Claudia Tan

Claudia joined the Straits Times in 2025 as a reporter on the crime and court desk. She was previously from AsiaOne, where she covered stories related to mental health and social issues.

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Cases of public healthcare workers being abused doubled between 2022 and 2024: MOH

Between 2022 and 2024, the number of abuse and harassment incidents reported by public healthcare institutions increased from about 1,500 cases to 3,000 cases annually.

85-year-old woman who made illegal right turn against flow of traffic fined $4,000

Ruth Chia Soh Kim was fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to one charge for driving without due care and attention causing grievous hurt.

Jail for private-hire driver who ran red light and killed motorcyclist

Bok Chuan Yue hit Mr Wong Jun Jie near Block 228 Changi Road Icon @ Changi on March 26, 2024. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital, where he later died.

Road traffic fatalities hit 10-year high of 149 in 2025; elderly deaths more than double

Of great concern to the authorities was the number of elderly who died, with figures that more than doubled from 11 in 2024 to 27 in 2025. All were pedestrians.

14 motorists charged over speeding involving heavy vehicles; 6 were repeat offenders

(Top row, from left) Vikram Singh, Sivalingam Vinayagram, Pappu Karthikeyan and Arumugam Kumar. (Middle row, from left) Krishnamoorthy Kalidass, Nor Azhar bin Masrip, Wang Qiang and Chinnasamy Sivakumar. (Bottom row, from left) Qiao Zhenyang, Chong Siaw Kiong and Ramasamy Karthikeyan.

Fake vaccine trial: Patient who received jab said she had no clue what she was injected with

The patient, a prosecution witness, said she only learnt she had received a saline jab instead of Sinopharm after she was interviewed by MOH investigators.

Fine for man caught vaping inside MRT train

Tay Choon Loong Aloysius was convicted of one count of possession of an imitation tobacco product, and another count of purchasing an imitation tobacco product.

Driver jailed 16 weeks for importing vapes, tobacco sticks into Singapore

Al Kaysar Aldam pleaded guilty to two counts of importing imitation tobacco products.

Probation and reformative training reports called for youth who had sex with underage girls

The teen, now 19, was convicted on Feb 23 of two charges of penetrating an underage person and one charge of criminal trespass.

Mandatory treatment report ordered for woman over knife attack at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre

The woman was subdued by members of the public.

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