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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.
October 05, 2011
Philippines Ceasefire Under Threat
The factionalizing of insurgent groups is jeopardising a ceasefire that ended decades of civil war in the southern Philippines, reports Luke Hunt.
September 30, 2011
Hundreds Dead in Floods
Hundreds have so far been killed in some of the worst flooding in a decade in Southeast Asia.
September 27, 2011
Najib to Nix Controversial Laws
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says he plans to abandon the controversial Internal Security Act.
September 22, 2011
UN Report: Drug Use 'Soaring'
A new UN report shows the production and use of synthetic drugs like amphetamines is soaring in Asia.
September 21, 2011
Heng Samrin, Man of the People
Cambodian Heng Samrin played a crucial role in ridding the country of Pol Pot. Still, he prefers life in the shadows.
September 16, 2011
Dutch to Pay for Massacre?
A court ruling that the Netherlands should pay damages over a massacre in Indonesia in 1947 is welcome.
September 13, 2011
Did Arroyo Rig Election?
Evidence mounts that former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo rigged the 2004 presidential election.
September 08, 2011
ASEAN’s 9/11 Differences
Southeast Asian nations have taken different approaches to tackling terrorism since the September 11 attacks.
September 08, 2011
ASEAN’s 9/11 Differences
Southeast Asian nations have taken different approaches to tackling terrorism since the September 11 attacks.
September 06, 2011
Death of a Cambodian
The death of Vann Nath, who survived the full horror of Pol Pot’s regime, is a huge loss for Cambodia.
September 01, 2011
Court Nixes Refugee Deal
A ruling by the High Court in Australia puts a spanner in the works of a refugee swap deal with Malaysia.
August 30, 2011
Jakarta Nabs 'People Smuggler'
The arrest of alleged people smuggler Sayeed Abbas Azad could be a big blow against human trafficking.