SOPA Gold Prize Best Feature

Published on Apr 16, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Gold Prize Best Feature was awarded to Australian journalists Luke Hunt and Shane Worrell and the Austrian journalist Denise Hruby for a series of articles about human trafficking published by the Edge Review..

A Good Lord Returns

Published on Mar 7, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Three decades after the release of his movie The Killing Fields, producer David Puttnam returned to a much different Cambodia, where he was feted by local filmmakers and a contingent of foreign diplomats and academics for a seminal work that redefined genocide in the public conscience.This column was written by Luke Hunt for The Diplomat.Among the more amazing aspects associated with the legacy of the movie, Puttnam said, was how the title had become synonymous with genocides around the world – although there were earlier indications that the film would leave its mark.Shortly before its release in 1984, a special screening was organized for the families of Dith Pran, who worked with Sydney Schanberg at The New York Times and....

Vietnam Worse Than Syria in Jailing Reporters

Published on Jan 24, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Vietnam has made the top 10 list of countries that jail reporters for simply doing their job. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Vietnam came in at fifth spot and along with Thailand was one of the two nations from Southeast Asia to make the list in 2013.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Ah Ny

Published on Jan 1, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Ah Ny completed an internship with Bomborra in 2020 where she worked part-time undertaking basic translation while monitoring local news and contributing to stories, and fixing for journalists. She then went on to further her studies with Pannasastra University of Cambodia.Mekong livelihoods punished by dams droughts and floodsNuon Chea: remembering the Khmer Rouge legacyMekong River strikes another record low.

Photojournalist Gang-Raped in Mumbai

Published on Aug 26, 2013 by Luke Hunt

A 22-year-old photojournalist was gang-raped while on assignment in Mumbai, adding yet another victim to India’s soaring sex crime figures. The incident took place in Mumbai – which many consider to be India’s safest city for women – triggering nationwide protests and furor across social media platforms.Read more from J.T. Quigley in The Diplomat..

World Association of Newsapers

Published on May 16, 2013 by Luke Hunt

World Association of Newspapers, Gold Prize Best Feature. A 68-page supplement celebrating 20 years of the Phnom Penh Post. Editor Alan Parkhouse, contributors included Michael Hayes, Nate Thayer, Luke Hunt, Mark Dodd, Sam Rith, Kay Kimsong, James Ekhardt, Chris Burslim, Robert Carmichael, Tim Page, and John Ogden..

A Reporter Recalls Chut Wutty

Published on Oct 24, 2012 by Luke Hunt

Canadian journalist Olesia Plokhii was one of two journalists from the Cambodia Daily who went with environmentalist Chut Wutty to the remote jungle mountains of Koh Kong province in April.The trip was meant to be an investigation of illegal logging in the area, where criminal enterprises also gather rare forest plants used in the production of illicit drugs.Read more from Voice of America..

Fairfax Guts 1,900 Jobs

Published on Jun 18, 2012 by Luke Hunt

Fairfax Media has announced a major restructure which will see it charge for digital content, close its two major printing presses and move to a new tabloid-size paper.According to an announcement made to the sharemarket and staff this morning, the company plans to begin charging for access to certain online content by the end of 2012.It will also introduce a new tabloid-sized format, which it called a ‘compact’ for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, similar  to the one currently used for the Australian Financial Review since March 4, 2013. Read more in The Australian or further reading in The Age..

Hun Sen Blasts Crazy Media

Published on Apr 5, 2012 by Luke Hunt

Leaders of the 10-nation ASEAN bloc have laid the final groundwork for the establishment of an integrated economic community by 2015, but rifts have emerged over how to handle Chinese hegemony following the 20th annual summit of the group.As the summit was wrapped up, key documents were approved that covered workers’ rights, drug initiatives and the overarching declaration of “One Community One Destiny” designed to pave a way for a cherished economic community encompassing about 500 million people. Read more in The Diplomat..

Feedback & Other Hate Mail

Published on Dec 9, 2011 by Luke Hunt

As part of an occasional series AsiaWATCH is publishing links to the more controversial articles of late and the sometimes terse response they elicited.AsiaWATCH won kudos for this piece on the Eurozone debt crisis as it spirals from one embattled bond market to the next.It said; It is becoming clear we are likely heading into a double dip global recession. Whilst economic fundamentals of the United States may in fact be improving, investor pessimism is quickly spreading across the globe.Headlined: Khmer Rouge: Vietnam Did It! The Diplomat’s Luke Hunt scored another lawyer of scorn from those opposed to the Khmer Rouge Tribnal currently underway in Phnom Penh.He wrote: Old hatreds die hard, and nowhere has this been more evident than....