The Singapore Prize is a biennial award honoring literary works written in any of Singapore’s four official languages – Chinese, English, Malay or Tamil. Winning authors receive both a cash prize and trophy and past recipients include well-known writers like Tan Teck Hua, Lee Su-yan and Lee Erwin.

This year’s shortlist for the Singapore Literary Prize comprises six works that seek to expand understanding of Singaporean history as a whole, along with fiction with personal overtones and personal histories of individual authors. The winning submission – Leluhur: Singapore’s Kampong Gelam by Hidayah Amin (2019; available here) – sheds light on an area many now only see as tourist destinations.

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Melvin Keng was named as the inaugural winner of the inaugural SIA-Young Architects Awards, receiving first prize. As one of five newly formed practices since 2010, Keng intends to use his work to have a positive effect on society and improve current conditions through innovative architecture projects.

He strives to design spaces that promote health and wellbeing, enrich cultural life and bring people outdoors. Furthermore, he views architecture as an instrument for social cohesion; using his designs to inspire interaction between individuals and their environment.

Prince William will use his visit to Singapore to highlight some of the Prize finalists’ innovative projects which seek to address climate change and meet rising energy demand. As part of this year’s theme of sustainability, Prince Harry will wear an Alexander McQueen dark green blazer from 10 years ago on what event organizers have designated a “green carpet.” At an Earthshot prize board fundraiser in Singapore hosted by state-owned Media Corp. theatre Hannah Waddingham and Sterling K. Brown are co-hosting, One Republic, Bastille and Bebe Rexha are set to perform. Over 2,000 guests are expected to attend.