A Podcast with Journalist Annemarie Evans

Published on Nov 21, 2019 by Luke Hunt

Annemarie Evans, a broadcaster with Radio Televion Hong Kong (RTHK), has lived in Hong Kong for more than 26 years and witnessed the substantial changes the city has undergone, particularly since the end of British rule. Her work has also put her in touch with both sides of the debate for Hong Kong’s future and the threats of the last few months, dominated by street protests that have captured the world’s attention. Luke Hunt recently spoke with Evans about the current state of Hong Kong as well as its future. Listen here. .

RUSU Short Film Festival

Published on Sep 13, 2019 by Luke Hunt

A winner at the first-ever RUSU Student Short Film Festival at RMIT University in Melbourne was One Of The Good Ones, a short film by Morgan Reinwald, Mairin Angel and Leah Oliveria, produced by WITNESS studio..

A Podcast with Leslie Lopez

Published on Apr 21, 2019 by Luke Hunt

A podcast with renowned Malaysian journalist Leslie Lopez who has witnessed dramatic events while covering Southeast Asia and his country since he began work as a reporter in the mid-1980s. That has included stints with Reuters, The Asian Wall Street Journal, The Straits Times, and The Edge Review. He spoke with Luke Hunt.Listen here. .

A Podcast with Correspondent Liam Cochrane

Published on Jan 6, 2019 by Luke Hunt

In the summer of 2018, the world was gripped by an unfolding drama when members of a football team were trapped in a cave in Thailand.The incident at the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex in Thailand’s Chiang Rai Province continued on for weeks, and the 12 boys and their coach were eventually rescued in a dramatic rescue effort involving thousands of people.Among the journalists on the scene was Liam Cochrane, a reporter for the ABC television network at home in Australia.Listen to the podcast..

Phnom Penh Post Sold

Published on May 14, 2018 by Luke Hunt

Australian miner Bill Clough has ended months of speculation and announced the sale of The Phnom Penh Post – effectively the last bastion of independent journalism in Cambodia – to a Malaysian investor for an undisclosed sum. The sale raised fresh fears over independent journalism in Cambodia, where radio stations and The Cambodian Daily have closed while the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) has been dissolved and its leaders jailed or fled into exile as Prime Minister Hun Sen looks to consolidate his authority ahead of upcoming elections this year. Clough hinted the current media climate had influenced his decision to sell Post Media Ltd, which includes The Phnom Penh Postand Post Khmer publications, to Sivakumar G, known as....