Clement Yong

Singapore author Rae Tan wins Australia’s CBCA book of the year for early childhood with her picture book The Emperor’s Egg. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

Agam Theatre Lab’s Kai Varisai offers a light-hearted spin on the cursed monkey paw legend set in 1930s Malaya. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

Explore Singapore's vibrant arts scene with Art Again's birthday show, UOB Artbeat festival, and a science fiction and fantasy book showcase at the National Library. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

The Taiwan pavilion at the 2026 Gwangju Biennale will proceed after a dispute over naming was resolved, highlighting issues of political sensitivity in art exhibitions. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

His new collection Sonnets From A Servant distills lessons he has learnt as a Mindef scholar over 26 years. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

Read this exciting story from The Straits Times August 30, 2026 issue. Co-founder of non-profit organisation Sing Lit Station Joshua Yap led a double life for 26 years.

Youths from 18 to 35 years old accounted for most of the credits' use, and seniors 55 years old and above the least Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

Explore the 16th Gwangju Biennale featuring transformative art, diverse pavilions, and a focus on change amid political controversy in South Korea. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

He is premiering his one-man play, Mom And I Go To The Temple, in New York from Sept 16 to 19. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.

This is grieving as investigation, not of the deceased’s life but of place – namely, Odeon Towers, a building Bangladesh national Fazley Elahi Rubel helped build and in which he once surreptitiously slept after being fired. Read more at straitstimes. Read more at straitstimes.