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CNA
3 days ago
- Entertainment
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CNA938 Rewind - Celebrating ‘Swedish Midsummer' with the Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore
CNA938 Rewind Play In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro learns about where Singaporeans can go to celebrate and learn more about Swedish Midsummer (Midsommar,) a summer solstice celebration that's very much anticipated and enjoyed by the people of Sweden. His Excellency Anders Sjöberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore will talk more about Swedish Midsummer 2025, happening on Saturday 24 May at the Family Zone Lawn, Gardens by the Bay: 3-8 pm. He'll reveal how this free public event is a day filled with music, dance, and community bonding - bringing together Swedes and Singaporeans alike in a vibrant cultural exchange. CNA938 Rewind - Celebrating 'Swedish Midsummer' with the Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro learns about where Singaporeans can go to celebrate and learn more about Swedish Midsummer (Midsommar,) a summer solstice celebration that's very much anticipated and enjoyed by the people of Sweden. His Excellency Anders Sjöberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore will talk more about Swedish Midsummer 2025, happening on Saturday 24 May at the Family Zone Lawn, Gardens by the Bay: 3-8 pm. He'll reveal how this free public event is a day filled with music, dance, and community bonding - bringing together Swedes and Singaporeans alike in a vibrant cultural exchange. 18 mins CNA938 Rewind - Actor Julie Wee on playing the ruthless Lady Macbeth in SRT's Shakespeare in the Park In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with actor Julie Wee, now acting as Lady Macbeth in of Singapore Repertory Theatre's staging of Macbeth in their 'Shakespeare in the Park' at Fort Canning. Wee discusses her role as one of William Shakespeare's most iconic and enigmatic women—a character often remembered for her ambition, her ruthlessness, and descent into madness. Wee will also talk about what it's like working with the other cast members, the eye-catching stage design and what it's like doing her 7th Shakespeare in the Park gig. 18 mins CNA938 Rewind - Gank – a go-to monetisation platform for content creators & influencers In 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Caine Teo, CEO and co-founder of Gank, a creator monetisation platform based in Singapore. Teo will discuss how Gank was established and how it operates: connecting financial systems in various Southeast Asian countries to localise payment options for content creators & influencers. Kitz Cua, a Filipino content creator and cosplay artist will talk about how Gank helps streamline her current and future earnings as she games and produces content online. 31 mins CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Grains, grounds, and grit — how Kong Qi Herng started a food tech business right out of university Kong Qi Herng is a co-founder of The Moonbeam Company, a food tech company that turns spent grains and coffee grounds into high-fibre snacks like granola and cookies. The company actually began life as a university project while Kong and his two co-founders were still in university. He shares why he feels strongly about reducing food waste and the most valuable lessons about self-management and care he's gained through his entrepreneurial journey. 35 mins
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
This Humid House notches a first at Chelsea Flower Show, Gardens by the Bay launches Lilytopia
Tabula Rosa by Singapore-based studio This Humid House at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show's Creative Spaces category — a segment known for bold, conceptual work in botanical design. PHOTO: ANDY KEATS This Humid House notches a first at Chelsea Flower Show, Gardens by the Bay launches Lilytopia This Humid House first Asian studio at Chelsea show's Creative Spaces category SINGAPORE – Home-grown botanical design studio This Humid House is participating in the Creative Spaces category at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the first time an Asian studio has been invited to exhibit in this segment. The studio's site-specific installation is named Tabula Rosa. By invitation only, Creative Spaces is Chelsea's most open-ended category, free from the constraints of traditional show garden formats or fixed themes, centred on innovation in spatial and botanical expression. The Chelsea show, on till May 24, has been the world's most influential gardening event, with a legacy stretching back to the early 1900s and attended by the British royal family. 2025's cohort in the Creative Spaces category includes award-winning New York florist Emily Thompson and London-based duo Wagner Kreusch and Frida Kim. Singapore's inclusion is a milestone, where a South-east Asian voice is being represented in a high-profile platform for design, horticulture and ecological storytelling. T his Humid House, which has offices in Singapore and Paris, bagged first prize at the Festival Flora 2024 in Cordoba, Spain, another closely watched global event showcasing contemporary floral artistry. The studio's founder and creative director John Lim calls it a privilege to bring the studio's voice and perspective to this platform, especially at a time when conversations around nature, climate and the future feel more urgent than ever. The title Tabula Rosa is a play on the Latin words 'tabula rasa', meaning 'blank slate', and rosa, meaning 'rose'. 'But there are no roses in the installation, it's not literal,' Mr Lim tells The Straits Times from London. The installation is a commentary on how plants have long been framed through systems of naming and display, especially in the West. But Mr Lim says it is also a nod to Singapore, which has often been associated with tabula rasa – a city whose lush green vision is carefully engineered. 'We're interested in what happens when that carefully designed idea of the tropics meets today's anxieties such as climate change, artificial intelligence and the blurring of what's real and what's not,' Mr Lim adds. Chantal Sajan Gardens by the Bay's Lilytopia display Gardens by the Bay's Lilytopia floral display is located within the park's Flower Dome. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Gardens by the Bay has brought in some 10,000 lilies for the newest seasonal display, Lilytopia, at the Flower Dome. More than 50 varieties of lilies are showcased for the display's duration until June 15, including double-petal roselily cultivars that resemble roses. Other varieties to look out for include the Lilium Altarus, known for its vibrant yellow hue, and the orange Lilium Sunderland blooms, which can reach heights of 1m to 1.1m. While Gardens by the Bay frequently imports flowers and trees for its displays, more than 20 lily varieties were cultivated by the park's in-house horticulturalists for Lilytopia. The display is a presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Singapore, with the lily being Italy's national flower. The country's coastal city of Venice lends visual and cultural inspiration for Lilytopia, and visitors can look out for recreations of Venetian landmarks, such as its iconic waterways and the famed Piazza San Marco, throughout the Flower Dome. Info: Till June 15, 9am to 9pm daily. Go to for more info Yamini Chinnuswamy Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Gardens by the Bay's Children's Festival has 7m-high slide and Lilo & Stitch-themed play spaces
The Stitch-themed outdoor festival is also the first in the Asia-Pacific region. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Gardens by the Bay's Children's Festival has 7m-high slide and Lilo & Stitch-themed play spaces SINGAPORE – Kids can zip down a 28m-long slide from nearly 7m high, circling one of the world-famous Supertrees. It is among the highlights at Gardens by the Bay's 11th annual Children's Festival from May 24 to June 15, featuring free play activities and installations inspired by Disney's Lilo & Stitch. The live-action movie, which opens in Singapore cinemas on May 22, is a reimagining of the 2002 animated classic of the same name. The Stitch-themed outdoor festival is also the first in the Asia-Pacific region. Stitch, the beloved blue extraterrestrial which helps a lonely Hawaiian girl mend her broken family, will likely feel at home in the Supertree Grove. After all, some visitors have described its other-worldly architectural design as resembling an alien landscape. Kids aged six to 12 can zip down The Great 'Ohana Wave, a 28m-long slide that is nearly 7m high, circling one of the world-famous Supertrees. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI The Great 'Ohana Wave slide, designed for children aged six to 12, was unveiled in an exclusive preview for The Straits Times on May 21. For safety, kids must wear helmets and use round floats to go down the gentle slope. The other three play spaces are open to kids of all ages. In a nod to Stitch's extraterrestrial origins, Space Adventure engages children in a cosmic mission where they navigate swing cars and compete to strike numerous light beams. Seth Wang (left), five, and Aiden Heng, eight, race in swing cars in Space Adventure during ST's exclusive preview of Gardens by the Bay's Lilo & Stitch-themed Children's Festival. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Forest Of Belonging is a forest-themed inflatable where children can uncover hidden messages and the meaning of 'ohana, a Haiwaiian term for family. Finally, Stitch's Mischief Makers offers a beach-themed play area with kinetic sand to encourage children's creativity and sensory development. Kids can look forward to receiving a free activity booklet which complements the installations. Present the completed booklet at the redemption counter to receive a sticker sheet, while stocks last. They can also meet Stitch and snap a photo with the character on June 7 and 8. Sisters Sophia, nine (left), and Sonia Wang, seven, explore the forest-themed inflatable playscape, Forest of Belonging. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Ms May Yeo, assistant chief executive at Gardens by the Bay, said: 'Through play at the thoughtfully curated installations, we hope that kids will receive a deeper appreciation of the true value of friendship and family, and the confidence to be who they truly are – just like in the story (of Lilo & Stitch).' The play spaces close at 7pm daily, but do stay on to catch a special edition of the 15-minute Garden Rhapsody shows, titled The Way To 'Ohana, at 7.45 and 8.45pm. The lights on the Supertrees are programmed to synchronise with music from the 2002 Lilo & Stitch movie soundtrack. Kids can play with kinetic sand at the beach-themed Stitch's Mischief Makers at Gardens by the Bay's Children's Festival. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI And inspired by the film's Pacific setting, there are Plants On The Move! sessions on May 31 and June 14, led by Gardens by the Bay's Hawaii-born plant researcher. Sign your kids up for the free 35-minute programme, which uses storytelling to teach them about plants brought by early settlers from South-east Asia to the central Pacific Islands. Book it/Gardens by the Bay's Children's Festival featuring Disney's Lilo & Stitch Where: Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive When: May 24 to June 15, 10am to 9pm daily (play spaces close at 7pm) Admission: Free; separate charges apply for carnival games and selected workshops Info: Get the ST Smart Parenting newsletter for expert advice. Visit the microsite for more
CNA
26-04-2025
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - On My Day Off Tulipmania
CNA938 Rewind Play Travel back to the Ottoman Empire—through tulips! Janine Tan speaks with Grace Yang, Senior Manager of Conservatory Operations at Gardens by the Bay, about this year's Tulipmania—where 65,000 tulips from Türkiye bloom amidst replicas of ancient temples and a Trojan Horse, offering a vibrant passport-free escape into the flower's storied roots.
Straits Times
24-04-2025
- General
- Straits Times
Forum: Adapting to urban wildlife requires a collective effort
I appreciate the concerns raised by Mr Kevin Ho about otters at a golf course (Public safety and health of ecosystem at risk from otter population at golf course, April 9). Smooth-coated otters are a symbol of Singapore's rich biodiversity, which has been nurtured over many decades and celebrated globally. As we work towards a vision of a 'City in Nature', adjusting to wildlife in our midst does require a collective effort based on wildlife science and community collaboration. For over a decade, the Otter Working Group, which I volunteer with, has helped the public adjust to otters in our City in Nature. It comprises representatives from government agencies, volunteers, charitable and corporate nature groups, community groups and academics. We address public safety and discomfort through holistic long-term mitigation strategies in harmony with an ecological balance. These have included combinations of infrastructure barriers, wildlife-sensitive deterrents and community education to enhance wildlife appreciation and an understanding of these approaches. We are heartened by the collaborations and commitment to sustainable practices by Changi Airport, Gardens by the Bay, numerous schools, universities, private condominiums and landed property estates. We look forward to continued collaborations to holistically advance Singapore's vision of a City in Nature, to nurture our biodiversity, which enhances wellness and provides a vibrant, green and high-quality living environment for all. N. Sivasothi More on this Topic Forum: What readers are saying Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
