Samuel Oh Wen Yong

About

University undergraduate scholar passionate about learning from all fields of study. Enjoy taking on different projects (healthcare, scam prevention, customer experience etc.). Currently working at Channel News Asia (remote work) and at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur. I enjoy learning languages. Passive speaker of German, limited working proficiency in Chinese and Arabic, and elementary Indonesian/Malay and Russian.

Experience

• Community Based Protection at UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency, Malaysia
  May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

• CNA (Singapore · Remote)
  • Parliament Cutter
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Cut speeches made in Parliament (regular sessions and Budgets/Committees of Supply 2023-2026) and news highlights for Parliament. Conduct training sessions and create training material for new freelancers. Occasionally provide Arabic-English transcription assistance for videos.

  • Streamer
    Apr 2025 - May 2025 · 2 mos

    Freelance video streamer for Singapore General Elections 2025 Manage/Set up livestreams for rallies

• Store Assistant at Hey! I am Yogost
  Mar 2023 - Jul 2023 · 5 mos

• Delivery Rider at foodpanda
  Feb 2023 - Jun 2023 · 5 mos

• Intelligence & Administration at Singapore Army
  May 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

  Intelligence admin support assistant in charge of maintaining systems and equipment. In charge of monthly audits, equipment checks, loaning of equipment as well as leading team of NSFs. Planned various events for unit, working with different branches.