Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Journalist based in Southeast Asia. Predominantly covers politics, general and economic news for an international audience. Able to write, snap photos, shoot and edit videos for an online market. Have covered disappearance of MH370, downing of MH17, Malaysia's opposition leader's second sodomy conviction, Takata's first airbag victim outside the U.S, Malaysia's transgender group battle in court for the right to cross dress.
It was a breaking news piece whereby the first Takata airbag victim was outside the U.S. This article was written at a time when there was a mass recall of cars and an American victim's family was launching a lawsuit against the manufacturer. Flew to Borneo immediately to get the story behind the accident and filed the story within a day of reporting. Reuters beat its competitors with this piece.
Wanted to write a feature piece on the rising trend of medical tourism in Southeast Asia, in particular Malaysia. Interviewed hospitals, a local pharmaceutical company and the country's official agency promoting halal products and services to get an insight on measures made to lure its target market - Middle Eastern patients.
Prior to Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against a sodomy charge, I wrote this piece of curtain raiser to outline what's at stake for the nation's opposition alliance amidst shaky political times within the government.
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