Matt Crook clips
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
Music roundup*, Bear-Garden and more
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




