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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.
March 29, 2012
Following Burma’s Money
Burma will introduce a managed floating exchange on Sunday. It’s a masterful political move by Thein Sein.
March 29, 2012
Following Burma’s Money
Burma will introduce a managed floating exchange on Sunday. It’s a masterful political move by Thein Sein.
March 28, 2012
Burma, Vietnam and Christianity
Authoritarian Burma and Vietnam have plenty in common. An apparent mistrust of Christianity is one.
March 24, 2012
Burma to Allow Poll Monitors
Burma’s leader announces that foreign monitors will be allowed in for by-elections scheduled for next month.
March 23, 2012
Thailand’s Human Downgrade
Thailand expects to fall into the bottom tier of the watch list on human trafficking. Officials aren’t happy.
March 23, 2012
Thailand’s Human Downgrade
Thailand expects to fall into the bottom tier of the watch list on human trafficking. Officials aren’t happy.
March 19, 2012
Ramos-Horta Ousted in Timor-Leste
Jose Ramos-Horta is set to lose the presidency after coming third in the first round of Timor-Leste polls.
March 17, 2012
Timor-Leste Heads to Polls
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta faces a tough reelection battle Saturday as the country votes.
March 13, 2012
Alleged Rape Tests Bangkok
An alleged rape of a Muslim woman by two Thai soldiers underscores tensions in the south of the country.
March 10, 2012
Laos’ Unethical Monkeys
A new report warns that thousands of monkeys are being held in overcrowded and appalling conditions.
March 10, 2012
Laos’ Unethical Monkeys
A new report warns that thousands of monkeys are being held in overcrowded and appalling conditions.
March 08, 2012
A Cambodian Farce
The confusion around the killing of 3 women working at a Puma factory highlights Cambodian corruption.