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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.

Cambodian court delays bail decision on James Ricketson and returns him to jail

Cambodian court delays bail decision on James Ricketson and returns him to jail

Support for Mr Ricketson is growing in Australia where thousands of people have signed a petition calling for his release.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch

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'It was decided to kill them': Myanmar army admits 10 Rohingya murders

'It was decided to kill them': Myanmar army admits 10 Rohingya murders

Amnesty International has slammed the first admission by Myanmar's military that its soldiers executed Rohingya villages in Rakhine state, saying it is just the "tip of the iceberg".

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Reuters journalists appear in court as Bill Clinton calls for their release

Reuters journalists appear in court as Bill Clinton calls for their release

It was a trap reminiscent of the darkest days of the Myanmar army's half-century of repressive rule.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Singapore hit by Brazil-linked corruption scandal

Singapore hit by Brazil-linked corruption scandal

Singapore's squeaky clean image has taken a battering as the city-state's leaders come to grips with its largest ever corruption scandal.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Cambodia court dismisses Australian nurse's appeal against surrogacy jail sentence

Cambodia court dismisses Australian nurse's appeal against surrogacy jail sentence

Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles, who is suffering eye cancer, has had her appeal against an 18-month jail sentence on surrogacy charges rejected by a Cambodian court.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch and Nara Lon
Bitter rivals Mahathir and Anwar join forces in push to defeat Malaysian PM Najib

Bitter rivals Mahathir and Anwar join forces in push to defeat Malaysian PM Najib

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad will join his one-time rival Anwar Ibrahim in a bid to oust the scandal-tainted PM Najib Razak.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
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Ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad to contest Malaysian elections in bid to oust Najib Razak

Ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad to contest Malaysian elections in bid to oust Najib Razak

Malaysia's 92-year-old former prime minster Mahathir Mohamad will lead opposition parties into one of the country's most bitterly fought elections since independence.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Australian woman caught with heroin allegedly stashed in luggage in Cambodia

Australian woman caught with heroin allegedly stashed in luggage in Cambodia

An Australian woman has been arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport with almost two kilograms of heroin allegedly stashed in her luggage.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Controversial dengue vaccine in spotlight after death of Filipino children

Controversial dengue vaccine in spotlight after death of Filipino children

Health researchers fear the scandal will stoke mistrust in vaccines across the world.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
Australian filmmaker arrested in Cambodia due to 'opposition party links'

Australian filmmaker arrested in Cambodia due to 'opposition party links'

Cambodian authorities are investigating Australian filmmaker James Ricketson over his alleged links to the country's now-disbanded opposition party, which has been accused of attempting to overthrow strongman Hun Sen in a purported United States-backed conspiracy.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch
'Risky' phallic fad sweeps Thailand

'Risky' phallic fad sweeps Thailand

Thai health authorities are alarmed about men having their penises whitened.

  • by Lindsay Murdoch