Pacific World Week 1

2. Australia
Will provide humanitarian aid and equipment to anti-
ISIL forces, joining the U.S., U.K., Canada, France,
and Italy
Mail may slow down under
Priority service will cost more due to $300-million dollar
loss in the previous year

3. New Zealand
Economy up, National Party down in the
polls
Prime Minister John Key in vulnerable spot at re-election

4. Philippines
New law may make photographing strangers
illegal
New People’s Army to be wiped out before
retirement of Chief General Gregorio Pio Catapang
Wants to declare country peaceful and ready for
development

5. Indonesia
Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo to be
sworn in next month
Indonesia: Role Model of Democracy for surrounding
nations

6. Malaysia
Dutch investigators’ preliminary report on downed-plane
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine to be
released September 9th.
Malaysia Airlines “Bucket List” removed due to social
media backlash

7. Fiji
Pre-poll voting to end 8 years of dictatorship
Record number of voters enrolled: 591,000
45 Fijian peacekeepers held hostage in Syria
Demands by Nusra Front being negotiated by Fijian
military

8. Works Cited
"Australia Looks to Revive Influence in Fiji as Poll Nears." ABC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2014.
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-04/fiji-election-will-end-dictatorship/5718234>.
"Australia Post Proposes Slowing Letter Delivery, Raising Postage to Reflect Cost of Delivery." The Sydney Morning
Herald. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2014. <http://www.smh.com.au/business/national-business/australia-post-proposes-slowing-
letter-delivery-raising-postage-to-reflect-cost-of-delivery-20140904-10cfwx.html>.
"Australia to Join International Forces in Iraq." The Diplomat. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2014.
<http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/australia-to-join-international-forces-in-iraq/>.
"Candid Photos of Strangers May Soon Be Illegal in The Philippines, Even If They're Just in the Background."
PetaPixel RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2014. <http://petapixel.com/2014/09/03/the-philippines-is-looking-to-implement-
an-anti-selfie-law/>.
Cochrane, Joe. "In Southeast Asia, Indonesia Becomes a Role Model for Democracy." The New York Times. The
New York Times, 04 Sept. 2014. Web. 04 Sept. 2014. <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/world/asia/in-southeast-asia-
indonesia-becomes-a-role-model-for-democracy.html>.

9. Works Cited
"Fiji Says Syrian Rebels Issue Demands for Captives." ABC News. ABC News Network, n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2014.
<http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fiji-syrian-rebels-issue-demands-captives-25208891>.
"General Catapang Aims to Declare Philippines NPA-free next Year." Ang Malaya Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept.
2014. <http://www.angmalaya.net/nation/2014/09/04/3954-general-catapang-aims-to-declare-philippines-npa-free-next-
year>.
"List of Countries from E to L - أجهزة الملاحة العربية ." List of Countries from E to L - أجهزة الملاحة العربية . N.p., n.d. Web. 01
Sept. 2014. <http://gpsarab.com/shop11/cms.php?id_cms=18>.
"Malaysia Airlines Renames Awkward 'things-to-do-before-you-die' Contest." - RT News. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept.
2014. <http://rt.com/news/184941-malaysia-airlines-die-bucket/>.
"Outline Map Australia - EnchantedLearning.com." Outline Map Australia - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/australia/outlinemap/>.
"Outline Map Indonesia - EnchantedLearning.com." Outline Map Indonesia - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/indonesia/outlinemap/>.

10. Works Cited
"Outline Map: Malaysia - EnchantedLearning.com." Outline Map: Malaysia - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/malaysia/outlinemap/>.
"Outline Map: New Zealand - EnchantedLearning.com." Outline Map: New Zealand - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/oceania/newzealand/outlinemap/>.
"Outline Map: Philippines - EnchantedLearning.com." Outline Map: Philippines - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/philippines/outlinemap/>.
"Preliminary Report by Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Investigators to Be Published Tuesday." The Globe and Mail.
N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2014. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/preliminary-report-by-malaysia-airlines-
flight-17-investigators-to-be-published-tuesday/article20343354/>.
The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2014. <http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-zealands-
leader-faces-election-paradox-1409772604>.
"World Maps." World Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2014.
<http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/worldmaps/australia.htm>.