I'm an independent science journalist based in Singapore.

I write stories about the environment, health and medicine,
food and future tech, as well as various issues faced by developing countries in Asia and beyond. My reporting is curiosity-driven — I’m fascinated by so many aspects of the natural and man-made world we live in, which probably explains the gamut of subjects I cover.

I’m particularly drawn to untold narrative stories about people
in places considered 'off the beaten track'.

I’ve written for National Geographic, The Atlantic, BBC, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Wired, Nature, IEEE Spectrum, MIT Technology Review, among other publications. 

My reporting has taken me to more than a dozen countries across the globe — from bear bile farms in Vietnam, illegal timber warehouses in China, and a teeming oasis in the midst
of an endless Israeli desert. It has found me riding a driverless car in Singapore, eating lab-grown chicken and quail, and helping schoolgirls make their own sanitary pads in Nepal.

Prior to journalism, I was briefly involved in CSI (the science,
not the show) and spent a handful of years as a medical writer in London. I am conversant in Mandarin Chinese, and have
a master’s degree from New York University’s Science, Health,
and Environmental Reporting Program.

When not at my desk, you’ll most likely find me exploring a
new country (56 and counting), REVL-ing, or geeking out on board games. Tropical island soul at heart.

Reach me at sandy.ong.yx [at] gmail [dot] com.