The winner of this prize will receive a grant of up to $100,000 to support a project in Singapore’s social sector. The winning proposal will be based on one of three themes: empowering the underprivileged, connecting citizens to their communities, and tackling climate change.
The prize will be awarded at a ceremony in the city-state on 7 November, during which Prince William will meet Singaporeans and tour sites that are working to protect and restore the planet. During the trip, he will also participate in the United for Wildlife summit, which will bring together representatives of law enforcement agencies and conservation organisations to discuss how to stop the illegal trade in wildlife products.
In the women’s 200-metre breaststroke, American Kate Douglass broke a world record to win the gold medal and received a $10,000 Triple Crown bonus. She also won a gold in the 100-metre butterfly and 50-metre freestyle, while her teammate Regan Smith took silver. In the men’s 400-metre individual medley, Australian swimmer Kyle Cochrane won the bronze medal and pocketed a $30,000 bonus for his efforts.
This year, the winner of this prize will be announced on 7 November at a star-studded awards ceremony in Singapore. The prize’s panel of judges consists of leading experts in urban issues from around the world. They are looking for innovative, impactful and scalable solutions to help address the challenges facing cities today. They have a two-tier evaluation process, which involves a Prize Council and a Nominating Committee, to ensure that the best city efforts are recognised.
The inaugural Readers’ Favourite category saw a record number of submissions, with almost 3,000 members of the public casting their votes in this year’s Singapore Prize. Winners included a novel that explores the history of the Straits Settlements, a book about a woman’s journey towards self-discovery, and a memoir that chronicles a family’s battle with cancer.
Singapore’s oldest ongoing literary award in all four official languages, the Singapore Literature Prize (SLP), has launched new categories for translation and comic books. The award’s organiser, the Singapore Book Council, said in a statement that these were introduced to “recognise and promote the increasingly diverse published works of Singaporeans and permanent residents”. The winner of the SLP for English literature this year was 91-year-old author Peter Ellinger for his book Down Memory Lane.
The SG Pools Prize winner will be able to access real-time data on the lottery results for Group 1 and Group 3 games, giving them more confidence in their strategies when playing online. They can use this information to make more informed decisions about which numbers to choose and when, enabling them to maximise their chances of winning the jackpot. This is a significant improvement over previous years, when players had to wait for the full results in print. The new data will be available on the SG Pools website. In order to participate in the SG Pools Prize, students must be nominated by their teachers.
