Singapore Prize 2024
The Singapore Prize is a biennial award presented by the National Book Development Council of Singapore to honor outstanding published works by Singapore authors written in any of their four official languages – Chinese, English, Malay or Tamil. There were 12 top prizes of up to $10,000 awarded in 2024 as part of this competition.
Hidayah Amin’s book Leluhur: A Story of Kampong Gelam by historian Hidayah Amin offers insight into a heritage neighbourhood which many only know through tourism. Based on research in archives and interviews with residents and former workers from Kampong Gelam, Leluhur: A Story of Kampong Gelam won both prizes based on non-fiction category and was given special mention for using photographs to convey place within her works.
For the inaugural time, an Arts and Multimedia category was introduced alongside Book category to recognize non-print media works that engage deeply with Singapore history. This allows a wide variety of artistic, multimedia, artistic historical works to be submitted; including those submitted from outside Singapore provided they meet criteria.
This year’s Earthshot Prize finalists included an Indian manufacturer of solar-powered dryers and a global non-profit working to clean electric car batteries, restore Andean forests and prevent illegal fishing. Prince William of his Royal Foundation charity which launched this award, stated that these 15 organizations displayed hope despite climate change’s rapid pace.
Shin Min Daily News reports that on December 31st a 70-year-old passenger found an S$50,000 4D lottery ticket inside their bus seat, giving it over to police upon discovery. He was unidentified at first but soon recognized several tickets on his seat which turned out to be winners – one being his winning ticket that he immediately gave over for safe keeping.
At the Singapore International Violin Competition held at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, violinists Dmytro Udovychenko, Anna Agafia Egholm and Angela Sin Ying Chan competed for over USD $110,000 in prizes including concert engagements. An international jury comprised of Qian Zhou, Martin Beaver Martin T:son Engstroem Lee Kyung Sun judged this prestigious competition.
On March 5, 2025, world leaders will come together for the Singapore Summit on Sustainability to participate in an inspiring week of innovation and thought leadership. Together with TEP winners and finalists from TEP partners, they will explore exciting opportunities aimed at speeding up real change to help heal our planet.
Conservation International will bring its long-standing experience of championing nature for humanity to guide selection of TEP 2025 Prize Winners, as well as connect them with its extensive network of partners committed to scaling innovative solutions that benefit people and planet alike. To learn more about this year’s Prize or stay informed as the event nears, visit www.tep2025.com now.