Actress Ase Wang postpones wedding

Ase Wang had planned to register her marriage to America-born Chinese businessman Jon Lor in Singapore on March 31.
Ase Wang had planned to register her marriage to America-born Chinese businessman Jon Lor in Singapore on March 31. PHOTO: ASE WANG/INSTAGRAM

Wedding bells will not be ringing yet for Ase Wang.

The 38-year-old Singaporean actress has postponed her marriage registration and wedding plans due to the latest measures implemented in Singapore to control the spread of the coronavirus.

Wang was initially planning to register her marriage to her fiance, America-born Chinese businessman Jon Lor, in Singapore on March 31. But in a statement released on Sunday, she said: "I regret to announce that my marriage and my wedding celebrations have to be delayed due to the current Covid-19 control measures, which have made the registration impossible."

These measures include the mandatory 14-day stay-home notice for people entering Singapore with recent travel to Asean countries. This includes Thailand, where the couple is currently based.

Wang's planned wedding celebrations in the Maldives will also be postponed in the light of the situation. She explained that this is because many of Lor's family members are based in the United States, which is also struggling to cope with the coronavirus.

"The situation is indeed unfortunate, but in these circumstances of love in the age of Covid-19, we all have to learn to be more resilient," Wang added.

The actress, who is based in Bangkok and Singapore, has appeared in Channel 5 drama series Spin. She got engaged to Lor last month and jokingly said: "Maybe this delay will win me another engagement ring."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 17, 2020, with the headline Actress Ase Wang postpones wedding. Subscribe