Selina Lum

Senior Law Correspondent

Selina started out as a crime reporter when she joined The Straits Times in 2000. She then took on broadcast journalism when she moved to Straits Times TV News. After her TV stint, she found her true calling in covering the courts and legal matters.

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Judge overturns acquittal of three women who organised procession outside Istana, each fined $3k

(From left) Ms Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Ms Annamalai Kokila Parvathi and Ms Mossammad Sobikun Nahar arriving at Supreme Court on April 30

Jail term upped for man who financed syndicate that sold anonymous chat accounts to scammers

The syndicate generated more than $887,000 in profits from selling WhatsApp and WeChat accounts to customers mostly based overseas in countries including Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Woman who asked cop for information about ex-husband’s case avoids jail time on appeal

The High Court judge said the amount of information disclosed was limited and Tran Thi Tien did not use the police report number to cause any harm.

Man admits to sexually assaulting 2 young nieces when they went to his home

The older sister was 10 to 11 years old when she was assaulted, while the younger sister was eight to nine years old.

Jail term upheld for woman who lied about address to enrol daughter in primary school

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon upheld the sentence that was handed down by a district judge in November 2025.

Man who sexually assaulted daughter gets 12 years’ jail

The Singapore Supreme Court.

Leadership key to helping young lawyers face challenges of AI, work pressures: Chief Justice

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Newly minted Advocates and Solicitors (ANS) taking their oath at the Mass Call 2026, held at the Supreme Court Auditorium, on April 20, 2026.

The Honourable Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon presides over the first of three sessions, held at the Supreme Court Auditorium from April 20 and 21, 2026.

Internal Bloomberg and government e-mails in the spotlight as defamation trial wraps up after 7 days

These e-mails were part of the evidence relied upon in court by the claimants, (from left) Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam and the defendants, Bloomberg and their journalist Low De Wei.

Ministers’ lawyer says Bloomberg article was edited to link GCB deals to money laundering

Senior Counsel Davinder Singh at the Supreme Court on April 7.

Bloomberg reporter in defamation trial grilled over claim that property deals are ‘secret’

Bloomberg reporter Low De Wei (centre) arrives at the Supreme Court on April 13. He is accompanied by members of Bloomberg's legal team, including Mr Choo Zheng Xi (right).

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