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
Raffles Hotel’s Long Bar launches the Matcha Sling, a drink steeped in history
PM Wong speaks with Malaysia’s Anwar about Middle East conflict, both pledge stability in region
BTO, wayang, jialat among new Singlish additions to Oxford English Dictionary
More than 1 million illegal health products including cough syrup, sex drugs seized in 2025: HSA
Singapore’s PM Wong congratulates Thai counterpart Anutin on re-election
Heavy traffic into Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint after ICA steps up security checks
Malaysia’s first female lion dance coach juggles day job with raising new generation of cultural bearers
2 measles cases aboard SIA flight to New Zealand infected before arrival in Singapore: CDA
Network maintenance during off-peak hours at JB checkpoint to affect border crossers from Feb 27
Malaysian university student arrested, doxxed after posting photo of foot on Quran
