The Singapore prize is a lottery game which was first introduced in 1968. It was launched by Singapore Pools, a company that operates Singapore’s gambling industry. The game is played in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. There are two types of prizes in the game: the jackpot and a system entry prize. The jackpot prize is fixed, and the winner must match all six numbers to win the jackpot. The jackpot can be won by both individual players and groups of people. The prize system was changed in 1981 when it was modified to allow the jackpot to grow if no winners were found.
The winner of the Singapore prize must claim their winnings within 180 days. If they do not, the prize will expire. The Singapore prize is a highly prestigious award, and it will give the winner a lot of money. This is why it is so important for the winner to make sure they claim their prize as soon as possible.
This year’s Singapore International Violin Competition saw violinists Dmytro Udovychenko, Anna Agafia Egholm, and Angela Sin Ying Chan receive a total of USD $110,000. Each of them will also perform multiple concert engagements with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The jury this year included Qian Zhou (Chair), Martin Beaver, Martin T:son Engstroem, Lee Kyung Sun, Mihaela Martin, and Joel Smirnoff.
Last night, the Singapore Literature Prize crowned its first female winner in English poetry in its 28-year history, and a pair of double winners in Chinese and English fiction. Marylyn Tan, 27, won the prize for her debut collection Gaze Back – a arcane, unapologetic work that tackled taboo topics from menstruation to sexuality. Its title, drawn from French feminist theorist Helene Cixous’ essay The Laugh of the Medusa, referenced the Greek mythological Gorgon whose gaze turns men to stone.
The prize’s judges praised her book as “a clarion call for gender and linguistic reclamation,” and described it as a “universal feast.” Former Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, chair of the panel and founder of the prize, said at a media conference that the country’s biggest challenge now is not economic but building a national identity through a strong sense of history.
The prize ceremony was held at Changi Airport’s Rain Vortex, the world’s largest indoor waterfall. The heir to the British throne, Prince William, was there to take in the show, along with some 10,000 fans and well-wishers. He was greeted with a floral tribute and an honour guard of cadets. He was later escorted to a bus to head to the city centre for a public event. He will visit the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Merlion Park. The visit will be his second in the city, and his third as a guest of the government. He will meet locals and explore the city’s food scene. He is due to fly back to the UK on Monday.