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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Heritage firm My Community winding up; founder says it cannot continue business due to liabilities

A heritage walking tour in the historical Queenstown and Dawson areas in Singapore, run by volunteer group My Community.

Man accused of sexually assaulting friend’s teenage daughter

The man can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined if convicted of sexual penetration of a minor who is above 14 years old but below 16 years of age.

11 former Certis officers convicted; they kept cigarettes dumped in HSA bins and seized vapes

The former officers, which included a female former officer, had committed the offences when they were at the Health Sciences Authority’s (HSA) enforcement unit under the Tobacco Regulation Branch on a temporary transfer.

Man burgled Sentosa, Serangoon Gardens homes on first visit to S’pore; stole items worth $105k

Chinese national Huang Xiaozong researched on where the wealthier parts of Singapore were and targeted homes at Sentosa and Serangoon Gardens that appeared empty.

S’porean hired to teach primary school pupils beat them, forced 6-year-old boy to drink urine

The 31-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.

Man charged after allegedly making false bomb threats to Prime Minister’s Office, HTX

Charge sheets show that on July 6, the Prime Minister’s Office received an anonymous email claiming a bomb had been placed in Parliament House.

Training officer convicted after pushing woman with intellectual disability, dislocating her knee

On July 7, Nur Amira Shahirah Azmi, 21, was convicted of one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to the victim.

Raymond Ng, spouse of anti-vaccine group founder, on trial over 6 cheating charges involving $25,000

Raymond Ng Kai Hoe at the State Courts on July 6, accompanied by his wife Iris Koh Hsiao Pei, founder of anti-vaccine group Healing the Divide.

Tower Transit celebrates 10th anniversary with new wedding bus for hire; hosts first marriage proposal

Alister Ong and Jasmine Kurniawan celebrating the marriage proposal on board Tower Transit’s wedding bus.

S’pore investigating 2 men linked to Prince Group hit by US sanctions; $600m in assets seized so far

The US Treasury announced new sanctions on associates linked to Prince Group on June 23.

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