Gwen Akiko Robinson, RIP

{1st Photo Caption: Gwen Robinson with brother Mark, who was with her in her final days.}

Gwen Akiko Robinson,
12 March 1960 – 29 March 2025, RIP

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand – FCCT
30 March 2025 at 09.14

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand expresses its deepest condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of Gwen Robinson, the FCCT’s current past president and Nikkei Asia editor at large, who has died peacefully at Chulalongkorn Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer that she rarely mentioned.

Her premature passing has prompted an outpouring of grief and disbelief from around the world.

“Gwen was an insightful reporter, commentator and editor, and a journalist steeped in Asia from her family background through her academic training to her long and varied career,” said Andrew Gowers, her editor at the Financial Times over 20 years ago. “She was also enormous fun to be with, as anyone who worked with her in the field can attest. Her voice and her zest for life and the region will be widely missed.”

“Gwen’s energy and commitment to journalism set an impossibly high bar for many of us,” said Michael Vatikiotis, a former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review and former FCCT president. “She was a tireless and effective networker; she was generous to a fault and she stayed the course when others grew bored. Beneath her steely and sometimes truculent exterior lurked a kind and gentle soul with a huge heart and a soft spot for the underdog. At Nikkei, Gwen helped many of us get published in an increasingly sparse and frugal news environment. She was a strict editor with strong views of her own — but that’s what good writers need. Gwen’s devotion to the FCCT, carrying us all through the pandemic with flair and skill, will long be remembered.”

“Gwen touched many people with her generosity and her deep passion to cultivate friendships,” said Marwaan Macan-Markar, another former FCCT president and a Nikkei Asia colleague. “Myanmar had a special place in her heart. I have lost a colleague whose quality of journalism was stellar and who easily earned a place as a Bangkok legend.”

The FCCT will publish a fuller obituary early next week.

Funeral arrangements:

Wat Hua Lampong, Bangkok
(MRT Samyan station)
Pavilion No.17 (open 5 to 8pm)

Tuesday, April 1, Buddhist chanting
6.30 to 7pm

Wednesday, April 2, Buddhist chanting
6.30 to 7pm

Thursday, April 3, Cremation
5pm – Recommended arrival at least 30 minutes ahead

Friday, April 4, Wake, FCCT Clubhouse, 6.30pm

Photo: Gwen Robinson with brother Mark, who was with her in her final days.

Source Link: FCCT

Related Articles:

Gwen Robinson, a driving force in Asia journalism, dies at 65 – NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW

Obituaries
Gwen Robinson, a driving force in Asia journalism, dies at 65
Trailblazing correspondent and mentor instrumental in shaping Nikkei Asia’s global presence

Gwen Akiko Robinson, RIP (see full obituary) – FCCT

Gwen Akiko Robinson
(12 March 1960 – 29 March 2025), RIP (see full obituary)

Wake for Gwen Robinson, FCCT past president and Nikkei Asia editor at large – FCCT

Friday, 4 April 2025 at 18:30.
Wake for Gwen Robinson, FCCT past president and Nikkei Asia editor at large
The FCCT will be open to all for this celebration of the life of Past President Gwen Robinson, who passed away in Bangkok early on March 29.