Clement Yong

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Clement Yong is a correspondent on the arts beat, covering books, theatre and the visual arts. He has been with The Straits Times since 2019.

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‘I can’t rehabilitate her’: Deling And Cixi humanises Empress Dowager without making her the good guy

Deling and Cixi is a late-Qing court drama showing the existential clash between East and West.

Four more shows to catch at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2026

The four shows should guarantee a neigh-ing good time.

S’pore theatre company Pangdemonium to close by end-2026

Adrian Pang (best actor winner) and his wife, Tracie Pang (director of Next To Normal, which won Production of the Year) at the 14th annual Life! Theatre Awards which was held at The St Regis Singapore on 10 March 2014.

Rachel Tey’s debut Finding Chopin a bland narrative experiment

Rachel Tey is a freelance book editor, writer and the author of the children’s series, Tea In Pajamas. She is currently working on her master’s thesis and her new novella.

The Private Museum’s show focuses on the state of being human

Human Being Human at The Private Museum

Outgoing SSO director Hans Graf leaves with happy feelings and a polished orchestra

Outgoing Singapore Symphony Orchestra director Hans Graf at the Esplanade Concert Hall.

Over 43,000 at Art SG 2026, Singapore artist Anthony Poon breaks record at Sotheby’s

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Visitors at ART SG 2026 held at Marina Bay Sands on Jan 22, 2026.

SG Culture Pass should open new windows – don’t narrow its potential

Singapore International Festival Of Arts' Bedok Pavilion showed that people can be enthralled by "high" art.

Sofie Buligis addresses Malay identity in one-woman show Celup

Sofie Buligis asks what it means to be Malay.

‘Pain demands to be felt’: Author John Green’s quote a constant reminder to writer Sherry Toh

Sherry Toh contributed an essay to disability studies anthology Not Without Us (2023).

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