Alastair McCready

Southeast Asia Editor

Alastair McCready has lived and worked in Southeast for five years, covering politics, the environment, human rights and press freedom.

Strongman Ruler Shuts Down News Outlet For ‘Attack’ on His Son

Cambodian leader Hun Sen told the journalists to “find a job elsewhere” for reporting that his son had approved $100,000 in humanitarian aid to Turkey.

Charity Executives Jailed for Pocketing Millions Donated to Boeing Crash Victims

The men paid themselves inflated wages, while Indonesian authorities also investigated the possibility that money was funneled to Al-Qaeda.

Malaysia Sees Far-Right Islamists Rise as Election Ends in Hung Parliament

“People knew that Malaysia was heading towards a more conservative political outlook, but everybody was shocked.”

Police Chief Feels ‘Heavy Responsibility’ as Halloween Crush Death Toll Grows

“We didn’t see any crowd control services, we were just all on our own,” one survivor told VICE World News.

US to Put Nuclear-Capable B52s in Australia as Taiwan Invasion Fears Grow

The long-range heavy bombers will be provided as part of a $1 billion-plus upgrade of military assets across northern Australia.

Dozens Dead as Myanmar Military Bombs Concert, Committing ‘War Crime’

Up to 80 people have been killed, local celebrities and civilians among them, after the junta dropped four bombs on a celebration in Kachin State.

Alastair McCready

10.25.22

Media

Arrested CNN Crew Apologise on Video for Filming in Massacre Crime Scene

"What’s the point of showing a blood-splattered, shot-up nursery?"

Dozens Killed, the Majority Children, as Ex-Cop Attacks Pre-School

The gunman shot staff members at the nursery in Thailand, including a pregnant teacher, before forcefully entering a locked room to stab children.

Myanmar Journalist Details His Rape and Torture by Junta Soldiers in Prison

The reporter said he was given a choice by soldiers holding him captive—rape the woman next door, or be raped himself.

Alastair McCready

9.16.22

Thailand

Woman Given 2 Years in Prison for Donning Pink Dress in ‘Insult’ to Thai Queen

As people in the U.K. are arrested for protesting the monarchy, in Thailand there's an even lower tolerance for criticism of the royal institution.

Alastair McCready

9.13.22

Australia

Hours After the Queen’s Death, People Are Calling for an Australian Republic

“I find it inconceivable that in a thousand years time, Australia’s head of state is still going to be the monarch of the United Kingdom.”

‘Barbaric’: Global Outcry as Myanmar Junta Hangs Prominent Political Prisoners

While the military has condemned more than 100 people to death since the coup, including two children, the executions were the first since the 1980s.

Alastair McCready

7.25.22

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