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Thailand's Thaksin no longer enjoying undivided Red Shirt support

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:46 +1000

Reports from Thailand say exiled Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may no longer be enjoying the undivided support of his followers.

Call for Australian aid to empower Afghanistan's women

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:46 +1000

Australia has committed 300 million dollars to security for Afghanistan, as leaders of the 28-nation NATO alliance continue their meeting in Chicago, to endorse withdrawal plans.

Timor exudes quiet confidence, says former Australian envoy

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:46 +1000

In East Timor, a former Australian Ambassador to Dili says the country is exuding a quiet confidence and should be applauded for the progress it's made in the last 10 years.

Australian Governor-General impressed by Timor's progress

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:46 +1000

Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryce was in Dili for the weekend to mark East Timor's independence day.

East Timor's celebrates ten years as a nation

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:46 +1000

East Timor had dual celebrations over the weekend, as it marked 10 years of independence and also swore in its third president, Taur Matan Ruak.

New film highlights child boxing culture in Thailand

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:43:29 +1000

It's estimated around 30,000 Thai children as young as seven-years-old fight professionally in Muay Thai child boxing tournaments, viewing it as a route out of poverty.

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