May 12, 2011
IN THE ST NEWSPAPER TODAY
May 6 - 9 hottest days of the year so far
Sunday's 35.3 deg C temperature was highest in six years
By Grace Chua, Jamie Ee & Lim Yi Han
Over at the Kong Kee Mutton Soup Stall (above) in Jalan Besar, owner Seah Sar Nuay (right), 55, said business was down by 50 per cent because of the heat. -- ST PHOTOS: WANG HUI FEN, LAU FOOK KONG
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People trying their best to beat the heat in Waterloo Street yesterday by using a makeshift hat.
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People trying their best to beat the heat in Waterloo Street yesterday by drinking bottle after bottle of water.
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People trying their best to beat the heat in Waterloo Street yesterday by eating ice cream.
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Christian Seow, three, enjoying a respite from the heat at a water feature on the roof of nex mall yesterday. -- ST PHOTOS: WANG HUI FEN, LAU FOOK
SINGAPORE has just sweated through the year's hottest period so far - the four-day stretch from Friday last week to Monday.
Sunday was the most sweltering day in six years, with the mercury hitting 35.3 deg C.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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