Olivia Ho
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Arts groups to get extended Covid-19 operating grants, venue hire subsidies
SINGAPORE - Support for arts and culture groups will be extended as the recent tightening of measures to curb a spike in Covid-19 cases impacts the already beleaguered sector.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Use of NLB's digital resources spiked in 2020, but overall loans fell
SINGAPORE - Digital library usage spiked amid the pandemic last year but closures during the circuit breaker meant overall loans fell from 40.5 million in 2019 to 29.2 million.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Singapore's Epigram Books to stop publishing in the UK
SINGAPORE - Home-grown publisher Epigram Books will stop publishing in the United Kingdom this month to shore up the local business amid the Covid-19 slowdown.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Acclaimed Chinese-language writer Yeng Pway Ngon dies aged 74
He was a Cultural Medallion recipient and three-time Singapore Literature Prize winner.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Ernest Cline gears up for a replay in sequel Ready Player Two
In Ready Player Two, the virtual reality technology of his debut novel gets a staggering upgrade. . Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Dip into fresh staycays, Travel News & Top Stories
With travel bubbles still in limbo in phase three, staycations remain the next best thing to escaping from work-at-home life without the need for a Covid-19 test to get on a cruise to nowhere.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Suite Life: Black-and-gold glamour at Duxton Reserve Hotel
There is something unutterably sumptuous about black and gold.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Arts Picks: An underground city of the future in a historic district
Finbarr Fallon imagines a subterranean city in his Singapore Art Museum hoarding mural Sub/merged.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
The Life List: 10 must-read books of 2020
From The Mirror And The Light to A Promised Land, here are ST's top 10 book picks from 2020.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Poet Marylyn Tan blazes the trail with Singapore Literature Prize win
Marylyn Tan made literary history this year by becoming the first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Suite Life: A classic Christmas at the historic Goodwood Park Hotel
So many staycays, so little time. What makes this hotel special?. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Singapore Shelf: The secret lives of orchids, and 6 other local reads
In this monthly feature, we line up 7 hot-off-the-press home-grown books for readers to dive into. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Former Booktique owner makes comeback with chill new pop-up Chio Books
Chio Books, a dim space lit by the pulsing neon glow of LED furniture, has the vibe of a chill bar.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
The Life List: 5 must-read thrillers by late spy writer John le Carre
Le Carre's spies were grim, shabby men whose lives were bracketed by complicity and betrayal.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella has new traditions for stay-home Christmas
"I'm a real sucker for Christmas," gushes Sophie Kinsella.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
From fantastic fables to a feminist Santa story: 5 reads for Christmas
Wondering what to read over the holidays? Here are five books for the festive season.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Arts Picks: New plays in How To Break A Window, postcard-sized works and more
Check out new plays in T:>Works' hybrid productions or postcard-sized works at Pameran Poskad.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Five Singaporeans, one Malaysian on Epigram Books Fiction Prize shortlist
SINGAPORE - Five Singaporeans and one Malaysian are on the shortlist for the sixth Epigram Books Fiction Prize, which will be presented in a virtual ceremony on Jan 16 next year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Theatre review: In Cafe, patrons linger over lattes while apocalypse brews outside
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Heritage Trails in the South: Go street shopping, search for tombs and try walk of faiths
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