Asia Pacific Program for 9 May 2011
Thai Parliament Dissolved
Thailand's general election will be held on July 3rd, with parliament to be officially dissolved on Tuesday.
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Malaysia solution receives mixed response
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her asylum seeker agreement with Malaysia is part of a tough new policy.
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Asylum seeker deal could be solution to global problem
The asylum seeker deal has prompted some to express views of hope that the arrangement between Australia and Malaysia could herald a new way to solve a confronting global issue.
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ASEAN fails to resolve Thai-Cambodia dispute
The role of ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is being challenged by the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.
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Aid group says poverty leading to more Filipino's at risk of natural d
Taiwanese authorities have issued warnings to residents about tropical storm Aere
The storm hit the eastern Philippines on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and landslides that have so far killed nine people and forced close to seventy thousand people were to flee their homes.
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Chinese Author denied visit to Australia
An acclaimed Chinese writer has been barred from leaving China to attend a writers festival in Australia.
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