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Chang May Choon

Assistant Foreign Editor

May Choon is assistant foreign editor at The Straits Times. Her journalism journey started The New Paper in 2000, video news in 2008, and finally ST in 2014. The NTU alumna was posted to South Korea for eight years, where she covered news ranging from geopolitics to inter-Korea ties and domestic affairs. She returned to Singapore in June 2023 and now covers world news with a multimedia focus while dabbling in writing. She finds joy in travel and telling stories.

Latest articles

How’ve you been? Looking beyond wrinkles at class gatherings

mcclass - The class of 92S4 gathered for the first time in years in 2023, at this coffeeshop in Bukit Batok. Writer is seated, first from left. 

Credit: Courtesy of Mukie

Riding the rails: Malaysia rediscovers allure of train travel

‘Unresolved pain’: Last surviving comfort women in Asia seek closure, 80 years on

In a retro cafe, I stepped into the past and shared it with my daughter

mccafe - Retro-themed Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe is decorated with items from the past, from old telephones to sewing machines. It is founded by Mr Keith Kang (pictured). 
Credit: Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe

Lights dimmed at South-east Asia’s scam hub but ‘pig butchering’ continues

Which floor is this? Chongqing’s maze-like environment powers its rise as a megacity

Trump dented Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Should Kim Jong Un be worried?

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2019 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY./File Photo

Timor-Leste’s battle to belong in Asean

Taiwan is hiring more foreigners to care for its elderly. Does that clash with filial piety?

Rediscovering the charms of JB: Wider spaces and slower pace of life

View from a 19th-floor room at Holiday Villa hotel in Johor Bahru.