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- One Nation senator shoots down Labor bid to amend 'anti-union' bills
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- Retail group approves Bangladesh factories as safety concerns persist, report finds
- India train crash: death toll rises as rescue worker says survival hopes fading
- MH370 search: frustrated families head to Madagascar to hunt for debris
- You've got meth: NZ residents urged to check letterboxes for drug shipments
- Divisive and conquered, Sarkozy bows out of a race that has a long way to go
- Monkey attack in Libya sparks tribal clashes that kill more than a dozen
- Squeaking echidna puggles born at Taronga zoo – video
- Rwanda genocide: Catholic church sorry for role of priests and nuns in killings
- Awkward Apec fashion: what world leaders wore – in pictures
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| Samsung and Panasonic accused over supply chain labour abuses in Malaysia Posted: 20 Nov 2016 07:00 PM PST Migrant workers making goods for the global electronics brands claim they are trapped and exploited in Malaysia Continue reading... |
| Sarkozy defeated in primary for French right's presidential candidate Posted: 20 Nov 2016 02:03 PM PST Former prime ministers François Fillon and Alain Juppé face second vote on 27 November, after Nicolas Sarkozy suffers humiliating rejection Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's political career has been effectively ended, after he was dealt a humiliating defeat on Sunday by his former prime minister François Fillon in the first round of the race to choose the rightwing Republican party's candidate for the presidency next spring. Fillon, a socially conservative, free-market reformer who admires Margaret Thatcher and voted against same-sex marriage, came close to winning the nomination straight out, with around 43% of the poll. |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:53 AM PST The Guardian Cities team is live in the Indonesian capital to get under the skin of south-east Asia's greatest megacity. Follow us all day long, suggest thoughts and ideas – and get involved yourself!
Leading urbanist Marco Kusumawijaya of the city's Rujak Centre explains the key struggle for Jakartans: how to imagine the future of their city. Unlike other megalopolises across the world, and in sharp contrast to the trend of global urbanisation, more people are actually leaving Jakarta than arriving. The city's net migration rate has been negative since at least 1990. Imagining a future for this chaotic metropolis is very difficult for most people who live and work here. If they imagine anything, it's to detach their own future from the city. Related: Jakarta at 30 million: my city is choking and sinking – it needs a new Plan B Related: Jakarta di 30 juta: Kotaku tercekat dan tenggelam – dibutuhkan rencana alternatif baru
As part of Guardian Jakarta Week, we have joined forces with Tempo, Indonesia's leading source for investigative journalism, on several special reports, as well as a live event this Wednesday entitled Indonesia and the Media. Tempo has been and will always be about independent reporting and quality journalism. These are the qualities that we – as Jakartans and Indonesians – desperately need more and more in the media now, especially when we see there is no sign of abating corruption while sectarianism and intolerance are on the rise. We want to remain the voice of reason in this city. That is why we are joyful to be invited to collaborate with the Guardian, and to discuss Indonesia and the international media [at the event on Wednesday 23 November]. Hopefully the forum will shed some lights on some of the concern people have about Indonesia's image abroad, and how journalists can do a better job in reporting the facts. Continue reading... |
| Obama presses Putin on Syria as Aleppo bombed by regime forces Posted: 20 Nov 2016 12:46 PM PST US president stressed the need to reduce the violence and suffering inflicted on the Syrian people The US president, Barack Obama, has urged greater efforts to end violence in war-torn Syria in brief talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, as concern mounts over a ferocious regime bombing campaign in rebel-held parts of Aleppo. Obama made the comments to his Russian counterpart on Sunday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru in what could be their last meeting before the US president leaves office in January. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel to stand for fourth term as chancellor in 2017 Posted: 20 Nov 2016 01:48 PM PST German chancellor ends months of speculation with announcement that she intends to seek re-election Angela Merkel has announced she will run for a fourth term as German chancellor in a crucial national election next September, insisting the decision had not been easy to make because of the complex challenges she will face and "absurd" expectations Germany could take a world leadership role when Barack Obama leaves office. Related: Germany daunted by great expectations as Obama passes baton to Merkel Continue reading... |
| Police helicopter crashes amid shootouts in Rio Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:08 AM PST At least 12 people are killed as gunfire is reported across city, highlighting fears of public security crisis Just months after hosting the Olympics, the west zone of Rio de Janeiro resembled a war zone this weekend as a police helicopter crashed amid shootouts and execution-style murders that left at least 12 people dead. Gunfire was reported in half a dozen locations across the city, highlighting fears of a public security crisis worsened by budget cuts, striking police, a change of government and uncertainties over the future of the favela "pacification" policy. Continue reading... |
| John McCain: 'I don't give a damn – no waterboarding' under Trump Posted: 19 Nov 2016 06:07 PM PST Senior Republican who chairs armed services committee says any attempt to bring back harsh interrogation techniques would face court challenge A leading Republican voice on national security matters says he doesn't care what president-elect Donald Trump says, the United States will not reinstate waterboarding. Senator John McCain of Arizona, chairman of the armed services committee, said on Saturday that any attempt to bring back harsh tortures such as waterboarding, which simulates drowning, would quickly be challenged in court. Continue reading... |
| Libya's government faces forced currency devaluation Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:48 AM PST Fayez al-Serraj's administration faces credibility crisis over row with central bank on how to revive the economy The government of near-bankrupt Libya faces the threat of a forced devaluation of the country's currency and an end to fuel subsidies, in a move that could spark a wave of popular anger and the fall of the teetering UN-backed administration in Tripoli. The credibility of Fayez al-Serraj's government of national accord (GNA) is waning despite the support of the US, France, Italy and the UK, and its leadership has been unable to unite the country. Continue reading... |
| Italy's most famous chef threatens to leave over referendum vote Posted: 20 Nov 2016 06:49 AM PST Massimo Bottura, of Osteria Francescana restaurant in Modena, believes rejection of constitutional overhaul would be disaster The biggest name in Italian cuisine has threatened to leave the country if voters defy the prime minister and reject a constitutional overhaul in an upcoming referendum that could topple the government. Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was in June named the world's best restaurant, said he would "drop everything and go abroad" if his compatriots voted against the changes – something he believes would plunge the country into disarray. Continue reading... |
| Kabul mosque hit by deadly suicide bomb attack Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:36 AM PST At least 27 people killed and 35 injured in attack on mosque in Afghan capital in latest attack targeting Shia community At least 27 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, in the latest in a series of attacks targeting the country's Shia community. Continue reading... |
| Green Day protest at AMAs: 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' – video Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:34 AM PST Green Day protest against President-elect Donald Trump at Sunday night's American Music Awards in Los Angeles. During a performance of their song Bang Bang, they insert a bit of Born to Die, a 1982 single by Texas punk band MDC, amending the song's chant, 'No war, no KKK, no fascist USA' Continue reading... |
| Kanye West rants about Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg – video Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:34 AM PST Kanye West rants about Beyoncé, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, 'the press' and Mark Zuckerberg before cutting his concert short in Sacramento, California. The rapper had played only a few songs before ending the show after about 30 minutes Continue reading... |
| American Music Awards – in pictures Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:34 AM PST It was a night of pop celebration tinged with political sentiment at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Continue reading... |
| Jakarta di 30 juta: Kotaku tercekat dan tenggelam – dibutuhkan rencana alternatif baru Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:03 AM PST Membayangkan masa depan stabil bagi metropolitan yang menggairahkan namun semrawut – dengan 3.5 juta komuter harian – tidaklah mudah bagi mereka yang tinggal dan bekerja di sini. Arsitek terkemuka Jakarta menawarkan visinya untuk masa depan kota dalam skala kecil Tidak seperti megalopolitan di berbagai belahan dunia, dan berbeda dari tren urbanisasi global, lebih banyak orang meninggalkan Jakarta ketimbang pindah ke kota ini. Angka bersih migrasi ke Jakarta menunjukkan nilai negatif sejak 1990. Amat sulit bagi mereka yang tinggal dan bekerja di Jakarta untuk membayangkan masa depan metropolitan yang semrawut ini. Jika mereka merenungkan masa depan, yang kerap terpikir adalah meninggalkan kota ini. Continue reading... |
| Royal Navy risks having 'pathetically low total' of ships, warn MPs Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:25 PM PST MoD urged to speed up modernisation of fleet and accused of 'extraordinary mistakes' in design of existing ships The Royal Navy will struggle to deal with the threats facing Britain unless the government steps up plans to modernise the country's fleet, MPs have warned. According to the defence select committee, the UK already has a "woefully low" number of vessels available and uncertainty remains over plans to replace ageing frigates that are due to be decommissioned by 2035. Continue reading... |
| If Berlusconi is like Trump, what can Italy teach America? Posted: 21 Nov 2016 12:42 AM PST Given that Italians were governed for nine years by a PM who has often been likened to the new president-elect, what can the US learn from them? Among the world leaders who congratulated Donald Trump on his surprise election victory was the politician to whom the billionaire real estate mogul and reality television star has most often been compared: Silvio Berlusconi. The rightwing former Italian prime minister and billionaire media mogul, who was dogged by claims that he used an underage prostitute at his infamous "bunga bunga" parties and counted Vladimir Putin as a close ally and friend, said the comparisons between the two were "obvious" and that Trump would rule with "authority and equilibrium". Continue reading... |
| Amnesty: UK 'utterly disingenuous' about human rights in Bahrain Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Report ahead of visit by Theresa May says ministers act as 'overexcited cheerleaders' for 'woefully inadequate' reforms British ministers have acted like overexcited cheerleaders for Bahrain's woefully inadequate human rights reforms, Amnesty International has said, ahead of an expected visit next month by Theresa May on the sidelines of the annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit. Ministers ought to be confronting the awkward reality that the institutions set up in Bahrain with UK support "are seriously flawed and widely seen as a PR exercises", Amnesty said. Continue reading... |
| UK aid money spent trying to boost British role in Malawi oil sector Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Project aimed to make UK 'partner of choice' in industry, but campaigners warn of potential for ecological disaster The British government spent thousands of pounds of aid money on a project aimed at "establishing the UK as the partner of choice" in the nascent oil and gas sector of one of the world's poorest countries. Malawi is believed to have substantial oil deposits, including under Lake Malawi, a pristine freshwater lake – the third largest in Africa – whose southern shores are a protected Unesco world heritage site. Unesco has warned that any oil activity near the lake risks causing an ecological disaster. Continue reading... |
| San Antonio police officer shot dead near headquarters, chief says Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:20 AM PST Suspect approached police car window and fired as unidentified Texas officer, a 20-year veteran, was writing a ticket, says chief William McManus A police officer in San Antonio, Texas, was shot dead near his department headquarters on Sunday writing out a traffic ticket, authorities have said. Police chief William McManus told a press conference that at about 11.40am local time the officer pulled over a driver on the south side of the police headquarters, and began writing a ticket inside his police cruiser. A second driver, in a black Toyota or "Toyota-like Nissan", then pulled up behind the officer's car, McManus said. Continue reading... |
| We won't 'compromise national interest', Turnbull says after Obama Apec meeting Posted: 20 Nov 2016 05:33 PM PST PM uses final meeting with Obama to thank him for cooperation, as US president expresses confidence alliance will remain 'as robust as ever' under Trump Malcolm Turnbull has used his final bilateral meeting with Barack Obama before the US president departs from office to thank him for cooperating with Australia on humanitarian issues in the region, including the refugee resettlement deal. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, and Obama expressed confidence during the discussion that Australia's postwar alliance with the US would remain "as robust as ever" despite the election of Donald Trump. Continue reading... |
| One Nation senator shoots down Labor bid to amend 'anti-union' bills Posted: 21 Nov 2016 12:21 AM PST Rodney Culleton criticises plan to involve corporate regulator Asic in oversight of unions as legislative wrangling gathers pace in Canberra The One Nation senator Rodney Culleton has criticised Labor's proposed plan to give the corporate watchdog powers to investigate serious legal breaches by unions, describing it as a "toothless tiger". The registered organisations bill, which would increase penalties for misconduct in unions and increase reporting requirements, was debated in the Senate on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Bid to exhume Ferdinand Marcos three days after his burial Posted: 21 Nov 2016 12:55 AM PST Critics angered by court ruling that allowed Philippine dictator to be buried in a heroes' cemetery Campaigners have launched legal action to exhume the body of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes' cemetery triggered street protests. He was finally laid to rest on Friday in a secretive ceremony at the "Cemetery of Heroes" with military honours almost three decades after his death, angering critics who said he was responsible for massive corruption and human rights abuses. Continue reading... |
| Hen picked: the UK's National Poultry Show – in pictures Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:30 PM PST This year's event in Telford, Shropshire, is showcasing about 7,000 entries from around the world. Leon Neal photographed some of the more remarkable birds Continue reading... |
| Retail group approves Bangladesh factories as safety concerns persist, report finds Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Exclusive: Alliance consortium, which includes Walmart, Gap and Target, has pushed back deadlines to implement fire exits, alarms and structural renovations more than three years after deadly Rana Plaza collapse, independent survey says An organisation backed by global retailers including Gap, Target and Walmart is giving passing grades to Bangladeshi factories that have yet to implement life-saving safety changes the retailers pledged to put in place following a deadly building collapse in 2013 that killed 1,137 people, according to a new report published Monday. The Guardian has been given an exclusive preview of the first independent systematic survey of the Bangladeshi garment factories used by the Alliance consortium of retailers set up after the deadly Rana Plaza factory collapse that triggered a global consumer backlash against major retailers. Continue reading... |
| India train crash: death toll rises as rescue worker says survival hopes fading Posted: 20 Nov 2016 10:48 PM PST Six people are pulled alive from Indore-Patna express train after it derailed near Kanpur, with 138 bodies found The death toll of Sunday's train derailment in northern India rose to 138 as rescue workers said hopes were fading that they would find anyone else alive in the wreckage of the Indore-Patna express train. The train swerved off the tracks near the village of Purwa, about 65km (40 miles) from the industrial town of Kanpur at 3am on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| MH370 search: frustrated families head to Madagascar to hunt for debris Posted: 20 Nov 2016 09:59 PM PST Relatives of victims will launch their own operation next month amid anger at the lack of an organised search along African coast Relatives of passengers who were aboard flight MH370 when it disappeared will travel to Madagascar next month in the hope of rekindling efforts to find and recover seaborne debris from the Malaysia Airlines jet. A next-of-kin association called Voice370 has repeatedly complained about the lack of a coordinated search in the western Indian ocean and along the African coast despite the recovery there of several pieces of debris which were either confirmed or declared highly likely to have come from MH370. |
| You've got meth: NZ residents urged to check letterboxes for drug shipments Posted: 20 Nov 2016 08:34 PM PST The Central Otago region, best known for pinot noir and adventure sports, has become a target for letterbox drug deliveries to unoccupied holiday homes Drugs are being mailed to the letterboxes of unoccupied holiday homes in New Zealand's deep south as methamphetamine use in the country's peaceful and picturesque Central Otago district increases. The region in the southern south island, which is best known for its pinot noir vineyards and adventure sports, is a tourist mecca for foreigners and locals. Continue reading... |
| Divisive and conquered, Sarkozy bows out of a race that has a long way to go Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:49 PM PST His extreme campaign, during which he took a ferociously hard line on topics such as national identity, will leave its mark on the rest of the presidential race Nicolas Sarkozy, one of the most divisive figures in French politics, calmly took to the podium to accept defeat, vowing to spend less time on the "passions of public life" after France humiliatingly rejected his attempt to run again as the right's candidate for next year's presidential election. His thwarted bid to reconquer the French presidency and avenge his 2012 defeat by the Socialist François Hollande had been driven by a lifelong addiction to elections and a conviction that he could read the public mood. He once said of politics that "you have to withdraw the needle slowly" but he never managed to kick the habit. Now, aged 62 and after 40 years in politics, he might have to finally bow out. Continue reading... |
| Monkey attack in Libya sparks tribal clashes that kill more than a dozen Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:38 PM PST Three men turn a pet monkey loose on a schoolgirl, prompting retaliation that escalates into use of tanks and mortars At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions that were reportedly sparked by a monkey. According to residents and local media in the southern city of Sabha, the violence erupted between two tribes after three young men turned a pet monkey loose on a schoolgirl. Continue reading... |
| Squeaking echidna puggles born at Taronga zoo – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:38 PM PST Two short-beaked echidna puggles hit the scales for the first time at Taronga zoo in Sydney – the first born at the zoo for 29 years. The pair were two of three puggles all hatched within a short period from 16-30 August. The youngest was born to mother Pitpa, the last echidna born at Taronga Continue reading... |
| Rwanda genocide: Catholic church sorry for role of priests and nuns in killings Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:15 PM PST 'We didn't show that we are one family but instead killed each other,' say bishops in statement marking the end of the holy year of mercy The Catholic church in Rwanda apologised on Sunday for the church's role in the 1994 genocide, saying it regretted the actions of those who participated in the massacres. "We apologize for all the wrongs the church committed. We apologize on behalf of all Christians for all forms of wrongs we committed. We regret that church members violated [their] oath of allegiance to God's commandments," said the statement by the Conference of Catholic Bishops, which was read out in parishes across the country. Continue reading... |
| Awkward Apec fashion: what world leaders wore – in pictures Posted: 20 Nov 2016 03:49 PM PST From Driza-Bone coats in Australia to tunics dubbed 'Star Trek suits' in China, the annual Apec summit is renowned for staging awkward photoshoots with global leaders. This year, they wore a slightly more restrained woollen shawl, but here's a rundown of some of the classics Continue reading... |
| Royal Navy fires flares at Spanish vessel in British waters off Gibraltar Posted: 20 Nov 2016 02:11 PM PST Gibraltar's chief minister cites 'reckless disregard for safety' shown by research ship, which did not respond to radio contact The Royal Navy has fired flares at a Spanish research vessel after it strayed into British Gibraltar territorial waters. HMS Sabre gave the warning to Angeles Alvarino after attempts to contact it by radio failed. Continue reading... |
| Obama reassures Turnbull US-Australia alliance will transcend 'party politics' Posted: 20 Nov 2016 01:41 PM PST Outgoing US president says relationship will 'remain as robust as ever' as pair discuss trade, security, refugees and Trump at Apec summit Malcolm Turnbull and Barack Obama have met on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Peru to discuss trade, regional security and the incoming Trump administration. The US president reassured Turnbull that the US-Australia alliance would remain strong and transcended "party politics". Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel confirms she will seek fourth term as German chancellor – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 12:58 PM PST The chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, holds a press conference on Sunday evening to confirm reports that she intends to seek re-election as the leader of the CDU party, and therefore, run again as a candidate for leader of the country. Merkel tells reporters that the decision was "anything but trivial" and said she had thought about it "for an endlessly long time" Continue reading... |
| Full of hot air: Row in Canadian parliament over the word ‘fart’ – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:11 AM PST Canadian MP Michelle Rempel is criticised by the leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May, for using the "distinctly un-parliamentary" word 'fart' during a speech calling for more to be done to help workers in Alberta. Following Rempel's claim that the government treats the province of Alberta like "a fart in the room that nobody wants to talk about" May called for her fellow MP to withdraw the word, which she spelled out in order to avoid repeating Continue reading... |
| Big turnout as French right votes for candidate to oppose Marine Le Pen Posted: 20 Nov 2016 10:08 AM PST More than 2.5m ballots cast so far in first round of contest to decide who will take on Front National leader for presidency More than 2.5 million people voted in France on Sunday in the first round of the primary race to choose the rightwing candidate likely to face the far-right Marine Le Pen in next spring's presidential election. Donald Trump's US win has thrown the spotlight on France as the next possible shake-up of the political system. Polls have consistently shown that Le Pen, the Front National leader, will make it to the final round run-off next May, but that it would be difficult for her to win. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 09:37 AM PST My friend Kevin Taylor (known to his family as Gordon), who has died aged 77, was a Franciscan friar and Episcopal parish priest known for his infectious laugh and sense of humour. Kevin was born in Dublin, the eldest of three brothers, to Benjamin, a joiner, and Florence (nee Bibby). He attended Christ Church Cathedral school in the city and went to church three times on a Sunday. The family moved to Manchester when Kevin was about 16. Continue reading... |
| Police helicopter crashes after being shot at in Brazil – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 08:36 AM PST Footage from social media shows a police helicopter getting into difficulty after being shot at while flying over a Rio de Janeiro slum known as City of God. The helicopter crashed, killing four officers on board, although it is not yet clear whether the gunfire was the direct cause of the crash Continue reading... |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 08:10 AM PST Tens of thousands of protesters holding candles march toward the presidential Blue House during an anti-government rally in central Seoul aimed at forcing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to resign over a corruption scandal. The demonstrations are among the largest seen in South Korea since the pro-democracy protests of the 1980s and have provided a stark challenge to Park's authority, though the president has defied calls to step down. Continue reading... |
| Africa Women Cup of Nations kicks off in Cameroon Posted: 20 Nov 2016 03:25 AM PST Dictator Paul Biya says football tournament can help showcase Cameroon as a tourist destination in spite of terror threat The Africa Women Cup of Nations has opened, with the host nation Cameroon hoping to use the football tournament as a springboard to build its tourism industry. Security was tight for Sunday's opening ceremony at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaoundé, which was attended by the country's autocratic president, Paul Biya, and his wife, Chantal. Cameroon's army is battling Boko Haram in the north and there are concerns that militants could strike in the capital. Continue reading... |
| Zika: Let's give women the contraception they so desperately want Posted: 20 Nov 2016 02:00 AM PST Why aren't public health leaders using this crisis as an opportunity to transform women's lives? As Zika continues to spread through the western hemisphere, the women's health aspect of the virus has not entered the public conversation. Perhaps more than the failure to control mosquito populations, lack of access to widespread, effective contraception is the root cause of microcephaly in most of Latin America and the Caribbean, and yet remains the least talked about aspect of the epidemic. Ebola, like HIV before it, offered an impetus to improve general healthcare infrastructure in west Africa, as international money and political will joined the fight against the epidemic. For all its negatives, the Zika outbreak similarly provides an opportunity to press strongly for universal access to contraception and reproductive services for women in all Zika-affected countries, but this opportunity is being largely overlooked. Continue reading... |
| Jakarta at 30 million: my city is choking and sinking – it needs a new Plan B Posted: 21 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST Imagining a more stable future for this thrilling but chaotic metropolis – with its 3.5 million daily commuters – is not easy for those who live and work here. One leading Jakarta architect offers his vision for a smaller-scale future Unlike other megalopolises across the world, and in sharp contrast to the trend of global urbanisation, more people are actually leaving Jakarta than arriving. The city's net migration rate has been negative since at least 1990. Imagining a future for this chaotic metropolis is very difficult for most people who live and work here. If they imagine anything, it's to detach their own future from the city. Continue reading... |
| Jakarta's Rat Eradication Movement: public offered cash reward for live rats Posted: 21 Nov 2016 12:59 AM PST With Jakarta's rats getting ever bigger and more brazen, the deputy governor decided to offer $1.50 per live rodent. But history shows such schemes can have unintended consequences and offering the public a cash bounty could backfire Samin climbed down into the darkness of the sewer, homemade catapult in hand. He wasn't using stones this time, concerned they might kill his prey. Instead he formed small balls from damp mud, just enough to stun the rats and get them into a rusty wire cage. The plan was to smoke them out. He threw a fistful of lit rags down the tunnel and waited. That night, despite an evening thunder storm, the square outside Cakung district administrative office in East Jakarta was packed with street cleaners carrying an assortment of old birdcages and traps made from wire or discarded water dispenser bottles. A good haul for one afternoon – 650 live rats – many of them more than two feet long. Continue reading... |
| Welcome to Twitter city: is there no limit to Jakarta's social media obsession? Posted: 20 Nov 2016 07:01 PM PST How did the world's largest Muslim country react to Donald Trump's election win? By satirising it mercilessly on social media, of course. So what's behind Indonesia's obsession with viral sharing – and how does it help Jakarta function? With more Muslims than any other nation in the world, you might imagine Indonesians would be fearful, or at least dismayed, about the victory of a man who has threatened to ban all Muslims from entering America. Instead, as it was becoming clear on election night that Donald Trump would be the next US president, Jakartans had already started flooding social networks with satirical memes and comic relief. Continue reading... |
| Laporan Langsung Guardian Jakarta: Apa dan bagaimana kamu bisa bergabung Posted: 20 Nov 2016 05:37 PM PST Selama satu minggu penuh, Guardian Cities hadir di ibu kota Indonesia dalam rangkaian laporan khusus, fotojurnalistik, pemutaran film dan beragam acara lainnya. Ini caranya kamu bisa mengikuti apa yang terjadi –dan jika kamu adalah penduduk Jakarta, menjadi bagian dari cerita kami Guardian Cities hadir di Jakarta selama satu minggu untuk memberikan laporan mendalam dan menggelar acara langsung. Dari Senin (21/11) hingga Jumat (25/11), kami akan membahas berbagai aspek kehidupan di megapolitan Asia Tenggara –dari jam-jam sibuk hingga isu tikus, mal, media dan beragam topik lainnya. Pada hari Senin kami akan melakukan live blog khusus sepanjang hari (dari pukul 10 pagi hingga 10 malam waktu setempat). Ikuti laporan langsung dari warga Jakarta di seputaran kota ini: mulai dari pasar, bantaran kali hingga ke pelosok metropolitan, yang berpuncak pada acara spesial di Goethe-Institut, tempat kami bertanya pada arsitek-arsitek terkemuka Jakarta, jurnalis, komedian, dan ahli tata kota mengenai kehidupan yang sesungguhnya bagi warga Ibu Kota di masa kini. Continue reading... |
| 'Biggest invisible thing on earth?' – It's called Indonesia, and it's waking up Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:50 PM PST The world can't afford to ignore this diverse archipelago any longer – its eager and savvy democracy, big workforce and brightening outlook demand attention Looking for fun on a rainy afternoon? Try this: take a blow-up globe down to your nearest public space – a shopping mall, perhaps, or a train station – and ask people to find Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation. I've tried it in London, New York and Rio. The response: "Uuuuuuuhh …" Continue reading... |
| Guardian Jakarta live: what it is, and how to get involved Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:49 PM PST Guardian Cities is live in the Indonesian capital for a week-long special series of reports, photojournalism, films and events. Here's how you can follow what's going on – and, if you're a Jakartan, be part of the story Guardian Cities is in Jakarta for a week of in-depth reporting and live events. From Monday 21 to Friday 25 November, we'll be discussing all aspects of life in this south-east Asian megalopolis – from rush hour to rats, and malls to media, with much more besides. On Monday we'll be running a special live blog through the day (10am to 10pm local time, 3am to 3pm GMT). Stay tuned for live reporting from Jakartans from around the city's markets, riversides and hidden corners – culminating in an event at the Goethe-Institut, where we will be asking some of the city's leading architects, journalists, comedians and urban planners what life's really like for the people of Jakarta today. |
| Dear European leaders, your new plan for ending inequality will not work Posted: 20 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Respect for human rights must be at the centre of the European commission's forthcoming plans on implementing the global goals For the first time in history we have an agenda – including 17 comprehensive goals – that brings together all key areas for development reform: social, economic, environmental and even some elements of governance. These sustainable development goals aim to end poverty and inequality, not only in faraway countries but also at home. The SDGs push for economic progress that should also meet high social and environmental standards. They aim for peace and prosperity everywhere, and they recognise how urgent the challenges are. World leaders have agreed to achieve these global goals by 2030. Continue reading... |
| Malaysia: forced labour casts dark shadow over electronics industry Posted: 20 Nov 2016 09:00 PM PST Migrant workers are the fuel driving the electronics boom, yet some face exploitation, poor living conditions, curtailed freedom and harassment When it comes to electronics, what Malaysia makes matters. According to a 2014 study "virtually every device on the market today" – from tablets to laser printers to microwaves – is likely to have involved Malaysia in some way. Once a colonial outpost, the country has radically transformed itself into a key player in the global manufacture and trade of advanced electronics. The south-east Asian nation hosts more than 5,000 international businesses from 40 countries, thanks to 500 nationwide industrial estates and "free zones" for trade. Continue reading... |
| Malaysia workers speak of their despair: 'Samsung only knows how to take' Posted: 20 Nov 2016 07:00 PM PST Migrant workers outside Samsung's Port Klang factory have spoken of their misery, reporting punishing overtime, confiscated passports and huge debts It is eight o'clock in the industrial area of Port Klang, an hour's drive west of Kuala Lumpur, and the entrance to the Samsung factory is heaving with workers. As hundreds of men and women pour out of the factory gates into the clammy air, hundreds more file in to start the night shift. Outside the factory gates, those who have finished their shift crouch on the pavement in the evening heat, their faces reflecting the glow of their mobile phones as they wait for the fleet of buses that will take them back to their accommodation. Among them is 18-year-old Aakash Bhandari, who sits slumped on the side of the road, exhausted after 12 hours on his feet. Continue reading... |
| Trump transition provokes cries of nepotism – but can anything be done? Posted: 20 Nov 2016 03:00 AM PST Despite concerns over Donald Trump's decision to bring his family into his White House inner circle, experts says critics have few ways to stop him President-elect Donald Trump's decision to bring his children into his inner circle, alongside far-right adviser Stephen Bannon, has provoked concerns about nepotism, ethics and national security, and experts worry he will go unchecked in office. Trump can easily ignore calls to act otherwise, experts say, and critics will have few options even after he assumes the Oval Office. Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama says he won't be a constant critic of Donald Trump's presidency – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 08:31 PM PST In a news conference at the APEC summit in the Peruvian capital, US president Barack Obama says he wants to be respectful of the office and give US president-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to put forward his platform and his arguments 'without somebody popping off ' at every instance. But Obama added that he would consider whether or not he needed to defend the 'values or ideals' that he cared about as an American citizen. Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama says US-Australia alliance 'transcends party politics' – video Posted: 20 Nov 2016 03:58 PM PST Outgoing US president Barack Obama has assured Australia's prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, that the relationship between the two countries would remain robust after his departure because it was based on shared values, shared economic interests and a shared worldview. At a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the Peruvian capital Lima, Turnbull said it was a 'great moment but a sad moment' to be meeting Obama for the last time, but Australia wanted the US to succeed under his successor, Donald Trump Continue reading... |
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