Pol Pot's Chief Henchmen Face Genocide

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Charges of genocide have been pressed against surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge by prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) as the tribunal enters its eighth year with further prosecutions in sight.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat.

Cambodia Looks to Put Its Rice on the World’s Plate

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

For as long as Cambodian rice farmers can remember, their product has had an unsavory reputation. Tough, dirty and unmilled, it was impossible to cook evenly, and even farmers traded it as pig feed in exchange for cash or better-quality rice from Vietnam or Thailand.Read more from Luke Hunt in The New York Times.

Engaging Vietnam on Human Rights

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

When human rights in Vietnam are discussed in the international community it is invariably the nation’s track record on freedom of speech, or lack thereof, which takes precedence.Read more from Helen Clark in The Diplomat.

Australian Family Abandons Thai Surrogate

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Thai surrogate mother of a critically ill twin baby abandoned by his Australian biological parents says she is determined to bring him up in her impoverished village with her two children aged six and three.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch at The Age .

Can Cambodian Deal End Year-Long Standoff?

Published on Jul 27, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Cambodian government and opposition have struck a deal to end a year of post-election political fighting that has left at least seven people dead and many more injured, in jail, and before the courts.But analysts are warning the agreement – reached shortly before seven senior figures from the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) were released on bail – was vague, lacked substance, and could offer no more than a lull in the protests that have dominated the political landscape.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat.