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Luke Hunt
Luke Hunt is a Southeast Asia correspondent for The Diplomat. He has spent three decades working in the region and produces the Beyond the Mekong podcast. He can be followed on Patreon and X – formerly Twitter.
He served as bureau chief for Agence France-Presse in Cambodia and in Afghanistan under Taliban occupation – where he was commended by the United Nations for the “best and most insightful” coverage of the Afghan civil war. Hunt also covered the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and the Global War on Terrorism that followed, specializing in Islamic militancy.
Throughout the 2010s, Hunt focused on civil conflict and uprisings from the Middle East to East Asia and as an adjunct professor wrote the course War, Media & International Relations for Pannasastra University in Cambodia. He is the author of the “Punji Trap” and co-author of “Barings Lost” and is the recipient of several awards including the Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards, Society of Publishers in Asia, and the World Association of Newspapers.
Follow him on X at @lukeanthonyhunt.
June 20, 2013
Indonesia Finally Moves on Fuel Subsidies
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally decided to raise fuel prices by an average of 33 percent.
June 18, 2013
Edward Snowden: Latest in a Long Line
Edward Snowden is the talk of the town among Hong Kong journalists, but not for the reasons he had in mind.
June 12, 2013
Vietnamese PM Escapes Censure, Just
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung evaded censure in the country’s first-ever confidence vote.
June 11, 2013
More North Koreans Hiding in Laos
Many fear that 20 North Koreans, hiding in South Korea’s Vientiane embassy, could be deported.
June 06, 2013
Let the People Talk: ASEAN, China Seek to Increase Human Ties
Chinese and ASEAN leaders have agreed on the need for stronger cross-border civilian contact.
June 04, 2013
Denial of Khmer Rouge Atrocities to Become a Crime
Taking Europe’s treatment of the Holocaust as an example, denying Khmer Rouge atrocities is being criminalized in Cambodia.
June 03, 2013
Malaysia Splits as UMNO Cracks Down on Dissent
Post-election events in Malaysia have been worrying, and are tarnishing the country’s image.
May 30, 2013
Myanmar, Burma, Living in La La Land with Two-Child Policy
Plans to revive Burma’s two-child limit for Muslim Rohingyas has sparked staunch opposition on moral grounds.
May 27, 2013
Thai Deaths Cast Doubts over Malaysian Diplomacy
Continuing violence in Thailand’s south has cast doubt on Malaysia’s capacity as a peace facilitator.
May 23, 2013
Outrage After Sharia Court Allows Rapist to Marry His 13-year-old Victim
A man has evaded rape charges via Sharia Law. Malaysians are enraged.
May 22, 2013
Water, the Great Regional Threat
Asia meets in Thailand to discuss water, as the threat to water security mounts.
May 21, 2013
ASEAN Urges a Youthful Lead for ASEAN Economic Community
ASEAN needs more of two things: solidarity and youth involvement.