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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Singapore author Balli Kaur Jaswal on why she won’t write romantasy and the Aware saga

Daryl Qilin Yam and Balli Kaur Jaswal at Capella Singapore.

Foodie day, Kpop stans and identity labels in poetry

Chef Pang Kok Keong cooked up a Hakka spread for A Feast Of Words & Flavours at the Singapore Writers Festival.

Rishi Budhrani, TalkingCock founder Colin Goh, ST’s Mandy ask if laughs can effect change

ST's Christie Chiu speaks at the panel with Colin Goh, Don Shiau, Anngee Neo and Rishi Budhrani.

Unhappy fans at R.F. Kuang book signing and what writers are reading

R. R. Kuang signing books after her keynote lecture.

Theatre review: Nine Years Theatre’s Twelve Angry Men pleases, but misses opportunity for update

There is something old-school in director Nelson Chia’s take – not unusual – in that it is shorn largely of contemporary gimmicks.

BookTalk: Hong Kong director Tang Shu-wing says real books have real materials and so real lives

Tang Shu-wing in the Intercultural Theatre Institute library.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Nov 8

Kiran Desai on how personal experience powered her Booker-shortlisted book, The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny

At 700 pages, author Kiran Desai's new book, The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny, is the longest work among the six contenders for the Booker Prize.

SG Culture Pass can be used for SingLit books from March 1, 2026; local films at SGIFF from Nov 26

Books that qualify include fiction, poetry, plays and literary short essays in all four official languages authored by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.

Arts Picks: Classical music, contemporary art and theatre worth your time this weekend

Founder and artistic director of Chamber Music and Arts Singapore Tang Tee Khoon.

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