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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Catering company Gourmetz charged over River Valley Primary gastroenteritis incident

In January, 60 pupils from RVPS were reported to have gastroenteritis symptoms after having lunch provided by the school’s central kitchen meal model operator.

Jail for man who was filmed assaulting his girlfriend at Lucky Plaza

Andrew Suresh Markandan, 47, pleaded guilty on July 29 to two charges of voluntarily causing hurt.

Teen who licked iJooz straw in viral video fined $600

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of being a public nuisance.

Four charged over modifying food delivery app to let foreigners work illegally

The modified app allowed foreigners to bypass real-time verification checks by uploading a photo of the account owner instead of taking a real-time selfie to log on to the platform.

Man who let sons sit on rear of moving Porsche fined $5k, disqualified from driving

Another driver witnessed Prem Anan Sugunakumar’s (left) stunt and lodged a police report.

Man charged over driving deregistered vehicles in Bedok Reservoir Road, Punggol

Charge sheets state Lim had purportedly been driving a deregistered car using another licence plate along Bedok Reservoir Road on June 14 at about 12.50am.

Singapore PR who allegedly sent $93 to facilitate terrorist acts in Gaza charged

Saw Ryan Htoo, 23, was handed two charges of providing money to support terrorist purposes.

More than 10 years’ jail for woman who ran Ponzi scheme; cheated victims of over $6m

Anisha Putri, 47, was sentenced to 10 years and two months’ jail, after pleading guilty to five charges.

22 weeks’ jail, $7k fine for man caught with more than 21,000 e-cigarettes and pods in van

The court heard that Lim was offered a job to buy and re-sell e-cigarette paraphernalia by a person he knew as “Cashcat” on Telegram.

Man who helped moneylending syndicate deliver vapes jailed 24 weeks

The 33-year-old’s offences were discovered when Singapore Customs officers found the vapes inside a trailer at a factory in Sungei Kadut on Feb 28, 2025.

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