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Kate Mayberry

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
As seen in: Reuters, من واشنطن, Medium, MSN, MSN Singapore, BBC, MSN Malaysia, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Nikkei, Nikkei Asia, Detroit News and
Covers:  In no particular order... Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Art, Culture, Environment, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Refugees, Business
Editor, Global News Desk @Reuters. Previously: @AJEnglish, @business and a few years as a freelancer.

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Kate Mayberry’s Biography

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I am an award-winning journalist and producer, working across print, television and online media. I contribute regularly to Al Jazeera English, BBC Capital, IRIN, Monocle and the Nikkei Asian Review, and have lived in Southeast Asia for more than two decades.

Kate Mayberry’s Journalist Portfolio

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A city emerging from a junta's grip

A city emerging from a junta's grip

Myanmar is a country in the throes of a rapid transformation and in Yangon, its commercial capital, the chang…

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Born to draw - Issue 70 - Magazine

Born to draw - Issue 70 - Magazine

Illustrator Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat, finished his first comic book at the age of 13. Since t…

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Return of the Lizard King

Return of the Lizard King

The illegal trade in wildlife is thought to be worth at least $19bn a year, a sum rivalled only by the black …

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Malaysia's Unwanted

Malaysia's Unwanted

They cannot legally work, nor send their children to school. They are at risk of exploitation, abuse - even c…

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'You can come from nowhere and become somebody here'

'You can come from nowhere and become somebody here'

Behind the chaotic bumper-to-bumper traffic, glass-walled skyscrapers and narrow streets of closely packed ho…

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Khmer Rouge trio face trial in Cambodia

Khmer Rouge trio face trial in Cambodia

Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary appear before a court for genocide [Kate Mayberry]…

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Japanese mayor causes stir after historic maternity leave

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By Joseph Campbell, John Geddie Verified, Kate Mayberry Verified
| Paraluman News Verified
YAWATA, Japan- The mayor of a small Japanese city became the first sitting mayor in the country to take maternity leave on Monday, a decision that has drawn some criticism at home and attracted international media attention. Shoko Kawata, mayor of Yawata, a city of around 69,000 people in western Japan, said she had planned to have children when she became Japan's youngest female mayor in 2023 at the age of 33.
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US Stock Reliance over Debt is Dollar Risk: Deutsche Bank

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By Amanda Cooper, Elisa Martinuzzi Verified, Kate Mayberry Verified
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LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - The United States is relying more than ever on international flows into its companies' shares than investments in its debt to fund ​itself, a shift that could make the dollar riskier, Deutsche Bank said ‌in a note on Thursday. Geopolitical ruptures are deterring investors from owning U.S. debt, while the AI boom means more capital is flowing into U.S. equities, exposing the dollar to the lifecycle of ​the volatile technology sector, the bank said in the note to clients.
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Jay Clayton's US intelligence director nomination hearing set for July 15

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By Kanishka Singh Verified, Kate Mayberry Verified
| Paraluman News Verified
WASHINGTON — The nomination hearing for Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next U.S. director of national intelligence, is scheduled for July 15, according to a notice from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Trump nominated Clayton last month to lead the nation's 18 intelligence agencies following political controversy over his previous temporary pick for the role.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job was in a Japanese production house working on World Business Report for the BBC.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Awards

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New York Festivals - Gold Medal, Best Investigative Report

2015 - Investigative journalism, current affairs

The award was for our year-long investigation into the activities of Anson Wong, "The Return of the Lizard King," which was broadcast on Al Jazeera's 101 East.

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New York Festivals - Gold Medal, Current Affairs

2016 - Current Affairs

"Malaysia's Unwanted" investigated the lives of refugees in Malaysia and their struggle against abuse and detention. It was aired on Al Jazeera's 101 East programme.

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New York Festivals - Gold Medal

1996 - Current Affairs

The award was in recognition of a week-long series of reports from Malaysia, including a visit to the controversial Bakun Dam in the state of Sarawak.