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Selina Lum

Senior Law Correspondent

Selina started out as a crime reporter when she joined The Straits Times in 2000. She then took on broadcast journalism when she moved to Straits Times TV News. After her TV stint, she found her true calling in covering the courts and legal matters.

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‘Significant failings in leadership’ identified in Law Society probe: Edwin Tong

An online post in September 2025 had made allegations of workplace bullying at the Law Society.
An online post in September 2025 had made allegations of workplace bullying at the Law Society.

TCM clinic customer ordered to pay $12.5k in damages over defamatory Google reviews

The customer, Cheryl Lim, had experienced weakness in her arm after she underwent acupuncture treatment at the Kin Teck Tong TCM Clinic at Plaza Singapura.
The customer, Cheryl Lim, had experienced weakness in her arm after she underwent acupuncture treatment at the Kin Teck Tong TCM Clinic at Plaza Singapura.

Iris Koh’s husband Raymond Ng declared vexatious litigant, barred from starting lawsuits

Raymond Ng (right), the husband of anti-vaccine group founder Iris Koh (left), has been barred from starting any new civil legal proceedings
Raymond Ng (right), the husband of anti-vaccine group founder Iris Koh (left), has been barred from starting any new civil legal proceedings

90-year-old man who killed wife in Bukit Panjang flat unfit to stand trial: Prosecution

The police were alerted to a call for assistance at about 1am on June 5 at a residential unit along Petir Road.
The police were alerted to a call for assistance at about 1am on June 5 at a residential unit along Petir Road.

Law Society seeking to strike Pritam Singh off the rolls at disciplinary hearing

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, who is also an MP for Aljunied GRC, is a non-practising lawyer.
Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, who is also an MP for Aljunied GRC, is a non-practising lawyer.

Police officer’s jail term upped to 11½ years over fatal abuse of Myanmar helper Piang Ngaih Don

Kevin Chelvam’s sentence was increased after the High Court allowed the prosecution’s appeal against his sentence for one of the four charges he was convicted of.
Kevin Chelvam’s sentence was increased after the High Court allowed the prosecution’s appeal against his sentence for one of the four charges he was convicted of.

Incoming Chief Justice wants to ensure lawyers have sustainable careers, says bullying at work unacceptable

Incoming Chief Justice Sushil Nair says he is committed to ensuring lawyers have healthy and sustainable careers.
Incoming Chief Justice Sushil Nair says he is committed to ensuring lawyers have healthy and sustainable careers.

Each generation of S’poreans must design and pass new laws to deal with new circumstances: SM Lee

(From left) Stephen Yeo, deputy director-general (Legal Policy); Professor Yip Man, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam; Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Law Edwin Tong, at the launch of the book series “25 Years of Legal Reform in Singapore: Innovations in Policy and Law (2000-2025)” on July 28.
(From left) Stephen Yeo, deputy director-general (Legal Policy); Professor Yip Man, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam; Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Law Edwin Tong, at the launch of the book series “25 Years of Legal Reform in Singapore: Innovations in Policy and Law (2000-2025)” on July 28.

Man, 28, who paid underage girls for sex gets 25½ years’ jail, caning for rape

Tan had pleaded guilty to six charges of statutory rape committed between March 2022 and July 2023.
Tan had pleaded guilty to six charges of statutory rape committed between March 2022 and July 2023.

Woman who fatally stabbed boyfriend in Beach Road condo gets 12 years’ jail

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