Asia Pacific
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Legal barriers obstruct progress on AIDS in Asia Pacific
Updated 14/02/2012 21:53:24
The UN-backed Global Commission on HIV and the Law has opened a meeting in Oslo, to examine the issue of the criminalisation of HIV-transmission.
Fake medicines hampering eradication of malaria
Updated 14/02/2012 21:53:24
The good progress being made in the campaign to eliminate malaria from countries in the Asia-Pacific region is being threatened by criminal organisations which are manufacturing and selling fake malaria medicines.
Australia's opposition says treatment of asylum seekers is an internal
Updated 14/02/2012 21:53:24
The Australian Federal Opposition has weighed in on criticisms by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees about the treatment of asylum-seekers in Australia.
Commonwealth delegation in Maldives to investigate coup claims
Updated 14/02/2012 21:53:24
A Commonwealth delegation is in the Maldives to investigate the facts surrounding the transfer of power from former president Mohamed Nasheed to his successor, Mohamed Waheed.
Law enforcement officials cooperate to fight tiger poaching
Updated 14/02/2012 21:53:39
Senior law enforcement officers from tiger range countries, meeting in Bangkok this week have agreed to improve cross-border cooperation, to curb the smuggling of tigers and other endangered species.
Monday, 13 February 2012
Bali bomb-maker's day in court
Updated 13/02/2012 21:57:17
The man accused of making the bombs used in the 2002 Bali attacks, has faced court for the first time in Jakarta.
Pakistan PM indicted for contempt of court
Updated 13/02/2012 21:57:17
Pakistan's Supreme Court has indicted prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court.
New moves to control Cambodian orphanages
Updated 13/02/2012 21:57:17
The Cambodian government has taken aim at orphanages that exploit children for funding or fail to institute minimum standards of care.
China rejects foreign universities that don't meet development priorities
Updated 13/02/2012 21:57:17
China has rejected applications from 10 Australian universities to teach degree courses, in partnership with local institutions.
Saudi journalist deported from Malaysia on blasphemy charges
Updated 13/02/2012 21:57:17
A young Saudi journalist, who's wanted in his home country on blasphemy charges, has been deported from Malaysia and reportedly taken into custody on arrival in Riyadh.
Friday, 10 February 2012
PNG unclear about death toll, two weeks after landslide disaster
Updated 10/02/2012 22:03:32
Over two weeks since a massive landslide hit Tumbi village in PNG's Southern Highlands province, authorities are still unclear about the death toll.
Protestors demand talks with PNG shipping chief
Updated 10/02/2012 22:03:51
Emotions are still raw in Papua New Guinea, a week after the ferry disaster that's thought to have killed around a hundred people.
Pakistan at risk of total disaster - analyst
Updated 10/02/2012 22:03:32
Pakistani security officials say the latest US drone attack has killed a senior al Qaeda leader, Badar Mansoor.
One quarter of South Koreans touched by poverty
Updated 10/02/2012 22:03:32
South Koreans are generally thought of as being relatively well of.
Historians probe links between Indonesia, indigenous Australians
Updated 10/02/2012 22:03:32
In the early 18th Century, Makassar, a city in the south of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, was renowned as a major regional trading hub.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Political situation in Maldives still fragile
Updated 09/02/2012 22:54:34
The political situation Maldives remains fluid and fragile, amid reports that a court has issued arrest warrants for ousted President Nasheed and his former defence minister.
Maldives President Waheed says he wants national unity
Updated 09/02/2012 22:54:34
In the Maldives, supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Nasheed say an arrest warrant has been issued for the former president and his defence minister.
Iran sanctions wont work without Asian support
Updated 09/02/2012 22:54:19
New sanctions against Iran's oil industry are most likely to fail according to a London based energy research institutue.
PNG timber industry says record logging will continue
Updated 09/02/2012 22:54:34
Forest clearance on disputed land-leases in Papua New Guinea is likely to continue at record levels for the next five to six years, according to the organisation which represents logging companies.
Uttar Pradesh polls a test for Rahul Gandhi
Updated 09/02/2012 22:54:19
India's largest state Uttar Pradesh has begun the first phase of its month long state elections.
