Theresa Tan
Senior Social Affairs Correspondent
Theresa is a senior correspondent at The Straits Times and a veteran at reporting on social issues. She covers matters that affect families, youth and vulnerable groups, including the last, the least and the lost. After more than 20 years in journalism, Theresa still gets excited about telling stories about Singaporeans’ trials and triumphs. She believes everyone has a story to tell.
Latest articles
The Megan Khung report was painful to read, but offers hard lessons to prevent another tragedy
Fatal abuse of Megan Khung: Review panel finds breaches by agencies, Masagos apologises
About 745 children born out of wedlock annually to Singaporean mothers in past 5 years
Triplet pregnancies pose substantial risks to both mother and babies, finds KKH audit
Their sun, moon and star: S’pore triplets who were conceived naturally
Twins, triplets, quadruplets or even sextuplets: How common are multiple births in S’pore?
Breaking the silence on financial abuse of the elderly before it breaks them
2024 is first Dragon Year since 1964 that failed to lift Singapore’s fertility rate
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The Straits Times updates the language it uses to describe disability
Number of Singaporeans aged 80 and older jumped 60% in the past decade
