| Work Experience |
August 2005-Present: |
Assistant Editor, Asia News Network, Bangkok
ANN is a network of 14 newspapers in Asia.
- revamped news website
- launched a weekly Asian news magazine
- edited and rewrote stories and headlines; captions for pictures
- uploaded stories and pictures to news website
- oversaw stories and pictures planning and selection; design, layout, colour separation and printing
- communicated with writers and photographers of the 14 newspapers
- wrote special reports on conflict areas in Asia
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January 2000-July 2005 |
- Writer, The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Journalist, The Star Publications (M) Bhd.
- Staff Writer, Twenty First Century Media Sdn. Bhd.
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August 1997-December 1999
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Sun Life of Canada, Boston, USA |
Education |
March 2005
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M. A. Journalism (Fellowship), Konrad Adenauer Asian Centre for Journalism, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines
Thesis: Illegal logging – A View on Southeast Asia |
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August 1998 |
B. Sc. in International Business, Johnson and Wales University, Rhode Island, USA |
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1996-August 1997 |
American Transfer Programme, Damansara Utama College, Malaysia |
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1989-1996 |
O-and A-Levels, Kepong Baru High School, Malaysia
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Curriculum |
2002 – Finalist: Best Print Journalism, DiGi Telecommunications Bhd
2001 – Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) open water diver
1999 – “Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges” award |
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