Telum Talks To... Jeevan Vasagar, Author of Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia

This week Telum Talks To Jeevan Vasagar, the former Singapore and Malaysia Correspondent for the Financial Times and Author of a new book, ‘Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia’. Jeevan shares the reasons for writing the book, the family connections that fuelled his interest in Singapore, the reasons behind the Lion City’s success and the challenges it faces in the future.

Now Environment Editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK, Jeevan also gives his reaction to the latest IPCC report on climate change, talks about his own environmental reporting, and gives his tips for young journalists breaking into the profession based on his experience with The Guardian and The Financial Times in the UK, Germany, Asia and Africa.

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