Malaysia’s Reputation Hinges on MH370
Published on Oct 19, 2014 by Luke Hunt
The Malaysian government has had a difficult year and its response to traumatic issues – ranging from downed airliners to home-grown Islamic militants tying-up with mercenaries employed by the self-titled Islamic State – has at times been wanting.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..
Kim Dotcom and the New Zealand Elections
Published on Sep 21, 2014 by Luke Hunt
The public debate that erupted in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations about the very private collection of metadata and even more detailed records has not been limited to discussion of the activities of the U.S. National Security Agency: they have been a feature in Australia and New Zealand also.Read more from Helen Clark in The Diplomat..
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Hong Kong on Edge
Published on Sep 7, 2014 by Luke Hunt
A fatalistic dread is sweeping through Hong Kong amid fears that a violent confrontation between Chinese forces and supporters of the pan-democrats and Occupy Central movement, demanding full universal suffrage by 2017, is imminent with neither side prepared to give ground.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..
Malaysian Police Investigate Teen Boy for Liking Israel
Published on Aug 18, 2014 by Luke Hunt
While Malaysia wracks its collective soul over its responsibilities for the downing of two planes belonging to the national carrier, more menial though no less disturbing problems are continuing to surface, highlighting this country’s problems and its inability to deal with sensitive issues.In Penang a teenage student simply hit “like” on an “I love Israel” page on Facebook. Teachers weren’t happy, one shared and vilified the student, about as absurd as senior management at Malaysian Airlines still holding their jobs.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat. .
Jokowi Urged to Deal With Darth Vader
Published on Aug 11, 2014 by Luke Hunt
Indonesia’s fresh-faced president-elect Joko Widodo, aka Jokowi, is being urged to prepare his own legal action to counter his nemesis Prabowo Subianto, who has unwittingly succeeded in portraying himself as the villain of recent national elections.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..
