Andrew Wong

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Andrew worked in several newsrooms, including CNBC, Xinhua News Agency and CNA, before joining The Straits Times’ crime desk. His work on Singapore’s biggest money laundering case was named the publication’s Story of the Year in 2023.

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‘Jiak ba buay?’: 56 migrant domestic workers graduate from basic Hokkien classes

Ms Hilda Tunliu (centre) was one of 56 domestic helpers who graduated from a conversational Hokkien class conducted by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Cultural Academy.

Doctor made no attempt to fix surgical error which led to patient’s death in 2022: State Coroner

Dr Fong had severed off the arteries supplying blood to the woman's abdominal organs by mistake.

Making a ‘meaningful difference’: Twins lauded by SCDF for helping in about 100 emergency cases

CMG20260206-WooFL01 /Responders, Partners and Volunteers Appreciation Event 2026[Orchard Hotel, Level 3, Ballrooms 1 and 2 442 Orchard Rd ] - 哥哥曾子建 Julian Chan (left ) 和弟弟曾子毅- Justin Chan (right)

Jail for man who sought sexual favours from nurse, exposed himself to her in toilet

On Jan 30, Charles Teng Wei Yian, was sentenced to five weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to insulting the modesty of the nurse.

Certis officers charged over claims they kept vapes, contraband cigarettes dumped in HSA bins

(Top row, from left) Reggie Choo Beng Kwang, Sufian Mohamed, Olivia Chan Wei Ying.
(Middle row, from left) Muhammad Syafiq Tahar, Muhammad Khairul Izzul Shah Abdul Karim, Muhammad Faddley Abdul Wahid.
(Bottom row, from left) Mohamed Fiaros Mohamed Zakaria, Nurazmy Yusoff, Tan Wee Keong.

Clerical error led to man’s early release from jail; remaining sentence later served

A clerical error caused the jail terms for both offences to run concurrently, instead of consecutively as originally ordered.

Ex-actor Edmund Chen jailed over AYE accident that injured motorcyclist

Edmund Chen pleaded guilty on Jan 29 to one count of causing grievous hurt to a motorcyclist while driving a car without consideration for other road users.

13 taken to hospital after accident involving lorry and car in Orchard Road

SCDF said it was alerted at about 6.20am on Jan 28 to an accident at the junction of Orchard Road and Orchard Link.

Man’s divorce hearing delayed 9 times after ‘perfectly timed’ heart failures: Judge

On one occasion, the man even pre-arranged an ambulance to interrupt the hearing as the case was going against him.

Mobile phone gift at 13 led to porn addiction and conviction for voyeurism

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