Asia Pacific Program for 16 February 2011
Australia cuts advisers for overseas aid
Australia is cutting more than a quarter of the 952 technical advisers it currently contracts to help deliver its overseas aid commitment, with Papua New Guinea set to feel the biggest changes.
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Big miners reap benefits of Asia's boom
The world's biggest mining company has announced a record interim profit of ten and a half billion dollars - for BHP Billiton that is an improvement of 70 per cent on the same time last year and a sign that the global demand for resources shows no sign of slowing.
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PNG electoral roll still flawed
Papua New Guinea goes to the polls next year and the major task ahead for the country's electoral commission is to get the electoral roll up to date and correct.
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Tourism fears over Thai-Cambodia conflict
A number of tourism associations in Cambodia have warned that the ongoing border dispute and military conflict between Thailand and Cambodia could seriously harm the local tourism industry.
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New heights for Asia air travel by 2014
The global aviation industry is gearing up for a surge in passenger numbers - forecasts from the International Air Travel Association indicate the number of air travellers will grow by 800 million in the next three years.
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