The prize money from the Singapore prize is a huge sum of money which people love to win. It is given away by the Singapore Pools, a not for profit organisation which runs lotteries and sports betting in the country. People buy tickets in order to have a chance of winning this prize money. The lottery has become a popular pastime in the country, especially among the youth. In addition, the lottery has also helped to raise funds for several charitable projects in the city.
The Singapore Prize is awarded to books that have a significant Singapore element in their narrative. The works must be written in English and published by a commercial publisher. This year, the prize is worth a total of $50,000. Yong Shu Hoong, a lecturer in the department of English, won this year’s Singapore Literature Prize for his poetry collection Anatomy of a Wave. It is the third time he has won this award, and his previous collections Frottage and The Viewing Party have also won him accolades.
Yong won the award for his poem about the awe-inspiring nature of the sea. He is a long-time resident of the island, and he has always been fascinated by its natural beauty. He has a keen eye for detail and can capture the feeling of being in the middle of a storm with his words. His poems are a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit and of the sea.
Another winner of the Singapore prize is Khir Johari, who won this year’s triennial NUS Singapore History Prize for his work The Food of the Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through the Archipelago. The book, which took 14 years to complete, is a richly illustrated tome that weighs over 3.2 kilograms. It was a worthy competitor to five other shortlisted publications, which were also released in the last three years.
The prizes were announced at a ceremony hosted by Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham and three-time Emmy winning actor Sterling K. Brown. It featured performances from international music and film stars, including Bastille, OneRepublic, and Bebe Rexha, as well as actresses Cate Blanchett, Lana Condor, and Nomzamo Mbatha.
Mr See is a fourth generation science enthusiast, and he says that his passion for the subject was inspired by “flipping through encyclopaedias and watching shows like MythBusters” as a child. He adds that the Earthshot Prize winners, who include an Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace, and global non-profit WildAid Marine Program, show that “hope does remain” as we face climate change. The competition is open to a global audience, and winners receive a cash award of $40,000 and the opportunity to join an accelerator program designed to help them bring their solutions to market.