Thai Street Vendors Could Be Jailed for Intimidating Tourists
Published on Sep 19, 2013 by Luke Hunt
Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General has made an example of four unruly street vendors, sentencing them to over a year in prison each for extorting money from a customer near the King Rama V Statue at Bangkok’s Royal Plaza.Read more from J.T. Quigley in The Diplomat..
Mad Monks of Myanmar
Published on Jul 10, 2013 by Luke Hunt
In this photo essay, The Diplomat offers a close-up look at the anti-Muslim 969 movement on the rise in Myanmar today.Myanmar is home to a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment, as seen in the troubling 969 movement. The numerical significance of the digits is rooted in Buddhism’s Three Jewels (Tiratana), which comprise 24 attributes: nine special attributes of Lord Buddha, six core Buddhist teachings, and nine attributes of monkhood.Read more, see more from The Diplomat..
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Chrissy Amphlett Dies at 53
Published on Apr 24, 2013 by Luke Hunt
Chrissy Amphlett, Australian former lead singer of the rock band Divinyls, passed away yesterday morning in New York where she lived with her husband and former Divinyls drummer Charley Drayton.Read more from Jonathan DeHart in The Diplomat..
John Holloway: 1943-2013
Published on Mar 18, 2013 by Luke Hunt
John Holloway, a former Australian ambassador who worked as a Cambodian government advisor for almost 20 years, died Tuesday at the age of 70 after a long battle with skin cancer and diabetes.In June 1995, Victorian MP Ken Aldred claimed in Parliament that Holloway was a paedophile. The then Secretary to of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael Costello told Fran Kelly in a media interview that police had investigated and said there was no evidence to support the allegation. Holloway was arrested in Cambodia and brought back to Australia to face charges, including for having sex with a 14-year-old boy. Holloway denied the charge. A magistrate dismissed child sex abuse charges against Holloway, calling the testimony of....
Australian Friends Dead in Laos
Published on Jan 10, 2013 by Luke Hunt
They were happy knockabout workers on boats in the Northern Territory. Both have been found dead within four days of each other in Laos, a popular destination for backpackers, where they had gone for a holiday before Christmas.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch in the Sydney Morning Herald..
