Freeport suspends Papua mining, PNG to review mining act

News headlines from around the region:

• Freeport suspends Papua mining following fights amongst workers (Radio Australia)

• US$30 billion initial deposit in PNG Sovereign Wealth Fund (Post Courier)

• Governor Calvo puts Guam issues on the national stage:Efforts to get a visa-waiver program for Chinese visitors highlighted (Pacific Daily News)

• PNG to review mining act, increase landowner participation (The National)

• Thailand second to China as top investor market (Bloomberg)

• Opinion: Cambodia’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2012 (East Asia Forum)

• Concerns raised over deteriorating Guam wharf facilities (Pacific Daily News)

• Take a more strategic approach to Economic Partnership Agreements: Fiji Trade Minister (Pacnews)

• Competition drives drop in Pacific remittance fees (Radio New Zealand International)

• International MPs campaign to help West Papuans launches tomorrow (Radio New Zealand International)