Speaker

Haslinda Amin

News Correspondent and Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Haslinda Amin is a news correspondent and anchor for Bloomberg Television. Based in Singapore, Amin has been at the heart of market makers and stories that have driven the transformation of Southeast Asia. Amin has reported on financial and political developments including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forums, the bloody anti-government clashes in Thailand, developments in Pakistan as well as President Barack Obama’s first visit to Asia.

Haslinda has interviewed a wide range of top newsmakers for Bloomberg Television, including Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. She also conducted the first international television interview with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak after he took office in 2009. Other notable interviews include U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and billionaire Sheldon Adelson of Las Vegas Sands.

Amin began her career covering Southeast Asian politics more than a decade ago. She joined Bloomberg Television in 2002, and is the Southeast Asia correspondent for “First Up” and “High Flyers,” a special series of interviews with Asia’s business elite.

Amin graduated from the National University of Singapore, majoring in International Politics and English Language. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia.