Asia Pacific Program for 10 October 2011
New Zealand's Bay of Plenty on the brink of disaster
Authorities fear New Zealand could now be facing one of its worst environmental disasters on record.
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Thailand's capital Bangkok on flood watch
Thailand's worst floods in over thirty years have forced Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to postpone visits to neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.
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Bangladesh govt criticised over migrant worker executions
The Bangladesh government admits it could do more to protect the rights of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, after the executions of eight nationals last week.
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Australia's skills shortage worsens
A survey by KPMG in Australia says the country's skills shortage has worsened by 10 percent in the past 12 months.
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New PNG leader to meet with Australian PM
Australia's relationship with its former colony Papua New Guinea has improved somewhat after the years when John Howard was prime minister when the feelings were definitely frosty.
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