Lok Jian Wen
Correspondent
Jian Wen joined The Straits Times in 2016, spending time at the foreign and sports desks. He is now with the breaking news team, but still keeping an eye on current affairs and trends in Malaysia; the machi, or towns, in Japan; and Merseyside affairs (not always in that order). He is trilingual and working on becoming more proficient in other languages.
Latest articles
Rapper, filmmaker, entrepreneur: Johor-born Namewee is never too far from controversy
Malaysian rapper Namewee remanded for 6 days over Taiwanese influencer’s death: Police
Fake investment platform Immediate Era, which used images of S’pore leaders, under investigation
Drunk passenger fell onto LRT track in Bukit Panjang on Oct 27, disrupting services
S'porean woman sentenced to more than 31 years’ jail in Taiwan for helping scam syndicate
JB City Square mall undergoing revamp to include hotel apartments, health and wellness hub
Thundery showers, warm weather expected in Singapore during first two weeks of November
Singapore police seize over $150m in assets tied to Cambodia scam syndicate Prince Group
Singapore, Canada discuss free trade, reaffirm 60 years of ties during PM Carney’s visit
Woman arrested after allegedly attacking 2 others with knife at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
