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
Driver arrested near Potong Pasir as annual anti-drink driving campaign is launched
22 months’ jail for Sim Lim Square retailer selling illegal streaming devices showing EPL games
‘Deliberate subversion’ of P1 registration framework can lead to jail sentence: Judge
Drug suspect on the run after fleeing from cops in Whampoa
2 men charged with murder over Chin Swee Road fight that left 56-year-old man dead
Knife crime offenders with mental health issues may be brought for treatment: Shanmugam
Kenneth Tiong apologises to Chee Hong Tat over ‘stupid question’ comment in Parliament
S’pore police were already probing Prince Group’s Chen Zhi before US indictment: Chee Hong Tat
Law passed for scammers, mules to be caned after victims in Singapore lose almost $4b since 2020
Lorry driver caught smuggling over 14,400 vapes and components, then tried to illegally leave S’pore
