Liam Cochrane

@Liam_Cochrane

Southeast Asia correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, based in Bangkok. (Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam)

Bangkok, Thailand
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Joined January 2011
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  1. Retweeted
    Mar 27

    Main Opposition Actors in Southeast Asia - Brunei: Disallowed Cambodia: Banned East Timor: Healthy Laos: Disallowed Malaysia: Desperate Myanmar: Military-front Philippines: Ineffective Singapore: Fractured Thailand: Outlawed Vietnam: Disallowed Has it ever been worse?

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    Mar 23

    Well-deserved accolade for a brave lawyer. Let’s hope Thailand doesn’t follow Vietnamese example - last year ‘Mother Mushroom’ was similarly honoured. 3 months later Vietnam jailed her for 10 years. Pres. Trump never mentioned her case when in Vietnam for APEC.

    Sirikan Charoensiri of was honored for fiercely standing up for and co-founding an organization to provide pro bono legal services to those who are facing politically motivated charges under the military government.
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  3. Mar 21

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  4. Mar 21

    Wow, ONE MILLION views for the Facebook video about .

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    Mar 20

    UPDATE: Parliamentary speaker U Win Myint tipped as replacement for President Htin Kyaw, whose office announced his resignation this morning:

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  6. Mar 20

    Hmmm...

    .: "The company has no reason to believe of these matters are politically motivated. It is not at risk of closure, as some inaccurate media reports have suggested."
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    Mar 20

    BREAKING: Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw resigned effective immediately this morning, according to a Facebook post by the President's Office. U Myint Swe, the military-nominated Vice President, will act in the role until parliament can confirm a replacement.

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  8. Mar 20

    Pretty specific job: "UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes"

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  9. Mar 19

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  10. Mar 18

    A rather large python is currently visiting the ABC's Bangkok bureau.

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  11. Mar 16

    Solid reporting here by & Leng Len at The Guardian.

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    Mar 16

    It's important to remember what we've considered horrific: Howard Jones with on the 50th anniversary of the savagery of the My Lai massacre. Important listening.

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  13. Mar 16

    Australian killed at Cambodian gun range was tourist, not military as local 'cover-up' suggests

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  14. Mar 15

    "It's a cover up by the RCAFF [Royal Cambodian Armed Forces]" - Australian killed in was NOT a military trainer. Likely a tourist paying to shoot at a for-profit-range. More on ABC radio/online soon.

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  15. Mar 15

    Australia's "The Department of Defence has confirmed this accident did not occur as part of a military training exercise, and no ADF personnel were involved." Regarding Thu's death / injuries of 2 Australian men in

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  16. Mar 15

    The luxury hotel chain is refusing to comment on one of its director's business links to the shooting of protesters at a rubber plantation.

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  17. Mar 15

    BREAKING: An Australian and a Cambodian have been killed in an explosion during military training in Kampong Speu province, . Three others injured, inc. one Australian.

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  18. Mar 13

    Yangon (one of Asia’s safer cities) named as a top 5 global danger zone. Oops! Intelligence Unit / seems unaware how far Yangon is from the violence against in .

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  19. Mar 12

    If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then I guess I feel flattered: ...vs...

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  20. Mar 11

    Watch wild river dolphins signal to fisherman in , as they work together to catch more fish.

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