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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Curated and optimised content for AJ Impact, the business and economics vertical of Al Jazeera Digital• Wrote original news and analyses on economic developments in China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia• Interviewed Asia Pacific economists and experts for reports on stock markets and economic forecasts• Produced infographic content for publication on AJ Impact, including sourcing of data and using Infogram• Edited content for clarity, and to suit Al Jazeera house style and grammar• Wrote SEO-friendly breaking news headlines

Petaling Jaya

• Reported on corporate and economic news for The Edge Malaysia, both online and for print platforms• Analysed and reported on the performance of public listed companies using Bloomberg terminal data, annual reports and financial statements• Interviewed international corporate leaders, members of the Malaysian government and financial experts• Directors and management of the largest public-listed companies in Malaysia• Authored breaking stories including a politically-motivated land swap in Malaysia and speculative stock movements • Wrote articles that materially impacted equity holdings and share prices of public companies• Reported live from events and press conferences• Produced advertorial content for the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia, Ernst & Young and Accenture, among others• Mentored editorial interns until they independently delivered articles from press conferences and exclusive interviews

Corporate and Capital Markets- Wrote for The Edge Financial Daily (print) and The Edge Markets (online)- Monitored Bursa Malaysia for actively traded stocks and company announcements- Attended press conferences, product launchings and partnership signings- Called analysts and economists for their take on stocks- Studied and reported on Malaysian IPOs launched in the first half of 2015EdGY- Attend the World Islamic Economic Forum's (WIEF) Idealabs for startups as a media partner- Contacted and interviewed various industry professionals- Reviewed Malaysia's first EV car-sharing service, COMOS- Reviewed online concierge services in Malaysia

Sea Park, Petaling Jaya