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
Doctor left rosy career to start S’pore’s first dedicated clinic for intellectual disabilities
DBS Foundation tops list of S’pore’s largest private donors, committing over $100m to social causes
She looks at her children’s small hands to calm herself down before disciplining them
Discipline becomes abuse when child sustains injuries, including cane marks: MSF
Independent reviews of abused child deaths bring more accountability and insights: Social workers
All abused-child deaths known to social services will be independently reviewed: Desmond Lee
Unwed mother adopts her own daughter, so toddler doesn’t grow up as an illegitimate child
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
