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Pressure Mounts on Laos Over Missing Activist
Laos is facing mounting international pressure over the disappearance of civil rights worker Sombath Somphone last December. Some have called [...]
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East Timor Risks All in Oil Dispute
East Timor appears ready to roll the dice in its dispute with Woodside Petroleum over construction of a liquefied natural [...]
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BHP Billiton, Versus Papua New Guinea
From the halls of political power in Port Moresby to the corporate boardroom of BHP Billiton in Melbourne, a battle [...]
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Philippines Sign-off on Australian Troops
At first glance Australia and The Philippines are distant neighbors with similar trade dominated interests in the Pacific but their [...]
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Timor-Leste Heads to Polls
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta goes to the poll this Saturday with a battle on his hands, far from certain he’ll [...]
