Indonesia farmers fear China free trade fallout
A free trade deal between China and the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) comes into affect this year.
The government Indonesia, which is part of Asean, says removing barriers and ensuring easy cross border trade will help grow the domestic economy.
But many workers are worried they will not be able to compete against a flood of Chinese products and Indonesian farmers, especially, worry that they will soon be out of jobs as consumers choose cheaper Chinese produce.
Thousands of workers have taken to the streets calling for parts of the trade pact to be delayed.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Cipanas in West Java.
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Tamils risk all to flee Sri Lanka
Country’s war refugees swell the tide of asylum seekers heading for Australia in boats.
The United Nations has welcomed the decision by Sri Lanka’s government to announce the release of the remaining 130,000 Tamils kept in detention camps for the last six months.
About 250,000 people fled the final bloody phase of the civil war between the government and separatist Tamil Tigers.
They were ultimately housed in government-run camps in the district of Vavuniya.
Hundreds of thousands of Tamils’ have been displaced in the fighting and are now living in hastily put together refugee camps that have been largely shut off from the outside world.
More and more Tamils have been risking their lives – spending weeks on the oceans – in the hopes of reaching Australia.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen, in Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka, reports that a new group of asylum-seekers are said to be preparing to board boats on the island’s southeastern coast and sail directly to Australia’s Christmas Island.
Malaysian woman to be caned for drinking beer
Malaysian woman to be caned for drinking beer
A Malaysian woman is due to become the first woman to be caned under the country’s Islamic laws after being caught drinking beer in a hotel.
Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno’s says she accepts her punishment, but critics say drinking should be viewed as a personal sin, not a state crime.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports.
