Indonesia, PNG perform poorly in mining survey, Bainimarama slams Rudd

Highlights from the region’s media:

• Indonesian, PNG perform poorly in Fraser Institute’s global survey of mining companies (Mineweb)

• Pacific proved foreign to minister Kevin Rudd: Fiji’s PM Bainimarama

Opened way to China and others (Graham Davis at Grubsheet)

• SBY Tells Diplomats to Push Indonesia’s Palm Oil Agenda (Jakarta Globe)

• IMF expects Thailand economy to rebound strongly (Wall St Journal online)

• Fijian food company to participate in International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Japan this year (Fiji Times)