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May Wong
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Indochina Bureau Chief at @straits_times Based in Thailand & will be spotted around the region
Bangkok, Thailand
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    May Wong
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    Dec 1, 2025
    UPDATE: Day 1 on Dec 1, 2025 in my new organization @straits_times. Will be based in #Bangkok #Thailand again as #Indochina Bureau Chief. I look forward to catching up with familiar faces & meeting new friends in Thailand & the region. Do reach out via DM or [email protected]
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    May Wong
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    Feb 15, 2021
    #Myanmar police, #military soldiers clearing out anti-military government protesters in #Mandalay. As local reporter streaming their actions live, the soldier walked towards the reporter to ask to shut down the filming and the live stream abruptly cut #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 12, 2021
    1 neighbourhood in #Myanmar #Yangon now as community banging on pots to alert others if #police/#military start detaining people & to try & rescue person from being taken away says person who took/sent me video. Many using: #peoplecannotsleepwellatnight #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Now live stream by an anti-#military protester in #Myitkyina #Kachin #Myanmar where it looks like authorities just fired a few smoke bombs to try and disperse protesting crowd. Pictures are blurry as internet connection is not good & protester is running #WhatishappeninginMyamar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Looking tense in northern #Myanmar #Kachin capital #Myitkyina where a water cannon is seen with #military soldiers on streets wanting to disperse anti-military protesters now. Pics from local media live stream. Kachin is already a war-stricken state #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 15, 2021
    #Myanmar police & #military soldiers blocking off road about 100 metres away to #AungSanSuuKyi's #NLD party headquarters (red roof top with a star & flag) in #Yangon. Pics from live local media stream & also from inside of NLD office by staff. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Apr 22, 2021
    #Myanmar civilian government @NUGMyanmar has called on #Interpol to arrest #military chief Min Aung Hlaing when he travels to #Jakarta #Indonesia to attend the @ASEAN leaders' summit April 24 to discuss the Myanmar crisis. The general staged coup on Feb 1 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Messages of fear are flooding my inbox as #Myanmar citizens voice concerns their security/safety maybe at risk as they saw #military tanks on #Yangon streets, protest dispersals in #Myitkyina #Kachin, alleged arson in various locations. Just few msgs here #WhatishappeninginMyamar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 12, 2021
    #Myanmar citizens sending me pictures of people out in their #Yangon neighbourhoods telling me they're watching out for/warning each other in community in case police/#military comes around to detain individuals. Pics of scene now sent to me for use #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 17, 2021
    Scene in downtown #Yangon #Myanmar now near city hall/sule pagoda/shangri-la hotel where a key intersection has been completely blocked off as anti-#military protesters gather in a sit-in demonstration @Myanmar_Now_Eng live stream pics #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Images (sent to me) seen on #Yangon #Myanmar streets today as anti-#military protesters continue to voice their opposition after 2 weeks since military took control of the country, detaining #AungSanSuuKyi. Her detention is due to expire tomorrow Feb 15. #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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    May Wong
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    May 22, 2022
    #Bangkok governor candidate @chadchart_trip, likely to win says true democracy is at play with this election & you have to "listen to will of people" with his likely win. He also promises to reach out to residents & be a hands-on governor #เน€เธฅเธทเธญเธเน€เธ›เธฅเธตเนˆเธขเธ™เน€เธกเธทเธญเธ‡ #เน€เธฅเธทเธญเธเธ•เธฑเน‰เธ‡เธœเธนเน‰เธงเนˆเธฒเธเธ—เธก65
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    May Wong
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    Aug 11, 2021
    #Thailand protest at 611pm #เธกเน‡เธญเธš11เธชเธดเธ‡เธซเธฒ
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    May Wong
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Heard at least 3 gun shots fired in #Kachin #Myitkyina during a live stream by 1 of the anti-military protesters. That sent people scrambling into backyards. The protest crowd at this hour wasn't visibly huge. Kachin state has long experienced civil war #WhatishappeninginMyamar