Asia Pacific Program for 3 October 2011
Burma cancels Chinese dam deal
In a startling U-turn by Burma's government, it's suspended the construction of a controversial Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam.
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Top Aussie diplomat in Sri Lanka critcised
Australia's High Commissioner in Sri Lanka has been criticised for taking part in a ceremony in which former Tamil rebels were given certificates of rehabilitation.
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Thailand to buy rice at above market rates
The world's largest rice exporter, Thailand, is to launch a new government program this week to buy rice directly from farmers at 50 per cent above current market rates.
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Manufacturing in Australia and Japan hit by global uncertainties
MManufacturing surveys in Japan and Australia have thrown up different results but show global uncertainty contines to weigh on both countries.
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Hundreds of thousands stranded by floods in the Philippines
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines are stranded in evacuation centres or living with family and friends due to flooding.
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