The Singapore prize is a prestigious award given to recognise excellence in various fields. The prizes are based on the criteria of merit, leadership, contribution, and innovation. The winner is awarded a medal with the state arms of Singapore. It is a symbol of national pride, honour and distinction.
The 2024 Singapore Prize will be awarded to an outstanding publication in English (written or translated) which contributes significantly to the understanding of the history of Singapore, either by covering a particular time period, theme, field or area, or by including a substantial aspect of Singapore’s history as part of a wider narrative. The prize is worth S$15,000. Mr Mahbubani said that the SIA-Young Architects award is a good platform to showcase young architects and architects-in-training. He added that the winners will also be encouraged to continue working on architectural projects and to develop their own practice.
Melvin Keng, the inaugural winner of this year’s SIA-Young Architects award, believes that architecture and design can be used to change people’s lives and enhance social cohesion. He only started his practice five years ago and was surprised to win the top prize for his project, which is a public park in a redeveloped neighbourhood. He told Rice Media that the prize would allow him to further explore the intersection of architecture and community.
A total of S$2.3 million in cash prizes was handed out to 121 Asian and SEA Games gold medallists at the Major Games Awards presentation on Wednesday (Nov 29). Sprint queen Shanti Pereira was the biggest winner, taking home a whopping S$315,000 for her Asian and two SEA Games wins.
SINGAPORE — Prince William is making a rare visit to the city-state this week, and he’s hoping to inspire Singaporeans to take action on climate change. The royal, who will be in the region until Dec 10, plans to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loon and visit The Istana palace—one of Singapore’s oldest heritage sites.
On Monday, the royal visited a green technology company in the city, and he called on Singapore’s leaders to embrace “moonshot” goals for climate change. He wore a dark green Alexander McQueen blazer and other environmentally conscious attire for his trip.
The biennial Singapore Literature Prize will be awarded to 12 authors for works published in the island’s four languages—Chinese, English, Malay and Tamil. This year, fiction and poetry competed as one award in each language, up from the previous four awards where only fiction was offered. In addition to the top prize of S$10,000, the winner will receive a medal with the state arms of Singapore. The medal is made of sterling silver, and has the obverse depicting a stylised rosette of undulating folds. The reverse shows the State Arms of Singapore, with the inscription “PINGAT BAKTI MASYARAKAT.”