
26/09/2025
Mal edited the first edition of The Birthday Book, focused on the question “What is Singapore’s Next Big Thing?” He previously headed the regional business of leading corporate affairs and public affairs consultancies, was a speechwriter to several members of parliament, an editor (digital news) at Channel NewsAsia, a correspondent with The Business Times, and a trade negotiator at the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Mal is active in public service, chairing the Sikh Advisory Board and the Kampong Chai Chee Harmony Circle. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of Changi Prisons, the Founders’ Memorial Committee, and the National Steering Committee for Racial and Religious Harmony, among other contributions. He is a Justice of the Peace, is a Fellow with KAICIID and the European Union Visitor Programme, and runs his own podcast “On the Flipside”.
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