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
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
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?
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
