, Malaysia) is a Malaysian writer

Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

, journalist

Journalist

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 and photographer.

Published works

His articles and photography have been published in publications like Off the Edge (Malaysia), Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini is a political news website published in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. Since its launch on November 20, 1999, it has been widely considered to be one of the leading non-government owned paid-news agencies in Malaysia. Compete.com estimates that Malaysiakini now attracts over...

, The Nut Graph (Malaysia) and The Sun (Malaysia)

The Sun (Malaysia)

The Sun is Malaysia's first national free daily newspaper in tabloid form. Available from Mondays to Fridays except on public holiday, with a target audience of white-collar workers and urban youth....

. His work has also been featured in the Far Eastern Economic Review

Far Eastern Economic Review

The Far Eastern Economic Review was an English language Asian news magazine started in 1946. It printed its final issue in December 2009. The Hong Kong-based business magazine was originally published weekly...

 but never in Asiaweek

Asiaweek

Asiaweek, the English edition, was a news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its December 7, 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market," according to...

.

His first book was The Malaysian Book of the Undead (2008, Matahari Books

Matahari Books

Matahari Books is a Malaysian publishing company founded in 2007 by Amir Muhammad. It specializes in Malaysian non-fiction and also screenplay books...

), a light-hearted compendium of Malaysian ghosts and supernatural

Supernatural

The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...

 beings.
He has served as still photographer for a few Malaysian films including The Big Durian (film)

The Big Durian (film)

The Big Durian is a 2003 Malaysian film by Amir Muhammad that combined documentary with fiction. It created history by being the first Malaysian film to screen at the Sundance Film Festival.- Synopsis :...

 and Apa Khabar Orang Kampung

Apa Khabar Orang Kampung

Apa Khabar Orang Kampung is a 2007 Malaysian documentary by Amir Muhammad. It was produced by Da Huang Pictures. Like its predecessor The Last Communist, it was banned in its home country but screened in several international film festivals...

.

He also made a short video documentary

Documentary

A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...

 18? (2005) which is about political graffiti

Graffiti

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 in Kuala Lumpur. It can be downloaded for free from his website.

His photo-essay Aku, Hang & Demo was published in New Malaysian Essays

New Malaysian Essays

New Malaysian Essays is an annual Malaysian non-fiction book series by Matahari Books. It showcases previously unpublished essays on a variety of styles, from polemic to ode to memoir. Each book is mainly in English but will contain at least one essay in Malay....

2 in 2009.

External links

• Photography by Danny Lim
• Danny Lim video interview - The Fairly Current Show
• 18? download link