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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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Munah Bagharib, Siti Khalijah Zainal and Siti Hajar Gani reign supreme in 3 Queens

(From left) Siti Hajar Gani, Munah Bagharib and Siti Khalijah Zainal star in The Necessary Stage’s 3 Queens.
(From left) Siti Hajar Gani, Munah Bagharib and Siti Khalijah Zainal star in The Necessary Stage’s 3 Queens.

National Gallery Singapore’s banner year in 2025: $8.4m in donations, 2.2m visitors

The National Gallery Singapore attracted 2.2million visitors for FY2025/26 through exhibitions and events such its Light To Night festival.
The National Gallery Singapore attracted 2.2million visitors for FY2025/26 through exhibitions and events such its Light To Night festival.

Munsyi Abdullah’s Hikayat Abdullah a rare eyewitness account of 19th-century Singapore

The Hikayat Abdullah is available at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library.
The Hikayat Abdullah is available at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library.

Singapore arts guide (Aug 18 to Sept 11): Walk through Bras Basah.Bugis with The Artists Village

Archivist-researcher Koh Nguang How and Sonia Kwek (top left) collaborate on Legends In Motion - invisible city, multidisciplinary artist Pat Toh (left) directs the immersive walking tour Legends In Motion - Where The Water Rose for the Singapore Night Festival.
Archivist-researcher Koh Nguang How and Sonia Kwek (top left) collaborate on Legends In Motion - invisible city, multidisciplinary artist Pat Toh (left) directs the immersive walking tour Legends In Motion - Where The Water Rose for the Singapore Night Festival.

Woodlands Hospital CEO Joe Hau reads to slow down and reflect on what matters

Joe Hau, chief executive officer of Woodlands Hospital, in Woodlands Hospital on July 8. He is currently reading From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks.
Joe Hau, chief executive officer of Woodlands Hospital, in Woodlands Hospital on July 8. He is currently reading From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks.

Singapore Gallery Month offers sampling of art from free exhibitions to $1,000 Patron’s Pass

The Patron’s Pass for Singapore Gallery Month offers holders tours of collectors’ homes among other exclusive events.
The Patron’s Pass for Singapore Gallery Month offers holders tours of collectors’ homes among other exclusive events.

5 must-dos at Singapore Gallery Month, on from Aug 15 to Sept 13

Tours, talks and workshops are in the line-up for Singapore Gallery Month.
Tours, talks and workshops are in the line-up for Singapore Gallery Month.

Moments of brilliance in Mehr Theatre’s Blind Runner but play runs out of momentum

Iran’s Amir Reza Koohestani and Mehr Theatre Group present Blind Runner at Esplanade’s The Studios season.
Iran’s Amir Reza Koohestani and Mehr Theatre Group present Blind Runner at Esplanade’s The Studios season.

Singapore Arts Guide (July 29 to Nov 16): Tan Lip Seng’s vivid photos capture country over 60 years

Objectifs is presenting a retrospective exhibition of pioneer photographer Tan Lip Seng’s works.
Objectifs is presenting a retrospective exhibition of pioneer photographer Tan Lip Seng’s works.

Suspect X author Keigo Higashino, 68, dies of colon cancer

Japanese author Keigo Higashino died after battling colon cancer.
Japanese author Keigo Higashino died after battling colon cancer.

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