“Wong Maye-E joined AP as a staff photographer in 2003. Based in Singapore, Maye-E's work is centered around Sports reportage, entertainment, politics, and regional news stories. Maye-E has covered headlining events such as the 2014 World Cup, Thailand political protests, and the devastation of the Philippines Typhoon”. – Associated Press

Singapore's torch bearer and sailor Darren Choy runs toward the Youth Olympics Cauldron during the opening ceremony to mark the start of the inaugural Youth Olympics Games held in Singapore, Saturday, August 14, 2010. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Dancers from the Argentinian group Fuerzabruta, perform their act entitled “Mylar” in a translucent pool suspended overhead on Saturday September 1, 2012 in Singapore during the Night Festival which showcases international arts performances in the city-state. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Singapore Civil Defense Force personnel march, Thursday August 9, 2012 in Singapore which celebrated its 47th year of independence. Singapore declared independence on August 9, 1965. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Three 2-month old Oriental Pied Hornbills are displayed at the Jurong Bird Park's Breeding and Research Center in Singapore, Friday March 8, 2013. These three birds were hatched after a successful artificial incubation at the bird park after their eggs were rescued on an off-shore island in Singapore. This is all part of the park's efforts in preserving and educating the public about its wildlife and wildlife reserves. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Female Giant Panda “Jia Jia”" one of two Giant Pandas from China is seen in its enclosure on Monday Oct. 29, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A member from the production Le Noir performs at the Marina Bay Sands on Tuesday March 12, 2013 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Children's faces are covered with foam used to simulate snow at a shopping mall on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Singapore where malls are taking advantage of the festive season to draw in customers through visual merchandising, advertising and year end sales. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A store vendor picks fish for her customers to cook over a pot of burning charcoal along the pier leading to Jangdok Island, Monday, July 28, 2014, in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea has been creating special zones across the country to try to boost tourism and Wonsan, long a favorite of North Korean vacationers, is being pushed as a prime destination for international travelers. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Bino, one-year-old Sumatran Orang Utan, peeps from behind his mother Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A worker perched on the roof of the Esplanade Theatre carries out the routine cleaning Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Seventeen-year-old Inuka the polar bear emerges from the water, Friday May 4, 2007 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A military C-130 lands to evacuate survivors of Typhoon Haiyan at dusk, Friday, November 15, 2013 in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard November 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A 2-week old male baby elephant is dwarfed next to his 25-year old mother, Nandong, at the Singapore Zoo's Night Safari on Friday, December 10, 2010 in Singapore. This baby is the first baby to be born in the enclosure after 9 years and had a birth weight of 151-kilograms. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A lady uses her smartphone to photograph a Water Lily at the Singapore Garden Festival on Thursday July 12, 2012 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Jana Berezko-Marggrander of Germany performs with the ball during the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics Finals at the Youth Olympic Games Wednesday, August 25, 2010, in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Thai soldiers storm into anti-government protesters' encampment while a protester lies dead on Wednesday May 19, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Tourists pose for photos in front of Brazil's famous Ipanema beach, Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A Ring-tailed Lemur rests on a tree branch at the Singapore Zoo, Friday March 26, 2010 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A young anti-government protester listens to speeches at a camp in a main commercial shopping district causing shops and businesses to close down where they have occupied for more than a week in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday April 11, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Thai soldier with a rose watches Thai anti-government protesters near downtown Monday, April 13, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Thick black smoke plummets through the air behind the main Chulalongkorn hospital from anti-protesters' encampment on Wednesday May 19, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A baby black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) clings onto its mother's back on Thursday January 29, 2009 in Singapore where it's national zoo is actively involved in the conservation and education of wildlife reserves. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

An African Crowned Crane grooms itself at the Jurong Bird Park on Tuesday June 9, 2009 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

People are silhouetted against a fireworks display by China's Lidu Fireworks company, during the annual fireworks festival, Singapore, Saturday, August 18, 2007. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

This photo taken on Saturday January 24, 2009 in Singapore shows an elderly couple sitting under lantern sculptures of mandarin orange trees as they gather to usher in the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)