Indian Streets

Published on Apr 23, 2011 by Luke Hunt

BOMBORRA IMAGES — Bomborra journalists and photographers were recently on assignment in India where they shot these street scenes from Chennai and scenes of everyday life in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. .

Distant Hope on Forbidding Shores

Published on Apr 23, 2011 by Luke Hunt

For more than a decade people smugglers have sourced their cargo from the wilds of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, and shipped them through Southeast Asian countries, where they are prepared for the trip to Australia and in some cases Canada. Luke Hunt Write for Spectrum. But more recently, their attention has shifted to southeastern India and Tamil Nadu state, where more than 70,000 Tamils who fled decades of civil war in neighbouring Sri Lanka live in refugee camps. The civil war has been over for almost two years after government forces obliterated the Tamil Tiger rebels and their cause, a separate homeland. Now Colombo is urging its citizens to come home, but the likes of G Amarnath are resisting. .

Weekly News Summary – April 22

Published on Apr 22, 2011 by Luke Hunt

Stephen Tucker looks at the headlines making news this week from around south-east Asia and a little bit beyond. On the eve of Good Friday, an Indonesian bomb squad thwarted a terrorist attack by defusing two boxes of explosives hidden near a Jakarta church. Investigators arrested six suspects, who had allegedly posed as toy sellers when planting the 150kg bombs, which had been timed to explode during the religious sermon. More details emerged about China’s plan to double salaries and raise income tax thresholds by 50 percent within the next five years. The tax changes will cost the government USD18 billion per year and will result in an estimated 50 million more people becoming exempt from paying income tax. Lawmakers....

Weekly News Summary – April 15

Published on Apr 15, 2011 by Luke Hunt

Stephen Tucker looks at the headlines making news this week from around south-east Asia and a little bit beyond. The dramatic fallout from last month’s twin natural disasters and the ensuing nuclear crisis continued in Japan this week. The government finally ordered the operator of the nuclear plant damaged by last month’s quake and tsunami pay compensation to 48,000 families affected. Each household will receive 1 million yen (USD12,000), with the total compensation bill estimated to reach a massive USD24 billion. The Japanese government, already suffering from low-approval ratings, had faced intense criticism for not demanding compensation earlier. Residents have been sheltering in temporary evacuation centres for the past month after the nuclear meltdown forced them to flee their homes.....

Temples & Tamil Nadu

Published on Apr 14, 2011 by Luke Hunt

BOMBORRA IMAGES — Temples line the Southeast coast of India in Tamil Nadu, from Chennai to beyond Rameswaram. Hindu, Buddhists, Muslim and Christian dominated the religious landscape of people who largely make their living out of fishing. Photo Feature by Luke Hunt .