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I am a Southeast Asia-based journalist and photographer, working on the confluences between the environment, technology, society and business.

Selected work

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‘Queen of Dragons’: The inside story of Malaysia’s election fixer

Syarul Ema ran a successful misinformation operation for seven years in Malaysia, helping to shift the political discourse in a country already febrile with racial tension and electoral corruption. (Wired)

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“I think we all need to be reminded that we’re insignificant from time to time”

In a remote bay in Indonesia, American researchers have partnered with local fishermen on an unprecedented study of the world’s largest fish. (The Atlantic)

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Strangers to ourselves: Singapore’s migrant workers find their voices

Often ignored and sometimes abused, migrant workers in Singapore have formed thriving creative communities. (Nikkei Asian Review)