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Matt Hunt

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Covers:  Politics, Breaking News, Southeast Asia, ASEAN, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Conflict, Human Rights, Economy
Independent journalist. Thailand correspondent for @France24. Documentary photographer.

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Matt Hunt is a broadcast journalist and documentary editorial photographer covering Thailand and the region.

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Thailand's PM sets course for early election amid border and parliamentary unrest

Thailand's PM sets course for early election amid border and parliamentary unrest

Thailand appeared headed for a snap election as early as February after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul se…

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Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite

Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite

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Thai-Cambodia border clashes persist despite ceasefire hopes

Thai-Cambodia border clashes persist despite ceasefire hopes

Fresh artillery clashes erupted on Sunday near a long-contested region between Cambodia and Thailand that has…

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Kids are turning to AI for friendship: 'I don't have anyone else to talk to'

Kids are turning to AI for friendship: 'I don't have anyone else to talk to'

A new UK report reveals children are turning to chatbots for homework help, emotional advice — and sometimes,…

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Trump travel ban hits immigrant family coming to U.S. amid bloody civil war in Myanmar

Trump travel ban hits immigrant family coming to U.S. amid bloody civil war in Myanmar

A Burmese American woman was eager to bring her siblings over to the U.S. from Myanmar amid a more than 15-ye…

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France's Macron arrives in Vietnam for Southeast Asia tour

France's Macron arrives in Vietnam for Southeast Asia tour

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Vietnam on May 25 for the first leg of a tour of Southeast Asia, …

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I’m Sorry: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

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Thailand’s 27th Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, apologizes for the 2010 Red Shirt crackdown and shares his insight into current Thai politics. At just 44 years old, Abhisit Vejjajiva was elected as the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand; his time in office remains one of the most debated periods in the nation’s recent political history.
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Thailand-Cambodia Border - Matt Hunt

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By Matt Hunt Verified
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Hi all, The show has been on a short hiatus due to a litany of personal circumstances and extraordinary opportunities. I wasn’t sure when I’d re-enter the conversation, but I see no better time than for this issue. Over the last week in Thailand, a surge in ultra-nationalist social media posts began to appear on my various timelines, something of the scale I’ve never seen in my nearly decade here.
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Rotten to the core

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Matt Hunt · Follow 3 min read · -- Pannika Wanich, Thai journalist turned politician expelled for life, speaks on the state of Thai democracy. 🇹🇭 ภาษาไทย: เน่าเฟะจนถึงแก่น : พรรณิการ์ วานิช Interview + Photos: Matt Hunt Pannika Wanich, a former journalist turned politician, has been a moving force behind three of Thailand’s parliament’s largest progressive (currently opposition) parties.
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