following the assassination of the prosecutor general. he says trials for those suspected of terrorism should be speeded up and new measures will be presented within days. >>> and there are reports that greece has rejected a last-minute proposal by creditors on a new bailout package. by midnight on tuesday, it current financial aid will come to an end. >>> iran's foreign minister says only a deal that is fair and balanced will be acceptable to the iranian people. he is back in vienna for talks on iran's nuclear program, and negotiations are set to continue past the tuesday deadline. let's cross live to james bayes live in vienna. the deadline is expected to pass without an agreement. describe the mood in the discussions >> reporter: i think the fact that the foreign minister is back here after spending one day in tehran for negotiations and back around the negotiating table and at the end of a meetin

. >>> and breaking news in indonesia after a military plane crashes overnight. we got an update on the recovery effort. molette will have an update from the >>> death toll rising in indonesia after a military plane crash, at least 37 people killed. up from 20 about an hour ago. these horrific images in to the live desk show a residential neighborhood on fire. panic everywhere. there's smoke coming from buildings, crumpled vehicles. the c-130 crashed shortly after takeoff in the country's third largest city. back to you. >>> all right, molette thank you. 6:11 is our time right now. i want to get folks caught up on the forecast for today. >> yeah we have a bright start to our tuesday, but a lingering threat of some showers later on. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. you'll notice it's more humid when you step out. hazy sunshine around the metro area now. off to the west, showers in the mountains of west virginia and headed into western maryland. well west of the metro area for the morning commute. look at that cantaloupe