Grab hikes Singapore fuel surcharge; Vietnam’s Habeco raises price of cheap draft beer
Motorcycle riders at a gas station in Bangkok, Thailand. © Reuters
KENYA AKAMA, FUMIKA SATO and YUJI NITTA
BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/HANOI — Consumers in Singapore, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries face higher prices for food and fuel as the war in Iran hits oil supplies, a trend that threatens to dampen spending and deal a blow to the region’s economy.