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Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

Senior Crime Correspondent

Zaihan is The Straits Times’ senior crime correspondent. He joined SPH in 1999 as a photographer, but discovered a love for journalism and became a reporter specialising in crime news and road safety. A recipient of SPH’s Journalist of the Year and Story of the Year awards in 2012, he is known for his investigative reporting on international football match-fixing. He is passionate about motorcycling and has written two books – on road safety and football match-fixing.

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World Cup 2026: Overseas gambling site using S’pore firms to collect illegal bets

International sports betting company GemBet presents itself as a legal avenue to place online bets. While it claims to have been founded in Singapore, the firm behind it is based in Curacao.
International sports betting company GemBet presents itself as a legal avenue to place online bets. While it claims to have been founded in Singapore, the firm behind it is based in Curacao.

Man taken to hospital after incident in Lavender

When ST arrived at the scene at about 11am, at least six police officers were seen at CT Hub 2’s food street, where a police cordon had been set up.
When ST arrived at the scene at about 11am, at least six police officers were seen at CT Hub 2’s food street, where a police cordon had been set up.

Agencies in S’pore among dozens involved in Interpol anti-fraud operation held in 97 jurisdictions

During the three-month operations, hundreds of suspects were arrested in Sri Lanka for their involvement in cyber scam centres.
During the three-month operations, hundreds of suspects were arrested in Sri Lanka for their involvement in cyber scam centres.

HSA nabs four Singaporean suspects in syndicate after largest Kpod seizure to date

Kong Qi Cong being escorted by auxiliary police officers and HSA investigation officers to a multi-storey carpark at Block 226D Compassvale Walk on June 30.
Kong Qi Cong being escorted by auxiliary police officers and HSA investigation officers to a multi-storey carpark at Block 226D Compassvale Walk on June 30.

Bangladesh sentences Singaporean tycoon for financial crime; his lawyers say he was not charged

S Alam Group founder and chairman Saiful Alam Masud and 10 associates were sentenced in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in May.
S Alam Group founder and chairman Saiful Alam Masud and 10 associates were sentenced in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in May.

Hidden in plain sight: Inside the lives of people who call Changi Airport home

Investors looking for former SEA Games ice hockey player over $9m loan

James Nicholas Kodrowski, an ice hockey player who represented Singapore at the SEA Games in Bangkok in 2025, was placed on bankruptcy order list in September 2025.
James Nicholas Kodrowski, an ice hockey player who represented Singapore at the SEA Games in Bangkok in 2025, was placed on bankruptcy order list in September 2025.

‘We pity our kids for having cop parents’: Police couple use investigative skills at home

Husband and wife duo Superintendent of Police Low Jiing Haur (left) and Superintendent of Police Michelle Foo on May 29.
Husband and wife duo Superintendent of Police Low Jiing Haur (left) and Superintendent of Police Michelle Foo on May 29.

Rise in vehicles seized at land borders for smuggling contraband items in 2025: Singapore Customs

A motorcycle's bodywork taken apart after ICA officers flagged the vehicle for attempted smuggling of contraband cigarettes in 2025.
A motorcycle's bodywork taken apart after ICA officers flagged the vehicle for attempted smuggling of contraband cigarettes in 2025.

Singapore climbers sticking to plans to scale active Indonesian volcanoes despite recent deaths

Mr Andyn Kadir, 41, posing atop Mount Raung, standing at about 3,340m above sea level, in East Java.
Mr Andyn Kadir, 41, posing atop Mount Raung, standing at about 3,340m above sea level, in East Java.

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