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Tibet: Murder In The Snow
"Tibet: Murder in the Snow" tells the story of an unprovoked shooting death in 2006 of a Tibetan nun near a mountain climbers' base camp at Nagagpa Pass on the Tibet-Nepal border.
Regular Guests
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Finance Updates With CommSec, CMC Markets, Bell Direct and TD Securities Singapore
Weekdays with CommSec's Juliana Roadley at 9.30pm GMT (5.30am Singapore, 7.30am Port Moresby)
Weekdays with CMC Markets' David Taylor at 12.10am GMT (8.10am Singapore, 10.10am Port Moresby)
Mondays with Bell Direct's Julia Lee at 1.05am GMT (9.05am Singapore, 11.05am Port Moresby)
Tuesdays to Fridays with TD Securities' Annette Beacher at 1.05am GMT (9.05am Singapore, 11.05am Port Moresby)
These analysts fill us in on what's moving and shaking the financial markets with a special focus on the Asian region from their offices in Sydney and Singapore.
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Sports Updates
12.15am GMT (8.15am Singapore, 10.15am Port Moresby)
With Paul Kennedy from ABC Breakfast TV on Mondays and Geoffrey Gold of Sports Dynamics Asia on Fridays.
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Weather
9.30pm GMT (5.30am Singapore, 7.30am Port Moresby)
12.10am GMT (8.10am Singapore, 10.10am Port Moresby)
Josh Holt from The Weather Channel gives us the Asia-Pacific region's forecast and tracks typhoon or cyclone movements.
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Jeremy Wagstaff, Tech Correspondent
Fridays, 1.15am GMT (9.15am Singapore, 11.15am Port Moresby)
Jeremy has been a journalist for the BBC, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Most of that time has been spent in Asia, covering uprisings, wars, colonial retreats and the odd (sometimes very odd) press conference. He wasn't always a techie. His interest in technology grew out of a realization that it was changing the way journalists - and the world - work. He now writes a technology column and keeps a blog here.
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Morris Miselowski, Business Futurist
Fridays, 1.40am GMT (9.40am Singapore, 11.40am Port Moresby)
Morris is a future forecaster, innovator, conference presenter and media commentator. Morris' mantra is that in the last 2 years we've experienced 10 years of change and in the next 10 years we will experience 100 years of change. So you can never be sure what's going to come up in this segment, but it will be new, fresh and about to impact on your world.
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Y Space with Sally McMahon
Mondays, 1.15am GMT (9.15am Singapore, 11.15am Port Moresby)
Sally tackles stories affecting young people in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Y Space is a youth forum sometimes interrupted by adults.
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Journalists' Forum
Tuesdays, 1.15am GMT (9.15am Singapore, 11.15am Port Moresby)
Ravi Veloo from The Media Campus in Singapore and In The Loop's Clement Paligaru join guest journalists and Phil and Adelaine for a lively discussion of current issues.
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Kim Taylor, Top 10 Countdown
Wednesdays, 1.15am GMT (9.15am Singapore, 11.15am Port Moresby)
Kim counts down the top Australian music singles as voted by Radio Australia Today listeners. Everyone who votes gets a chance to win a CD! Kim hosts her own Australian music show, Great Southern Sounds.
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Dr Ron McCoy, Health Issues
Thursdays, 1.15am GMT (9.15am Singapore, 11.15am Port Moresby)
Dr Ron McCoy from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is heard every Thursday on the Radio Australia Today discussing health issues affecting the Asian region. He suggests the following health site for people wanting to keep healthy.
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Natalie Tso, Radio Taiwan International
Wednesdays, 1.40am GMT (9.40am Singapore, 11.40am Port Moresby)
Natalie is a program host at Radio Taiwan International. She grew up in California and graduated from Columbia University. Her love for Asia planted her in Taiwan where she started a career in radio more than 15 years ago. She has also penned columns and books in Taiwan and writes for TIME Asia. Natalie loves a refreshing swim, an enlightening conversation, and jazz music. She is also enjoying raising her two little boys with her husband Jeff.
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Nigel & Navsta, Traxx FM Malaysia
Thursdays, 1.40am GMT (9.40am Singapore, 11.40am Port Moresby)
Nigel & Navsta are the breakfast duo on Malaysia's Traxx FM. It's a wild ride that can go anywhere during our simultaneous simulcasts on Thursdays..
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Phil Whelan, RTHK Hong Kong
Fridays, 1.40am GMT (9.40am Singapore, 11.40am Port Moresby)
How many Phils can the Radio Australia Today take? Apparently, two for a maximum 20 minutes. The carnage unfolds every Friday with Phil Whelan on the Morning Brew in Hong Kong. Whelan gave up a secure job playing clarinet in productions like the Phantom of the Opera for a job in, of all things, radio.
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Surasant & Pooky, Radio Thailand
Second Tuesday of the month, 1.40am GMT (9.40am Singapore, 11.40am Port Moresby)
Surasant Kongsiri and Bussaba Kaewtipayanate are our Thai connection. We share our Vegemite, they share their Pad Thai. And then a delicious exchange of stories from the region. (OK, so maybe not the Vegemite...)
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Simon Killen, Movies Buyer
What are Asian moviemakers making and who's watching? Simon attends all the big film festivals around the world and watches a gazillion films per nanosecond. He pops by Radio Australia Today when his world stops spinning once in a while and he can get off. Here's the link to all the movies he thinks are worth watching.
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Carl Jetter, Our China Connection
Carl co-publishes and manages Australia China Connections, Australia's business magazine for the Australia/China business community. He's also a councillor with the City of Melbourne. He travels between Australia and China frequently and has a knack for observing trends that often miss the mainstream media's eye. His magazine's website.
Join Phil Kafcaloudes weekdays for the latest news, topical discussion and surprise guests from across the world.