Literature

After toppling Hasina, young Bangladeshis turn back to old guard

Under 30s, popularly known as Gen-Z, drove the uprising and make up more than a quarter of Bangladesh’s 128 million voters.

Embracing mother tongue, one book at a time: Reading clubs seek connection to culture

Members of the Maya Illakiya Vattam, a Tamil reading club founded in 2019, sharing their thoughts during the reading session at Woodlands Regional Library on Jan 11, 2026.

Nobel Prize inseparable from winner but medal can be given away, award body says

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets U.S. senators after her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Arts Picks

City Lines art show highlights artists’ different takes on Singapore cityscape

Idris Ali's HDB Heartland (2000) is part of the City Lines show at Maya Gallery.

Brazil's former President Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery to treat hiccups

FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro looks on from his home as Sao Paulo’s Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (not pictured) leaves after a visit in Brasilia, Brazil September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano/File Photo

Merry Christmas in verse: Singapore poets on taxes and the holidays

(Clockwise from top left) Lee Tzu Pheng, Yong Shu Hoong, Marylyn Tan, Theophilus Kwek, Aaron Maniam and Wahid Al Mamun have penned poetry about taxes and Christmas.

ST Christmas poems: Balancing Act by Yong Shu Hoong

ST Christmas poems: Advent Calendar For Troubled Times by Aaron Maniam

ST Christmas poems: If We Can Have It by Theophilus Kwek

Poet Theophilus Kwek is the first Singaporean to win the Cikada Prize.

From page to place: Mapping Singapore through 60 books

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