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MAS allows for stronger Singdollar, raises 2026 inflation forecasts on Iran war energy shock

MAS said prices of a wider range of imported goods and services are expected to increase in the months ahead.
MAS said prices of a wider range of imported goods and services are expected to increase in the months ahead.

Forum: Treat nuclear energy as concrete option, not distant possibility

News analysis

The Iran war will continue to be bad news for S’pore, but positives can be drawn from its response

Singapore is the largest bunkering hub in the world, and the third-largest oil trading hub and sixth-largest refinery export hub, and that is why it relies on the Middle East for over half its total crude oil imports.
Singapore is the largest bunkering hub in the world, and the third-largest oil trading hub and sixth-largest refinery export hub, and that is why it relies on the Middle East for over half its total crude oil imports.

Forum: Look into areas where energy consumption can be cut

S’pore to up fuel reserves; electricity prices will rise sharply if Mid-East conflict is prolonged: Shanmugam

Singapore has not tapped its fuel reserves nor implemented fuel rationing but it is planning to increase its fuel reserves, in a move that Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said will be costly but necessary.
Singapore has not tapped its fuel reserves nor implemented fuel rationing but it is planning to increase its fuel reserves, in a move that Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said will be costly but necessary.

Singapore faces risk of slower growth, higher inflation as Middle East conflict drags on: DPM Gan

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the ministry will continue to monitor economic developments closely and will update its gross domestic product forecast in May.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the ministry will continue to monitor economic developments closely and will update its gross domestic product forecast in May.

With energy prices rising, Taman Jurong pilots lighting system that can reap savings of over 70%

mwlight/ST20260330_202664800938/Ng Sor Luan/Taman Jurong CC had worked with a local lighting tech firm to improve smart light deployment, which led to a reduction in energy consumption by more than 70% and resulted in significant savings for the CC and the surrounding HDB blocks.

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MP for the Taman Jurong division of West Coast-Jurong West GRC Shawn Huang .
mwlight/ST20260330_202664800938/Ng Sor Luan/Taman Jurong CC had worked with a local lighting tech firm to improve smart light deployment, which led to a reduction in energy consumption by more than 70% and resulted in significant savings for the CC and the surrounding HDB blocks.

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MP for the Taman Jurong division of West Coast-Jurong West GRC Shawn Huang .

Cooking gas prices to increase as fuel costs bite, but some hawker centres spared

Higher oil and gas prices due to the Middle East conflict have raised the cost of producing town gas and the price of LPG.
Higher oil and gas prices due to the Middle East conflict have raised the cost of producing town gas and the price of LPG.

Seoul turns down billboard brightness across the city

The recommendations apply to displays measuring 30 sq m or larger and take effect on April 1.
The recommendations apply to displays measuring 30 sq m or larger and take effect on April 1.

Electricity, gas tariffs to go up from April to June; sharper increases expected later in 2026: EMA

n average 4-room HDB household may see a $2.36 drop in its monthly electricity bill before GST, for example.
n average 4-room HDB household may see a $2.36 drop in its monthly electricity bill before GST, for example.

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