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..

Dirty Tricks on Malaysia’s Campaign Trail

Published on Apr 17, 2013 by Luke Hunt

Allegations of dirty tricks have emerged in the campaigns for the May 5 Malaysian elections after a number of websites were hacked and broadcasts by radio stations were apparently jammed.Websites belonging to Radio Free Malaysia, Radio Free Sarawak and the news portal Sarawak Report, among others, were subjected to DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks, which editors blamed on the Malaysian government.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Invading Iraq: Lindsay Murdoch on Iraq and Lies

Published on Mar 24, 2013 by Luke Hunt

I was not aware the Pentagon had called me a liar. I was sitting at the time in a knee-deep hole in the Iraq desert wearing a chemical warfare suit and flak jacket, helmet strapped on and gas mask within grasp. An editor in Sydney took the call from the Pentagon’s Lieutenant-Commander Jeff Davies a day after the beginning of the ground war in Iraq 10 years ago today.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch at Fairfax..

Vietnam's Progressive Gender Policies

Published on Mar 23, 2013 by Luke Hunt

Few countries have pressed the buttons of civil rights groups more than Vietnam. Its crackdown on bloggers and dissent is in itself a contradiction of its efforts to open up a constitutional debate which has had only mixed success and led to the jailing of ordinary citizens simply for expressing their opinions.However, there are those in Vietnam who have cultivated government policies which are in-keeping with the processes of a modern state and daring in the handling of sensitive issues.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Sultan says Not Leaving Sabah

Published on Mar 18, 2013 by Luke Hunt

Followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III are not withdrawing from Sabah, and he has instructed them to conduct guerrilla warfare against Malaysian forces.Read more from Perseus Echeminada at The Philippine Star..