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Lindle Markwell

@LindleMarkwell

Asia Pacific Producer for BBC News - Bangkok based, roaming the region. Previously in London and Washington D.C.

 Bangkok, Thailand
Joined August 2011
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@sommervilletv and team spent a month inside Myanmar, gathering important stories of young people rising up against the military junta. Here’s the radio documentary of their powerful reporting. Assignment on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5m…

Assignment - Myanmar: Rise of the resistance - BBC Sounds

Quentin Sommerville reports from Myanmar on the rising resistance to the military junta

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Our radio report from Myanmar @LindleMarkwell
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Our latest from Myanmar @dcinfocus @StuHollandEsq youtu.be/7pjOEIQkSmo?si=ijzo…
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Paul Danahar@pdanaharMay 28
BBC News won the Emmy last night for our coverage of the earthquake in Myanmar. Huge congratulations to everyone involved. It’s a massive tribute to the BBC’s commitment to public service journalism
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form goes to Earthquake in Myanmar (@BBCWorld).
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Our latest from Mexico @dcinfocus
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China's Xi steals the limelight in a defiant push against US-led world order - analysis of China's military parade from @BBCLBicker bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0r…
China's Xi steals the limelight in a defiant push against US-led world order

China's Xi steals the limelight in a defiant push against US-led world order

President Xi shows off his power and influence in an open challenge to US supremacy and the world order.

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Poisoned water and scarred hills: "You may not have heard of this town - but life as we know it could grind to a halt without Bayan Obo." @BBCLBicker travelled to China's two main rare earth mining hubs and reports on the environmental price bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…
China rare earths: The BBC visits the world's mining capital for the metals - BBC News

China rare earths: The BBC visits the world's mining capital for the metals - BBC News

The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China

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Australian woman Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill one other. @katywatson looks back at Australia's mushroom murder case: bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cj9vyl…
Watch: Australia’s mushroom murder case… in under two minutes

Watch: Australia’s mushroom murder case… in under two minutes

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill one other, after cooking them a toxic lunch.

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"There are two worlds underneath this Himalayan sky, where heritage and faith have collided with the Party's demand for unity and control." @BBCLBicker reports from Aba in China's Sichuan province bbc.com/news/articles/c5y772…

As Dalai Lama turns 90, BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance to China

The BBC speaks to Tibetans as their spiritual exiled leader the Dalai Lama turns 90.

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Paul Danahar@pdanahar26 Jun 2025
BBC News wins its 2nd Emmy of the night for brilliant work by @sommervilletv Darren Conway, Yogita Limaye & team, and Jonathan Head’s team in Thailand.
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form goes to Myanmar's Civil War (@BBCWorld).
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Myanmar's army vowed a ceasefire after the earthquake. I saw them break it repeatedly bbc.com/news/articles/cj9e89…
Myanmar: BBC reporter witnesses junta violating a ceasefire

Myanmar: BBC reporter witnesses junta violating a ceasefire

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville witnesses daily attacks on a rebel-held area ravaged by the country's long-running civil war.

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Jonathan Head@pakhead12 Mar 2025
Not enough power to share: The political feud behind Rodrigo Duterte's downfall bbc.com/news/articles/c6253l…
Rodrigo Duterte's downfall marks dramatic end to Philippines power struggle

Rodrigo Duterte's downfall marks dramatic end to Philippines power struggle

The ex-president is on his way to the International Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila.

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'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded bbc.com/news/articles/c5yr7j…
Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps

Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps

The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.

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Katy Watson@katywatson10 Dec 2024
As sea levels rise and Pacific Islands are threatened, deep-sea mining is being seen by some in the region as a way to a more secure future. But at what cost? @LindleMarkwell and I travelled to the Cook Islands to find out more bbc.com/news/articles/c17d04… -
Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool's gold?

Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool's gold?

People living in the Pacific nation are divided on whether to push ahead with deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules.

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Ukraine - on the frontline. Drone warfare and manpower shortages @BBCRadio4 produced by @LindleMarkwell @8td & Liubov Sholudko bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021x…
Ukraine - On the Frontline - BBC Sounds

Ukraine - On the Frontline - BBC Sounds

Drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Laura Bicker@BBCLBicker2 Jul 2024
“This problem on the Mekong is a problem for all of us... I don’t want to see this continue to happen to Cambodia, to Cambodian people, and to our next generation ever again.” Kunthea Long is now in jail for trying to save Cambodia’s rivers and forests. bbc.com/news/articles/c1340l…
Cambodia: Mother Nature activists jailed for 'anti-state plot'

Cambodia: Mother Nature activists jailed for 'anti-state plot'

The court's decision is yet another blow to civil liberties in Cambodia, rights activists say.

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Documentary | BBC News The Forgotten Fight for Freedom Three years ago, Myanmar's transition to democracy was cut short by a military coup, but now the junta faces a reckoning from a rebellion threatening its rule across the country. For viewers in the UK bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
BBC News - The Forgotten Fight for Freedom

BBC News - The Forgotten Fight for Freedom

Myanmar’s rising resistance against military rule.

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'They leave boyfriends and girlfriends for war, and may never return' bbc.com/news/articles/c511p9…
Myanmar: Young people fleeing cities for secret jungle missions

Myanmar: Young people fleeing cities for secret jungle missions

From karate champions to resistance fighters - Quentin Sommerville meets rebels off-grid in Myanmar.

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Jonathan Head@pakhead24 May 2024
Important coverage here by the BBC’s best current affairs programme of the terrible cost of the war in Myanmar. Powerful reporting by ⁦@sommervilletv⁩ and ⁦@volker_turk⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p002v…
BBC Sounds - Newshour - Available Episodes

BBC Sounds - Newshour - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Newshour on BBC Sounds.

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Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war. Producer @LindleMarkwell @BBCr4today
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Paul Danahar@pdanahar22 May 2024
The must read piece of the day by ⁦@sommervilletv⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c060…
Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war

Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent a month with revolutionary forces at jungle bases and on front lines in Myanmar.

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