Mr Chng Hak-Peng appointed new Chief Executive Officer of National Gallery Singapore from 1 January 2027
Singapore’s visual arts landscape is entering a new phase, with National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum set to move forward under dedicated leadership from January 2027. Mr Chng Hak-Peng will be appointed Chief Executive Officer of National Gallery Singapore, succeeding Dr Eugene Tan, who has led the institution as Chief Executive Officer since 2024. Dr Tan will remain with the Gallery until the end … Continue reading Mr Chng Hak-Peng appointed new Chief Executive Officer of National Gallery Singapore from 1 January 2027
What Promotional Disclosure Looks Like Without a Rule Requiring It
Singapore consumers are used to the small print being somewhere. It may be tedious, it may be in grey eight-point type at the bottom of a page, but a promotion that sets a condition on a payout generally says so. That reliability is easy to mistake for a natural state of affairs rather than the product of a rule. A survey conducted in late August … Continue reading What Promotional Disclosure Looks Like Without a Rule Requiring It
★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues by Wild Rice
A precise, unsettling dissection of what happens when rules become more important than the people they are meant to serve. Duration: 90 minutes The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues at times feels like a paradox: it is a play about the consequences of failing to see another person fully, yet it deliberately keeps its audience at a certain remove and emotional distance from its characters. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Radicalisation of Mrs. Mary Lim-Rodrigues by Wild Rice
From Classroom to Creator: Building a High-Converting Social Media Presence
Moving from what you learn in school to making money online is not as hard as it was before. Today, there are over 207 million creators in the world who use what they know to build brands that people want to pay for. The creator economy is growing fast and may go past $250 billion by 2026. This means students and young workers have the … Continue reading From Classroom to Creator: Building a High-Converting Social Media Presence
Show, Don’t Tell: How Hardware and Electronics Brands Can Create a Stronger Instagram Presence
Building an online name in consumer tech and hardware takes a new way to make content. Tech companies often do “brand-telling.” They post datasheets, lists of parts, and dull ads. But now, over 80% of Instagram users use the app to find and think about new products. Posts with pictures and videos get up to 94% more views than posts with lots of text. Hardware … Continue reading Show, Don’t Tell: How Hardware and Electronics Brands Can Create a Stronger Instagram Presence
Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 soundtrack now available everywhere from Milan Records
Some film scores disappear into the background once the credits roll. Others become part of the story themselves. For The Violinist, music has always been central to the telling of its story, and now audiences can experience that music on its own. Milan Records has released The Violinist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), a 29-track album featuring music by Golden Horse Award-winning Singaporean composer Ricky Ho … Continue reading Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 soundtrack now available everywhere from Milan Records
Film: SGIFF 2026 returns this October with opening film ‘The Assassin(s)’; more Singapore films in the global spotlight than ever
Singapore’s cinema scene is having a moment, and this year, the Singapore International Film Festival is bringing that momentum home. Returning from 21 October to 1 November 2026 for its 37th edition, SGIFF will open with South Korean thriller The Assassin(s), directed by Hur Jin-ho and starring Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho. Hur, alongside supporting cast members Shim Eun-kyung and Park Sung-hoon, will … Continue reading Film: SGIFF 2026 returns this October with opening film ‘The Assassin(s)’; more Singapore films in the global spotlight than ever
★★★★★ Theatre Review: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice by Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre
Sarah Ruhl’s retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth comes alive under Ghafir Akbar’s inventive and imaginative staging, and the cast’s deeply sincere performances. Duration: 90 minutes For more than two thousand years, the story of Orpheus and Eurydice has endured as one of Greek mythology’s great stories of love and loss. Orpheus, the gifted musician, travels into the Underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice by Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre
The art and creativity behind Resorts World Sentosa’s Festival of Thrills
From neon-lit sea creatures to haunted Singapore legends, RWS is turning Halloween into a showcase of local stories, design and creative craft. There is a lot of work that goes into making something scary. The scream itself is easy enough. The difficult part is everything that comes before it: the story, the characters, the costumes, the lighting, the sound, the sets, the makeup, the food, … Continue reading The art and creativity behind Resorts World Sentosa’s Festival of Thrills
Museums: Sacred Caves – Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road at the Asian Civilisations Museum
For centuries, travellers crossing the Silk Road passed through Dunhuang carrying goods, stories, beliefs and artistic traditions from across Asia and beyond. Now, some of the most remarkable traces of that exchange are making their way to Singapore, including four life-size reproductions of the famed Mogao Caves. Opening at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) on 25 September, Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road … Continue reading Museums: Sacred Caves – Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road at the Asian Civilisations Museum
