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
Man linked to illegal moneylending stalls admits to offences after earlier plea retracted
Jail for man who installed devices used to broadcast scam calls linked to over $1.6m in losses
Ex-teacher faces nine charges, including having sex with underage female student
Former pre-school head jailed after deleting evidence in case involving cook who molested toddler
Jail for man who spray-painted walls at Red Cross House, assaulted motorist in road rage incident
Jail for man who worked with wife to deal with love scam proceeds totalling more than $1 million
Jail, $1m fine for man who managed illegal moneylending stalls that earned up to $5.2m
Man admits he was part of plan to commit snatch theft of Rolex watch worth nearly $86,000
Woman who took nearly $4.8m from employer’s bank accounts gets over 8 years’ jail
Jail for man who was part of Grab driver group linked to 5,540 fraudulent transactions
