Asia Pacific Program for 1 February 2012
Maldives foreign minister says judiciary needs reform
The Maldives in the Indian ocean is in the throes of a judicial crisis, after the government detained a senior judge.
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Behaviour and economics fuel China tension in Hong Kong
Anger over the behaviour and influence of mainland Chinese continues to simmer in China's special administrative region, Hong Kong, with the publication of a full-page advertisement, insulting mainland Chinese .
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Australia looks to Asia for its economic well-being
Fiscal discipline and returning the national budget to surplus.
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tougher media laws flagged after billionaire buys into Fairfax
Australia's media ownership laws could be changed following a raid on the shares of a major newspaper group by Australia's richest person.
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Twitter's censorship plans cause global uproar
The announcement by Twitter that it has plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets has raised global uproar.
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