I am the Singapore correspondent for Phoenix Satellite TV, specializing in geopolitics. I am also prepared to travel globally on short notice for breaking news and special assignments.In July 2022: I covered the economic crisis in Sri Lanka as Colombo ground to a halt with fuel and electricity shortages. I was also reporting from the protests at the Prime Minister's residences and other government buildings.November to December 2022: Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, I covered Russia's infrastructure attacks on Ukraine, including how Ukrainians had to dealt with power and heating shortages. I interviewed Ukrainian survivors in Bucha and Irpin, including a single mother who lost her home and is now living in cramped shelters. I reported on displaced Ukrainians from Zaporizhzhia and consulted experts on nuclear plant safety, economic, and agricultural losses.March 2023: In Seoul, Korea, I covered the forced-labor disputes between Korea and Japan, as well as protests in Korea as President Yoon Suk Yeol seeks to repair relations with Japan to pave the way for a three-way alliance with Japan and the U.S.August 2023: I covered Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visits to Singapore and Cambodia as he sought to strengthen relations with Southeast Asian neighbors and Cambodia's new leader Hun Manet.October-November 2023: I covered the Israel-Hamas war from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and West Bank cities. I reported on the aftermath of the massacre at kibbutz Kfar Aza and Sderot bordering Gaza and delved deep into Jenin refugee camp to get exclusive stories on Palestinian teenagers killed in Israeli drone attacks. I interviewed survivors of the 10.07 massacre, families of hostages, Palestinians living under increasingly tightened Israeli control in West Bank cities, and foreign nationals who survived or were casualties of the conflict.

I'm a self-shooting director and producer who has worked on over 100 feature stories and documentaries in the last 10 years for TV channels like Channel 8, Channel NewsAsia, Al Jazeera etc. In 2023: Produced and filmed a 4-episodes series about Fukushima nuclear plant's wastewater discharge and related social issues for Channel 8, MediaCorp. My fixer and I were in Fukushima in July and September to interview locals who returned to previously evacuated towns, survivors and former staff at the nuclear plant, local farmers and fishermen affected, activists as well as filmed inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.

Based between Singapore and Tokyo, with reach to China and the region. I take the lead in researching, brainstorming and conceptualizing with clients, creating engaging stories for their brands and purpose, as well as ensuring production is being executed professionally with my crew.

http://www.cielimpression.com/Documentary, lifestyle, portrait and conceptual photography.