Singapore Prize Package – Win a Trip for Two to the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix
The winner of this sweepstakes will receive a trip for two to the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix at the Changi Airport track in Singapore. The prize package also includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and more. The winner will be able to explore the dynamic city of Singapore with sightseeing tour passes, and can take in all the excitement of the racing weekend. In addition, the winner and a guest will be able to enjoy fabulous on-circuit live entertainment at the race.
The heir to the British throne is in Singapore on his first solo trip since 2012. He is there to announce the Earthshot Prize, which he and his Royal Foundation charity launched in 2020 to encourage innovative solutions to global climate change. In a visit that began with a welcome ceremony at the airport, he stood on an upper floor for a stunning view of the 40-meter high Rain Vortex, the world’s largest indoor waterfall that was lit green to mark his arrival.
A total of 17 writers, translators, and comic artists won top prizes from the Singapore Book Council for their published works in four languages: Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil. The winners included National University of Singapore professor emeritus Peter Ellinger, 91, for Down Memory Lane: Peter Ellinger’s Memoirs (2023), which made him the oldest-ever winner of the Singapore Literature Prize. The prize categories are fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
One Hope Centre’s Ms Kong said the cap on prizes could reduce the attractiveness of gambling and deter some players, but she added that problem gamblers often play not for the money, but for the pleasurable experience. They can still enjoy the feeling of winning when they play with smaller prizes. However, she said that if the prize size is too small and frequent, it can cause reward conditioning to overtake judgment, which could be more harmful for minors and people with poorer economic judgment.
The Singapore Book Festival has been awarded the prestigious UNESCO Creative Cities designation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The recognition is for the festival’s efforts in promoting the art of reading through the annual event, which was founded in 2022 and has gained popularity over the years. It will help the festival to enhance its outreach and connect with new audiences from different parts of the world.
The award was announced by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, and Singapore’s Ambassador to the UN and UNESCO, Lee Hsien Loong. The festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2024, and it is expected to attract 25,000 people. This year, the theme of the festival will be “Reading in a Digital Age”. The event is open to the public and will include panel discussions and lectures on reading and how it can transform our lives. There will also be workshops for children and adults on different genres of literature. The festival will take place from June 29 to July 2. The full programme is available on the official website.