Haylena Krishnamoorthy

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Haylena is an independent Malaysian Journalist working for International TV stations, namely the BBC News and Al Jazeera’s flagship current affairs programme 101 EAST (both where she previously interned at).

Haylena is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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When she isn’t figuring the crux of an investigative piece, she is busy scraping another island off her scratch map, giving her parents (mild) heart attacks with her ludicrous exploratory ideas or figuring the best fitness regime she should stick to.

Haylena builds houses for EPIC Homes, an organisation which aims to provide relief shelter for the indigenous populations of Malaysia.[REWIND]

Born and bred in Malaysia, Haylena comes from a Sri Lankan – Indian parentage, her father is a Ceylonese (as Malaysians label it) from Kuala Lumpur and her mother is a Malayalee from Malacca (a state in Malaysia’s Peninsular Southwest Coast). Her childhood comprised of classical dance and stage drama being an integral part of her weekend routine.

After completing her Masters in Journalism and Communication at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney in 2014, she embarked on a one-month voyage to South America where she built a sustainable school for disadvantaged children and served as a teacher in the mountainous community of Cusco, Peru.

An adventure seeker who enjoys physical challenges, traveling and nature, she recently trekked to Machu Picchu, in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Haylena has also run three half marathons to date, one in 2013 and two in 2015.

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(Broadcast) journo in the making, Haylena strongly feels for children deprived from the basic right to education. She strives to do her part in making a difference to provide sustainable education for the underprivileged society (in all parts of the world). She also plans to finish her unfinished paintings by 2015!

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