Lindsay Murdoch
Lindsay Murdoch is a two-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.
Dynasties tighten grip on Philippines
Lindsay Murdoch The Ampatuan clan was never going to be thrown out of power, despite being accused of killing 58 people, including 32 members of the media in one of the worst massacres in modern Philippine history.
Amnesty bill to reignite tensions in Thailand
Lindsay Murdoch Thailand's deputy prime minister Chalerm Yubamrung plans to introduce a contentious amnesty bill into parliament on Thursday that will stoke new political tensions three years after bloody street...
Thein Sein visit prompts US to give way on name
Lindsay Murdoch Even before Thein Sein arrives in Washington on Tuesday, the President of Myanmar has achieved a significant concession from the US, turning the tide in a diplomatic tug-of-words over what to call...
Church on trial for funding pop star's career
Lindsay Murdoch Singapore's fast-growing Christian community has been shaken by the trial of six evangelical church leaders accused of embezzling more than $S50 million ($40.
Boat with 150 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar
Lindsay Murdoch A boat carrying up to 150 Rohingya Muslims has capsized off Myanmar’s coast as a cyclone heads towards tens of thousands of others living in refugee camps in low-lying flood-prone paddies and coastal...
Parents insist engineer was murdered
Lindsay Murdoch Months before Shane Todd was found hanging in his Singapore apartment the American engineer told his parents his life was being threatened in a shadowy world of high tech secrets and espionage.
Anwar leads colour-coded poll protests
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia's long-ruling coalition faces months of opposition protest rallies across the country after last weekend's racially divisive national election.
Malaysian police target social media election critics
Lindsay Murdoch Police are cracking down on social media sites that published criticism of Malaysia's long-ruling coalition, which won last Sunday's national elections.
Malaysia moves to post-election crackdown
Lindsay Murdoch Police are cracking down on social media sites that published criticism of Malaysia's long-ruling coalition that won last Sunday's national elections, and have banned a planned rally to protest the...
Anwar urges mass protest
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim plans to lead mass protests over national elections that he claims were fraudulent.
Malaysia's Anwar urges protests over 'rigged' poll
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim plans to lead mass protests over Sunday's national elections.
Anwar challenges 'stolen' election
Lindsay Murdoch As voters go viral with their protests, the opposition warns it will challenge the result.
Malaysia's ruling party prevails in election
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia's scandal tainted governing coalition fended off its strongest ever challenge on Sunday to win national elections and extend its 56-year rule in the South-East Asia country.
Neck-and-neck race in Malaysia vote
Lindsay Murdoch Millions of Malaysians have voted in the most closely-fought election in their country's history after a 15-day campaign marred by violence and allegations of vote-rigging.
Expats take their vote home for opposition
Lindsay Murdoch William de Cruz felt a buzz of excitement when he arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Sydney two weeks ago, one of the first in a wave of expatriate Malaysians who have come home to vote.
Mystery flights cast doubt on Malaysian poll
Lindsay Murdoch For days mysterious charter flights have been criss-crossing the South China Sea, transporting tens of thousands of people to vote in Malaysia's tightly-fought election on Sunday.
Malaysian election integrity fears mount
Lindsay Murdoch Doubts are growing over the integrity of Malaysia's election this Sunday amid cyber-attacks, campaign-related violence and revelations that indelible ink meant to prevent fraud can be easily washed...
Last veterans pass the torch at Hellfire Pass
Lindsay Murdoch Soon the last POWs will make the annual pilgrimage to the eerie eight-metre deep stone cutting called Hellfire Pass on the infamous death railway: the youngest is 90 now, even if he lied about his...
Myanmar accused of systematic persecution
Lindsay Murdoch A campaign of ethnic cleansing has been carried out against Muslim civilians in Myanmar's western Arakan state, Human Rights Watch says in an explosive report.
Malayia's ruling coalition dumps dozens of MPs
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia's scandal-tainted ruling coalition has dumped dozens of its long-serving MPs in a bid to create a fresh image ahead of the country's closest fought election on May 5.
