I’ve interviewed Thailand’s top supermodel, hung out with Thailand’s first all-ladyboy pop group and tried to keep up with Bangkok’s free-running crew. I was on the scene when flight OG269 crash-landed it Phuket Airport and I caught up with the British Ambassador to hear his thoughts on safety in Phuket. I was in Bangkok when the coup happened and the Bangkok bombs exploded on my doorstep. After three years exploring Thailand I am now seeing what I can find in Timor-Leste.

Since I arrived I’ve broken stories about foreign nationals being arrested on child sex charges, I’ve written about numerous aspects of development and I’ve spent a week dancing in the hills.

Recently I’ve filed for IPS, AFP, IRIN and Radio Australia. Clips are in .PDF format unless noted.

*Denotes pages laid out myself using PageMaker 7.

Recent

ETimor opposition calls on PM to resign [link] AFP

E. Timor blocks German paedophile suspect at airport [link] AFP

UN Helps to Mitigate Disaster Risk [link] IPS

German man faces child sex charges in ETimor [link] AFP

Displaced Timorese head home [link] AFP

Brazilian arrested on child sex charges in East Timor [link] AFP

East Timor begins closure of last displaced persons camp [link] AFP

Timor-Leste’s farmers start again [link] Guardian Weekly

Timor minister defends husband after police raid [link] AFP

Challenge to shift youth from resistance to development mentality [link] IRIN

Australian Business, Political Delegation Visits East Timor [link] AFP

Insurance company takes gamble on Timor-Leste [link] Dili Weekly

Journalists Hold Out For Better Media Laws [link] IPS

World Bank defends pay [link] AFP

Returning IDPs rejected by villagers [link] IRIN

‘Big’ Projects To Make Up Oil Losses [link] IPS

Gently combating harmful childbirth traditions [link] IRIN

Indonesian Artist Adopts Local Talents [link] IPS

Power Situation Better, But Problems Lie Ahead [link] IPS

A decade on, East Timor remembers Liquica massacre [link] AFP

Case Backlog Worries New Prosecutor General [link] IPS

Draft laws threaten freedom of the press in East Timor [link] AFP

Journalists denounce draft media laws [link to radio story] ABC Radio Australia

Dili’s displaced face renewed delays [link] IRIN

‘Political’ Appointment of Police Chief Resented [link] IPS

Abortion laws in spotlight [link] IRIN

‘Presidential Pardon May Hurt Legal System’ [link] IPS

Villagers seek peace through traditional rituals [link] IRIN

Minister, Editor Wrangle On Over Exposé [link] IPS

Women get WISE to self-employment [link] IRIN

‘I can’t go back to Sri Lanka’ [link] Guardian Weekly

Viqueque travel story, [link] Gaia Discovery

Tackling human trafficking, [link] IRIN

Adrift on Atauro, an island paradise in East Timor, [link] Travelmag

Phuket About It [link] Globorati

Koh Yao Noi Community-based Tourism and Homestays, Thailand [link] Gaia Discovery

East Timor tries to buy some time [link] Asia Times Online

East Timor kills Chinese power deal [link] Asia Times Online

No work in Timor-Leste [link] Guardian Weekly

Art class in Timor-Leste [link] Guardian Weekly

Thailand’s Deep South, the problems in Thailand’s three Southern provinces, Amana Media Initiative

Interview with Steve Aoki, LA’s hippest DJ, 2 Magazine

Interview with Sonia Couling, chilling with Thailand’s top supermodel, 2 Magazine

Phuket air crash* written and edited with Phuket Gazette staff

Interview with DJ Nakadia, Thailand’s busty DJ export, Phuket Gazette

British Ambassador Quinton Quayle*, we had a chat about safety in Phuket, Phuket Gazette

Interview with Venus Flytrap. chilling with Thailand’s all-ladyboy pop group, One-Two-Go

Parkour in Bangkok, free running takes to the streets, One-Two-Go

Prestige

Hi-so couples, interviews with newlyweds

Interview with K. Jeed, executive assistant manageress of Novotel Bangkok

Interview with K. Naputt, managing director of Siam Estate

Interview with Keiko-san, chairperson of Naga Pearl

Dining out at La Gaetana, Italian food in Phuket

Phuket Gazette

Cindy Burbridge*, one of Thailand’s top models visits Phuket

Bumming around Bali, traveling in Bali

Dili days, some thoughts on travel in Dili

The Church of rock ’n’ roll, Phuket’s rock ‘n’ roll pastor

Cut Killer in Phuket*, French hip hop DJ touches down in Phuket

Diesel fashion show*, Diesel unveils its spring-summer-2008 range at Indigo Pearl

DJ culture*, DJs and the club scene in Thailand

Karma Lounge review*

Music roundup*, Bear-Garden and more

Rock City 2 review*

H20 bar review, strange bar with a non-functioning water feature and a performing Elvis

Hanging out with Japanese artists, Japanese art kids with no clue where they’re heading

Interview with “Jay” Montonn Jira*, Thailand’s superboy

Interview with Joshua Alamu, pro vocal coach and voice trainer on reality TV shows

Interview with Louie Vega, superstar DJ

Diva May Palmer at Indigo Pearl, US singer is all woman

Radiohead and the world music scene, world’s biggest band change the face of music

Thai music scene, who’s hot in Thai indie music

Sri Panwa party review, hanging out with the island’s elite

Hype

Interview with Thaitanium, Thailand’s top hip hop group

Interview with Venus Flytrap, Thailand’s only ladyboy pop group

In Residence

Interview with crime-author Jake Needham, established crime writer extraordinaire

One2Go

Hip eats in Bangkok, where to eat in Bangkok

Real.Time (Bangkok Post)

What makes authors tick?, interview with four Thailand authors

Apartment Living

Sacred Seven, all about Buddha

Getting Down with Dili, travel piece

To Bali and Ubud, more travel

Lighting Up Your Life, Loy Krathong

Temples in Thailand, what wats to visit

Pacvest advertorial, it’s business as usual

Education Living

Interview with Regent’s School director, at home with an educator