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Chequebook diplomacy and the South Pacific

Last week, directly following the announcement of a new prime minister in the Solomon Islands, a mob moved upon and attacked the Chinatown district in Honiara.

The world has since been asking why the ethnic Chinese were targeted in such mob violence, and down such ethnic lines.

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Mental Notes: February 2006

MELBOURNE–Kawaii okii aka-chan. Thus the words from Emiko to Sue in the arrival of her lil’ baby, at 4.1kg, upon Emiko poppin’. What’s that mean? I don’t know. But it sounds freaky deeky. More here…

Our beautiful friend Emiko gave birth on a Sunday 2 January 2006 of little, um, a boy. In that, let’s just say in a Stewart moment he, allegedly, didn’t see a doodle in an ultasound and presumed a girl. Thus Jade the name. And pink clothes no doubt. Now he’s Jake. And he’s lovely. Chris Hook and I are godfathers (yes, note the lack of Title Case). It’s so fine.