Asia Pacific Program for 24 November 2011
Sri Lanka parliament passes reconciliation motion
Sri Lanka's parliament has passed a motion to set up a Select Committee tasked with the job of recommending and reporting on political and constitutional measures to empower the people to live as one nation.
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US Company forced to abandon plantation in Sri Lanka
Conservationists in Sri Lanka are claiming a major win in scuttling plans for a banana plantation in a national park that's home to elephants and other endangered species.
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Amnesty calls for stop to Cambodian forced evictions
Amnesty International is demanding the end of forced evictions in Cambodia and a better balance between economic development and protection for the country's most vulnerable people.
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Pakistan appoints new US envoy
Pakistan has appointed a new ambassador to the United States, in the wake of a diplomatic controversy involving a memo about the Pakistani military.
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Pacific women's groups welcome PNG vote
The news that Papua New Guinea will set aside reserved seats for women in parliament has been welcomed by women's groups around the Pacific.
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