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
Johor to implement RM3 hotel tax for overnight visitors from Jan 1
Digital wallets see heightened demand for yen as Singdollar hits fresh high against Japan currency
Vehicles entering Genting Highlands set to be charged toll to defray road maintenance costs
Malaysian rapper Namewee to be offered bail, no lead linking him to influencer Iris Hsieh’s death
Malaysia’s Zus Coffee makes police report, gives employee paid leave after clash with customer
S’pore-bound ferry from Batam collides with tanker; no reports of injury, pollution, says MPA
Worker rescued from 30m-high crane near Tanjong Katong Road after feeling unwell: SCDF
Isetan shuts its Tampines Mall outlet after 30 years as anchor tenant
Rapper, film-maker, entrepreneur: Johor-born Namewee is never too far from controversy
Malaysian rapper Namewee remanded for 6 days over Taiwanese influencer’s death: Police
