David Boyle

US and UK launch largest asset forfeiture in history, seizing $15 billion in crypto from Prince Group boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted for running pig butchering scams. 101 East exposed Prince Group’s scam operations for the first time in 2022. justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/c…

The Philippine judicial department is reportedly investigating allegations that former mayor Alice Guo is a Chinese spy, citing national security concerns. This follows accusations made by Chinese tycoon She Zhijiang in our film. Watch here: aje.io/yatai

Former Filipino mayor, Alice Guo has made headlines around the world with the mystery surrounding her identity. She insists she’s a Philippine citizen, born to a Filipino mother. But 101 East has discovered evidence that says otherwise: aje.io/yatai

Over about six months we investigated one of the most bonkers stories I've ever worked on. It's finally out.

Chinese contemporary artists in Australia say Beijing’s repressive influence has extended far beyond its borders. 101 East meets leading Chinese Australian artist Guo Jian: aje.io/ChinaArt @guo_art @jolleyma

Exclusive: Tycoon She Zhijiang has been sanctioned for links to scam sites involved in human trafficking and forced labour. He’s wanted in China for the “crime of running a casino”. Fighting extradition from a Thai jail, She claims he’s a pawn in a wider conspiracy. Coming soon.

Fascinating look at Australian mining tech's entry into the race for the moon's precious water ice from @ShaunTurton asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busin…

101 East follows the Outlaw Ocean Project’s @ian_urbina on his high-seas mission to expose human rights abuses on Chinese fishing vessels traversing the earth’s oceans. Watch the full film: aje.io/seaslaves

Thrilled that the @walkleys awarded the Humanitarian Storytelling Award for our Mindset episode covering innovative solutions to the mental health crisis in Ukraine by: @drewambrose @david_h_boyle @nick_olle @LiudmylaFursova @Ali_Lethal @EditMonkey1000

The 2024 Humanitarian Storytelling Award goes to @drewambrose, David Boyle, @AJ101East team, @AJEnglish. Congratulations! Supported by @unicefaustralia. #MidYearAwards

A simple social media post or even a retweet could land you in jail for defamation in Thailand and truth alone is not a defence. Tens of thousands of cases have been filed in the past decade, in what critics say is lawfare used to silence scrutiny. aje.io/slapp #SLAPP

@Elizbeckerwrite Where can we see it Elizabeth?

@sstrangio They already are: youtube.com/watch?v=NcH7fH…

Right - without the element of human subjectivity, art is reduced to graphic novelties that are already becoming tiresome. And just wait until the LLMs start training themselves on LLM-generated art...

Some things never change. Chhouk Bandith, the former Bavet governor who shot into a crowd in 2012 and injured three young women garment workers, has been promoted. #Cambodia #impunity cambojanews.com/ex-bavet-gover…

@ritthyou @LowrieJohn @ShaunTurton I do recall covering the tab at Samaky for most of the bar over a good seven hour session including some most reckless and notorious individuals and it still came to less than a night out in Melbourne.

@LowrieJohn @David_H_Boyle @ShaunTurton It is just the business of ASEAN and Australian, I believe.

Coincidentally met the two senior reporters at the #ASEAN50AUS summit. @David_H_Boyle and @ShaunTurton are thousands of miles from Cambodia, but they always think of and miss #Cambodia, especially Samaky in BKK1. I think you enjoy media freedom in #Australia better.

Crypto analysts are the unlikely detectives leading investigations into scam companies' money laundering, as they find more links on the blockchain between compounds in Myanmar and flagged entities like the Lazarus Group, drug mfrs and Hamas @SCMPNews scmp.com/week-asia/econ…

This week's 101 East is well worth a look - up close following the record numbers of Chinese migrants on their perilous trek to the US through Latin America.

@ShaunTurton That's a really beautiful story Shaun.

2) In light of the libel case against them, here's a piece I did a few years ago that highlights some of the great work they do. web.archive.org/web/2023031110…

1) Daisy and Leo and incredibly diligent journalists, as editors they've dedicated time to training domestic workers as writers, and they've put their lives into keeping alive a newspaper that truly serves the community it covers