Temperature drops to 22.4 deg C amid heavy rain in parts of S’pore
The Met Service said thundery showers can be expected on a few days in the first half of the month.
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Retired M'sia doctor, 73, dies after being buried alive in landslide after heavy rain in Penang
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Indonesia says gas export cuts to Singapore within contractual limits, pledges to honour obligations
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