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Welcome back to The Asia-Pacific Perspective, that monthly show where James Corbett of corbettreport.com and Broc West of apperspective.net break down all the latest news and headlines from the Asia-Pacific region. In this month’s conversation:

STORY 1: Malaysia PM Under Scrutiny Over Wealth, Opposition Crackdown
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Malaysian billionaire set to pay 1MDB loan ahead of deadline
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Anwar Ibrahim: Jailed opposition leader slams Malaysian judiciary for choosing the ‘dark side’
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Malaysia’s Bersih & the Facade of “Clean Elections”
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Aussie PM mocked after making Prince Philip a knight of Australia
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Japanese Govt. Examines Establishing Intelligence Agency Like CIA
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STORY 2: Turning 1 in Vietnam, McDonald’s Sees Mixed Performance in Asia
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China meat scandal spreads to Japan
http://ur1.ca/jr10c
Moscow-Based Security Firm Reveals What May Be The Biggest NSA “Backdoor Exploit” Ever
http://ur1.ca/jr11u

STORY 3: Broc’s Community Garden Journal: Week 7, 2015 – ‘First Fruits’
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Networking Community Gardeners Around Australia
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American/Canadian Community Gardening Association
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