Ong Sor Fern

Arts Editor

Sor Fern started at The Straits Times writing about books and has since covered arts and culture as well as film and entertainment. She founded a short-lived tabloid-sized books supplement for the paper and helped conceptualise The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.

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Heartfelt and soulful LauZone explores the migrant experience through Babel’s tower of languages

Composer and singer Anna Lo with performer Rick Lau in LauZone, part of the Esplanade's Huayi festival.

Haruo Yuki’s The Ark is a pop-culture-savvy, updated take on the locked-room murder mystery

The Ark by Haruo Yuki is a murder mystery with its fair share of gruesome deaths.

Meet author Perumal Murugan at Chowk’s dance theatre work inspired by One Part Woman

sfpicks12 - Dance company Chowk Productions is presenting One Part Woman, a work inspired by famed author Perumal Murugan's international Booker prize nominated Tamil novel, Madhurobaagan.
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Bridgerton break: Discover the witty pleasures of Georgette Heyer

The Grand Sophy boasts a classic Georgette Heyer heroine modelled on Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, while Bath Tangle is one of Heyer's Regency romances.

Pangdemonium’s exit marks a new stage for Singapore’s theatre scene

Tracie Pang and Adrian Pang are co-founders of theatre company Pangdemonium.

Tun Tan Cheng Lock Trust donates $1.4m to Peranakan Museum for curatorial role

Curator Naomi Wang has been appointed as the inaugural Tun Tan Cheng Lock Curator of Peranakan Art.

Singapore writer-lawyer Colin Goh joins Intercultural Theatre Institute

Colin Goh will oversee recruitment, fundraising and partnership engagement as well as reporting for institutional milestones in his new role.

JW Marriott’s GM Karl Hudson’s home library has travelled with him across eight countries

Mr Karl Hudson, general manager of JW Marriott Singapore South Beach, for the BookTalk column, on January 14, 2026.

Inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks for Singapore Art Week

Antz's inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks in a multi-site installation.

3 new arts venues opening during Singapore Art Week

Flock at Kampong Java (left) and Project Art Hunter.

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