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Ong Wee Jin

Wee Jin has been a photojournalist with SPH since 2008 and appreciates opportunities to meet and learn from everyday people. He enjoys the excitement of sports photography and won Best In Sports Photography at the Wan-Ifra Asian Media Awards 2023. He prefers a clean storytelling photography style.

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The Week in Pictures: Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Moscow; overcrowding on a train in Bangladesh

People climbing on top of a train as they leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
People climbing on top of a train as they leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur, Bangladesh.

The Week in Pictures: Fireworks and drone display in Singapore; a B-1B bomber landing in Britain

Visitors walking through a Yayoi Kusama art installation Infinity Mirrored Room at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.
Visitors walking through a Yayoi Kusama art installation Infinity Mirrored Room at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.

The Week in Pictures: Iran retaliates against Israel-US attacks; Asia’s first Disney cruise sets sail

A fireworks display at sea on board the Disney Adventure cruise ship during a preview. It will set sail on its first public voyage on March 10.
A fireworks display at sea on board the Disney Adventure cruise ship during a preview. It will set sail on its first public voyage on March 10.

Today in Pictures, Jan 7, 2026

People taking photos during a drone show at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival at Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province on Jan 5, 2026.
People taking photos during a drone show at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival at Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province on Jan 5, 2026.

The Week in Pictures: Indonesia unrest and Malaysia’s National Day

TOPSHOT - A police officer stands with a megaphone as the building of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Council office burns after being set on fire by protesters in Mataram on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on August 30, 2025. Indonesia was rocked by protests in major cities including the capital Jakarta on August 29 after footage spread of a motorcycle taxi driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle in earlier rallies against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers. (Photo by Sadim / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A police officer stands with a megaphone as the building of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Council office burns after being set on fire by protesters in Mataram on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on August 30, 2025. Indonesia was rocked by protests in major cities including the capital Jakarta on August 29 after footage spread of a motorcycle taxi driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle in earlier rallies against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers. (Photo by Sadim / AFP)

Today in Pictures, Aug 25, 2025

Onlookers taking photos of a sun halo at Clementi, Singapore, on Aug 25, 2025. The natural phenomenon is produced when sunlight interacts with ice crystals in the atmosphere. The crystals are made of ice rather than water droplets, due to their high altitude.
Onlookers taking photos of a sun halo at Clementi, Singapore, on Aug 25, 2025. The natural phenomenon is produced when sunlight interacts with ice crystals in the atmosphere. The crystals are made of ice rather than water droplets, due to their high altitude.

The Week in Pictures: Hunger in Gaza and students’ military training in Russia

epa12314654 Members of the Central Military Band and the Central Ensemble of the National Military and Patriotic Center of the Kazakhstan Armed Forces perform during the opening of the International Military Music Festival 'Spasskaya Tower' on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 21 August 2025. The festival runs from 21 to 31 August 2025. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV
epa12314654 Members of the Central Military Band and the Central Ensemble of the National Military and Patriotic Center of the Kazakhstan Armed Forces perform during the opening of the International Military Music Festival 'Spasskaya Tower' on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 21 August 2025. The festival runs from 21 to 31 August 2025. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

The Week in Pictures: Swimming in river Seine and wildfires in Europe

TOPSHOT - People swim at the Bras Marie safe bathing site on the river Seine in Paris on August 12, 2025. France continues to suffocate with 14 departments in the southwest and southeast on red alert for heatwave on August 12, 2025, an exceptional heat wave, even for the month of August, which is prompting authorities to increase precautionary measures. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
TOPSHOT - People swim at the Bras Marie safe bathing site on the river Seine in Paris on August 12, 2025. France continues to suffocate with 14 departments in the southwest and southeast on red alert for heatwave on August 12, 2025, an exceptional heat wave, even for the month of August, which is prompting authorities to increase precautionary measures. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

World Photography Day: Celebrating the art of image-making

The Week in Pictures: National Day fireworks and world’s ugliest dog

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