Asia Pacific Program for 16 November 2010
Australia aid to get major review
NGOs in Australia have quickly offered to deliver more of the country's aid now that an independent panel is preparing to review Australia's aid programme for the first time in almost fifteen years.
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Suu Kyi calls for peaceful revolution in Burma
Barely two days after being freed, the democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, is calling for a 'peaceful revolution' in Burma.
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Author gets Singapore jail time for critical book
A Singapore court has sentenced a British author to six weeks jail and fined him US$20,000 for insulting the judiciary.
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PNG 2011 budget depends on LNG
The Papua New Guinea government has handed down a 'balanced budget' for 2011, one that depends on projected revenue from a multi billion dollar liquefied natural gas project.
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Tiger population decline continues
They can be fierce and seem almost invincible, but the number of tigers has fallen from 100,000 to just over 3,000 in the past century.
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