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[00:00:01] a
[00:00:28] Hello in and welcome to Asian newsweek.
[00:00:29] Let's start in the Philippines where a deadly
[00:00:33] fire has torn through passenger ferry near a tourist
[00:00:36] hotspot. The vessels manifest says the boat had
[00:00:40] 117 passengers and 17 crew on
[00:00:43] board. At least five people have been confirmed dead with the death
[00:00:47] toll expected to rise. The coast guard has shared footage
[00:00:50] of the burntout vessel with smoke still rising from the charred
[00:00:54] remains, while dozens of people
[00:00:57] of are still unaccounted for. Karen Limmer, the chief of. Philippines Bureau
[00:01:01] has more. The ferry was
[00:01:04] a traveling from Manila its way to Koron and Kuron is a popular tourist
[00:01:08] destination known for its turquoise
[00:01:11] of waters and very popular for
[00:01:14] of diving, but according to officials, the passengers, the
[00:01:18] the fairy might be also carrying both tourists and at the
[00:01:22] same time people are heading home um to Koron. I think
[00:01:26] it's it's good to understand that Philippines
[00:01:28] of is an
[00:01:29] of archipelago. so we have more than 7,600
[00:01:33] islands, so lot of inter island travel is happening, lot
[00:01:37] of people rely on these ferry going to and from you
[00:01:40] homes back to their provinces and it's a cheaper option. of course, there's
[00:01:44] been
[00:01:45] in reports in the past where regulators have reported some
[00:01:49] of this ferries that have been in these
[00:01:52] accidents were overloaded, they were
[00:01:55] of old,
[00:01:56] of um, in maybe there was, they didn't pass safety um
[00:02:00] um assessments, which is actually different in this case, they didn't want to
[00:02:04] make any conclusion at the moment, but according to
[00:02:09] a of officials, these of particular um fairy actually passed uh safety assessments that were that was
[00:02:12] conducted this year. meanwile, 25
[00:02:16] people have been killed in fire
[00:02:18] of a of foreign flagged cargo ship docked in eastern china.
[00:02:22] state media says the ship was undergoing repairs a shipyyard in the city of
[00:02:26] Chindau when it erupted in flames. videos on social media
[00:02:30] media showed thick smoke rising from the vessel while it was docked.
[00:02:34] the exact cause is unknown and investigation is
[00:02:37] underway. there've been chaotic scenes across Indonesia this
[00:02:41] week after ash from a volcanic eruption that started last
[00:02:45] of friday closed down key air hubs.
[00:02:47] of more than 340,000 passengers experienced flight
[00:02:51] delays, cancellations or
[00:02:53] of disruptions over number of days. Indonesia correspondent Tim swanston
[00:02:57] reports. there's been major. travel chaos over
[00:03:01] the last few days in and out of Indonesia with flight
[00:03:05] cancellations across the board because
[00:03:08] of the eruption of Mount Anakutao on
[00:03:11] Friday. Mount Anakotao sits halfway between
[00:03:15] Java and Sumatra. The eruption has blanketed Jakarta,
[00:03:19] West Java, Banten, southern sumatra
[00:03:22] in ash, and the disaster mitigation agency has urged people to
[00:03:26] wear masks in affected areas to avoid breathing in that.
[00:03:30] schools have pivoted to remote learning in Jakarta and
[00:03:33] Lampung, vision from the eruption over the weekend shows this
[00:03:37] red lava that's lighting up the sky at
[00:03:40] night. Monday was chaos
[00:03:43] at Chakarta's main airport, which was closed,
[00:03:47] along with several other Indonesian airports. It's dangerous for flights
[00:03:51] to go near the ash
[00:03:53] in cloud, in
[00:03:54] in sulfur and silica particles can cause damage to plane engines and
[00:03:57] visibility is also low. had a
[00:04:01] meeting on monday with officials about the eruption and said that disaster
[00:04:05] mitigation funds needed to increase. it is
[00:04:08] worth noting though that funding for Indonesia's disaster mitigation
[00:04:12] agency has been slashed in recent years and staying with
[00:04:16] this story, Indonesian authorities are searching
[00:04:18] in for eight people who went missing at sea near the anacratil
[00:04:22] volcano. on friday morning, rescue teams recovered a life
[00:04:26] jacket and a plastic container approximately 10 nautical.
[00:04:30] from their last known location, but it's not clear if they're related to the
[00:04:34] missing vessel. early this week, five journalists along with a
[00:04:38] guide and two crew members went
[00:04:40] of a speed boat to report on the volcanic eruptions. the boat
[00:04:44] lost contact on Monday afternoon and is believed to have gone
[00:04:47] missing in the sunder straight. destroute relatives have gathered at the port
[00:04:51] office in Karita a waiting news
[00:04:54] of their
[00:04:55] in family of members. the missing journalists work for Indonesian news outlets
[00:04:58] and
[00:05:12] was buried by last month's deadly floods raising hopes
[00:05:16] some people may still be found alive. around 900
[00:05:20] people are suspected to be trapped in hydro-power tunnels after a
[00:05:24] glacier collapse sent mud in debri through parts of Nepal and
[00:05:27] Tibet. tunneling experts say hollow section has been
[00:05:31] found bringing fresh hope that some survivors may have been
[00:05:35] able to shelter. Nepal's prime minister says rescue efforts
[00:05:38] will continue without let up. thousands are still missing. across
[00:05:42] Nepal and China's Tibet region and at least 1,300
[00:05:46] people have been confirmed dead. Dozens of unidentified bodies
[00:05:50] are being buried in mass graves. A building collapsed in
[00:05:54] New Delhi has killed seven people. The five-story building was being
[00:05:58] used to house students. Local media says the building's
[00:06:02] owner has since been arrested. Authorities say water had accumulated
[00:06:06] in the building's basement which was undergoing construction when the
[00:06:09] collapse happened. Bangladesh is. facing its worst
[00:06:13] measel outbreak on record, claiming the lives of more than 100
[00:06:16] children this year. the country once came close to eliminating the
[00:06:20] disease, but disruptions to immunization programs and vaccine
[00:06:24] supply have pushed the health system to breaking
[00:06:27] point. desperate parents crowd
[00:06:30] hospital wards in the capital, darker, seeking urgent medical
[00:06:34] help influx of children sick with
[00:06:36] meaasles. 14 days ago, when we were at the
[00:06:40] district hospital, there were other children. treated alongside my
[00:06:43] daughter. I saw that those children also had red rashes on their
[00:06:47] bodies, sores in their mouths and fever. seeing these things, I
[00:06:51] realized it was measles. Since March, the country has recorded more
[00:06:55] than 166,00 suspected measel
[00:06:58] cases. It's the largest current outbreak in the world and the
[00:07:02] health system is struggling to contain
[00:07:04] it. I'm a non-medical person. That's
[00:07:08] why I came here to the doctors helplessly, but they cannot tell us what the
[00:07:11] actual problem is. 'they're not telling us what to do, we're just hopping around
[00:07:15] from one hospital to another. disruptions to immunization
[00:07:18] schedules reversed much the progress Bangladesh had made towards
[00:07:22] controlling the disease in recent years.
[00:07:26] first, the pandemic interrupted routine
[00:07:28] vaccinations, and then in
[00:07:32] 2024, the government missed the campaign carried out every four
[00:07:36] years, amid the political upheaval that led to the ousting of then
[00:07:39] premier shake hassina. the pose has given the highly
[00:07:43] contagious virus a chance to spread. covid
[00:07:47] during the COVID period in 2021 and 2022, we did not go out of
[00:07:51] our homes and many of us did not take our children to get vaccinated, so if you
[00:07:55] look at children who are now four or five years old, many them miss their
[00:07:58] vaccinations. a growing number of dangi fever patients is
[00:08:02] putting additional pressure on the already overstretched healthcare
[00:08:05] system. the mosquito born disease which can cause fatal
[00:08:09] complications has spread drastically in recent weeks.
[00:08:13] It's linked to warmer temperatures and urbanization, underscoring the
[00:08:16] environmental challenges facing Bangladesh's health
[00:08:19] system. In comparison to last
[00:08:23] year's trends dengi cases started quite early this year.
[00:08:27] This is related to climate changing
[00:08:28] weather.
[00:08:37] outbreak or the epidemic as it is happening still now
[00:08:40] and situation that's growing
[00:08:44] up, it's a kind of a failure of all of us, it's a collective
[00:08:47] failure. An emergency vaccination campaign is currently underway
[00:08:51] to stem the flow of rising cases. It's a race against time
[00:08:55] for a country hoping to reset the clock on Measel's control.
[00:08:59] Emilia Costegan, ABC News. Still to come on
[00:09:03] Asia news week, the mystery of five baby arungutons found a
[00:09:06] forest far from their natural habitat. Plus, Asia is home to the
[00:09:10] world's highest paid leader. and they're set to get million dollar pay
[00:09:14] rise, more on that shortly. The Philippines defense
[00:09:18] secretary has lashed out at China during a public forum
[00:09:22] after a man handed him a note during a Q&A session,
[00:09:25] asserting China's position on the South China Sea. The Philippines and
[00:09:29] China have repeatedly clashed over the waterway, which Beijing claims
[00:09:33] sovereignty over, despite international rulings that say
[00:09:36] otherwise. It's unclear who wrote or passed Gilberto
[00:09:40] Teodoro the note, nor whether they were... associate of
[00:09:44] China. Let's take a look now at the moment that's gone viral
[00:09:47] online. In international law,
[00:09:50] unfortunately just
[00:09:51] like is
[00:09:55] uh, just like uh, I have note
[00:09:59] here, I think this is from China, you should have
[00:10:02] joined the uh, and may I read it, China's
[00:10:06] position on the South China Sea arbitration is clear, consistent and
[00:10:10] firm. They have no position, they are. arbitration violates
[00:10:13] fundamental principles of international law, this is
[00:10:17] actual coersion, bullying and
[00:10:21] aggression. I will keep this paper.
[00:10:25] as mamento of how desperate China is
[00:10:29] and how ineffective its
[00:10:32] position is in the face of a free audience. Thank
[00:10:36] you very much for the person who
[00:10:40] gave me this piece of paper, you just done your country a great
[00:10:44] service. North Korea and Russia have opened the first road
[00:10:47] bridge over their shared border a display of deepening ties between the
[00:10:51] two nations. The Kremlin says the new bridge is designed to. accommodate a
[00:10:55] projected growth in freight and passenger traffic with up to
[00:10:59] 300 vehicles able to pass over it daily. direct air and
[00:11:03] rail links already exist between Moscow and Pyongyang, but until Monday
[00:11:07] there had not been a formal road link. South Korea
[00:11:10] is expecting a surge in power demand as chipmakers,
[00:11:14] Samsung Electronics and SK Heinix expand production and
[00:11:18] build new AI data centers. The country is currently powered by mix
[00:11:22] of coal, gas and nuclear energy with rene. contributing
[00:11:26] just over 10%. the country has 26 nuclear
[00:11:29] reactors which provide about a third of its power needs. the south korean
[00:11:33] energy minister says reliance on nuclear energy is unavoidable for
[00:11:37] now as new energy demands will need to be
[00:11:39] met. the
[00:11:43] electrification of vehicles and of our gas-based heating means that these
[00:11:46] demands are being converted into electricity demand. overall
[00:11:50] electricity demand is increasing significantly in the process the energy
[00:11:54] transition and the AI revolution. Australia's
[00:11:57] student visa refusal rate has hit a 10-year high as
[00:12:01] migration becomes a hot button topic. The Australian Department
[00:12:05] of Home Affairs says applications are not assessed based nationality, though
[00:12:09] data shows some countries have higher refusal rates than others, as Natasha
[00:12:13] Selem reports. Some countries are seeing
[00:12:16] more ejections than the other. Nepal for
[00:12:20] example has seen more than 50% of rejection this
[00:12:24] year. while India has seen more than 40%
[00:12:28] and China sees 5.8%
[00:12:32] of rejection. In assessing the student visa applications, the
[00:12:35] government is using the genuine student criteria
[00:12:39] which looks at the applicants
[00:12:42] condition in their country of origin, they
[00:12:46] also assess the potential situations
[00:12:50] for applicants in Australia. At the same
[00:12:54] time there als so looking at the value that the course that the
[00:12:57] student is proposing to study, how it
[00:13:01] will have an impact on them, um, with other things
[00:13:05] such as the immigration history and also other relevant
[00:13:08] factors. last week the government shap down the
[00:13:12] vocational and educational um training
[00:13:15] program um emit concerns that students
[00:13:19] are using this to um to stay longer
[00:13:23] in Australia rather than actual um studying
[00:13:26] here, but the experts are warning um
[00:13:30] against using a blanket approach in um doing
[00:13:34] this, because it might also impact
[00:13:38] the interest of overseas students to come to Australia to genuinely
[00:13:42] study here. for the students who whose
[00:13:45] visas applications were rejected, they're actually
[00:13:48] looking at other countries to study. um, some
[00:13:52] students have decided to study in, countries in Asia, for
[00:13:56] example, some are looking at New Zealand, while
[00:14:00] some others are looking at European countries, um,
[00:14:04] but um, experts are also warning that
[00:14:07] if the immigration officials or the case officers
[00:14:11] is not handling their student visa applications fairly
[00:14:15] or um a a right way, then
[00:14:19] itl it might impact the impression that
[00:14:23] they have towards Australia. um and seeing
[00:14:26] Australia as a country that's not friendly towards
[00:14:30] overseas students, which in the long run might also impact
[00:14:34] to the international education sector, which creates
[00:14:38] thousands of jobs and generates millions of income. Five
[00:14:42] baby orangutons have been found a forest in India's eastern state of
[00:14:45] Odisha far from their natural habitat, prompting
[00:14:49] investigation into how they got there. photos and videos shared
[00:14:53] online show the young critically and apes sitting together on the
[00:14:57] forest floor, eating bananas, thousands of kilometers
[00:15:00] from tropical rainforests aorangutans are found in the wild
[00:15:04] only in Indonesia and Malaysia. the local government says
[00:15:08] investigators are examining whether the animals were trafficked into the
[00:15:11] country by an international smuggling network. we
[00:15:15] know that these five arangutans, three males and two females were
[00:15:19] found a cacharina plantation which is extremely
[00:15:22] unusual and to be honest. is unusual, the
[00:15:26] pattern is not, we've seen this happen in the past as well, where animals that are not native to
[00:15:30] India have ended up in trade, and it's a it's a systemic issue that
[00:15:34] we're trying to solve, the world's highest paid leader is to
[00:15:37] get paid even more. Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong is
[00:15:41] expected to get a pay increase of more than million US dollars in his next
[00:15:45] annual pay package as the salaries of Singapore's ministers
[00:15:49] and other office holders set for a boost. Mr. Wong will be
[00:15:53] paid $2.8 million making him the top-paid world
[00:15:56] leader ahead of Hong Kong's chief executive who's paid around $700
[00:16:00] thousand. For reference, the US president is paid
[00:16:04] 400,000 and the UK prime minister takes home.
[00:16:08] 23000. Lawrence Wong says the extra million will go to
[00:16:12] charity over the next 5 years. Well, Hong Kong's
[00:16:15] first chief executive has died at the age of
[00:16:18] 89. Tunga became Hong Kong's first leader
[00:16:22] after the former British colony was returned to Chinese rule in
[00:16:26] 1997. The Shanghai born shipping
[00:16:29] tycoon had no political experience but was handpicked by Beijing
[00:16:33] to rule the territory. In 2005 at mid. mounting
[00:16:37] criticism of his leadership, tung resigned partway through his
[00:16:41] second term, citing failing health. this
[00:16:45] week marks 50 years since the death of tong, founder the
[00:16:49] people's republic of china. chairman died at the age of
[00:16:52] 82 back in 1976, bringing an end to
[00:16:56] the cultural revolution. tens of millions of people are believed to
[00:17:00] have died under the communist leaders policies. the CCP has
[00:17:04] retrospectively condemned the cultural revolution as a grave
[00:17:07] error for which Ma bore primary responsibility, but
[00:17:11] the party still reveals him, saying his achievements outway his
[00:17:15] mistakes. Mao's six meter high portrait still overlooks
[00:17:19] Beijing's Tieneman Square, and his preserved body lies a memorial
[00:17:23] hall in the symbolic center of Chinese political
[00:17:26] power. North Korean state media has released video of crowds
[00:17:30] in Pyongyang celebrating the 78th anniversary the states
[00:17:34] founding. The event featured musical performances of
[00:17:37] fireworks display and a speech delivered by leader Kim Jong On.
[00:17:41] In it, Kim thanked soldiers involved in overseas military
[00:17:45] operations, likely reference to North Korean troops fighting
[00:17:49] in Russia's war in Ukraine. Indonesia's
[00:17:52] wildfires have been worsened by this year's super Elnino.
[00:17:56] The fires have caused thick smoke to spread across other parts of Southeast
[00:18:00] Asia, posing a health risk to residents. Our correspondent traveled to
[00:18:04] West Calimantan for this report.
[00:18:07] shrouded in toxic haze, the west kalimantan
[00:18:11] capital of Pontianak, nearly invisible.
[00:18:15] Residents here are used to some smoke, but this is
[00:18:19] on another level. The children are sick, this woman
[00:18:23] says, they're coughing, they have runny
[00:18:25] noses. The smoke is being caused by
[00:18:29] fires which have been burning across the region for months,
[00:18:32] largely in wetland areas known as peathlands.
[00:18:36] These... landfires are notoriously difficult to put out.
[00:18:40] These are thick layers of vegetation. You might not see
[00:18:44] flames on the surface, but there could be embars meters below
[00:18:47] ground. Dozens of people have been arrested on
[00:18:51] suspicion of deliberately lighting fires. The blazer is
[00:18:55] exacerbated by drought conditions driven by a
[00:18:58] super elninho weather pattern. Yang kedua, water sources have
[00:19:02] begun to dry up. The biggest challenge for us firefighters is
[00:19:06] the lack of water. The haze has spread to other countries, reaching
[00:19:10] Malaysia, Singapore, Bruney, and as far as the
[00:19:13] Philippines. It's forcing tens of thousands of people
[00:19:17] to seek treatment for respiratory conditions. In
[00:19:21] my view, this is worse than years before, Dr. Mohamed Ariyev
[00:19:25] says the intensity is getting worse. There are fears the
[00:19:28] situation could still deteriorate further as Elnino
[00:19:32] conditions persist. Tim Swanston, ABC News, West
[00:19:36] Calimantan. more now on Nepal's flood
[00:19:39] recovery: scientists believe the climate crisis played role in the
[00:19:43] floods and now Nepal is asking for $20 million in
[00:19:47] climate compensation. It comes as the country marks one year
[00:19:51] since deadly Jens protest brought massive political
[00:19:54] upheaval. For more on this, senior news editor at Nepal
[00:19:58] television, Shivani Tapa Basniat
[00:20:00] is with us from Katmandu. Shivani, tell us what's the latest
[00:20:04] on the recovery efforts in Nepal after the floods?
[00:20:07] concern is certainly preventing
[00:20:09] you know displacement from becoming second disaster here,
[00:20:13] people have lost homes, they have lost livelywoods and access to basic services
[00:20:17] and relocation raises very very difficult questions
[00:20:20] about safety and whether people can remain connected
[00:20:23] to their livelihoods that they so depend on,
[00:20:27] but the deepest pain is with the families the missing
[00:20:31] here, they are caught between hope and morning and some have even
[00:20:35] begun the Hindu funeral rights using symbolic
[00:20:38] FVGs, because bodies cannot be retrieved,
[00:20:42] while DNA identification has is being used by
[00:20:46] the authorities to establish identities.
[00:20:50] Well,
[00:20:50] this has all been a massive test for the world's youngest Prime Minister,
[00:20:54] Balendra Shah. He was rapper, then became Nepal's
[00:20:58] leader in March, are people satisfied with his actions
[00:21:02] so far? There is level of
[00:21:04] contentment, but I would rather say public
[00:21:08] support certainly is under scrutiny at the moment, because
[00:21:12] it's the youth who are really supporting and giving the giving a
[00:21:15] benefit of doubt to the prime minister and his government, but then there is...
[00:21:20] is level of
[00:21:21] you know skepticism as well and discontent, what we can say
[00:21:25] is that the nature of his popularity certainly is gradually taking a
[00:21:29] shift because he came to power as a symbol of hope and political
[00:21:32] renewal, now he has to convert that symbolic
[00:21:35] mandate into state capacity, and the flood is certainly
[00:21:39] not testing his popularity but also his
[00:21:43] credibility, because people recognize the very enormous
[00:21:47] effort the security forces and the government's relief operate. but they are
[00:21:51] also asking whether the state was prepared for
[00:21:54] disaster of this magnitude and whether specialized technology and
[00:21:58] international expertise could have been brought in faster. well, it's been a year
[00:22:02] since Jenzi protest led to the toppling the government.
[00:22:06] how has this been marked in katmandu?
[00:22:09] well, the anniversary was marked on 8th of September, but it
[00:22:13] was inevitably overshadowed by the flood. year
[00:22:17] ago, Kathmandu witnessed one the most... consequential
[00:22:21] youth lead uprising in Nepal's recent
[00:22:25] history, but the protest brought down the government and
[00:22:29] fundamentally changed the political landscape with dozens injured and so many
[00:22:32] lives lost. what I remember most from those days
[00:22:36] was the sheer intensity that this was not simply a student
[00:22:40] demonstration, but it became a broad expression of
[00:22:44] public discontant and a frustration over corruption.
[00:22:48] A year later when Nepal was mark. the anniversary, the mood is more
[00:22:52] sober, families are, but but families are
[00:22:55] still looking and asking for justice and fulfillment the promises that
[00:22:59] were made to the victims, while the public is asking whether the political
[00:23:03] transformation they fought for has actually produced better
[00:23:07] governance, and the flood in many ways yan has become the
[00:23:11] first greatest test of political change that gensy
[00:23:15] helped bring about. it's really good to talk to you,
[00:23:18] Shivani, thank you so much. for your time, thank you, thank you so
[00:23:22] much,
[00:25:55] the surface, scientists and local divers are worried rising sea
[00:25:59] temperatures are threatening important coral ecosystems.
[00:26:03] Geering up for dive, these women have done hundreds of times
[00:26:07] before, but what weights below is cause for
[00:26:10] concern. When I went underwater,
[00:26:14] even in the deep areas, so many corals are lying,
[00:26:17] collapsed.
[00:26:19] Ho has been free diving off the coast of jeju island for
[00:26:22] years. She's had to switch to
[00:26:26] a thinner wet suit because the water here doesn't get as cold
[00:26:29] anymore.
[00:26:31] It wasn't that I had. environment
[00:26:33] the like rising
[00:26:37] changes to water temperatures are affecting what are known as soft corals
[00:26:41] relied on by thousands of species of marine life.
[00:26:45] Unlike hard corals, they stay upright through internal fluid
[00:26:49] pressure, but in recent years that pressure has been
[00:26:52] disrupted causing them to
[00:26:54] collapse. small
[00:26:57] organisms, juvenile fish, and individuals that have just hatched from their eggs
[00:27:01] can take shelter there. which greatly boosts their chances of
[00:27:04] survival, so if this foundational
[00:27:07] ecosystem collapses, there is very high possibility that the
[00:27:11] entire marine ecosystem could collapse as well.
[00:27:15] the changes are threatening south korea seafood industry and the traditions that have
[00:27:19] been built around it. the jeju sea is known for its
[00:27:23] female divers called henyo who make their living scoring the
[00:27:26] seafore. all the henure are feeling
[00:27:30] heartbroken about it these days. for now, these divers
[00:27:34] are forced to settle for shorter work days and smaller
[00:27:37] harvests. that place is so beautiful and
[00:27:41] has been a source of comfort in my life, watching it collapse like that, turning
[00:27:45] white. i was so bewildered and felt afraid, wondering is the sea
[00:27:49] now completely collapsing. with el ninho conditions
[00:27:53] expected to persist, south korea's ocean ministry has vowed to
[00:27:57] launch investigation into the scale the damage. rebecca
[00:28:01] johnston, abc.