The list of singapore prize is an incomplete listing of prizes, medals, badges, state decorations and other awards given by the Singapore government. The awarding of these accolades is a part of the nation’s cultural heritage and an important symbol of national pride. This list includes both public and private honours.
SINGAPORE – Stories about the everyday lives of average citizens piqued interest in this year’s shortlist for the NUS History Prize. The mix of non-fiction work with a personal slant and novels forgoes the traditional view of history as a record of big movers and shakers. The shortlist for the $50,000 prize also includes historical tome Seven Hundred Years: A History Of Singapore (2019, available here) by Kwa Chong Guan and Tan Tai Yong, and Leluhur: Singapore’s Kampong Gelam (2019, available here), a book that illuminates the past of a neighbourhood many now see only as a tourist attraction.
Britain’s Prince William walked the green carpet at Jewel Changi Airport on Tuesday and met with fans waving Union Jack flags and clutching photographs of late Princess Diana, greeting children at the airport’s Rain Vortex attraction. The royal toured the new shopping mall and later planted a tree in front of an exhibition on climate change. The prince said he was inspired by President John F Kennedy’s “moonshot” speech of 1962, which challenged Americans to tackle hard problems like finding solutions for the environment. He added that the 15 winners of this year’s Earthshot Prize – which include a scheme to plant, grow and digitally track trees in Liberia and a company that recycles lithium-ion batteries – demonstrated that hope remains as the world faces a climate crisis.
Five companies tackling the environmental crisis will receive PS1 million ($1.1 million) and other support from the prize, which is named after the US president’s challenge to reach the moon by 2030. The winning projects were unveiled at an event attended by celebrities including Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, actor Donnie Yen and Australian wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin.
This year’s prize jury comprises NUS Asia Research Institute distinguished fellow Kishore Mahbubani and historians Peter Colcanis, John Miksic and Claire Chiang. Educator and curator Suhaili Osman and playwright Alfian Sa’at were among the experts who served as advisers. The prize is open to books written in English, Chinese or Malay and published between 2021 and 2024. The 2024 shortlist included a graphic novel for the first time, comic artist Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, which won three Eisner awards – often described as the Oscars of the comic world – in 2015. It was the only translation to make the shortlist. A runner-up will be announced in September. NUS Press will publish the winning book in early 2024. The shortlist in the other categories were The Orchid Folios by Yeow Kai Chai, A World of Small Things by Daryl Lim Wei Jie and The Unwinding of an Empire by Mok Zining.