Lim Ruey Yan

Ruey Yan is an executive translator at The Straits Times’ Life desk, where he covers trending news. Before joining Life, he was a bilingual journalist with the foreign desk for almost two decades.

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Ong-Bak star Tony Jaa recovering from gallbladder cancer: Reports

Tony Jaa shares a photo of himself on social media on Jan 31.

‘Half a brother’: Actor Jeremy Chan on his 5-year friendship with K-star Gang Dong-won

Jeremy Chan (right) said he has known Gang Dong-won for five years, but had never publicly shared their pictures to protect Gang’s privacy.

Actor Chen Xi posts birthday tribute to father Edmund Chen amid court case

chen04 - Screenshot. Chen Xi (right) shares a photo with his father Edmund Chen and his grandfather on social media on Feb 4

CREDIT: CHXNXI/INSTAGRAM

Late actress Barbie Hsu’s statue unveiled on her first death anniversary

The statue was designed by Barbie Hsu’s husband DJ Koo.

Actress Joanne Peh hit by snowboarder, injures her knee while skiing in China

Local actress Joanne Peh recently travelled to Altay in Xinjiang with her husband Qi Yuwu.

Golden Village to run two cinemas in Tampines with new Century Square outlet

Actor Desmond Ng and actress Kanny Theng expecting their first child in Year of the Horse

Desmond Ng announces on social media on Jan 28 that his wife Kanny Theng is pregnant.

Action star Donnie Yen receives honorary doctorate from Hong Kong university

Donnie Yen was conferred an honorary doctorate by Hong Kong's Lingnan University on Jan 26.

Celebrities galore at Hank Chen, Lulu Huang wedding

(From left) TV producer Wang Wei-chung, Lulu Huang, Hank Chen and Wang's wife Lin Huei-chin at Chen and Wang's wedding on Jan 25.

Former actor Edmund Chen’s first social media post since traffic accident court appearance

Edmund Chen shared posted on Jan 25 a video of himself and several fans singing the theme song of Fiery Passion.

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