HUMNEWS HEADLINES-March 11, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)
Asia and the Pacific: AMERICAN SAMOA: Telecommunications in American Samoa given funds to upgrade broadband - http://bit.ly/adrgFv AMERICAN SAMOA: Endangered Pacific birds added to US protection list - http://bit.ly/aPO3EF BHUTAN: Primitive tribe faces extinction due to their marriage system- http://bit.ly/d7L7Cg BHUTAN: Flight opens in Guwahati-Bhutan sector soon- http://bit.ly/bUYQAP BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Dengue Fever on the Rise in Sultanate-http://bit.ly/bM7RCx BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: China's Premier Wen Jiabao to Visit Brunei- http://bit.ly/9CBDXi BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Brunei competes in Kuwait Quran competition- http://bit.ly/daBHrk BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Media Reps Gather to gain knowledge on Domestic Reporting- http://bit.ly/cPbk6l CHRISTMAS ISLAND: Darwin detention centre on ready alert - http://bit.ly/apVIO9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND: Asylum seekers' boat intercepted - http://bit.ly/cx22TG EAST TIMOR: Ramos-Horta Launches Burma Petition- http://bit.ly/d5yGU8 EAST TIMOR: Ramos-Horta says will support international criminal tribunal-http://bit.ly/9nqK4Q FRENCH POLYNESIA: French Polynesia declares natural disaster - http://bit.ly/czftJE FRENCH POLYNESIA: Controversial atoll sale case in French Polynesia back on agenda - http://bit.ly/cQs7io FRENCH POLYNESIA: Suggestion to declare French Polynesia independent in order to challenge compensation law - http://bit.ly/cfV9P8 GUAM: GVB pushing "We Are Guam" campaign - http://bit.ly/an3n8D GUAM: Guam Beer Company launched: Mid-Pac unveils local brand -http://bit.ly/cB86Mu KIRIBATI: Eligible Pacific Islanders may register to become NZ residents - http://bit.ly/clieOv KIRIBATI: Kiribati group launches climate change petition - http://bit.ly/bpffDE KIRIBATI: Report points to improvements in Pacific work scheme - http://bit.ly/9IzlfD LAOS: Laos powers ahead- http://bit.ly/d8Nf4G LAOS: Drought Threatens Mekong Crops- http://bit.ly/b21By2
MACAU: Scholars’ advices for Macau’s future development - http://bit.ly/aduS4j MALDIVES: President seeks German support to train Maldives police- http://bit.ly/c98qtd MALDIVES: Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks- http://bit.ly/cUsl1U MARSHALL ISLANDS: Azerbaijan establishes diplomatic relations with Marshall Islands- http://bit.ly/cbVWZQ MICRONESIA: ADB Vice-President Visits Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands- http://bit.ly/cVhJFZ NEW CALEDONIA: New Caledonia taps Australia for reef protection - http://bit.ly/aIWQoe NEW CALEDONIA: “Belep” set to lose air link to New Caledonia mainland - http://bit.ly/c20h2X NEW CALEDONIA: Timely boost for swimming - http://bit.ly/cgBQIf NEW CALEDONIA: Australia supports New Caledonia as Forum Member - http://bit.ly/bah70q NORTH KOREA: N. Korea & Micronesia on Chinese traveler’s agenda- http://bit.ly/a7mlug NORTH MARIANNA ISLANDS: `HIRE’ Act aims to put people to work in the NMI- http://bit.ly/aECC9q PALAU: In Palau, oneness with the soil and sea- http://bit.ly/c3K4F8 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Indonesia president heads to Papua New Guinea- http://bit.ly/amaK2S PAPUA NEW GUINEA: PNG struggles to contain cholera outbreak- http://bit.ly/bb8QWy PITCAIRN: Pitcairn’s new constitution proclaimed by Governor- http://bit.ly/dCdmrW SAMOA: Samoans deal with trauma from tsunami - http://bit.ly/aAx9T1 SOLOMON ISLANDS: Solomon Islanders recall civil conflict- http://bit.ly/9xik99 SOLOMON ISLANDS: PM Hails Latest Trip to Palau and Brussels as a Success- http://bit.ly/dA5IML SOLOMON ISLANDS: Tobacco Bill sets to go before parliament -http://bit.ly/aRYCTw SOLOMON ISLANDS: National Disaster Committee gathers information for disaster preparedness - http://bit.ly/cOUhIm TONGA: Tonga on cyclone watch as two tropical depressions form in South Pacific- http://bit.ly/bjmLti
TONGA: HRH Princess Anne to visit Tonga- http://bit.ly/cIjv8T
TUVALU: Why Kim Yu-na Coins Are Issued in Tuvalu - http://bit.ly/bUO4al
WALLIS AND FUTUNA: Wallis and Futuna on tropical cyclone alert- http://bit.ly/a5oikv
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