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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.
May 14, 2013
Floating LNG Upsets Oil and Gas Outlook in Australia, Southeast Asia
Floating liquefied natural gas is revolutionizing the oil industry.
May 13, 2013
Global Witness: IFC and Deutsche Bank Support Vietnamese Land Grabs
A new report reveals corruption in the Indochinese rubber industry.
May 10, 2013
ASEAN Needs To Do a Rethink on Burma’s Rohingya Issue
Violence against Burma’s Rohingyas could become a regional issue if ASEAN does not act fast.
May 07, 2013
Malaysia’s Ruling Parties Hold onto Power – Barely
Malaysia’s ruling party has won the recent election by a narrow margin, amid irregularities at the polls.
May 07, 2013
DNA Test Debunks Claims in Vietnam MIA Documentary Unclaimed
A documentary film about an MIA found in a Vietnamese village is fake.
May 02, 2013
ASEAN Summit in Brunei Finds More Common Ground
S. China Sea claims and the ASEAN Economic Community were key issues at the recent ASEAN summit.
May 01, 2013
Malaysians Braced for Election and its Aftermath
Beleaguered Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to prevail at the polls. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
April 26, 2013
Thailand Bans Film on Preah Vihear (Updated)
Boundary, a Thai documentary, has been banned. (Update: Ban now lifted)
April 22, 2013
Feiz Muhammad: One Lead for the Boston Bombing
The sermons of Feiz Muhammad could have played a part in motivating the Boston bombings.
April 18, 2013
Laos Approved for U.S. $5 Billion Loan for Rail Project
Laos has just gone deeper into debt with a U.S. $5 billion loan to build a Thailand-Vietnam rail link.
April 16, 2013
Dirty Tricks Alleged on Malaysia’s Campaign Trail
Websites have allegedly been hacked and radio stations jammed leading up to Malaysia’s May elections.
April 11, 2013
Landmines Still Blight Southeast Asia
Vietnam has called for ASEAN members to jointly address the region’s ongoing issue with landmines.