Khmer Rouge Tribunal Scaling Justice

Published on Mar 11, 2010 by Luke Hunt

Scaling Justice: Case 001 Alights The KR Agenda It has been a long time coming, but soon sentence will be passed on Kang Guek Eav (better known as Duch) the former head of S-21 detention centre. Reporter Luke Hunt has been following the case of the first man to stand trial at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal from its outset. He provides AsiaLIFE with the background on the case and what we should expect to follow. Ever since Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen went to the United Nations more than 11 years ago and asked for an international war crimes tribunal, incompetence and corruption have reared and political brinkmanship has flourished. .

Philippines’ Bloody Poll

Published on Feb 15, 2010 by Luke Hunt

Violence Looms over Upcoming Poll The massacre of dozens of journalists in The Philippines last November grabbed international headlines and shone a light on long-simmering tensions in the country’s south, reports Luke Hunt for The Diplomat, who says clan rivalries, terrorist links and corruption have created a combustible mix ahead of May’s general election. .

Noordin Top: Valentine’s Day Darling

Published on Feb 14, 2010 by Luke Hunt

Noordin Top Legendary war correspondent Sheikh Ya’erbuti has devoted his inaugural Darling of the Year Award to Jemaah Islamiyha acolyte and celebrity bomber Noordin Mohammad Top. The award, announced on Valentine’s Day, was made posthumously after Noordin was gunned down by Indonesian authorities last year following an international man hunt and a very merry dance. “Not just a terrorist but a lover of men, this made Noordin a worthy choice for this award,” Ya’erbuti said while receiving Valentine’s Day wishes from his legions of fans. “He was a true romantic.” Following his death a September autopsy revealed Noordin was sodomized, and often. “There is an anomaly in Noordin’s anus because it is shaped like a funnel,” said Mun’im Idris, a....

Kung Hei Fat Choi — Website Up-Dated

Published on Feb 14, 2010 by Luke Hunt

HONG KONG, Feb 14, 2010 — Bomborra Productions (BbP) launched its up-dated website on Chinese New Year’s Day, with a significant expansion on its predecessor Bomborra Images which was established five years earlier as a small photo library. BbP offers access to photo, news and feature archives, and serves as a link with a handful of well established journalists, photographers, and satirists operating in East Asia. Bomborra Productions is registered in Hong Kong. .

Bomborra Productions Website Launch

Published on Feb 5, 2010 by Luke Hunt

Bomborra Productions (BbP) will launch its website on Chinese New Year, February 14, 2010. The site is an expansion of Bomborra Images, established five years earlier as a small photo library. BbP offers access to photo, news and feature archives, and serves as a link with a handful of well established journalists operating in East Asia. Bomborra Productions was initially registered in Hong Kong in May, 2008. Regular clients include Voice of America, The Times, The Sunday Bangkok Post, The South China Morning Post, World Politics Review, The Diplomat and The Correspondent. Other prominent media outlets have ranged from ABC Radio in Australia and Readers’ Digest, to AsiaLIFE and The Phnom Penh Post. .