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Hong Kong, Phnom Penh
As seen in: Studio Bomborra, MSN Australia, The New York Times, Yahoo News New Zealand, News.com.au, OUPblog, Nikkei Asia, Patreon, SFGate, South China Morning Post, Stuff.co.nz and
Covers:  Southeast Asia and beyond, politics, conflict, economics
Doesn't Cover: Anything dull.
Foreign correspondent covering East Asia, author, semi-retired academic in war & international relations. @Diplomat_APAC

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Luke Hunt’s Biography

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Luke Hunt cut his teeth in the early 1980s while traveling through what was then some of the world’s trouble spots, including Northern Ireland and the south of Morocco before moving into journalism. Initially, Hunt worked for Australian Associated Press and then Agence France-Presse where he served as bureau chief in Afghanistan and Cambodia and was the first journalist to file from Baghdad with the US marines in 2003. He also covered wars in the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Kashmir, and focussed…

Luke Hunt’s Journalist Portfolio

Australia's perfect firestorm | TheArticle

Australia's perfect firestorm | TheArticle

In Gisborne, it's 7am and a smartphone on the kitchen table buzzes. Suzanne Reinwald, a 54-year-old librarian…

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Mighty Mekong slows to a trickle - ucanews.org

Mighty Mekong slows to a trickle - ucanews.org

A recent flurry of alarming headlines painted a grim outlook for the Mekong River, with coverage dominated by…

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Jakarta Floods: Yet Another Reminder of Indonesia's Capital Woes?

Jakarta Floods: Yet Another Reminder of Indonesia's Capital Woes?

Advertisement The recent floods in Jakarta took a deadly toll, creating widespread chaos, landslides, and put…

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Kissinger in Cambodia

Kissinger in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH - Theary Seng was taking aim with precision and anger. The 41-year-old U.S.-trained lawyer and a r…

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In Cambodia's one-party state an authoritarian offers too little too late | TheArticle

In Cambodia's one-party state an authoritarian offers too little too late | TheArticle

The release of political prisoners in Cambodia is unlikely to appease the harder heads in Washington and Brus…

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Decisive action will not resolve Hong Kong's problems | TheArticle

Decisive action will not resolve Hong Kong's problems | TheArticle

With the authorities in Hong Kong intent on forcing a final, decisive victory over pro-democracy demonstrator…

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Articles

Journalism and Fighting for Indigenous Rights in Myanmar

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By Luke Hunt 
| Tribune Content Agency
Scott Johnson is an Australian lawyer, journalist, and human rights advocate with more than 25 years experience, focusing on indigenous groups and geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia. He also runs Tribal Action Group and its popular YouTube channel. His work began in the 1990s with human rights campaigns and lobbying on behalf of the Montagnard Foundation, representing the interests of the indigenous Montagnard hill tribe groups of Vietnam in the corridors of power around the world.
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Journalism and Fighting for Indigenous Rights in Myanmar

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By Luke Hunt 
| The Diplomat Magazine
Scott Johnson talks about drones and meeting Nerdah Bo Mya in Kawthoolei. Australian lawyer, journalist, and human rights advocate Scott Johnson in the field in Myanmar. Credit: Photo Supplied Subscribe for ads-free reading Scott Johnson is an Australian lawyer, journalist, and human rights advocate with more than 25 years experience, focusing on indigenous groups and geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia. He also runs Tribal Action Group and its popular YouTube channel.
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A Welsh Reporter on Myanmar’s Frontlines

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By Luke Hunt 
| Tribune Content Agency
Lorcan Lovett is a Welsh journalist based in Southeast Asia who has reported across the region with a focus on Myanmar since 2017. He has just returned from a trip to the war-torn country and to Bangladesh, where he toured the refugee camps housing the Rohingya.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing about skiing in the alpine areas of Australia.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

Every expert, every idiot and everyone in between with an opinion can express themselves badly.

Awards

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2020 - Gold Prize "Journalism hero"

One of five achievement awards in photography, although these feel more like Boy Scout badges.

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Amnesty/Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards

2015 - Certificate of Special Merit for Outstanding Contribution

For a special series for the Edge Review magazine about human trafficking across Southeast Asia.

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Finalist Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA)

2015 - Finalist

Human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

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Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA)

2014 - Gold Prize

Buddhist militancy in Southeast Asia.

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World Association of Newspaper

2013 - Best in Newspaper Feature Article

Shared award for a supplement covering the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Phnom Penh Post.

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