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David Sun

Crime Correspondent

David did six internships with Singapore Press Holdings from 2011 to 2017 before joining The New Paper in 2018 and moving to The Straits Times in 2021. As a crime correspondent, he is drawn to stories involving social harm, injustice, death, violence, sex, corruption, scams and fraud. He won the Young Journalist of the Year award in 2018 and was nominated for Journalist of the Year in 2019 and 2023. His background in criminology and interest in sleuthing also led to him taking up a licence as a private investigator.

Latest articles

Singaporean man linked to international scam syndicate caught hiding in Myanmar

He is believed to have been part of an online scam and gambling syndicate operating out of Shwe Kokko, a town in the south-east of Myanmar.

Police order TikTok, Facebook to disable ex-ISA detainee’s accounts over inflammatory posts

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff has been making social media posts inciting hatred between different racial and religious groups in Singapore.

Driver arrested near Potong Pasir as annual anti-drink driving campaign is launched

The annual anti-drink drive campaign is organised by TP. The campaign is usually held during the year-end festive season.

22 months’ jail for Sim Lim Square retailer selling illegal streaming devices showing EPL games

Peggy Yu Peng Hsueh-Shu had pleaded guilty to 14 counts of selling such devices which infringed the copyright of the Football Association Premier League.

‘Deliberate subversion’ of P1 registration framework can lead to jail sentence: Judge

A woman had lied at least five times to keep her daughter at a primary school.

Drug suspect on the run after fleeing from cops in Whampoa

The police were called at 9.40am on Nov 12 and found the man sleeping in a car at Block 116 Jalan Tenteram.

2 men charged with murder over Chin Swee Road fight that left 56-year-old man dead

Police officers taking evidence from a flat on the 19th floor of Block 51 Chin Swee Road.

Knife crime offenders with mental health issues may be brought for treatment: Shanmugam

Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said that police are trained and equipped to effectively neutralise such threats and arrest the offender.

Kenneth Tiong apologises to Chee Hong Tat over ‘stupid question’ comment in Parliament

WP MP Kenneth Tiong had made his comment during an exchange about family offices and sanctioned entities.

S’pore police were already probing Prince Group’s Chen Zhi before US indictment: Chee Hong Tat

Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi's whereabouts are currently unknown, but the police have said he is not in Singapore.