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S’pore ready to step in to help businesses, households if Middle East conflict worsens: Tan See Leng

Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng (second from left) speaking to workers during a visit to the SLNG Terminal on Jurong Island on March 20.
Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng (second from left) speaking to workers during a visit to the SLNG Terminal on Jurong Island on March 20.

US in talks with Brazil on critical minerals, US diplomat says at signing of Goias state deal

Sudan clinics could run out of supplies in weeks due to Middle East war, warns NGO

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women lie in beds as they receive treatment for dengue fever at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera amid the annual rainy season and a collapsed healthcare and infrastructure system, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women lie in beds as they receive treatment for dengue fever at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera amid the annual rainy season and a collapsed healthcare and infrastructure system, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

News analysis

Why petrol prices go up like rockets but fall like feathers – in S’pore and globally

Petrol pumps at Caltex Petrol Service Station at 4870 Beach Road on Feb 16, 2021.
Petrol pumps at Caltex Petrol Service Station at 4870 Beach Road on Feb 16, 2021.

Forum: Distant conflicts have real, immediate impact on SMEs here

ASEAN ministers urge halt to Middle East war as crisis rattles energy and trade

Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Sim Tze Tzin, Myanmar Union Minister Wah Wah Maung, Philippines DTI Undersecretary Allan Batarra Gepty, Thailand Deputy Permanent Secretary Ekachat Seetavorarat, Timor Leste Vice Minister of Commerce Augusto Trindade, Vietnam Deputy Director General, Trade, Chi Viet Nguyen, AEM Chairperson and Philippines DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer Roque, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Kim Yong Gan, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Finance and Economy May Fa'ezah Ahmad Ariffin, Cambodia Secretary of State Rithi Pich, Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri, Lao Vice Minister Manothong Vongsay, and ASEAN Secretary General Kim Hourn Kao link arms during a group photo at the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat in Manila, Philippines, March 13, 2026. Aaron Favila/POOL via REUTERS
Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Sim Tze Tzin, Myanmar Union Minister Wah Wah Maung, Philippines DTI Undersecretary Allan Batarra Gepty, Thailand Deputy Permanent Secretary Ekachat Seetavorarat, Timor Leste Vice Minister of Commerce Augusto Trindade, Vietnam Deputy Director General, Trade, Chi Viet Nguyen, AEM Chairperson and Philippines DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer Roque, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Kim Yong Gan, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Finance and Economy May Fa'ezah Ahmad Ariffin, Cambodia Secretary of State Rithi Pich, Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri, Lao Vice Minister Manothong Vongsay, and ASEAN Secretary General Kim Hourn Kao link arms during a group photo at the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat in Manila, Philippines, March 13, 2026. Aaron Favila/POOL via REUTERS

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.

UN warns of risk to global aid as Middle East war spreads

The Middle East war is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains and slowing the delivery of life-saving assistance to numerous crisis zones.
The Middle East war is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains and slowing the delivery of life-saving assistance to numerous crisis zones.

Maersk suspends two shipping services due to Middle East crisis

FILE PHOTO: A sign for Maersk outside their offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign for Maersk outside their offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo

Pentagon designates Anthropic a US supply chain risk

The "supply-chain risk" label slapped on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic bars government contractors from using the firm's technology in their work for the US military.
The "supply-chain risk" label slapped on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic bars government contractors from using the firm's technology in their work for the US military.

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