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Will the upcoming HDB super high-rise in Pearl’s Hill outshine Pinnacle@Duxton?

ilhdb04 - A BTO project at the base of Pearl’s Hill in Chinatown is set to be the tallest public housing development in Singapore at over 60 storeys.


CREDIT: HDB
ilhdb04 - A BTO project at the base of Pearl’s Hill in Chinatown is set to be the tallest public housing development in Singapore at over 60 storeys.


CREDIT: HDB

Surging energy costs put German industry ‘really in danger’

A foundry in the Ore Mountains, in Loessnitz, Germany, March 11, 2026. Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.
A foundry in the Ore Mountains, in Loessnitz, Germany, March 11, 2026. Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

US economic growth sharply lower than estimated in fourth quarter

For the full year of 2025, us GDP growth was 2.1 per cent, just a touch below the 2.2 per cent previously estimated.
For the full year of 2025, us GDP growth was 2.1 per cent, just a touch below the 2.2 per cent previously estimated.

Singapore GasCo to buy more LNG cargoes if needed, says EMA, as global energy concerns rise

**ONLY PHOTOS WITHIN SLNG ALLOW AND ONLY CERTAIN ANGLES ALLOW, NO TAKING OF FIRE BURNING OR ZOOM INTO OTHER FACILITIES IN JURONG ISLAND AS REQUESTED**

ST20190723_201917881221 Kelvin ChngTimothy

As part of a package on how energy gets from source to our homes, ST will be touring a SLNG terminal on Jurong Island.

Location	SLNG Guardhouse 6 Meranti View Jurong Island,
**ONLY PHOTOS WITHIN SLNG ALLOW AND ONLY CERTAIN ANGLES ALLOW, NO TAKING OF FIRE BURNING OR ZOOM INTO OTHER FACILITIES IN JURONG ISLAND AS REQUESTED**

ST20190723_201917881221 Kelvin ChngTimothy

As part of a package on how energy gets from source to our homes, ST will be touring a SLNG terminal on Jurong Island.

Location	SLNG Guardhouse 6 Meranti View Jurong Island,

Petrol prices in Singapore surpass highs set during Ukraine crisis in 2022

Caltex raised the posted price of 95-octane petrol by 10 cents to $3.45 per litre at 2pm on March 13.
Caltex raised the posted price of 95-octane petrol by 10 cents to $3.45 per litre at 2pm on March 13.

News analysis

Singapore could face double whammy of rising energy costs and higher US tariffs

An oil tanker (L) refuels a container vessel docked at Pasir Panjang port terminal in Singapore on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
An oil tanker (L) refuels a container vessel docked at Pasir Panjang port terminal in Singapore on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

US to ease shipping rule in bid to tame spiralling fuel prices

The US plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices.
The US plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to blunt surging oil and gasoline prices.

Goldman delays Fed rate-cut call as Middle East war lifts inflation risks

The Fed is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its upcoming policy meeting on March 17-18.
The Fed is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its upcoming policy meeting on March 17-18.

LNG supply crunch worsening for S'pore and Asia, as signalled by string of force majeure notices

Most analysts believe between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of Singapore LNG imports come from the Middle East.
Most analysts believe between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of Singapore LNG imports come from the Middle East.

China orders immediate ban on March fuel exports as Iran war hits oil supply: Sources

China is the world’s biggest oil importer and a major fuel exporter.
China is the world’s biggest oil importer and a major fuel exporter.

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