Awards and prizes

‘We pity our kids for having cop parents’: Police couple use investigative skills at home

Husband and wife duo Superintendent of Police Low Jiing Haur (left) and Superintendent of Police Michelle Foo on May 29.

Loh Kean Yew reaches Singapore Badminton Open final for the first time

Singapore's Loh Kean Yew roaring in delight after reaching the Singapore Badminton Open final with a win over Japan's Koki Watanabe on May 30.

Singapore golfer Shannon Tan included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list

Singaporean professional golfer Shannon Tan is inducted into the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list.

BTS win Artist of the Year at American Music Awards

South Korean boy band BTS won the award for Song of the Summer for Swim at the 2026 American Music Awards.

Singapore artist Ho Tzu Nyen is first Singaporean to win grand prize at the Fukuoka Prize

Ho Tzu Nyen at his solo Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger at Singapore Art Museum.

Cancer survivor, 12, among 194 students recognised for efforts supporting community

Recipients of the Singapore Silent Heroes Student Award 2026 (clockwsise from left) Debbie Ong En Yu, Teo Min Xuan and Tay Yu Han.

Hide Higashikawa crowned Player of the Year at Singapore Premier League Awards Night

SPL Player of the Year Hide Higashikawa (left) and Young Player of the Year Shingo Nakano at the SPL Awards Night at Raffles City Convention Centre on May 22.

Grab group CEO Anthony Tan takes top prize at 41st Singapore Business Awards

Grab group CEO Anthony Tan was credited for steering Grab’s evolution from a taxi-booking app into the region’s leading super app.

International Booker Prize: Taiwan Travelogue is first winner originally written in Chinese

Yang Shuang-zi (left), author of Taiwan Travelogue, and translator Lin King pose with the 2026 International Booker Prize trophies at the Tate Modern in London on May 19.

South Korean director Park Chan-wook receives France’s top cultural honour at Cannes

Park Chan-wook (left) was awarded the Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters medal at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2026.

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