Calista Wong

Calista joined The Straits Times as a breaking news reporter in 2025 after a stint at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, where she wrote about biodiversity history. While she is passionate about environmental issues, she also has a strong interest in geek culture – and nothing is too niche to pique her curiosity. Got something to share? Just reach out.

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Another Malaysian nabbed for helping scam syndicates; 17th arrested since March

The victim was told by scammers posing as government officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore that she was under investigation for money laundering.

Man who allegedly leaked new Avatar: The Last Airbender film arrested for illegal server access

The man allegedly gained unauthorised remote access to the media content server and downloaded the unreleased film.

Child taken to hospital after foot trapped in Bugis Junction escalator

In a video of the incident posted on social media platform Xiaohongshu, a group of people seen gathered around an unmoving escalator, which connects the basement and first floor of the mall.

Teen to be charged over money laundering activities involving losses of at least $9,700

He is expected to be charged with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, which carries a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both.

Dengue: One dead in three-month period from January to March, nearly 30% drop in case numbers

NEA also identified 24 dengue clusters from January to March, a decrease of about 56 per cent from the previous quarter.

Ex-chief hydrographer of Singapore gets top global award for playing key role in maritime navigation

Dr Parry Oei, now a senior advisor for hydrography at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, was awarded the Prince Albert I Medal for Hydrography.

Avoid Jalan Boon Lay stretch, Gul Way junction due to risk of flash floods: PUB

The Meteorological Service Singapore on April 16 said short, thundery showers may extend into the evening on some days in the second fortnight of the month.

Sarvambikai Shanmugaratnam, President Tharman’s mother, dies at age 99

Mrs Shanmugaratnam was born in Kuala Lumpur on July 5, 1926. She is survived by their three children and four grandchildren, and two sisters.

Broadband outage that hit about 5,000 users to be restored by morning of April 19

At the peak between 10.35am and 10.55am, there were some about 278 outage reports by Singtel users, 183 by StarHub users and 79 by M1 users.

Man arrested after trying to smuggle contraband cigarettes hidden in bread loaf

In photos of the incident ICA shared on Facebook, packets of the contraband are seen stacked between slices of bread.

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