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May Wong

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As seen in: The Straits Times, Quartz, CNA (Channel NewsAsia), Medical Xpress, KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA), Advanced Imaging Magazine
Indochina Bureau Chief at @straits_times Based in Thailand & will be spotted around the region
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‘Heartbroken’ but holding on to hope: Families searching desperately for victims of Bangkok bar fire

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By May Wong Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
Follow our live coverage here. BANGKOK – A television news live streaming left 38-year-old Suwanna Saeteaw frozen in place. Among rows of belongings recovered from victims of the deadly Bangkok blaze sat a mobile phone she instantly recognised as belonging to her 25-year-old sister, Jarawee Sermsiri. The sight shattered her hopes that Jarawee had escaped the inferno that tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant close to midnight on July 12.
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Thailand’s deadly roads: Why a motorbike ride feels like a gamble in Bangkok

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By May Wong Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
BANGKOK – Your heart rate increases. You find yourself holding your breath without realising it. You tense as your rider squeezes between moving vehicles, missing them by mere centimetres. That’s Bangkok on a motorbike taxi. I’ve had my share of close calls in the Thai capital while riding pillion, from a passing car clipping my rider’s wing mirror to weaving precariously through narrow gaps in traffic. Those near misses are far from unusual.
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Thailand’s Anutin at 100 days: Stability first, reform later?

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By May Wong Verified
| The Straits Times Verified
BANGKOK - A hundred days after being sworn in as Thailand’s 32nd prime minister on March 20 following his re-election victory, how have Anutin Charnvirakul and his government performed so far?
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