Mae Sot Book Dispensary

Published on Aug 18, 2024 by Luke Hunt

Studio Bomborra is sponsoring the Mae Sot Book Dispensary to deliver books written in English, Burmese and Karen for children under eight years of age across the border from Thailand to a school in Myanmar. Key people involved in this are Ei Ei Love, David Armstrong and Luke Hunt. Please do not send money. If, however, you have old, unwanted books at home that are suitable for young children and you're prepared to send them via sea mail, then please post to the following address:Mae Sot Book Dispensary: 61/21 Rat Uthit Road, Mae Sot Subdistrict, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, 63110, ThailandJust a point out, not all postal services provide seamail to Southeast Asia and airmail can be expensive, so....

Launch of Ashes from Annam

Published on Feb 20, 2022 by Luke Hunt

The much anticipated Ashes from Annam, written by Thierry de Roland Peel was launched on Feb 20. at Raffles Le Royale in Phnom Penh. About 150 guest arrived as Peel delivered a robust speech about his family's life and tragedies towards the end of World War II in Saigon. And of course the adventures of the family dog Mephisto..

University of Madras

Published on Dec 6, 2018 by Luke Hunt

In late 2018 Luke Hunt travelled to India where he addressed the University of Madras and the Women's Christian College in Chennai. The topic: Journalism from the Frontlines..

Launch of the Punji Trap

Published on Jan 24, 2018 by Luke Hunt

The Punji Trap was officially launched on January 24, 2018, at Meta House in Phnom Penh with more than 100 people attending. Journalist and videographer Craig Skehan hosted the event and former Saigon Reuters bureau chief Jim Pringle gave a telling talk about the Tet Offensive, which erupted at the end of January, 1968, and turned the tide of public opinion against the Vietnam War. Further launches followed in Kampot and Bangkok. See More..

Kelly Slater Buys Thai Stick

Published on Apr 12, 2015 by Luke Hunt

Film rights to Thai Stick, a scholarly work on the illicit marijuana trade between Southeast Asia and the West coast of the United States in the 1960s and 70s, have been recently acquired by perhaps the greatest ever competitive surfer, American Kelly Slater. Media stereotyping has often linked surfing with the smoking of weed and while Slater does not smoke marijuana he certainly supports the de-criminalization of the product in the U.S. and doubts whether it should even classified as a drug.“It’s a plant and it’s beyond ridiculous that people have somehow decided making it illegal was the right thing. The end result is generally users going to jail who cause society no harm,” he recently toldsurfing publication Swellnet.“I don’t....