N. Nithiyananthan (left) and Marianne Carandang
TTG Asia Media has appointed N. Nithiyananthan as its chief correspondent – Malaysia.
Nithi, based in Kuala Lumpur, will be in charge of Malaysia market coverage for all Travel Group titles, including TTG Asia, TTG Asia e-daily, TTG India and TTGmice.
Nithi served as a full-time Malaysia reporter for TTG Asia from 2000 to 2004, before leaving to take up an appointment as medical editor of the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Since his return to Malaysia in 2006, Nithi has been providing public relations consultancy services to non-travel related sectors. He has continued to maintain contact with leading travel industry players on a personal level.
Meanwhile, TTG Asia Media is also pleased to name Marianne Carandang as correspondent – the Philippines.
Marianne, based in Manila, will be responsible for Philippine market coverage for all Travel Group titles.
Marianne served as managing editor of Philippines Graphic from 2003 to 2005. She later moved to Edipresse Asia, where she was features editor for Hong Kong Business from 2008 to 2009, as well as the 2009 editions of Hong Kong Tatler and Macau Tatler’s Best Restaurants Guides.
Marianne is currently a textbook editor for Anvil Publishing, and contributes regularly to Town & Country Philippines.
