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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Life in jail for man who poured hot oil on roommate in Redhill rental flat and stabbed him to death

The victim bled to death from multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.

Man who had caregiver stress gets 8 years’ jail for killing younger brother in Boon Lay flat in 2025

On June 30, Abdul Rani pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He was originally charged with murder.

Man convicted of running over foreign acquaintance with van

The Singaporean driver, Toh Sze Ee, and the 32-year-old Bangladeshi victim Hossen Selim were acquainted through their dealings in contraband cigarettes.

Judge denies MSF’s bid for baby boy to be placed in foster care

The judge agreed that the boy needed protection but was not persuaded that fostering was the ideal arrangement.

Judiciary, Law Society to form joint committee to tackle lawyers’ attrition

Lawyers had cited court deadlines and interactions with judges as significant sources of stress driving attrition.

S’pore High Court halts defamation suit filed by X Corp, says case should be heard in US

The Singapore case was filed by X Corp’s Singapore subsidiary in July 2024.

Brother v brother: Youngest sibling wins suit against eldest over mum’s estate

The judge also concluded that the defendants had fabricated the story of how they purportedly raised the money to buy the house.

3 doctors fail in court challenge against IRAS ruling over tax avoidance scheme

The most senior doctor drew a monthly salary of $5,000 from the company they jointly set up, though he was paid $45,600 a month before moving to private practice.

Woman fails in claim for income from grandfather’s Islamic charitable trusts for mosque

The grandfather had created wakafs for the establishment of a mosque known as Masjid Kassim and a burial ground known as Kubur Kassim.

Man appeals against High Court ruling after being awarded 95% of $23m matrimonial assets

The husband had contended that most of the assets held in his name or jointly with his children from a previous marriage should be excluded from the pool of matrimonial assets.

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