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Lin Chi Yuan

Lin Chi Yuan

Lin Chi Yuan graduated from the University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism in USA with a Master of Arts degree in Journalism, focusing on TV News Broadcast and International News.

He currently presents prime time news programme, News Tonight on Mediacorp Channel 8.

A veteran journalist, Chi Yuan has covered many international breaking news events such as the 2019 Hong Kong’s anti-Extradition Bill protests; Indonesia’s anti-Chinese riots; Bali terrorists bomb attacks; Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster and Taiwan Straits missile crisis, to name a few.  

He also reported on several APEC summits and IMF meetings, as well as the historic meeting of leaders from both sides of Taiwan Straits in Singapore.  

In the span of his career, Chi Yuan has conducted exclusive interviews with high profile politicians and personalities such as the founding Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, former Prime Minister of Thailand Chuan Likphai, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, founding President of East Timor Xanana Gusmao and Tibetan Buddhism leader Dalai Lama. In 2007, Chi Yuan published a bilingual book in Chinese and English, An Eye for News, to document his experiences in TV news reporting and presenting. 

林启元

林启元毕业自美国密苏里大学新闻研究所硕士班,主修电视广播和国际新闻。他从2002年起播报8频道《晚间新闻》,目前播报和主持《晚间新闻》、《狮城六点半》以及《狮城有约》节目。

启元是一名资深新闻工作者,曾采访许多重大国际突发新闻,例如2019年香港反修例抗争、2004年印度洋大海啸、2002年巴厘岛爆炸案、1998年印尼排华暴乱,以及1996年台海飞弹危机等等。

在长达25年以上的新闻工作中,启元也独家专访过区域国家领导人,包括新加坡建国总理李光耀、马来西亚前首相马哈迪、印尼前总统哈比比、印尼前总统瓦希德、泰国前首相川吕沛、柬埔寨前首相洪森、东帝汶建国总统古斯芒,以及西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛等。

启元也在2007年出版中英双语的《主播眼》一书,记录他在求学和新闻采访播报的经历。

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