World

Lindsay Murdoch

Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.

'Most monks are good monks, but there are exceptions': Wirapol Sukphol (left) during one of his frequent charter flights.

Hunt for rogue Thai monk leads to US

Thailand's government wants all monks to undergo background checks for criminal offences, and then be issued with digitalised smart cards that record their histories.