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@tommywalker.bsky.social

Correspondent in Southeast Asia. Host of Dateline Bangkok Podcast. A Vice-President at FCCT. www.tommywalkermedia.com

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β€œThailand and Cambodia conflict was a WAR” Tony Cheng | Dateline Bangkok
YouTube video by FCCT β€œThailand and Cambodia conflict was a WAR” Tony Cheng | Dateline Bangkok

The Thailand-Cambodia border conflict πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­ πŸ‡°πŸ‡­
I speak with Al Jazeera correspondent Tony Cheng about reporting this on the ground.

@fcctpodcast.bsky.social πŸŽ™οΈ

Watch this on YouTube now: πŸ“Ί πŸ“±

youtu.be/3yibVc9l-YI?...

09.08.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Following over a week of clashes, Thailand and Cambodia seem to be on the diplomatic path to peace. My roundup yesterday following a 13 point peace framework agreed in Malaysia πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ

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08.08.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the midst of the conflict, I managed to do a quick story on the first-Middlesbrough FC themed bar in Thailand, and fittingly in Buriram, in the northeast!

www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/footba...

08.08.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thai-Cambodia border

08.08.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Thailand Cambodia conflict was quick, intense and exhausting. I’ve spent nearly a month at this border this year, including 10 days covering the fighting. Lots of lives, news packages, and online reports to cover it.

08.08.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chinese firm helps supply Myanmar junta with bombs β€” report – DW – 07/17/2025 With the Myanmar military rulers increasingly dependent on Beijing, a new report claims a state-owned Chinese company is helping the junta produce aerial bombs used against both rebels and civilians.

"The bombs laying to waste to #Myanmar communities are manufactured w/ China's help in DI 21," said Marzuki Darusman of SAC-M.

"Is this the legacy #China wants in Myanmar?”

@tommywalker.bsky.social report on 'Factory of Death'.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #CutTheWeapons

www.dw.com/en/chinese-f...

19.07.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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When a 7.7 earthquake struck #Myanmar in March, thousands of civilians were killed. 2 months on, @tommywalker.bsky.social looks at how the military junta's denial of journalists into the country only adds to the dire environment for #pressfreedom: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/05/myan...

02.05.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œDo NOT underestimate Xi Jinping.” Michael Sheridan | Dateline Bangkok
YouTube video by FCCT β€œDo NOT underestimate Xi Jinping.” Michael Sheridan | Dateline Bangkok

β€œDo not underestimate Xi Jinping.”

Part 2 of the podcast with Michael Sheridan, discussing his new book, China, Xi, Trump, Taiwan and Hong Kong, is now online.

youtu.be/mL57Gz_ePmw?...

23.04.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thai Resort Island at the Center of a Simmering Territorial Dispute With Cambodia The resumption of maritime boundary negotiations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh has revived a dormant sovereignty dispute over Koh Kood.

My latest report on Thailand’s Koh Kood island after Cambodian PM Hun Manet waded in on this ongoing debate.

@thediplomat.com

thediplomat.com/2025/04/the-...

18.04.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Countless live spots for BBC, LBC, DW and others in recent days covering the earthquake disaster here in Bangkok and Myanmar. Yesterday morning, lunchtime and evening spots with DW news πŸ“Ί

01.04.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This interview is really well worth a listen, Thinzar Shunlei Yi talks about the situation & makes some really great observations, Especially highlighting all the other (non-armed) aspects of the resistance that the Peoples of Myanmar are still doing.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

25.02.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Myanmar's scam centers be shut down for good? – DW – 03/03/2025 Thousands of people from dozens of countries held in Myanmar's border scam centers are awaiting repatriation β€” but is this really the end of the billion-dollar scam center operations?

I had some brief comments in this new @tommywalker.bsky.social piece for #DW on #Myanmar's scam centers and whether we've really seen the last of them. I'm not so optimistic. Pleased to be included in this discussion, along with Tita Sanglee and Amy Miller.

www.dw.com/en/can-myanm...

04.03.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha there’s a couple of Tommy Walkers. I’m the media and travel one, others are worship singers and an actor apparently πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

18.03.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œHuman rights are UNIVERSAL” | Phil Robertson | Dateline Bangkok
YouTube video by FCCT β€œHuman rights are UNIVERSAL” | Phil Robertson | Dateline Bangkok

Our latest podcast @fcctpodcast is with @reaproy.bsky.social We speak about a host of issues, with Phil explaining the ins and outs of human rights, transnational repression, Myanmar, sports washing and more!

Full video on YouTube below ⬇️

youtu.be/nYJczEAc0mo?...

24.02.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œWe are halfway to VICTORY” | Thinzar Shunlei Yi | Dateline Bangkok
YouTube video by FCCT β€œWe are halfway to VICTORY” | Thinzar Shunlei Yi | Dateline Bangkok

β€œWe’re halfway to victory.”

Full video on YouTube below ⬇️

youtu.be/kVtS0DPl2w8?...

This podcast is available to listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. All links in bio 🎧

#Myanmar #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #MyanmarCoup #Burma

19.02.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I recent sat down with Thinzar Shunlei Yi on the @fcctpodcast.bsky.social, discussing her activism, Myanmar’s coup, the resistance, proposed elections and the future of the country.

Watch this full episode now on YouTube. Links in comments.

19.02.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œWe are halfway to VICTORY” | Thinzar Shunlei Yi | Dateline Bangkok
YouTube video by FCCT β€œWe are halfway to VICTORY” | Thinzar Shunlei Yi | Dateline Bangkok

Full video on YouTube below ⬇️

youtu.be/kVtS0DPl2w8?...

This podcast is available to listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. All links in bio 🎧

#Myanmar #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar #MyanmarCoup #Burma

19.02.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe’re halfway to VICTORY”

Watch the latest episode as @tommywalker speaks with Thinzar Shunlei Yi, a prominent pro-democracy activist from Myanmar.

They discuss Shunlei’s advocacy, the 2021 military coup, the ongoing civil war, the elections in 2025 and the hopes for the future of Myanmar.

19.02.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New episodes coming on @fcctpodcast.bsky.social coming soon! πŸŽ™οΈ

16.02.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia? – DW – 02/01/2025 The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.

Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?Pleased to be quoted in this report by @tommywalker.bsky.social. www.dw.com/en/why-is-ch...

02.02.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first flight from Damascus International Airport was a joyful milestone, as the journey took off successfully, reflecting hope and progress for the future of a new Syria πŸ’š

07.01.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy New Year!

Our first episode of 2025 is now online!

@tommywalker.bsky.social spoke with @mdpyy.bsky.social, a rights activist @fortifyrights.bsky.social.

They discuss Thailand’s marriage equality law, set to come into effect soon!

Available on YouTube, Spotify & Apple.

Links in bio ⬆️

06.01.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EPISODE #2 - DTV πŸŽ™οΈπŸŽ§

@tommywalkerco speaks with Mr. Naruchai Ninnad, deputy director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs at MFA Thailand

This podcast will discuss the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)!

YouTube: m.youtube.com/@fcctevents/...

Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dat...

27.12.2024 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thailand joins other Asia nations in battle against cheap Chinese imports Cheap low-quality Chinese products that are flooding markets across region are also raising concerns about how they are undercutting local businesses, experts say

Thailand is trying to reduce low quality imports from China

My colour story from Bangkok πŸ“Έ

www.voanews.com/a/thailand-j...

19.12.2024 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thailand joins other Asia nations in battle against cheap Chinese imports Cheap low-quality Chinese products that are flooding markets across region are also raising concerns about how they are undercutting local businesses, experts say

Thailand is reducing low qualiry imports from China

My colour story with images from Bangkok www.voanews.com/a/thailand-j...

19.12.2024 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dateline Bangkok Podcast β€’ A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters There is growing international interest in Southeast Asia. The Dateline Bangkok podcast will interview interesting guests about the region, from news, politics, culture, customs, and more. Your host...

Dateline Bangkok is now available on Spotify! 🎧

More podcast episodes coming soon….

creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dat...

17.12.2024 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We have nowhere to go’: Exiled from Myanmar, journalists fear new Thai law Media professionals who fled war in Myanmar question whether new Thai law will make it impossible for them to keep reporting

Our latest @voanews on press freedom in SE Asia. Myanmar media in exile concerned about draft bill in Thailand….

β€œWe have nowhere to go”

www.voanews.com/a/7899939.html

17.12.2024 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sent back to Cambodia from Thailand, six government critics face charges, trial Authorities deported Pen Chan Sangkream, Hong An, Mean Chanthon, Yin Chanthou, Soeung Khunthea and Vorn Chanratchana last month

My report about the six Cambodian activists sent back to Cambodia from Thailand in November.

Experts look at the Thailand Cambodia gov tight relations, strict laws, and transnational repression.

www.voanews.com/a/sent-back-...

13.12.2024 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our podcast has launched!

First episode: How good is Thai food?

There is no one better to speak to than Chawadee Nualkhair! Food writer including tor the Lonely Planet and Michelin Star guide, author, and guest star on Street Food Asia on Netflix! πŸ“Ί

12.12.2024 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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