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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Singapore electricity, gas prices to decrease from July to Sept due to lower energy and fuel costs
n average 4-room HDB household may see a $2.36 drop in its monthly electricity bill before GST, for example. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG Singapore electricity, gas prices to decrease from July to Sept due to lower energy and fuel costs SINGAPORE - Households here can look forward to smaller electricity and gas bills from July to September due to lower energy and fuel costs. Electricity bills will decrease by 65 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while gas prices will fall by 44 cents per kWh, before goods and service tax. This comes after grid operator SP Group announced on June 30 a 2.3 per cent drop in electricity tariffs for households from the previous quarter. An average 4-room HDB household may see a $ 2.36 drop in its monthly electricity bill before GST, for example. City Gas, the producer and retailer of piped gas, said in a separate statement on the same day that the gas tariff will drop from 22.72 cents per kWh to 22.28 cents per kWh due to lower fuel costs compared with the previous quarter. SP Group and City Energy review the electricity and gas tariffs every quarter based on guidelines set by the electricity and gas industry regulator, Energy Market Authority. The energy component of the electricity tariff for each quarter is set using the average natural gas prices in the first two and a half months in the preceding quarter. The fuel cost component of the gas tariff for each quarter is set using the average fuel prices in the first two and a half months in the preceding quarter. The electricity and gas tariffs may fluctuate quarter to quarter due to volatile global fuel prices driven by geopolitical factors such as the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.

Straits Times
6 days ago
- Straits Times
8 weeks' jail for man who assaulted elderly father, causing scalp wound that needed stitches
Court documents stated that the two men lived together in the same Bukit Panjang flat. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG 8 weeks' jail for man who assaulted elderly father, causing scalp wound that needed stitches SINGAPORE - A man punched his 73-year-old father in the head during a fight at home while he was under an expedited order prohibiting him from using violence against two people – his daughter and the elderly man. The father sustained a wound to his scalp that needed stitches. On June 26 , the 43-year-old offender was sentenced to eight weeks' jail after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge. He cannot be named to protect his victim's identity as the expedited order was made under the Women's Charter. Court documents stated that the two men lived together in the same Bukit Panjang flat. On Jan 7, the offender wanted to place some undisclosed items in his father's room, but the older man did not allow his son to do so and threatened to throw them away. They got into an argument shortly before 6pm that day and the offender suddenly punched his father's head. The elderly man retaliated by throwing a punch towards his son but missed. The offender's son then stepped in to stop the fight. Later that evening, the victim received stitches for the wound on his scalp at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and was discharged. Bail for the offender was set at $10,000 on June 26, and he was ordered to surrender himself at the State Courts on July 3 to begin serving his sentence. For assaulting his father, the man could have been for up to six years, fined up to $10,000 or both. Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times' court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.

Straits Times
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
TBR (To Be Read): In the digital age, books have become art and artefacts
Shredded books at Heman Chong's exhibition This Is A Dynamic List And May Never Be Able To Satisfy Particular Standards For Completeness at the Singapore Art Museum. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG SINGAPORE – In 1855, French graphic artist and illustrator Gustave Dore conceived of a quixotic plan to publish large, expensive folio editions of 'all the masterpieces in literature'. His unique selling point: They would be richly illustrated with his romanticist sketches. The language of his publishers' rejection is strikingly contemporary. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

Straits Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
‘If I had a switch to slow down AI, I might use it': Bill Gates on technology, giving, resilience
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that like any technology, AI can be misused. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG SINGAPORE – If Mr Michael Bloomberg, founder of the eponymous financial information empire, says the wellspring of his vast philanthropy was a special look he spotted in the eyes of the great givers, then Mr Bill Gates can justifiably turn his orbs on full beam. Once the world's richest man, and perhaps the most famous name in technology, Mr Gates has just announced a significant acceleration of funding for the Gates Foundation as it marks its 25th anniversary. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.