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May Wong

Indochina Bureau Chief

May has been a journalist for almost 30 years. She started in radio journalism and went on to television under CNA, Mediacorp. She started the first news bureau for CNA in Myanmar, where she reported on the return of Aung San Suu Kyi to politics and the Rohingya crisis. She later moved to Thailand and covered the Thai elections as well as youth and the environment. More recently, she was posted to Hong Kong where she focused on economic issues. Now as Indochina Bureau Chief at The Straits Times, she covers news of this vibrant region out of Bangkok. 

Latest articles

Tourism in Cambodia’s Siem Reap takes a hit from latest clashes with Thailand

Angkor Wat, the renowned UNESCO world heritage site in Siem Reap, has seen a 10 per cent fall in visitor numbers since the border clashes.

Thailand doubles down on fight against Cambodia, rebuffing Trump’s ceasefire claims

People resting at a temporary camp for displaced people set up at a former market in Banteay Meanchey province on Dec 13.

‘Bullets were flying over my roof’: Mothers in Cambodia flee to shelters to protect their children

mwchild - 27-yr-old mother Sao Sopha who delivered her daughter on Dec 11 after she had fled to a relief displacement site. ST PHOTO: MAY WONG

Thai-Cambodia clash may boost PM Anutin’s standing but to what extent?

pwsurin12 - General view of the evacuation centre at Surindra Rajabhat University in Surin, Thailand.
ST PHOTO: PHILIP WEN

Even as border clashes with Thailand continue, some in Cambodia are digging in their heels

Farmer Yem Mal spent four hours digging a bunker in his backyard.