HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 15/16, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)

Asia and the Pacific:

AMERICAN SAMOA: Togiola wants new American Samoan citizenship - http://bit.ly/9ZTtCK

AMERICAN SAMOA: Government cutbacks in American Samoa - http://bit.ly/blA0wV 

AMERICAN SAMOA:

Former Samoa police commissioner selected for peace keeping mission - http://bit.ly/bouWxF 

BHUTAN:    Philippines- Farm department bans poultry from Bhutan- http://bit.ly/bBk6Vm 

BHUTAN:   Getting Bhutan schools W.I.R.ED- http://bit.ly/bfGKP5 

BHUTAN:    Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan to see Tata Nano this year- http://bit.ly/b3cGSk 

BHUTAN:     Bhutan set for Saarc summit- http://bit.ly/aoDcaK 

BHUTAN:     Bangladesh to offer Bhutan duty-free access for 18 products http://bit.ly/a2eKKc 

BHUTAN:     Call for a rural development policy- http://bit.ly/cdkF27 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:   20pc Of Population Faces Diabetes Risk- http://bit.ly/a9ku16 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  

Brunei Darussalam Community Welfare Council Held its First Congress - http://bit.ly/bSMeCx 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  

Hong Kong Financial Secretary to visit Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia - http://bit.ly/cHG2sq 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:  Darwin on alert as flood of boat people heads to Australia - http://bit.ly/blAuoT 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Iraqi witness denies putting pressure on Indonesian fisherman - http://bit.ly/aC6IWk 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:   Sink boat policy - http://bit.ly/abbvx2 

COOK ISLANDS:      

No apologies from Cook Islands Government for slow progress on Aitutaki rebuild - http://bit.ly/crSiXO

COOK ISLANDS:     

NZ provides multi-million dollar reconstruction package for Cook Islands after Cyclone Pat - http://bit.ly/97uS4o 

EAST TIMOR:  East Timor government excludes foreigners from land owning rights - http://bit.ly/bZovNW 

EAST TIMOR:  East Timor economy grows 14 pct in 2009, government says - http://bit.ly/9lwJHn

EAST TIMOR:  Timor-Leste: UN peacekeeping mission mourns death of deputy leader - http://bit.ly/b4yMki 

FRENCH POLYNESIA:  France asked again to reconsider nuclear compensation laws - http://bit.ly/aewwLC 

GUAM:   For Taipei President Ma, Guam stopover won't include meet with Obama- http://bit.ly/9T4i7x 

GUAM:    (COLUMN) Guam: Progressive and proud of its heritage- http://bit.ly/bujGMb 

GUAM:   Conan O'Brien tweets "bad news" about Guam; “no show in Guam yet”- http://bit.ly/bccJzM 

KIRIBATI:      Pacific activists urge NZ leaders to act on climate change -http://bit.ly/cMRA8v

LAOS:  

Laos Gets Help from Nordic Development Fund to Boost Resilience to Climate Change - http://bit.ly/9lqRCn

LAOS:    Lao PM welcomes Vietnamese Minister of Justice - http://bit.ly/c2HMbR 

LAOS:    Thailand approves $19 million loan to Laos for road construction - http://bit.ly/bKPzAU 

LAOS:     Vietnam workers leave home for illegal work in Laos, Thailand - http://bit.ly/aqHvYy 

MACAU:   Roof-tops and bridges to get the ‘green treatment’- http://bit.ly/ce28T0 

MALDIVES:   

Maldives - President meets with officials from major human rights NGOs in Geneva- http://bit.ly/aXUgDl

MALDIVES:   Maldives Parliament to vote on repealing gender restrictions in politics - http://bit.ly/bjyIzs

MARSHALL ISLANDS:   Pacific's slow recovery from recession - http://bit.ly/bImpeL

MICRONESIA:    Fishing in troubled waters - http://bit.ly/dnK1fp

NEW CALEDONIA: Your tribe for the night – (travel) http://bit.ly/avKfCV

NORTH KOREA:   Report names 'enemies of the Internet' - http://bit.ly/90i0Yr

NORTH KOREA:   Private sector aid arrives in N. Korea- http://bit.ly/d7f2sg 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:   

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in its first Earth Hour - http://bit.ly/aKLPJO

PALAU:    

Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) convened in the Republic of Palau on Sunday - http://bit.ly/d5cd60

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

ICANN Formalizes Relationship with the Domain Manager for Papua New Guinea's .PG ccTLD - http://bit.ly/9Hryt0 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:   PNG official says oil money wasted while women suffer - http://bit.ly/9I8aqC 

SAMOA:    Samoa government proposes legislation to operate casinos- http://bit.ly/cRviK4 

SOLOMON ISLANDS:    Cyclone Ului Eases While Heading West- http://bit.ly/9CDRHo 

SOLOMON ISLANDS:  Solomon’s to benefit from Global Climate Change Alliance - http://bit.ly/cGoAdZ 

TONGA:   Strong Wind Warning for Tonga waters - http://bit.ly/bXxdAS 

TONGA:   Tonga seeks medical expertise from China - http://bit.ly/cWUvz1 

TONGA:    Tomas effect continues - http://bit.ly/csbGat

TONGA:     Australian government gives $7 million health care funding to Tonga - http://bit.ly/aELBSY 

TONGA:    Japan commits $11 million for Solar Home Systems to Tonga - http://bit.ly/clDIVL 

VANUATU:  

(COLUMN) Pacific business women need better access to information and knowledge- http://bit.ly/d8Vlk3

TUVALU ISLAND: Hurricane status update - http://bit.ly/cOqhdZ

WALLIS AND FUTUNA: Tomas batters Wallis and Futuna with 200km/h winds - http://bit.ly/b1cYhL