Background
Ponnampalam, Andrew was born on February 17, 1958 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Son of Isaac and Mary Selvamalar (Samuel) Ponnampalam.
consultant aviation ecotourism and travel writer
Ponnampalam, Andrew was born on February 17, 1958 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Son of Isaac and Mary Selvamalar (Samuel) Ponnampalam.
Marketing executive, copywriter Outreach Communications, Malaysia, 1980-1983. Copywriter Adsell Advertising, Malaysia, 1983-1988. Partner Advenue Sdn Bhd, Malaysia, 1989-1990.
Managing director answers!, Malaysia, since 1988. Columnist New Straits Times, Malaysia, 1992—2003, asiafeatures.com., 1999—2003, Suara Matta, 2003—2005. Consultant Koh Design Consultant, since 1988, Falcon Press, since 1991.
Consultant to tourism-related government departments, since 1988, numerous travel firms and airlines, since 1980.
Co-organizer Selangor International Bird Race, 1991, 93, organizer, 1992;organizer Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve Bird Census, 1995. Member Malaysian Nature Society, MNS Bird Conservation Council (publicity and education chairman since 1995), Travel Writers Association Malaysia.