Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry redacts old news releases

The Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry changed a contentious word in 18 old news releases still available on its website, apparently in reaction to a news article, effectively redacting a record without acknowledgement of the edit.

Nick Kristof makes Cambodian visit

I had the privilege to meet New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof this past weekend, as he was inaugurating the school he and his family donated in Prey Veng province. (Full disclosure: the school building program is part of an NGO chaired by my boss.) Kristof has reached this blessed stage where he actually gets paid [...]

Happy New Year

My best wishes to all for joy, lots of travel and other eye-opening experiences, and for you to always have fun in your journalism or whatever you do.

Got questions for Placebo and other MTV Exit artists?

On Saturday, I get to interview all the artists of the MTV Exit concert in Angkor Wat: that’s Placebo, The Click Five, Duncan Sheik, Kate Miller-Heidke and Pou Khlaing. I like to get people’s input when preparing long-standing interviews, so if you have questions for those guys, let me know and I’ll work them in if [...]

French newspaper Le Figaro gets caught altering photo… and doesn’t sound all that sorry

[Update on Nov 22] L’Express’ editor-in-chief Eric Mettout explains on his blog how and why his paper published the scoop on Le Figaro altering the minister’s photo. (French version at the link, excerpt translated by yours truly below. Molière reference impossible to translate.) “It’s true it’s not North Kivu, this story. But it’s information, not as harmless [...]