A total of seven persons, including three children, were taken to two hospitals after a car caught fire at the driveway of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Hougang on Monday (March 23) night.The incident happened at about 8pm at the driveway in front of Block 980D Buangkok Crescent.A video of the incident posted on Reddit shows a raging blaze engulfing the car. Thick black smoke was also seen rising past the sixth floor of a stack of flats. At least two Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire engines were seen stopped along Buangkok Crescent as firefighters tackled the fire.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, SCDF said its firefighters extinguished the fire using a water jet.It added that about 20 people evacuated from the HDB block before SCDF's arrival. Four persons were taken by SCDF to the Singapore General Hospital and another three children to KK Women's and Children's Hospital for smoke inhalation.Fire investigations are ongoing.[[nid:732033]]editor@asiaone.com 

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Singapore's core inflation rose to 1.4 per cent year-on-year in February, up from 1.0 per cent in January, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) in a press release on Monday (March 23). February's core inflation is the highest since 1.7 per cent was recorded in December 2024. Core inflation was particularly boosted by higher inflation in services, food, and retail and other goods, partly reflecting seasonal effects associated with the Chinese New Year in February, said MAS and MTI.On a month-on-month basis, core prices increased by 0.5 per cent in February.Separately, overall inflation — which excludes all non-consumption expenditures such as purchases of houses, shares and other financial assets — fell to 1.2 per cent year-on-year in February from 1.4 per cent, on the back of lower accommodation and private transport inflation that more than offset higher core inflation. Sector-wise, MAS and MTI noted that accommodation inflation eased from 1.9 per cent in January to 0.3 per cent in February, due to a smaller increase in the cost of housing maintenance and repairs.

Some records shouldn't be broken, especially when Singapore is already hot enough. Several of Singapore's weather records were matched or broken in 2025, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) stated in their Annual Climate Assessment Report released on Monday (March 23). June 2025 was Singapore's warmest June since 1929, tied with 1997. November was also Singapore's warmest November since 1929.And the highest-ever November temperature of 36.0 deg C was recorded at Newton on Nov 1, during an exceptionally warm and dry period, surpassing the previous record of 35.8 dec C.  Singapore's average temperature in 2025 was 28.1 deg C, making it the joint 8th warmest year on record alongside 2010 and 2002. «This reflects the influence of the ongoing long-term warming trend globally and Singapore,» said MSS.The country's annual mean temperature has risen by 0.24 deg C per decade since 1984. Singapore also experienced its wettest March in 2025 due to La Nina conditions and north-east monsoon surges at the start of the year. 

The police have arrested three people, including a 16-year-old male teenager, for allegedly setting off fireworks illegally in Ghim Moh on Friday (March 20).AsiaOne reported on Sunday (March 22) that the police are investigating the case. 

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