2002
Ark trust international awards
1. Genesis Award
ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC (Bear Witness)
No.7 Issue 2/2001
Text: Cortian Bennett, Photos: Paul Hilton
2006
ASIA TRAVEL & TOURISM CREATIVE AWARDS
2. Travel Photograph Scenic | Winner
AG No.33 Issue 6/2005
Photos: Lester V. Ledesma
2009
MPAS AWARDS
3. Best Cover/Feature Story
AG No.58 Issue 8/2008
4. Best Visual/Photography
AG No.61 Issue 11/2008
5. Visual Photography of the Year
AG No.69 Issue 8/2009
6. Feature Story of the Year
AG No.65 Issue 4/2009
7. Best Front Cover Design
AG No.65 Issue 4/2009
8. Magazine of the Year | Bronze
ASIAN Geographic
9. Travel Magazine of the Year
ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT
10. Best New Magazine of the Year
ASIAN Geographic JUNIOR
ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDS
11. Best Design & Layout | Excellence
AG No.70 Issue 1/2010
2010
WAN IFRA AWARDS
12. Best in Photojournalism
AG No.64 Issue 3/2009
13. Best in Design | Bronze
AG No.77 Issue 8/2010
14. Best in Infographics | Silver
AG No.71 Issue 2/2010
2011
MPAS AWARDS
15. Editor of the Year: Lunita S.V. Mendoza
16. Special Edition of the Year
Asian Geographic PASSPORT
No.10 Issue 5/2010 >>
2012
MPAS AWARDS
17. Designer of the Year
Benjamin Cheh & Takashi Quek
18. Editor of the Year
Lunita S.V. Mendoza
19. Feature Article of the Year (Consumer)
AG No.85 Issue 8/2011
20. Best Single Article Design
AG No.90 Issue 5/2012
21. Overall Magazine of the Year
ASIAN Geographic
ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDS
22. Best Cover Design | Excellence
AG No.81 Issue 4/2011
23. Best Feature on Asia Travel
AG No.83 Issue 6/2011
24. Best Feature on Asia Travel | Excellence
ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT
AGP No.21 Issue 4/2012
25.Best Multimedia Integration to Engage Audiences
Scuba Diver TTL Issue 4/2012
2013
MPAS AWARDS
26. Best New Journalist of the Year
SELINA TAN
ASIAN Geographic THE READ
27. Best Front Cover (Consumer)
AG No.88 Issue 3/2012
28. Best Single Article Design
AG No.90 Issue 5/2012
29. Special Edition of the Year
AG No.93 Issue 8/2012
ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDS
30. Best Cover Design
AG No.95 Issue 2/2013
2014
MPAS AWARDS
31. Feature Article of the Year
AG No.95 Issue 2/2013
32. Marketing Campaign of the Year
ASIAN Geo Hot Soup Challenge 2013
33. Special Edition of the Year
AG No.95 Issue 2/2013
34. Designer of the Year: Eng Chun Pang
35. Editor of the Year: Lunita S.V. Mendoza
36. Publisher of the Year JOHN THET
ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
37. Silent Hero of Marine Conservation
JOHN THET
2014
ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDS
38. Special Edition of the Year | Merit
AG No.95 Issue 2/2013
39. Best Feature on Asian Travel | Excellence
AG No.97 Issue 4/2013
40. Best Photo Documentary | Gold
AG No.95 Issue 2/2013
41.Best Editorial Brand Projection | Gold
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd
2015
MPAS AWARDS
42. Travel Media of the Year | Winner
ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT
43. Special Edition of the Year
World Heritage Edition
AG Special Issue/2014
44. Designer of the Year
Zoey Lim & Justin Ong
45.Single Article Design of the Year
First People In The Artic
AG Issue 1/2014
46.Media of the Year | ASIAN Geographic
47. Special Interest Media of the Year:
Scuba Diver OCEAN PLANET
48. Publisher of the Year | JOHN THET
49. Marketing Campaign of the Year |
ASIAN Geo Hot Soup Challenge 2014
ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
50. Dive Industry Publisher of the Year
JOHN THET
2016
ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
51. Top Marine Conversationalist
JOHN THET
2017
MPAS AWARDS
52. Children Media of the Year
ASIAN Geographic JUNIOR
53. Geographic Media of the Year
ASIAN Geographic
54. Art Director of the Year Shellen Teh
55. Editor of the Year Alex W. Campbell
56. Front Cover of the Year
ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT
ISSUE 121/2016–17
57. Photographic Media of the Year
Scuba Diver OCEAN PLANET –
58. Art Director of the Year
Shellen Teh, Black is the New Blue
2018
MPAS AWARDS
59.Feature Article of the Year
Back from the Dead
AG Issue 129 Issue 1/2018
Text & Photos: Claudio Sieber
60.Feature Article of the Year
China Manufactures the Future
AG Issue 129 Issue 1/2018
Text & Photos: Zigor Aldama
61.Photography of the Year | Gold
Behind the Curtain
Text & Photos: Eric Lafforgue
AG Issue 126 Issue 4/2017
Old as the Hills
Text: Claudia Xiaoli Lee
AG Issue 130 Issue 2/2018
62.Single Design Article of the Year
Asia’s Rising Star
AG Issue 129 Issue 1/2018
Design: Shellen Teh
Text: Rachel Chia
Photos: various contributors
63.Designer of the Year | Silver
Justin Tin Htwe
64.Media Company of the Year
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd
65.Trade website of the Year
Underwater360 – www.adex.asia
66.Publisher of the Year JOHN THET
67.Front Cover of the Year (Consumer)
Asian Geographic – Eyes Wide Open
Artwork: Badiucao, Design: Shellen Teh
APPA AWARDS
68.Travel Media of the Year | Gold
ASIAN Geographic PASSPORT
69.Media of the Year (Original Content)
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd
70.Sports and Recreation Media of the Year
Scuba Diver
71.Integrated Media Brand of the Year
Underwater360
72.Special Interest Media of the Year
Scuba Diver Ocean Planet
73.Special Edition of the Year
Scuba Diver Ocean Planet:
Celebrating Sharks
2011
TIMOR LESTE DIVE PHOTO CONTEST
74. Appreciation Award
John Thet (Asian Diver)
For the invaluable support given to Timor
Leste Dive Photo Contest. Presented by José
Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic
Timor-Leste
2016
KOREAN PUBLIC ART ASSOCIATION
75. Appreciation Award
The “Bringing Asia to the World” Asian
Geographic and “Bringing the World to Asia”
Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) Appreciation Award
presented to JOHN THET (Publisher) on
behalf of the Korean Public Art Association,
in recognition for his contribution towards
inscribing the Hae-Nyeon on the UNSECO List
of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016.
2019
BEIJING PUBLIC SAFETY
& WELFARE FOUNDATION
76. Appreciation Award
ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES
Contribution to the works on
social responsibility campaign
#ADEXGivesBack for the
Left-Behind Children of China
2018
SINGAPORE TOURISM AWARDS 2018
77. Best Exhibition Organiser
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2017
MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE (MPAS) AWARDS 2018
78. Exhibition of the Year (SILVER)
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2017
2017
MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE (MPAS) AWARDS 2017
79. Exhibition of the Year (GOLD)
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2016
2016
MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE (MPAS) AWARDS 2016
80. Exhibition of the Year (GOLD)
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2016
2015
MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE (MPAS) AWARDS 2015
81. Exhibition of the Year (GOLD)
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2014
82. Event & Party of the Year (GOLD)
ASIA DIVE EXPO 2014
2019
SUSTAINABLE OCEAN AMBASSADOR
by Agricultural and Food Marketing
Association for Asia and the Pacific
with Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
83. Asia Dive Expo (ADEX)
2022
THE MALDIVES TOURISM MINISTER
presented John Thet with the prestigious
Maldives 50th Anniversary
Gold Coin, symbolising deep
appreciation for his extraordinary
contribution to the thriving field of
Maldives Marine Tourism
MORE THAN JUST A DIVE SHOW
2024
John Thet has been bestowed
the prestigious honour of
being inducted into the
International Scuba Diving Hall
of Fame (ISDHOF), solidifying
his position as one of the
representatives from Asia.
This remarkable achievement
places him as the fifth Asian
individual to receive this
esteemed recognition,
and quite possibly the
youngest luminary in
the industry to garner
such a distinction