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Asia Pacific Program for 29 September 2011

Australian govt asks Qantas to explain role in Fiji union busting

The Australian government is calling on the airline Qantas to explain its role in an anti-union crackdown by Fiji's military dictatorship.

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Lack of money hampering Pakistan flood relief effort


Pakistan's Agriculture Ministry says lost crops due to flooding this year could cost the country almost two billion US dollars.

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Dengue outbreak adds to Pakistan's problems


Aside from the disastrous floods, Pakistan is also grappling with a health crisis.

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Malaysia's ruling UMNO under pressure


Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is under tremendous pressure to win back political support from the Malay community.

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Post Mao art on show at National Museum of Australia


The largest exhibition of Chinese art to be displayed in Australia goes on show at Australia's National Museum in Canberra, only days prior to Chairman Mao Zedong's 1949 declaration of the People's Republic of China.

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