Andrew Wong

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Andrew worked in several newsrooms, including CNBC, Xinhua News Agency and CNA, before joining The Straits Times’ crime desk. His work on Singapore’s biggest money laundering case was named the publication’s Story of the Year in 2023.

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Jail for man who sought sexual favours from nurse, exposed himself to her in toilet

On Jan 30, Charles Teng Wei Yian, was sentenced to five weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to insulting the modesty of the nurse.

Certis officers charged over claims they kept vapes, contraband cigarettes dumped in HSA bins

(Top row, from left) Reggie Choo Beng Kwang, Sufian Mohamed, Olivia Chan Wei Ying.
(Middle row, from left) Muhammad Syafiq Tahar, Muhammad Khairul Izzul Shah Abdul Karim, Muhammad Faddley Abdul Wahid.
(Bottom row, from left) Mohamed Fiaros Mohamed Zakaria, Nurazmy Yusoff, Tan Wee Keong.

Clerical error led to man’s early release from jail; remaining sentence later served

A clerical error caused the jail terms for both offences to run concurrently, instead of consecutively as originally ordered.

Ex-actor Edmund Chen jailed over AYE accident that injured motorcyclist

Edmund Chen pleaded guilty on Jan 29 to one count of causing grievous hurt to a motorcyclist while driving a car without consideration for other road users.

13 taken to hospital after accident involving lorry and car in Orchard Road

SCDF said it was alerted at about 6.20am on Jan 28 to an accident at the junction of Orchard Road and Orchard Link.

Man’s divorce hearing delayed 9 times after ‘perfectly timed’ heart failures: Judge

On one occasion, the man even pre-arranged an ambulance to interrupt the hearing as the case was going against him.

Mobile phone gift at 13 led to porn addiction and conviction for voyeurism

Jail for pair involved in trading fake gold bars for Rolex watches worth $30,000

Shah Faeez Shahrom, a runner in the scam, was sentenced to nine months, two weeks’ jail.

Teen pleads guilty to slashing two school staff with penknife over confiscated phone in 2025

On Jan 23, the teenager - now 17 - pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.

Young woman convicted after she was caught with Kpods twice in 1½ months at same club

Tan Xin Yi pleaded guilty to being in the possession of a Kpod on two separate occasions.

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