Keith Loveard: 1947-2022

Published on Oct 30, 2022 by Luke Hunt

Keith Loveard, passed away on October 30, 2022. Keith moved to Australia when still a teenager, cutting his teeth in journalism at the Daily Telegraph, later landing a job as Jakarta-based correspondent for Asiaweek. He died in Bali.

Tim Page: 1944-2022

Published on Aug 27, 2022 by Luke Hunt

Tim Page, the British-Australian war photographer, author, and hero to many, passed away on Wednesday, August 24. His obituaries, many written before his death, were a testament to a life that was as hectic and full as it was dangerous and inspiring. He was 78.Page made his name as a war photographer in Vietnam. He was daring, some said stupidly so. He was wounded four times and lost a piece of his brain but survived before covering conflicts in Cambodia and Afghanistan, where he also worked as a United Nations Photographic Peace Ambassador.His is an enduring legacy for a man many expected would be lucky to live beyond 30.Read more..

Peter Miles: 1931-2019

Published on Dec 26, 2019 by Luke Hunt

Born March 16. 1931. Narrabri, NSW, Australia - Passed away December 26, 2019, North Lantau Hospital, Hong Kong, aged 88. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Peter Hunt Miles, beloved husband of Barbara (nee Pau) and father of Andrew.A funeral service will be held at St. Joseph's Church, 37 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong on 20th January 2020 at 10:30 am Friends and acquaintances of the Miles family are invited to join the service and a celebration of Peter's life to be held on the same day at Dining Room at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, Hong Kong from 3:30pm - 6:30pm. In lieu of flowers, there will be donation....

Winifred Hunt: 1936-2019

Published on Jun 16, 2019 by Luke Hunt

Winfred Hunt nee Hayes (wife of Brian dec.) passed away, suddenly on February 9, 2019, after suffering a stroke at her home in Melbourne. Born in Elmore in 1936, Win was an accomplished pianist in her younger years, raised four children, worked as a librarian and proof reader making a significant contribution to the Punji Trap, authored by her son Luke. More than 120 people attended her funeral at St Anthony’s Catholic Church in Carnegie, Melbourne. .

Hurley Scroggins: 1961-2018

Published on Oct 6, 2018 by Luke Hunt

Hurley Scroggins, journalist and owner of what was the greatest little bar in Phnom Penh, passed away on October 4. Following the closure of Cantina, Michael Hayes, co-founder and former publisher of the Phnom Penh Post, detailed last drinks at a watering hole to be sorely missed, which stands as a fitting tribute to a generous and intelligent man whose wit was boundless, and will also be sorely missed.Adios Cantina. Viva Hurley!By Michael HayesOne of Phnom Penh’s most legendary venues closes tonight.Cantina, the restaurant cum watering hole and brainchild of Hurley Scroggins III, will shut its creaky, iron gate on the riverside late tonight for the last time—probably after midnight–and end a memorable and historic chapter in the life of....