Mazoe Ford
Sydney, NSW
Mazoe Ford is a senior reporter and producer with ABC News Sydney. From 2020-2023 she was the ABC's South-East Asia correspondent, based in the Bangkok bureau and covering a patch including Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. Mazoe joined the ABC in 2014 after a decade of reporting and producing with channels Nine and Ten, and three years in the UK with BBC News, Al Jazeera English, and Nine's London Bureau.
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Have you been infected with COVID a few times? There might be something else going on
Four years since COVID-19 spread around the world, medical researchers are still studying the effects on human health.
Isabelle's commute became a 'hot mess' overnight. What solutions are there to Sydney's traffic woes?
Planning experts say more investment is needed in public transport to support high density housing, as Greater Sydney's population is estimated to sit at 6 million by 2040.
How dangerous is the asbestos found in mulch around Sydney? Here's what we know
Contaminated mulch containing asbestos has been found in Sydney's inner west and western suburbs after first being discovered in Rozelle Parklands. How worried should people be about this substance?
The secrets Roger Rogerson has taken to his grave
The life of disgraced former NSW detective Roger Rogerson has come to an end. But the former cop's passing leaves many unanswered questions.
How a small group is using YouTube and ingenuity to hurt a quarter of the world's shipping
A missile launched at the Gibraltar Eagle south of Yemen this week failed to do significant damage to the ship, but the militants responsible have made one of the world's most significant shipping lanes a no-go zone.
'Hate attacks, death threats': Unprecedented rise in Islamophobia and anti-Semitism amid Israel-Gaza war
Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents in Australia are at unprecedented levels as the Israel-Gaza war rages.
Even as Sean Turnell languished in a Myanmar jail, he had 'mixed feelings' about efforts to free him
The economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released by the military in a surprise move in 2022. A year on, he reflects on the dark days and having Brad Pitt play him if his new book makes the big screen.
Josephine's been taking domestic violence crisis calls for 20 years. This is what she's learned
The domestic violence helpline takes 18,000 calls a year from women who may have few other options to find help, as statistics reveal 37 per cent of women in NSW over the age of 15 are experiencing physical and/or sexual violence.
A coronial inquest into the Christchurch attack will look at what NZ 'may learn from this atrocity'
The largest coronial inquest New Zealand has ever held starts to look into the emergency response to the Christchurch terror attacks at two mosques in 2019.
'I fear what's going to happen next': Israelis and Palestinians in Australia reflect on the week that changed everything
Many Israeli and Palestinian people in Australia know someone who has either been killed, injured, kidnapped, displaced, or is in hiding. As the conflict escalates, they fear more bad news.
'This not fortune-telling, this is science': Climate change experts sound the alarm on the sinking city of Bangkok
The city of Bangkok is sinking, with coastal residents rebuilding their homes on stilts and erecting giant walls to protect sacred buildings from being swallowed by the sea.
Two more Australian museums in possession of 'stolen' antiquities
A team of visiting experts from Cambodia say there are hundreds of "stolen" artefacts in three of Australia's top museums, as well as in private collections.
He dug up an ancient treasure. He had no idea the eye-watering price it would later fetch
In 1994, a looter codenamed The Falcon dug up an ancient treasure that decades later would end up in an Australian gallery. Now, it's being given back.
Cambodia's PM wears $1m watches as much of the country lives in poverty. Now, his son is taking over
Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia for almost 40 years. Now, he is handing power to his son.
Thai parliament voids nomination of leading prime ministerial hopeful
Pita Limjaroenrat was the only candidate for leader of his party, which was the top finisher in May's general election, and was hoping to have another tilt but opponents say he was unqualified to run due to owning shares in a media company.
In Cambodia, many are afraid to speak up for fear of arrest. Not these women
As Cambodian leader Hun Sen prepares to contest a one-sided election, many of his critics have been silenced. But the Friday Women, whose husbands and sons are behind bars, won't let their quiet protest for political freedom be drowned out.
Thailand's only candidate for PM was blocked from power. Here's why that could trigger 'an uprising'
The leader of Thailand's pro-reform party has been blocked from taking power. Here's what could happen next.
The young Harvard grad, the heiress and the coup leader: Inside Thailand's crucial race for PM
Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics.
She's a self-described 'daddy's girl'. Now a billionaire heiress could become Thailand's next PM
Thailand's rising political star is Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a 36-year-old heiress, who is determined to break the cycle of coups and court battles that have dogged her powerful family for years.
Former staffer at Australia's Thailand embassy sentenced to jail for secretly filming women in bathrooms
A former worker at the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been sentenced to two years' jail for installing tiny hidden cameras in women's bathrooms inside the secure government building.
Former Australian embassy staffer pleads guilty a year after hidden cameras discovered in women's bathrooms
A former staff member at the Australian embassy in Thailand pleads guilty to installing tiny hidden cameras inside women's bathrooms at the secure government building.
She fled despots through the jungle with a broken hip. Now an Aussie nurse is helping Nya Hla Gue heal
Since coup leaders took control of Myanmar two years ago, Kanchana Thornton has never been busier, helping injured villagers and resistance fighters fleeing despotic rulers.
The scam behind the scammers: Lured, trapped, tortured and forced to catfish strangers
When Nokyoong and Neung set off for new jobs in Cambodia, they hoped to give their loved ones a better life. Instead they were trapped in an elaborate scam and left fearing for their lives.
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha in a Bangkok hospital after collapsing with heart problems
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the oldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and eligible to be his successor, collapses while training her dogs for a competition.
Activists rally for world to intervene as Myanmar junta set to execute students
Across Australia and Asia, young people have been chanting on the streets and scrawling a simple message on the palms of their hands, protesting against the recent death sentences imposed on 10 Myanmar people, including seven university students.