Shaffiq Alkhatib
Court Correspondent
Shaffiq became a journalist in 2006 after working as a trained teacher. He started out as a broadcast journalist, writing for radio, before joining The New Paper’s crime desk in 2011, where he won several awards for investigative reports. He joined The Straits Times after that and is now its court correspondent. Shaffiq runs long distances for fun and enjoys taking part in races overseas – preferably where there are mountains as he loves being with nature.
Latest articles
Ex-Scoot crew member who pocketed nearly $40k tells court he wants to pay back full amount
Jail for man who bribed 4 Certis officers with over $9k in cigarette smuggling operation
Jail for drink driver who drove with his 2 children in car and hit pedestrian in fatal crash
Jail again for repeat offender over bribe to prison officer who helped smuggle in pills
Third man involved in fake gold scam gets jail, caning for cheating and weapon possession
Teacher accused of acting on loan shark’s behalf gets 14 more charges for similar offences
Woman accused of spitting water at train passenger charged with being a public nuisance
Jail for Huawei ex-director over bribes to win business from MOH unit
$500 fine for man who tampered with bird trap, disrupting operation to manage crow population
Over 3 years’ jail for man who pocketed about $470k in pilgrimage payments
