Elaine is a journalist at The Straits Times, covering breaking and trending news. She interned at The New Paper in 2016 and liked it so much that she returned after a short stint at the Ministry of Home Affairs. She holds a master’s in strategic studies from NTU’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, specialising in security and terrorism. She understands basic Arabic. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new places and would love to travel the Silk Road one day.