Toh Wen Li

tohwenli@sph.com.sg

Record attendance at 21st Singapore Writers Festival

Nov 16, 2018, 2:05 pm

Chinese science fiction dates back to Qing dynasty

Nov 13, 2018, 5:00 am
Guards At The Taj (starring Jay Saighal, foreground, and Ghafir Akbar, background) draws inspiration from dark and violent myths surrounding the building of the Taj Mahal.

A bloody and funny play about two guards at the Taj Mahal

Nov 13, 2018, 5:00 am

Singapore Repertory Theatre's Guards At The Taj promises to be brutally funny

Nov 12, 2018, 5:06 pm

Singapore Writers Festival: Xia Jia and the golden age of Chinese science fiction

Nov 12, 2018, 3:35 pm
The show was marred by uneven pacing and an overly loud sound system.

Uneven show doesn't live up to Abba magic

Nov 9, 2018, 5:00 am
Scottish writer Irvine Welsh says some of the characters in Trainspotting could still feature in his future books.

It's not the end yet for Trainspotting characters

Nov 6, 2018, 5:00 am

See the city through lens of nature

Nov 6, 2018, 5:00 am

Book review: Marc Nair's Vital Possessions

Nov 5, 2018, 12:59 pm
From left: Singapore Literature Prize recipient Hee Wai Siam, who was the moderator, Chinese author Liu Zhenyun, Cultural Medallion recipient Yeng Pway Ngon and Singapore novelist Soon Ai Ling.

Singapore Writers Festival: Feature Singapore's unique language in literature, says poet

Nov 5, 2018, 5:00 am
American essayist David Sedaris said that if he lost his voice, he might lose his will to write.

Sedaris reads his books out loud - and the crowd loves it

Nov 5, 2018, 5:00 am

Singapore Writers Festival: Irvine Welsh says humanity is in 'a bit of an existential crisis'

Nov 4, 2018, 3:48 pm

Singapore Writers Festival: Singapore literature should go beyond unique content

Nov 4, 2018, 1:45 pm

Singapore Writers Festival: David Sedaris is sometimes mistaken for an old woman

Nov 4, 2018, 11:26 am
Above: Out-of-print copies (left) of Jin Yong's works owned by Dr Charles Phua, and the comic book version of The Return Of The Condor Heroes illustrated by Wee Tian Beng. Left: A 2002 photo of novelist Louis Cha, known by his pen name Jin Yong, with

Jin Yong's books introduced many fans to Chinese culture

Nov 4, 2018, 5:00 am
Local musician Kelvin Tan performing the theme song Jie at the opening of the Singapore Writers Festival yesterday.

Multilingual song opens Singapore Writers Festival

Nov 3, 2018, 5:00 am

Explore personal and geographical boundaries at Singapore Writers Festival

Nov 2, 2018, 6:30 pm

New VivoCity library will draw 1.5m visitors: NLB

Nov 2, 2018, 5:00 am

New library@harbourfront in VivoCity expected to draw 1.5 million visitors a year

Nov 1, 2018, 10:00 am
(Clockwise from left) Tan Swie Hian's Flowers In Spring (1991), Cheong Soo Pieng's Two Ladies And A Child (1974) and Anthony Poon's RI-Square-Rec (1973).

'Fresh' Asian artworks go under the hammer

Nov 1, 2018, 5:00 am
The book club talk at the National Library last night featured Dr Carol Balhetchet and Professor Chong Siow Ann, who have written books on their respective subject matters.

Spotlight on mental health, psychiatry at book forum

Nov 1, 2018, 5:00 am
At the Nov 9 gala concert at the Esplanade, renowned soprano Nancy Yuen (top) will be joined by South Korean tenor Lee Jae-wook (above).

Gala concert to celebrate opera singer's 30-year career

Oct 30, 2018, 5:00 am

Renowned soprano Nancy Yuen to sing at Nov 9 concert celebrating her 30 years in opera

Oct 29, 2018, 5:31 pm
Lear Is Dead is Nine Years Theatre's first stab at a Shakespearean play.

Where fools speak the truth

Oct 29, 2018, 5:00 am

Theatre review: Lear Is Dead sidesteps heavy emotion in favour of absurd levity

Oct 28, 2018, 11:49 am